Our representative, Frutti Extra Bursaspor, scored one of the most important achievements of the year in European basketball by beating Partizan, one of the favorites of the tournament, 103-95 in the 7DAYS EuroCup Last 16 game away after overtime.
“I’M RESPONSIBLE”
After the match, flash statements came from Partizan’s famous head coach Zeljko Obradovic, who was disappointed. Obra said, “I want to congratulate Bursa on their victory. It was a one-game elimination system. I’m sorry on behalf of my players and fans. I take full responsibility for the loss. I don’t want to go into details about the field. We had a chance to finish the match easily, but we couldn’t. Everything happened in the match. “I take responsibility for everything. I am the experienced one, so the responsibility falls on me.”
“ONE OF THE HIGHEST DEFEATS OF MY CAREER!”
Obradovic continued:
“One of the heaviest defeats of my career. Everything was fine during the season except for the Serbian Cup Final. I know how dedicated the owner of the club, the sporting directors, the professional team and the players are. I went to the locker room and I didn’t even know what to do. There was no preparation in my head that it would end like this. The playoffs are underway in the ABA, it’s time to learn and prepare for it.”
“IF I’M THE PROBLEM, I LEFT!”
“I came here for 3 years. If the team is not satisfied with my work, I can quit if there is someone better. Not a problem for me. It’s hard yes, but such is life. If I am the problem, when I leave, there will be no problem.”
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“THIS SYSTEM IS NOT FAIR!”
Finally, referring to the new system of EuroCup, Obradovic said that this system is not fair.
“After fighting 18 games, it’s just one game. It’s not fair but this adjustment was made last summer, we were all aware of the home advantage. Bursa deserved to win. Basketball is an unpredictable game. What happened tonight is the biggest proof of that.”
