Schwab: “Traditionally the matches in Tripoli are difficult”

Regarding the situation PAOK is in, the series of positive results it has and the “traditionally difficult match in Tripoli” which it is playing today against the Star today, he spoke to the NOVA camera Stefan Schwab.

In detail, what the Austrian midfielder of the “two-headed” said:

For the streak of positive results: “It was a very good period, which gave us confidence for the continuation. We had very good results, we played good football, so all this gives us a boost and we want to have a similar continuation”.

For team status: “We know the season is strange. You may have a good period and all the results will be positive. You may suffer at some point in the season and not be able to win easy games. We have managed to gain more consistency compared to the first part of the season and that is the biggest difference. At the beginning we were struggling, we might not have been able to get what we want from the pitch but now, we have managed to avoid losing games. Every team comes to play against us knowing that it is difficult to beat us. We have managed to win either by a goal difference or not to lose. The main factor in team change and transformation is pure consistency.”

On his own role and rotation: “In the first part of the season we didn’t have many games to manage, we mainly had one match a week. It was not necessary to make such a wide rotation and so many changes. With the arrival of January and the consecutive games we gave it was forced. This has generally helped us as a team. It is much easier for a player when he comes into a group that is already confident, to come in and perform properly. This is the key. Whether I’m playing from the start or coming off the bench, it’s easier to come in and play in a team with confidence. I think we are not 11 players, we are a very strong group, in which each player has his own importance. We must all work hard together to achieve our goals.”

For today’s game: “The away game in Tripoli is always traditionally difficult. The last two years have changed the way they play. They are a tough opponent, a compact team, who defend methodically and have found a way not to concede many goals. They are dangerous in statistical phases. We have to be careful to play properly in the defensive part, not to concede a goal and in attack we will have opportunities to find the goal. But the key will be our defensive behavior.”