Almeida: “We don’t separate competitions – We have shown that we have a winning mentality”

Her unchanged logic with which he approaches AEK all the games cleared up by Matias Almeida.

At the press conference ahead of the match with Ajaxthe Argentine made it clear that the only acceptable mentality for his team is his own winner.

So he emphasized that does not separate events and although he expressed the respect of the opponent, underlined that the “Union” will attempt with her own style to get the game.

What Almeida said in detail

On whether the group outlook changes after the Brighton win: “I think the win against Brighton is important for us. But it doesn’t change anything in tomorrow’s game in our mindset and thinking, either for or against. We will face an opponent with a long history, who is globally recognizable for the way he plays from a young age. It will be a difficult game.”

On AEK playing their sixth game in 18 days and how difficult it is to change the mind from the Greek league to the Europa League: “The issue of tension is important to me. It is difficult because there are many matches and little rest time. What we need to do is change the training time and the minutes of participation in the matches. We did a lot of rotation in the team.

After 6.5 months we lost our first league game. Lately I’ve been asked about mindset. I think the projects and the results show that we are strong. That’s why the group is an extra motivation to play football. The players have fun every time they step on the pitch.”

On Mukudi and Vida and how ready they are: “We are still in the phase where we see them. Tomorrow before the game I will decide and we will see how it is.”

On whether he wants a rodeo or a controlled tempo game: “It’s a match between two teams with quite a similar style. With enough emphasis on the offensive part. In all their matches they create situations for goals. We hope to make our phases goals and that the opponent does not. That would be ideal.”

On Brighton’s similarities and differences: “They are two different clubs, in two different leagues. They are two different requirements. They are both attacking teams. Ajax have won many things in their country. He is universally recognized as an opponent due to his style. He has experience in European competitions. In the past it had great coaches and players. It’s not easy to buy the story, you write it.

Brighton are a very good team, with a great style of play and a manager who writes something very important. With investments much bigger than those made by Ajax and Ajax much bigger than us. These are the differences. In football they play eleven against eleven. At that moment it is not the past that counts, but the present. Obviously I respect them all.”