Thomas Mobley: "It's possible for us to win the title"

Thomas Mobley

03-04-2007 18:47

Former [b]Lukoil Academic[/b] forward [b]Thomas Mobley[/b] is already two weeks in France playing for [b]Roanne[/b]. He was signed by [b]Lukoil Academic[/b] before the start of the new season but after receiving an injury left the club. [b]Mobley[/b] is fully recovered and already played three games for [b]Roanne[/b] in French Pro A. They are currently third on the table with 18 wins and 9 losses. In the last game against [b]Besancon[/b] Thomas Mobley came off the bench and played 15 minutes. He scored 8 points and added 2 rebounds and 2 successful three pointers. Here are the highlights of his interview for the reporter [b]Emmanuel Demont[/b], representative of official website of [b]Roanne[/b]: Emmanuel Demont:[b]Hello Thomas, welcome as the new player Roanne? How are you adapting to your new team?[/b] Thomas Mobley:[i]”I feel better and better in the team, I have the impression that I’m here from a long time because I’m well adapted by the players and the coaches. I feel very comfortable. At the beginning I needed to learn the plays but now everything is ok.”[/i] Emmanuel Demont:[b]I see that you adjusting very well. Was the return to the competition hard for you?[/b] Thomas Mobley:[i]”It wasn’t difficult, I were just nervous because I didn’t play from a long time because knee injury. But now I don’t think of it any more and I’m fully concentrate to find the form and to help the team do better.”[/i] Emmanuel Demont:[b]What is your feeling regarding the team?[/b] Thomas Mobley:[i]”There are lot of talented players in this team. We just have to be concentrated at 100% during all 40 minutes during the games. This is not always the case, we must work with that.”[/i] Emmanuel Demont:[b]Doesn't your role of substitute, coming off the bench get you out of order?[/b] Thomas Mobley:[i]”The team was very good before even before I arrived. I didn’t want to destroy anything that was done before me coming to the team. I wanted to adjust myself to the team, not asking the team to adjust to myself. I know what I'm able to do and to bring that the coach exactly want me to do. Whatever I do must be on the same level as my teammates did before my arriving.”[/i] Emmanuel Demont:[b]Some of your teammates speak about the title. After the victory against Pau, one of the best teams in the league, do you believe this is possible?[/b] Thomas Mobley:[i]”Of course it’s possible, but this win against Pau tells you that any team can win in this league. On the other hand the match versus Pau shows us that every team can lose if are not concentrated.”[/i] Emmanuel Demont:[b]Tell us more about you... who is Thomas? Do you like videos, which music do you like and if somebody invites you for a visit what he needs to prepare for you to eat?[/b] Thomas Mobley:[i]”I do not really watch that much s videos, for the music I like all except the country. I like the good rhythms... If somebody wants to invite me to eat, it will have to cook american dishes like fried chicken and slightly sweet potato.”[/i]