Anastasiou on bwinSPORT FM: “With patience and perseverance for the stay. Let’s play good football”

He spoke in detail to Michalis Tsochos about:

-taking over the technical leadership of Kifissia: “It’s interesting. The hardest part is convincing people that it’s the right step. Because the team is new and has no history in the first division. It requires more effort, but also a method. There is organization from the management, it works professionally. The team has no history in the first division. The important thing is that there is now in the team a person who is close to it, Stefanos Kotsolis, who knows the requirements and what a first national team wants. We know each other from Panathinaikos and with one conversation we understand each other. We need quality, the goal is to stay in the first division, but also good football».

-whether it will be a rule to acquire footballers with a past in the Super League: “It won’t be a rule. We want some kids who have performances in the Greek league, but some will come who won’t have performances. We are talking about a double-digit number of transfers. We will do four more before we leave for preparation. There is a mood from those who have come, the atmosphere is good.”

-Kifisia’s league schedule: “Important is the start of the team, which comes from another category. PAS knows the division, we don’t need to say about PAOK. For us, the principle matters. Kifisia is used to winning all the time, but things have changed and the demands are different. It is a long road, but with patience and perseverance I believe we can achieve the goal».

-whether it is more difficult to play for the title or to stay: “Both have their difficulties. When you play championships, you have pressure. It’s more difficult, when you go for a stay you can even lose one».

-whether he considers AEK as favourites: “Based on the picture and talking to friends in the Netherlands who saw it, they were impressed. He kept all the players and made some additions. Panathinaikos is also there, I believe it will be competitive. There is also Europe, the demands are high. Vilena certainly has quality and talent, he is a modern eight who plays both as a ten and as a six. The players must bond and work as a team. In Olympiakos there is stagnation, a different philosophy with the arrival of the Cordon. We have to wait for Olympiakos. PAOK has experienced players, some players arrived late. It will be good for the teams to progress in Europe. Toxicity doesn’t help. Many times instead of moving forward, we go backwards. We don’t miss many things anymore. We need patience, persistence and organization».