The fact that derbies are different games stood out the coach of Panathinaikos, Dimitris Priftis, who clarified that his team should manage the cases of coronavirus in view of the match with Olympiakos (23/12, 21:00).
In detail what he stated:
– For cases of coronavirus in Panathinaikos: “It is a reality that, unfortunately, more or less all teams experience. Unfortunately before the match we learned that we will have some loss. We have some cases that we will obviously manage. “Our goal is to get down on the field those of us who are healthy and to play very strong, having a competitive face”.
– For the home appearances of Panathinaikos: “In general, in the games on our field we have behaved with the right mentality and we have shown to be competitive, whether we have won or lost with difficulty. This should be our reasoning in tomorrow’s match, this should be our approach. I think we have to be tough, with energy. To go out on the field with a defensive orientation and to play with confidence in the attack. We have made progress, but this must be expressed with some results. I will say again that the coronation of the loss due to coronavirus is very bad. We do not have a large roster. We have a specific roster and each player has his role. “Any absence will play a deterrent role.”
– How different are the derbies of the “eternals”: “We would say that these games are different. Obviously, I would say it’s a separate game. It does not matter what happened in the championship match. These derbies are special, with their own dynamics. Therefore, we can not say that it is a simple game like all the others, even though it offers the same point harvest. It is a special game with psychological implications. Certainly, this also affects the self-confidence and self-confidence that each team has in itself. On the one hand, these games have a specific point gain, a specific ranking value. On the other hand, we know very well that it is a traditional match. These groups are popular. They address their world, which is part of the team. So, obviously, all this analysis on the issue of prestige, plays a special role in the world, but also in us “.
– For Olympiakos and the players that its players should limit: “Olympiacos is a team that plays very well as a whole, has speed in the game and polyphony. We have to look at the opponent as a whole and not individually at some players. Clearly, some have a greater contribution to scoring. However, we have to see the overall operation of Olympiakos and how we will stop the way it develops either in the open field or in the game set “.
– For the sold out at OAKA: “This is the obvious for the people of Panathinaikos, it is something to be expected. Regardless of this year or whatever performance the team has, the specific games as we mentioned before have their own dynamic and value. “So, people are expected to give the ‘present’.”
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