Mantzios: “We are not allowed to have such an image”

In the appearance of Aris, Akis Mantzios stood in his statements in view of Monday’s match with Ionikos. “With whatever excuses there are, our team is not allowed to have such an image”, were the words of the Greek coach for the match against OFI and stressed the need to have a good appearance and victory in the match in Nice.

Details of what Akis Mantzios said on NOVA’s camera:

For what he keeps from the match with OFI:

“The degree of the tie is what we hold and our reaction, especially in the last twenty-five minutes. Overall it was a game that especially in the first half, we were very bad. We did not have any intensity, collaborations, creation and movement in space without the ball “.

On whether the lack of creation of Mars is also a matter of fatigue to a degree:

“There is fatigue for some children. There are also some “loaded” football players from the consecutive games. We estimate that we also missed two important football players against OFI. Of course, taking into account the forced changes of Diage and Garcia, which made it more difficult to manage and the changes we could make, in the normal flow of the match. Whatever the excuses, our team is not allowed to have such an image. Now we have to focus on the last two games, starting with Ionikos and then with OFI for the Cup “.

For the improvement of Iturbe per game and his won penalty against OFI:

“As I have said before, he is a very important player for us. We are waiting for him, he works and he gets better and better and I think he helps the team a lot “.

For the injured front:

“We have injured, I think it is still early to assess their condition. I think Mateo Garcia will definitely not be with us on Monday. From there on, for Diage and Bertolgio, their condition will be evaluated daily and we will see if they are 100% ready “.

For the difficulty that Aris faces when facing teams with closed defenses, such as Ionikos:

“We expect that Ionikos will be a team that will defend. In the last games the formation has also changed, whenever it is a game that we have to work very well. We will need to present our good face to win the game “.

On whether there will be changes in the starting lineup:

“It is still too early to draw conclusions, because we have to see what happens to the injured.”

For his wish to the world in view of the Christmas holidays:

“First of all, let there be health for the whole world. The new year to give joy to all of us. From there and beyond for our team, to be able to present ourselves even better and to fulfill the goals we have for this year “.

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