Tsakiris: “Almeida’s plan was brave, the AEK players implemented it perfectly”

In his philosophy Matias Almeida who does not change his philosophy regardless of absences or opponent’s capacity focused o George Tsakiris commenting on News Bulletin 247 the big win for AEK in Brighton.

“It was a historic double and the most important thing is that it did not come by chance. He came with the plan that Almeida had in his head, despite the mistakes that existed before the match and those that happened during the match with the two penalties. AEK got excellent in terms of the implementation of the plan, which was very courageous. The team has not learned to play defensively and does not adapt to the opponent, they always want to play their football. The coach had shown his mood from his statements the day before yesterday, but we didn’t expect anything like that either. The circumstances in which the double came about give even more value to the victory“, he emphasized.

At the same time, he focused on the presence of Levi Garcia. “We also understood in England how important he is for AEK. His two finishes may not have been good, but whenever the ball came to him he unsettled opposition defenses with the way he moved and broke the ball. In the first half, AEK was better than the opponent, after Hadjisafi’s injury it was difficult, but there they had luck with Ponce’s goal“, write down.