Hadjisafi: “Everyone loves Almeida – We really want the Cup”

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Happy for his first championship and the collaboration with Matias Almeida said Ehsan Hajisafi in the Iranian press. The Iranian full-back idolized the Argentinian coach, stressing that he is loved by everyone in the team, while expressing her strong desire AEK to conquer after the championship AND the Cup.

In detail, Ehsan Hajisafi talked about:

-winning the championship: “I am very happy that after four years in Europe I celebrated my first championship. We had a lot of competition from our opponents, especially Panathinaikos. Of course Olympiacos was one of the main contenders, but in the last few weeks our difference has increased. Our main opponent was Panathinaikos and we had an inconclusive battle, which was decided in the last two games”.

-his own presence: “There’s no secret, I just go into every game trying to do my best for the team. Fortunately I performed very well in most games and was able to get better.”

– his use as a left back and then a stopper: “We started the season with a 3-5-2 and I was playing as a left stopper. In the friendlies we had good performances and victories, but after some defeats in the league the coach changed the system and we returned to the four in defense. The coach asked me to play in this position.”

– the collaboration with Almeida: “He is a very good coach and he came to AEK this year. He is really good in terms of ethics, management and quality. Flawless in everything. You rarely see a coach who is also a friend of the player. He can joke with his players, but at the right time he is serious. All the players in the team, those who play and those who don’t play so much, love him. No one is unhappy with him. It’s a pleasure to work with him.”

– the Cup final: “We are playing one of the good Greek teams, PAOK. I hope after 45 years we do the double, this final is very important for us. We will go down to the final to claim the trophy with all our strength and I hope we can bring the Cup to our amazing fans.”

-the presence of his daughter at the renewal of his contract: “I always went to contract signings alone. This time I preferred to have my daughter with me and have her sign for me. My family comes to the field at every home game and after the end of every game my daughter comes down to the field, we play football for a few minutes and have fun together.”

Source: Sport Fm

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