About the defeat and elimination of AEK by Olympiakos, he spoke Alexis Albanos.
The Greek coach said that the lack of concentration and some mistakes by his players, as well as some refereeing, did not let his team claim the victory.
His statements in detail:
“Certainly the good defense of Olympiakos troubled us a lot in combination with the many missed shots from 6 meters and their goalkeeper who kept them on many occasions in the first half. We tried to close the 5 goal gap, we cut it to two and one, but efficiency was a key reason for the result. We had said that in such matches concentration, discipline and calm count above all. Some mistakes of ours and some dietary mistakes made us nervous which should not be accepted by a team that has such high goals”.
On whether the lost goal of the Cup can affect AEK ahead of the finals, as happened last year:
“Compared to last year, certainly the loss was from a team (Pylea) that was an outsider. This year we faced a team like Olympiacos that has the same goals and the same dynamics as us. There are no favorites between these two teams. Still, it’s something we have to be careful about. We are lucky to have the home advantage and we should keep it and not waste the opportunity like last year.”
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