Vlachos: “I convinced the players to change their mentality”

Thodoris Vlachos emphasized that the players of the national polo team did not play in the beginning of the match against Romania in the style that has established them in major competitions and that the specific opponent should not be underestimated and he stood by the great performance against Hungary and expects a better one person in the World Championship in ten days.

Analytically: “I didn’t have to tell them anything because they realized that’s not our style of play and we’re a lot better since we started playing. Instead, I challenged them to change their mentality and take control of the match to make Romania play at our pace.

Romania proved they are a great competitor by beating Serbia and against us they believed they could beat us so it was very important to take control of the game. This match was perfect training for our minds and a great lesson for our attitude that you have to respect every opponent you play.”

Ahead of the World Championship in Fukuoka, Mr. Vlahos added that: “We knew that we would play three difficult matches and the first one would be the most important to get into the top four teams. I think we played three great eight minutes against Hungary, but we made too many mistakes in the fourth eight minutes that allowed them to win the game.

In general, all the teams are not in the best condition, but I am satisfied with our performance in the end and we will show our true colors in Fukuoka.”