THE Panathinaikos suffered a painful 3-2 defeat to Atromitos, losing top of the league to PAOK.
Despite the final result, Demis Nikolaidis he emphasized on the NOVA show “Monday FC” that the “greens” did not perform so badly, but were hurt by individual mistakes and especially by those of Alberto Brignoli.
What he said in detail on the Monday FC show:
“I didn’t see Panathinaikos as bad. As Jovanovic said, I also say that you cannot fight the goalkeeper’s mistakes. The third goal makes a bigger impression on me. One of the good features of Brignoli is that he clears these balls because he plays high. He may be going through a period of deformation, he is not focused, was he affected by the first goal he conceded? Anyway, it wasn’t a good day.
Ioannidis was very good throughout the match, not just for the two goals. Panathinaikos has issues in defense, like most teams. If we talk about this particular game, conceding a goal by mistake creates insecurity and psychologically affects the defense as well. The psychology was different and it affected the whole team. Just as it had a positive effect when Panathinaikos had the good Brignoli.
Panathinaikos tried with many passes, although sometimes he was chatty. He broke a few times, but well and right and left the defense of Atromitos. Of course, this happened late. The coach will talk to the players and they will solve it. You don’t say you play, you go out. There is also communication. I trust both Jovanovic and Almeida. Disaster did not come. Brignoli made a miscalculation in the first goal, in the second he did the worst!”
Source: Sport Fm
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