He praised his players Vassilis Simtsak, who led Panathinaikos as the first coach – in the absence of Prifti – in the quarterfinal of the Cup with Lavrio.
Details of what he said in the press conference:
– For the game with Lavrio: “It was a difficult game, especially in the psychological part because of what had happened before. The defeat by Olympiakos, the two absences of players and our coach. But we motivated the players. We were facing a strong team, such as Lavrio. I’m proud of my players. They gave it their all. Good continuation in Lavrio. We have Thursday’s game and we have to keep going. We do not have the luxury of thinking about problems. ”
– For the fear that exists due to coronavirus in the preparation of the teams: “It simply came to our notice then. It is a matter of training. When there is a positive case, the training stops. This happened on the eve of the match with Olympiakos and we lost Sant-Ross. Or do training with masks. But the children came forward. They understood the importance of the match because it was a knockout game. It is an event that we aim for “.
– Whether he remembers his first game as a coach: “I will definitely remember it. It is a great honor and a great pleasure to coach a team like Panathinaikos. But I want to say that the coach is the most important part of the chain. To thank the other two children, Isidoros and Kostas. “They helped me a lot today.”
– For the rotation of his team: “I am very happy with this part, because we had burdened some children too much. I told the kids in the locker room that it is an opportunity for some to prove that they have a place in this group. Everyone responded, from the first to the last. I do not want to single anyone out. What I keep is the final passes we gave. I do not remember another game this year to have passed with such a will in the attack. We have had some individual energies, but they are needed as well. We passed the ball 4-5 times in each attack “.
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