Almeida: “There is no relaxation allowed in the face of Dinamo – The issue of violence is deeper”

In… the past belongs for AEK and him Matias Almeida the first match with her Dinamo Zagreb and the important result (1-2) that the “yellow and black” got. The Argentine coach spoke at the press conference ahead of the rematch in New Philadelphia, emphasizing on the one hand that Saturday’s game (19/8, 21:45) will be different, while explaining that the one in Croatia showed that it is not allowed no relaxation.

From then on, she stood her ground violence in football underlining that the problem is deeper!

Matias Almeida spoke in detail at the press conference about:

-whether the result of the first match hides pitfalls and what message he wants to send to the world after everything that happened: “The previous game is over. It will be a different match. The opponent is playing good football. We will try to play our own game and maintain the victory we achieved there. As for the crowd, we are all excited to have the support of our crowd. He is very important to our team. Surely our players will feel the love that is always transferred to them in our stadium and we will give everything on the pitch for the qualification».

-the three official consecutive European matches after pre-season and if AEK is ready to manage it: “Yes, we have a good roster and I think we are ready. There is a good competition between the players. My decisions every time are more and more difficult because the players are equal. But at the same time it gives me more confidence and self-confidence, because I know that with these games ahead of us I can count on all the footballers. There will definitely be rotation in these games».

-whether he prefers to correct the mistakes of the first part in Zagreb or to preserve the image of the second part: “We played much better in the second half. We fixed some things at half time that we had discussed before the match. We played against a good opponent. Considering the first game we understood that any relaxation is not allowed. The best example is the way we finished the game. We did what we should have done in the first place».

-how to stop violence in football: “The issue is deeper. There is violence in the world, not just in football. I believe that there is a specialized world to control the violence. We are part of a show that tries to bring joy to the world. We need to be better professionals, show the commitment we have when working at a club, but talking about violence in football we need to focus on violence in the world in general. There is still war. I’m in favor of peace and I can’t imagine losing a life in football. In many countries someone can lose his life for a pair of shoes. I think that the problem of aggression is deeper and has nothing to do only with football».