Conversely, for his first participation, after serving the penalty of 4 matches from the Ukrainian league, Ronald Matarita counts.
The Costa Rican defender declared himself ready to play in today’s game against Panaitolikos, praising the competitive mentality his team has acquired since the change in technical leadership with Akis Manzio on the bench.
In detail what Ronald Matarita said to the NOVA camera
Initially, when asked how ready he is to compete after missing four matches due to his suspension, he answered: “I feel excited to be ready to compete! I am competitively ready, but if I start, that is a matter for the coach.”
Regarding how he has seen the development of the situation in his team all this time, that he has been out, he focused on the following: “The team is really good. It’s getting better day by day. With the ideas of the new coach we are getting better. We have the right mentality for the next game, to claim the three points.”
In particular for the improvement in the defensive function, which was the first goal of Akis Manziou from the moment he took charge of Aris, he said: “Of course, I see that we are improving every day and in terms of the team’s defensive function. We have the right mindset to do that both on and off the pitch.”
Regarding how much the two previous results, against Asteras Tripoli and PAOK, have helped him and his teammates psychologically and competitively, he emphasized: “In the first two league games we were not as we should have been. In the previous two, however, we got a win and a draw, which help us psychologically and give us confidence. Now we think about the game ahead. Let’s go beat Panaitolikos, get the three points and continue on the road we’ve been on lately.”
When asked about the match against Panaitolikos, what Aris should watch out for from the opponent and what they should do to get the three points, he pointed out: “This is a different game with Panaitolikos. As far as we have seen and studied the opponent, it is a team that plays differently than the ones we have faced so far. He plays with five defenders and looks for the goal with counter attacks. First of all we have to look at our own way of playing. We have to be careful in the Panaitolikos’ counterattacks and as for the attack we have to be patient, because the opponent plays with depth in his defense”.
Source: Sport Fm
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