Robson: “We believe in victory and we will give everything against PAOK”

Optimists appeared at the press conference ahead of the showdown with PAOKboth her coach Aberdeen, Barry Robsonas well as Dante Polvarawho represented its football players.

What the Aberdeen coach said in detail:

To qualify for the Scottish Cup final: “Qualifying for the Cup final is something different. Now we are playing in Europe and we will give our best. We’ve made some decisions for tomorrow’s game and that’s all we have in mind.”.

For absences: “We don’t have an injury that worries us. It needs proper management. We have done quite well in Europe, although the results have not come. We look at each match individually and we will give it our all tomorrow”.

For tomorrow’s game: “We want to have a good performance. We give our best in every match. We want to believe it and we will fight. We maintain our confidence and must reduce individual errors. We know who PAOK is. We paid for our mistakes. By reducing them, we believe we will achieve something better now”.

For the first game between the two teams: “We hope the players will have recovered after the first match. In that match, at some moments the players were bold and at some points they gave great joy to our world.”.

What Dante Polvara said:

For tomorrow’s game: “I like to score. Things are different in Europe. PAOK is a team that wants to have possession of the ball. In Europe every game is different. We know how dangerous PAOK is and we will try to push to get the best possible result”.

For the chances of qualifying: “Until today, luck has not been on our side and we have not been able to get a victory. We also had a tough schedule in the league. We have quality in the team. We are very close to each other and we don’t stop believing”.

For the atmosphere they expect tomorrow: “We have experienced similar atmospheres. We want to be part of that atmosphere and it’s one of the reasons we play football. We can’t wait to experience it too”.

About the incident with Devlin and his celebration towards the PAOK bench: “It’s not something we’ve discussed in the dressing room. Boys will always be… boys. There is passion in both teams, both the players and the fans. During the matches the nerves are tense and a lot can happen”.