Fall: «We must be ready to fight»

Moustapha Fall, who has been making excellent performances in previous games, absolutely covering for Nikola Milutinov, spoke about tomorrow's game vs Zalgiris at the SEF (24/11, 20.15 CET).  

"It's going to be a difficult game, just like any other one for the Euroleague. We must be ready though to fight and have consistency in our game". 

Asked if he feels safer with the return to action of players who had been incapacitated due to injury, he replied: "Returning players always need time. It's not possible to return and immediately be at 100%. But it's good that everyone will be on the floor and you have a sense of what the team can do. We want to help them return to their previous good shape as soon as possible, because during this process, when you are still bringing new players in, it takes some time to adjust. Of course, it's better this is happening now, instead of later in the season". 

During previous games, the French center averaged more than 35 minutes on the floor. Milutinov's return though is going to take huge load off his shoulders. "This doesn't change how I approach the game. But, I will definitely be fresher and more aggressive with my game. My approach though remains the same. Each time I step on the floor, I try to do the best I can". 

Finally, on whether he had been missing one on one battles with the Serbian center during practice, he replied laughing: "No, because he tires me!".