Gacinovic: “Let’s react and return to the top”

Regarding the reaction that AEK must show after the defeat by Olympiakos, he spoke Mijat Gacinovicin view of the premiere of the playoffs with the derby against Panathinaikos.

In detail, what he said to the Cosmote TV camera:

For the management of the defeat by Olympiakos: “For sure, it was not an easy week because we wanted to win the game and finish first in the last game before the playoffs. But we didn’t play that bad, we had our chances, I think we could have won the game. It’s important to react on Sunday, put on a good performance and get the three points.”

For the lesson that AEK learns from the derby with Olympiacos: “That we should be concentrated ninety minutes. Because we conceded the first goal and in the next few minutes we were not 100% focused. Teams like Olympiacos and Panathinaikos can punish you, as they did, and then it’s hard to come back.”

For the derby with Panathinaikos: “It is a very important game, a difficult match like all derbies. We need to get the three points and bounce back from last week’s defeat. Let’s react, show another face and get back to the top.”

As for whether there is a big must in AEK for a win against Panathinaikos: “No, I don’t think so. We want to win, but that doesn’t mean if we win, we’ll finish first at the end. Or that if we lose, that we won’t be first in the end. It is an important match and both teams want to win it for sure. We’ll do everything to win it, but it’s not like we have to win it. It’s that we want to win it very much.”

For AEK’s schedule in the playoffs: “You should go everywhere, play against all the teams. So for me, even if I had to choose, I don’t know what I would choose. So, for me it is the same whether we play in the first derby matches or not. Every match will be difficult, small details will make the difference. So we’ll have to go into every match the same way.”

On whether AEK should appear more cynical in the playoffs: “Yes, we create a lot of chances, but it is not so easy to score against these teams. Because they also have quality footballers. We have to stay as a team, fight as a team, and only in this way will we achieve great things.”