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After a series of ten consecutive games won by Fenerbahche Istanbul that broke last week, the EuroLeague victory thermometer registers the “hottest” point for France.
For the sixth time in a row, ASVEL triumphed in the tournament-leading fortress of Barcelona, after clinching the 76:69 victory last Friday.
“This is a different team from the rest of the Euroleague. They are very athletic. In my opinion, together with Vitoria’s Baskonia, the French are the most athletic in this league. They play a lot in the penalty area, mainly in the league. This is done by Moustapha Fallas, Charles Kahudi, David Lighty. For these qualities, they are special. “We will try not to let them enter our penalty area as much as possible, while realizing that it is impossible to avoid it completely,” said Schiller.
The Austrians attribute the recent leap to the stars to ASVEL in the first weeks with the team substitute.
“The key players are Ch. Kahudi and William Howard. The latter is the main reason for such good results. He integrates very well with team play from the bench. And Fall, who has started to play more again, is the “X factor”, not only high, but very strong, which is not necessarily seen on television. For me, he is similar to Nikol Milutinov “, M. Schiller reviewed the opposing forces.
Grunwald against ASVEL in the Euroleague
Žalgiris won the first mutual match in Lyon last October 83:74. Winning was not without its difficulties, although at that time ASVEL had yet to recover from a coronavirus outbreak that had paralyzed the team for nearly a month.
Schiller is convinced that if it weren’t for the latter, the French would be 12th higher in the tournament table than they are now.
On the other hand, a 38-year-old specialist believes that the pandemic at this stage of the season brings ASVEL and some advantages.
“It is a special team with something that is not exclusive to others. In addition, now they do not have to compete on two fronts: the French coronavir championship is practically stagnant. As a result, ASVEL can train more and be better prepared for a particular opponent. Of course, the favorites when I played with them were still Barcelona or Olympia Milan, but even these ASVEL victories did not surprise me knowing how special they are, “emphasized Schiller.
It was because of the pandemic that the national championship, led by Tony Parker, performed an unusual maneuver: they did not return home after the match in Barcelona, but instead headed directly to Kaunas, where they settled last weekend.
A journalist from the French media giant L’Equipe also arrived, asking Schiller to evaluate ASVEL strategist TJ Parker, while recalling that the latter was the brother of the club’s owner.
And also the only coach in the entire Euroleague, even younger than M. Schiller himself.
“I really respect TJ’s work, I love his team’s game. I can imagine it’s not easy being the owner’s brother, listening to speeches behind his back that that’s the only reason he works at this club. But people can talk what they want. Finally, our work will be judged by team play. And I think he is speaking in favor of TJ, “said the strategist of” Žalgiris “.
Guests in Kaunas are reported to suffer losses – French players will not be helped by players Derrick Walton and Antoine Diot. It is true that without them ASVEL has been working for some time, and the results do not suffer.
The match on Nemunas Island will take place on Tuesday, starting at 8:00 p.m. On Friday, Kaunas residents will also host Olympia basketball players.
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