Neven Spahija fears the anger of Olimpia Milano.

Neven Spahija fears the anger of Olimpia Milano.

Neven Spahija, the coach of Reyer Venezia, is fully aware of Olimpia Milano’s strength. “Both teams come to the game from a bad defeat, but Milan has an extraordinary team with a great coach,” he stressed. “This year they have had some problems mainly due to injuries, but they have shown after defeats great reactions, so we are expecting a very difficult game due to the value of the opponent. However, we are preparing well to do our best and I expect a reaction from the team, as it has already shown in training.”

“Spissu is back and we put a lot of aggression and quality on the court,” added Spahija. “We now have a foreign extraplayer, so we can choose and we will do it tomorrow after practice. Before Mokoka’s arrival we were suffering from the physical size point of view on the perimeter: we needed more athleticism, more body to put in. We took a younger player than the others: all teams need veterans, but we needed a young, hungry and very athletic player, because from my point of view you also need a certain balance between veterans and youth. I repeat, Milan is a crazy team, so if we want to compete we have to improve in everything, not only in some offensive and defensive details.”