The coach of Panathinaikos Superfoods, Xavi Pascual, said after the game against Fenerbahce Dogus:
“I think in the second half we played defense as we have to play, and if we want to do something this season we have to play defense like this. They scored 24 points. I think it was the key of the game, changed the mentality. The team needed a game like this, to get more confidence for the future. So, it was more than just one win. I am very happy for Pappas, especially in the second half, when he played on offense and on defense in the correct way. He works hard to be ready for that. He played great. But the whole team played very good defense. We passed the ball. We didn’t make open shots, but played much better in the second half.”
“Thanks to all the fans who came to the game tonight. Without them it would be impossible to win the game, and congratulations on the win. I think it was a very nice game. In the second half, we changed the rhythm of the game because we improved our defense a lot. Behind this, we found a way to come back into the game. The game was difficult when Fenerbahce went up by 8 points, but in the last part of the game, we believed in victory, that we can do it, and in the end the last shot by Nikos gave us the important win.”
