Pagakis: “I expected better from Panathinaikos, but it’s tough”

Although he acknowledged that the Panathinaikos he was not good, o Nikos Pagakis stood through it News Bulletin 247 to the character of the team, which on a bad night did not leave defeated by the derby with Olympiakos (0-0).

“I expected better from Panathinaikos, they went to the derby with the best conditions and it came from their best performance this year. In the first half, Panathinaikos was not bad and Olympiakos’ phases were gifts from the defense. In the second while I expected the team to calm down and play better, they were under a lot of pressure from the home team. Bernard had a bad day with many mistakes and the team did not hold the ball“, he emphasized.

“Despite his poor performance, Panathinaikos holds on to the draw. It is a team that has a lot of talent and it is no coincidence that they are first. Even on his bad day, he usually doesn’t lose. With yesterday’s result, he has many chances to be in the top two“, he added.

Commenting on the voices of Piraeus about arbitration, he said:The offside phase is clear, the strong reaction of Olympiakos is due to the fact that they really wanted this victory. They understand that this result makes the situation very difficult for them».

Finally, as he mentioned, according to the first estimates, Kourbelis, Palasios and Huancar do not have anything serious and will be ready for the match against Panaitolikos.