Konstantinos Melayes comments on the victory of Olympiacos over Armani, the different ways one can see the performance of the “reds” and explains the reasons for the victory.
I don’t know if it’s some kind of test or a trick that Olympiacos has devised. On the one hand, they are making their own lives more difficult than they already are, and on the other hand, they are subjecting their people to cardiac tests. It’s like they got it as part of their season ticket. Let everyone know their limits, how much they can take.
Let’s get serious… All’s well that ends well for the ‘reds’ who achieved their third consecutive Euroleague victory and have taken a deep breath compared to the night that the home game against Valencia ended.
They had to win the following games and they did. The word “must” involves a lot of pressure, but they responded. Against Armani I liked the level of concentration of the team for 35 minutes, but as I have often described this competition, it is so relentless that in five minutes everything can be destroyed.
I don’t know if it was a matter of the players relaxing when they were at +15, but they should be concerned that a win that looked almost certain was being negotiated.
Always and for all things there are two sides. Not only in basketball. And in our everyday life. We choose how we see them.
On the one hand Olympiacos lost a 15-point lead, but on the other hand they showed tremendous personality and strong character in the last two minutes, taking the victory.
On the one hand, there is the opinion “it would be better to win by 15” because in that case the rotation would be opened up and they would get some rest as there is a match against the super league Monaco in a few hours. On the other hand there is “it’s better that we won like this” because it will be very good for the players’ psychology.
