Christopoulos on bwinSPORT FM: “The Greek teams have something powerful in their hands”

The effort of the Greek teams in the Europa League and Europa Conference League was mentioned by Yannis Christopoulos through News Bulletin 247.

The experienced technician spoke on the show “Attack from the back” of Sotiris Tabakou and focused on the fact that our representatives in Europe present an improved image compared to previous years. “They have something powerful in their hands and they need to capitalize on it“, commented the 50-year-old coach.

What he said in detail

Regarding the presence of Greek teams in Europe: “Observing the Greek teams, something seems to have changed since last year. There were good performances in the summer, there was also the luck factor. Where something seemed to go wrong it would then turn around. Of course, they say luck favors the strong and our teams chased their luck. Our squads are much better than in previous years, they are putting more emphasis on Europe than other years and it shows in the rotation. They have something powerful in their hands and they need to capitalize on it. I hope things turn out like this and all four of our teams qualify. It is very important for AEK, Panathinaikos and PAOK that they kept their core. Olympiacos is the only team, together with Aris, among those that played in the qualifiers, that presented many changes to the players and coach. The dynamic of our teams has gone up. I think that in the future we will see from the Greek teams, an even better face».

On whether AEK can get a result against Marseille: “It is a very difficult venue, but there Panathinaikos managed to eliminate Marseille. AEK has the potential to get a good result. We don’t know how Marseille will go down, if they will have a strong squad of players. If he is compact and avoids big individual mistakes, even in a set game AEK has a serious chance of getting a result».

On whether Olympiacos can beat West Ham: “I believe Olympiacos can even win, but they can get a positive result. Olympiacos is constantly getting better. The opponent is of very high caliber. May he get the victory, be given the opportunity».

For the mission of Panathinaikos against Rennes: “Now after the victory over Villarreal it is up to him. She must get the same or more points than Ren. I am sure that Panathinaikos will be read and with great intensity. He has the odds to beat Ren».

For the mission of PAOK:PAOK has a very strong lead, they beat their big rival (Eintracht Frankfurt) in Toumba. They are the favorite against the other teams. He’s more consistent this year, lots of runs, it’s much more enjoyable to watch his games, whether it’s his games in Greece or in Europe. I believe that if he moves to his standards he will be able to qualify».