Retsos: “I have confidence in myself – We didn’t come here for a draw”

THE Panagiotis Retsos he was the one who attended the press conference ahead of Olympiakos’ match with Genk for the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League.

The 25-year-old defender emphasized that his team will not go to tomorrow’s match for the draw, but for the victory, he made it clear that the “red and whites” are getting better match by match, while he also referred to his very good performance in the “Karaiskakis” game , saying he has confidence in himself.

In detail what the Olympiakos defender said:



For Olympiakos’ lead and if they are ready: “Of course match by match we become a better team. We are ready, we want to win and we can, as we have shown. These are games that Olympiacos wants to play”.

On what he wants to keep and what to fix in relation to the first match: “Ninety minutes to have the same control, to keep the same quality. It’s our second match. We know the opponent’s flaws. Because we have quality midfielders, we can score goals, not just keep a clean sheet. We didn’t come here for a draw but to win”.

On its performance and what has changed: “I can’t say that I have changed anything in terms of training, since last year and all my years I am who I am. Surely it is the confidence of the coach and the team that we have changed things on and off the field. We beat a quality team in our first match. Match by match I feel better, I have confidence in myself, I want to help the team to end up in Europe, where we should be”.

For Freire and whether it helped him: “It is important in this position to have cooperation, because otherwise there will not be a good defensive function of the team. He is a very good player, experienced, he showed it in the first match against Olympiakos in our stadium. I am very happy to have raced with Nikos. He is a very good guy. We have good cooperation and communication. I think we coped very well and regardless of who plays tomorrow, the whole team has to be similar to the last game”.