PAOK will face PAS in Ioannina on Saturday (25/2, 19:00), with its coach, Rasvan Lucescuto make statements ahead of the match.
The Romanian coach described the game against Epirus as difficult, while he emphasized that he is not worried that Constantelias and Koulierakis will not be negatively affected by the big… hype that has been created around their names.
What the PAOK coach said in detail:
About Konstantelias and Koulierakis and how they can be affected by the… doro that exists around their names: “I think this noise is a job for the media. It is not only these two children, but there are others. I will tell you for example about Kotarski, Dadas, Felipe Soares. There are also children who are not with us this time due to injuries, but they have also been actively participating since the start of the season. It would be unfair to talk about one or two separately. Everyone knows what they have to do in the team.”
“There are other guys who have made huge progress as they came from teams that didn’t have a top goal in their leagues. Like Rafa Soares and Sastre for example. Even for Narey I can say the same. They have improved both competitively and in terms of self-confidence. The whole group has improved through the successes and failures, through the battles we fight. But since you asked about Koulierakis and Konstantinos, I will tell you that both children have a good education and therefore I am not worried that they will not be affected by all this”.
“These are just numbers. The two matches you mentioned above were different matches and the victories came in different ways. But I will say this again. We continue on the same path we have decided from the beginning to carve. That is, for the new players to raise their level, gain experience, and we have made a lot of progress in this area, but we also have a lot of room for improvement. Yes, there are teams that are very close in the standings and we will see what we do at the end of the season. There are three teams above fighting for the title. But this battle we are fighting will go to the end. We don’t change our philosophy in how we approach each match”.
For the game against PAS Ioannina: “It’s a difficult match but all games in this league are difficult. Therefore, in this match, from the first minute on the pitch, we should be prepared to give everything. If you don’t come in prepared to fight and dominate the field, then every match is difficult against any opponent you are called upon to play. To be more specific and since we compete with PAS, every match against this team is always difficult”.
“It is a historic team but above all it is also a well-organized team with a quality roster. For all these reasons in this second part of the championship it is a team that has made surprises against the theoretically big ones and generally impresses. Don’t forget that at home, it took a penalty in stoppage time to be defeated by Panathinaikos. Therefore, that match was also difficult for their opponent”.
On El Kaduri’s return to training: “There is a transition period for every footballer who has an injury problem. From the injury follows recovery, the individual program and the return to training with the team. Omar has only three training sessions with the team and therefore needs time. But because he is an experienced and quality player he knows how to manage this period well and therefore he can come back faster”.
Source: Sport Fm
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