Lucescu: “I can’t understand how AEK dares to come here to pressure the referee”!

THE Razvan Lucescu comment after the victory of PAOK over AEK the success of his team, as well as what were made during the first half.



Asked about the fact that his team prevailed 2-0 despite having 4-16 finalswhile recently he was tied 0-0 with Olympiakos having 17-6, answered that “matches are judged by episodes, as they unfold. By scoring, you can change their rotation. We started well, we pressed, we dominated, we scored and the pressure AEK received became more aggressive but we had the cohesion to deal with the… dirty balls towards our defence. AEK has a certain style of play with intensity, and a lot of man to man.

We didn’t make the most of our final passes to the back of the defense, but we were good at managing lost possessions, as was the second goal before the corner. That’s how the matches are, they might have had 16 finals but with the consistency we had, they didn’t manage to create more than 1-2 good chances”.

Referring to what happened during the break, the Romanian answered that “Our people fought to stop a… destruction created by AEK people. They created a lot of pressure towards the referee, how dare they create such pressure on the referee.

Our men managed to stop the destruction, but the result was that we were not given a single free-kick, especially in situations where we wanted to escape the pressing. AEK is an aggressive team, they played with great intensity towards the player or the ball. I was shooting, they hit Oliveira, but no foul was called. In this way the opponent is helped, but we had the tactical discipline to stop him”.

When asked to comment on the appearance of Koulieraki and ConstanteliaLucescu emphasized that “it would be unfair to the rest, we don’t want to diminish anyone. Everyone today did what they needed to do. It’s true that these two guys had a great match.”

Then, to a question about “if PAOK will survive in the title race by focusing only on football”the team’s coach explained how “I have said many times and I will continue to say it, they stole a championship and a Cup from us with VAR and with refereeing decisions, not wanting to be fair. it’s a shame for greek football, our people have to face things like this today at half time. For me it is incredible, there are good teams, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK, Aris but also Atromitos, Asteras, all the teams. It is a shame that justice is not done because everyone is looking to win at any cost.”

When he was told how he looked troubled despite the victoryhe answered how “It is not easy to accept all this, I am upset, we cannot enjoy such a match, a great victory against a great opponent. Maybe you don’t understand it, but we who are in it all understand how important every detail is. I saw penalties easily given to other teams, tell me when our opponent got a red card. I am lucky to have the support of the administration.”