Mancini: “Sporar showed the greatness of his soul with Panaitoliko”

In the greatness of his soul Andraz Sporar mentioned the Daniel Manciniat the press conference ahead of the match between Panathinaikos and Villarreal, for the premiere of the Europa League groups.

The Argentinian pointed out that his team-mate showed what a man he is by letting Aitor take the penalty he won in the game against Panaitolikos, returning to the goals after his serious injury.

In addition, he spoke about the great European challenge that the players of the “trefoil” have in front of them, the different roles that he himself has in the game, but also about the collaboration with Ivan Jovanovic.

In detail, what he said at the press conference:

On whether the players consider the game against Villarreal to be a big challenge for them: “It is obvious that we all want to play such games, we are preparing for the European competitions and here we are. I’m 100% ready, focused, we know what we have to do and hope for the best.”

For Ivan Jovanovich: “The coach when he reaches this level is always experienced and knows what to do with each player. It helps us improve on and off the pitch. His help is maximum, I thank him very much for all the help he has given me.”

For the three different roles he has in the Panathinaikos game: “I consider myself a player who plays in different positions, depending on the match and what the coach will ask of me. I don’t have a preference for position, every match is different and I play wherever they tell me, in any position.”

For Sporar: “What happened to Sporar, can happen to anyone. What happened to Panaitolikos shows the greatness of his soul, shows what kind of man he is, leaving Aitor to perform. Several times on the pitch we have to make decisions. In the locker room everything is fine, we are all united through the good and the bad and we are moving forward.”