Philip spoke of a great challenge Djuricin his first official statements as a player Panathinaikouwhile he also expressed his belief that his cooperation with the “greens” will go quite well!
At the same time, talking to his camera PAO TVthe Serbian midfielder wished the fans of Panathinaikos to love him and declared that he is ready to achieve his goals with the “clover”…
What Djurisic said in detail:
Did you talk to someone before coming to Panathinaikos to inform you about the team?
“Yes sure. Before I made my decision I talked to a lot of people. I also checked the squad potential on Transfermarkt. I was informed a lot, most of which was positive. I also watched last season’s championship, because it was very interesting. In the end, the overall picture was extremely positive.”
What reasons made you choose Panathinaikos?
“I am always honest, so I will answer honestly. When I first learned that the club wanted me, I had a positive intuition. I don’t know why but something inside me made me feel positive. Experience has taught me to follow my intuition. This was the main reason for my choice. Then that Panathinaikos had to win the title from 2009-2010 and that he did not play in the European competitions for a long time, so I said that I want to come and help the club to achieve something really important and that was the greatest football motivation”.
How much will the presence of a compatriot on Ivan Jovanovic’s bench help you?
“We speak the same language and it will be easier for me to get used to it. I know that the coach is a good person and everything is good for him, but I don’t think about that, because I want to be treated like the others, to fight to win my place and to succeed.”
You also have a friend on the team. Filip Mladenovic…
“Philip and I have known each other for ten years, maybe more. We played in K21 and then in Andron. They will be beautiful. He is a great footballer and I am very happy that we will be teammates here.”
Earlier we saw you talking a lot with Alberto Brignoli…
“We’ve been teammates for six months, so we know each other better than anyone else. I know others, Sporar and some others in the team. I think we have a good team and we have to show what we can achieve.”
What do you expect to achieve at Panathinaikos?
“It will be an interesting adventure, we have goals to achieve. It won’t be an easy bet. I know where I came from. In a club with history and “hungry” fans. Very important to me. I don’t say much, we go game by game. I’m quite experienced.”
How was the previous year at Sampdoria?
“Last season, from a human point of view and not from a football point of view, was bad. It was awful at Sampdoria. I won’t talk about it. I’m not using an alibi. I cleared my mind and will do my best here.”
What kind of player are you?
“I don’t like to talk about myself. I am a “10”, in today’s football there are no classic players in this position. I like to take responsibility in 1 vs 1 as well. I know that I might annoy the fans (inc. laughs) but I will bring something new to the team.”
What would you like to say to the team world?
“I hope they will love me! Everything we do requires patience and that is the most important thing.”
Source: Sport Fm
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