Oded Kattash: Tonight was tough for us, a very bad game from the beginning

During the post-match press conference, Oded Kattash, head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv, analyzed the loss against Partizan Mozzart Bet (98-75), highlighting the team’s struggles and the need to improve.

“Tonight was tough for us, a very bad game from the beginning. We had no rhythm, allowed 19 turnovers, 15 of which were steals by Partizan. These are crazy numbers. They scored 30-40 easy points from that. Very bad for us. No excuses, we need to see what went wrong. They completely controlled the game from the start. We need to take a good look at ourselves after this.”

“Jalen was out of the team for the last four-five days. He had the flu, was sick, and didn’t practice. He’s a great player but wasn’t in his rhythm. We miss him a lot on both ends of the court. Randolph has been out for a long time, Gabriel left, and Trevion just arrived and doesn’t fully know our offensive plays yet. We are still struggling in this aspect. We can find excuses for the health situation but not for the way we played. This is a challenge for us, we need to react.”

“The title in Israel is our goal, but we want to be competitive in the Euroleague. With this schedule, it’s hard to play, but we want better results in this competition. We never give up, and we’ll see where we end up. We need to make sure this attitude and body language do not happen again.”