“We are missing something,” Villeurbanne’s Italian coach Gianmarco Pozzecco said on Friday after his team’s defeat against Olympiacos Piraeus (85-73), the eighth in a row in the Euroleague in which it occupies last place. .
“I’m proud of my players who never gave up and I don’t complain about them. We even had a few opportunities to get closer and almost be in a position to win at the end but we were missing something,” admitted the technician.
“We need to look forward, to help, to something more. You have to look at what is available on the market that you have to study. Today, we have problems and positions to double. This is the case for all Euroleague teams. We must manage to adapt,” he added.
For his part, winger Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot highlighted “the best spirit of the team” which is last in the ranking (2 wins, 14 defeats).
“We played with more energy than in the last matches. We play better, we defend better, we have offensive rebounds. We let their leader go a little too far in the paint and they scored easy baskets,” he regretted, recognizing that “the good will” of the players was not enough.
“We are in the Euroleague, not in the regional championship. The will is beautiful but you also have to execute the game plan,” he said.
“It’s recurring, we make stupid mistakes. The situation is complicated but we continue without giving up. We take each match to try to win. Each match is a learning experience because many of our players do not know the Euroleague, it is an experience for them to try to grow in the next match,” concluded the winger.
On December 28 for the next day, Asvel will host Real Madrid, European champion.
“For me, Asvel’s problem is mainly defensive. There are plenty of spaces. They close the racket a lot but the outside leaves opportunities. But when they play, they seem quite liberated. I don’t think they lack confidence. They are perhaps not structured enough,” said Olympiacos pivot Moustapha Fall, who delivered a great match, credited with 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 8 blocks.
