Oded Kattash: It is going to be a battle all the way until the end

Oded Kattash talked about the Maccabi’s win in Montecarlo against Monaco: “I am very proud of the guys. We did a very good job, especially defensively. We knew it was going to be a battle. We kept them only to 6 offensive rebounds. We controlled their running game. We put a lot of effort. I am really proud of the guys, but it is only the first one. Any game is really important. You saw the game – it is going to be a fight all the way until the end. It is not going to be easy.

“As you saw, it was a really intense and aggressive game, so obviously I am very proud of our players. The way we approached this game, I can say we matched their aggressiveness, controlled the defensive rebounds, which is the main goal for us: to stop their running game. Even though we struggled sometimes against their defense, which was very aggressive, we won the game through defense, obviously, so I am very happy. That’s about it. We have [an advantage of] 1-0, but as you saw, it is going to be a battle all the way until the end. It is not going to be easy in two days.”