Can Jogi Ferrer really save Panathinakos?

Panathinaikos, 8-2-6, is second-to-last in the Europa League, with very bad results, and the most important reason is that there is no qualified point guard. Ever since Carásis left Barcelona, Panathinacos has been looking for a good replacement. However, so far it has not been successful. There are now four defenders in the squad, Perry, Macon, Nedović and Bohoridis, but there are obvious deficiencies in quantity and quality.

In order to get out of the predicament, the Green Leaf Army signed Jogy Ferrer from the NBA. From October 10 to now, Ferrer has played four times, averaging 8 minutes per game, with only 1.3 points and 2.3 assists, but the number of turnovers has reached an average of 2 per game. When he was on the pitch, the Greens scored -12 points (Maccabee-8, Ephes-4, Aswell-1, Red Star+1). Manager Privtis did not use him again even in the second half of the match against Aswell and Red Star. Although it cannot be said that the manager has completely lost confidence in him, it does show that his performance is not satisfactory.

In terms of strength, Ferrell has no problems with the European arena. He has played in 259 NBA games, averaging 7.7 points, 2.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game, and he is only 28 years old, which is in his current year, and he can play in the Green Leaf Army.

But why is Ferrer now mediocre? First of all, it must be the replacement of the new environment, the urgent need for results from the new team, and these pressures may cause him to be difficult to adapt to for a while. Secondly, he only played four games, all of which were more intense Europa Leagues. Finally, it should be that there is a problem with the manager's arrangement of the team's playing style, the defense is not tough enough, and the offensive means are single. In this case, it is unrealistic to think of Ferrell as a "savior."

What Panathinakos needs to do now should be to arrange for Ferrerdo to participate in the domestic league practice, on the one hand, to help him adapt to the environment as soon as possible, to find the form, to enhance self-confidence, on the other hand, to design a variety of offensive means around him, while strengthening the defense. Only then can Panathinakos get a real level of Ferrer and improve the team's results.