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In Valencia, the game can only be seen by 400 people, and in Kaunas last week up to 5011 people fell to the arena, although it is not yet the ceiling.
“It is true that this is not fair, but we must accept this inequality. It is the part of life that we have to live. It doesn’t have to be on our minds. We have to see the positive when we play in the arena with five thousand people, “said Ponsarnau at a press conference.
Erginas Ataman, the Istanbul Anadolu Efes coach who fell in Kaunas last week, said similarly: “I think it’s unfair because we play in an empty arena when others can play with spectators. We play in the same tournament but without the fans and the other teams feel behind the fans. Some countries did not allow teams to play in the crucial Euroleague bubble at the end of July, although the situation in Europe was clearer at the time. I am not talking about Lithuania. But now in Kaunas we play for the fans, although the situation is worse. I want to ask the Turkish authorities why, in the same situation, we play without fans. What’s going on? I want to ask the Euroleague about it, why was the tournament stopped last year and the conditions are not the same for the teams this year? Congratulations, the atmosphere has been great today, but if we play in the same tournament, we have to play in the same fair conditions ”.
Ponsarnau paid tribute to Žalgiris, who has yet to lose this Euroleague season.
“They play very well, they have a lot of confidence, they have advantages that we don’t have, especially in attack,” said the Valencia strategist.
“Žalgiris” will fight Valencia on Thursday, the match will start at 7:00 pm.
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