Maccabi Tel Aviv Coach Katash Calls Loss to Red Star Belgrade "Embarrassing"
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
Maccabi Tel Aviv's coach, Oded Katash, called his team's 100-78 EuroLeague loss to Crvena Zvezda Belgrade "embarrassing" and "very bad." The defeat is Maccabi's third in five days, worsening their EuroLeague record to 6-2. Katash took responsibility for the team's mental state and poor performance, noting they were outplayed from the start. Maccabi will play Paris next on Thursday.
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- Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Oded Katash described the 100-78 loss to Crvena Zvezda Belgrade as "embarrassing."
- The defeat is Maccabi Tel Aviv's third loss in their last five games across all competitions.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv's EuroLeague record now stands at 6 wins and 2 losses.
- The team conceded 34 points in the first quarter and trailed by 23 points at halftime.
- This is the third time this season Maccabi has allowed 100 points or more in the EuroLeague.
Maccabi Tel Aviv's coach, Oded Katash, expressed deep disappointment following his team's crushing 100-78 defeat to Crvena Zvezda Belgrade in the EuroLeague on Tuesday. The loss marks Maccabi's third in just five days across all competitions, dropping their EuroLeague record to 6-2. Katash described the performance as "a very bad evening, embarrassing," admitting that the team was outplayed from the start and quickly surrendered. He noted the players' poor body language and their tendency to give up easily after falling behind, a pattern he felt should have been addressed after their recent league game. "The responsibility is mine, ours as the professional staff, because mentally we weren't there," Katash stated, acknowledging the team's failure to match the urgency of the game. He also pointed to offensive struggles stemming from the early deficit and the team's deviation from their game plan. Despite efforts to salvage some pride in the second half, the game was already decided. This is the third time this season Maccabi has conceded 100 points or more in the EuroLeague, having allowed 113 to Real Madrid just five days prior. The team faces another challenge on Thursday against Paris.
