Lucescu: “Biseswar is not on vacation”

Competitively ready to help at any time must be the Diego Biseswar, as stressed by Rasvan Lucescu when asked about the use of the Suriname midfielder in the starting lineup of PAOK against Asteras Tripolis. In fact, he characteristically noted that “is under protection from the load it receives, but this does not mean that it is on holiday, it must be ready at all times“, Adding that he was not injured (change was made).

Also, the coach of the “Northern biceps”, speaking at the press conference after the match, noted that his team must stop conceding goals in the first phase of the opponent.

In detail, Rasvan Lucescu spoke about:

-the match: “We knew the game would be very difficult. Asteras is a good team, with quality players, coaches and good physical condition and well organized. The game was even harder because they scored first and we had to fight against the moment we conceded the goal, this psychological moment. And then, when we were ahead 2-1, the fact that we conceded goals again from a static phase could have “broken” the team. But the team continued to play and create opportunities, so the victory is totally worth it and we are happy.

As for the defense, I’m very upset. The two goals we conceded have nothing to do with our defensive line, even if we find players who were not completely right in those phases. But, in the first goal it is a matter for the whole team, our reaction, when they moved the ball in parallel and then put it between our lines, we had to cut the shot that was made from 25 meters and punished us. The second goal came from a static phase. Despite the fact that we have improved in the static phases lately, today we conceded such a goal that shows that at that moment we lost our concentration and our reaction was bad.

I would say that we created a lot and that we scored fewer goals than we should. At the same time, in the first or second threat from the opponent, we conceded a goal. With the exception of a couple of games where the opponent had more phases than us, in the rest the story is this: One mistake, one goal. Ahead, even if we scored a lot of goals, we had to work very hard. In terms of defense, we are talking about the team, which is solid, has good placements in recent games. We control the ball because we win it in places we want. But a bad decision and we concede goals. We have to change that, we have to have the mentality that everyone has to be perfect in every situation and that has to stop. We are a team that knows very well how important it is to have the right attitudes. We have to adapt and we have to be satisfied in the end that we won this game and that is because we deserved it “.

-whether he agrees that his team “lost” when he made it 2-1 and that he regained his balance after 75 ‘: «I disagree that we lost our balance. We had a very good opponent, with players with very good technique, who played deep balls in the two forks that were very strong. They managed to keep the ball high and went up for the second balls. A situation that did not mean that we were controlled but we also kept our balance. We made an easy foul, about 35 meters from the hearth and we had a lack of concentration, a lack of reaction at that moment, needless to say. Then, in other cases, yes we can say that we felt we lost the three points and pushed more. The players who came in as a change gave us strength and energy then, even those who came out, were doing well until that moment. And in the last period of the game, we created three very big opportunities.

In every game we enter the opponent’s area many times, that’s why we have a lot of fouls, a lot of corners, a lot of penalties. I am happy because the two phases of the penalties were two dangerous phases. I can tell you that we are still a long way from becoming a mature group. We are currently struggling to improve and become a really strong group, because a strong group will not concede with every first wrong goal and then will fight harder and harder. A week ago, we played with Lamia and in their first phase we conceded a goal, 1-0. From the beginning again after, to fight. On the contrary, when we score first, everything is different. The opponents will go up to put pressure, they will open spaces and we will have the opportunity to take advantage of these situations “.

-whether he can explain the choice to start Biseswar as a key player, whether he had an injury problem in order to make a change, as well as why Mitritsa and Michailidis were out of action: «Yes, he is protected by the load he receives, but that does not mean he is on vacation, he must be ready at all times. And I saw an excellent reaction from him in Ioannina when a change came, with the score 1-0. He had a huge contribution to the goals we scored. I saw a different freshness from him. On the other hand, Murg played three games in a row and we decided to put “Bise”. No, he is not injured, but he made a good effort today and, since he was coming from this not so good period, we decided to take him out. He was also getting tired. Michailidis was out because I saw this week that he was heavy, he did not have good reactions and I thought that he had also received a big load playing a lot, accepting big pressures and tensions, so I chose to avoid the load for a week. We talked, I explained it to him, and he will play on Wednesday. With Mitritsas, he is in a different situation. He had very few training units after a long period of abstinence, so we did not judge that he was in the best possible condition to use him».

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