Very important for his self-confidence PAOK characterized by Razvan Lucescu the victory in Ioannina (0-4). However, he admitted that maybe the existing roster of the team is not enough to perform in the same way in a championship, Cup and Europe.
Details of what the Romanian coach said:
On whether he believes that PAOK finds in the last games the balance he was looking for: “Yes, I have already explained it many times – and that is why I am a coach and I have to understand the team, the conditions, the events. The program with the games of Europe absorbed all our spiritual energy and everything happened. Now step by step, thanks to the qualification which was a satisfaction at least for the people, we start to have different focus, different reactions and that makes the difference. Because if we finally won today, it is because we had very good placements on the field and that comes from the mind “.
For how important is the extent of today’s victory, with zero liabilities, on the way out of the competitive crisis: “Very important. For the confidence of the players, ours, everyone. For the work that will follow, since we are in the middle of December and we have a lot ahead of us in three events. The victory was very important but we have to concentrate on the next game. We should not be overly enthusiastic though. “But it was definitely the perfect result after the difficult period we went through.”
On whether he could say tonight that everything went as planned, with PAOK taking advantage of a phase of error of the opponents and then controlling the game with patience: “Yes, and I would add that we had the right patience from the first moment, and discipline. We had good positions with and without the ball and that made the difference, because we faced a very good opponent with many options in the organization, perhaps one of the best teams in Greece. So with patience, discipline and good attitudes, we took the lead with the first goal and then we played a smart game “.
On whether he is happy with the performance of Tsigaras and Lyratzis and whether the team was released when Zivkovic entered the right of the attack: “No, I do not agree. It was not an easy game. But with the way we played, and the management we had, the way we circulated the ball, we managed to tire PAS. It was just a moment to do some things, when Zivkovic went right. As for Tsigaras and Lyratzis, I repeat that they entered (in the team selections) at the right time for us. They are footballers who fully understand the situation, they have an understanding of the game and they helped us in this phase of the season with the data they have “.
On whether he thinks his team is starting to find itself: “Let’s go game by game. We have a long way to go. Like I said before, and I have to keep saying it. It is not easy, maybe we do not have the roster to play like that in two or more third events with such a program. It was very difficult and we were constantly faced with relaxing teams, who had a week to think about the game between us. I do not want to say anything else. It is a matter of time and work, because we also need this kind of work. And step by step, PAOK will have the right strategy and will take big steps forward “.
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