After his comeback defeat with the FC Bayern basketball team, Svetislav Pesic demands that the players “get out of their comfort zone”.
That’s how it happened the new head coach of the FC Bayern basketball players his comeback was not presented. The German champions lost on Tuesday in the EuroLeague with 72:82 (32:44) against league leaders Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Defense “too comfortable”
Afterwards, Svetislav Pesic had a lot to talk about. The experienced basketball teacher criticized the lack of physicality in Munich’s game. “We have to get out of the comfort zone quickly. But not with the offense, but with physical defense,” said the 76-year-old: “Sometimes I had the feeling that Hapoel was playing five against zero. The opponents have to feel that we are there, our physicality.”
It was the ninth defeat in a row for Munich on the international stage. “The second half was a little better, but our job is to improve our defense for the next games, whether BBL or EuroLeague. We are too comfortable,” the Serbian complained.
Winning against Frankfurt is a must
Bayern will continue their Bundesliga game against Skyliners Frankfurt on Friday, and their next opponent in Europe will be Hapoel’s city rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv in Munich on January 2nd. “We’ll see how things go in Frankfurt. We can’t wait until the Maccabi game,” said the successor to the dismissed world champion coach Gordon Herbert about the new route.
It is now important to get a win against Frankfurt. “Everyone’s attitude wasn’t bad,” said Pesic: “Frankfurt is our next task. We want to win the game and organize our defense better.”
Christmas message to the fans
After the criticism, there was also a conciliatory Christmas message from the head coach, who only took over Bayern for the rest of the season on Monday. “We will be better, don’t worry,” said the 76-year-old.
Source: BR24Sport on the radio December 24, 2025 – 10:55 a.m
