Loucheskou: “The important thing is to stay completely focused, at 1-0 we messed up again”

Statements after PAOK’s commanding victory against Kifissia were made by Rasvan Lucescustressing that the break comes at a time when his team needs rest and mental renewal, said he requires absolute concentration from his players, while revealing that he was very anxious during the difficult start to the season.

What the PAOK coach said in detail:



“I don’t know if the break will do us any good. But we are in a period with many matches that we gave and demanding that the goal of Europe was judged. Of course from game to game we got a lot of things. We just focused on each match individually. The break comes at a good point because we want rest and spiritual renewal. We completed a series of games where mistakes were forbidden”.

For his players: “I don’t want to refer to individual players but to our presence as a team. From Kotarski to the last one in the lineup they are important. I won’t tell you if some people surprised me. If you are fully focused that is the important thing. Every player has to give everything when I ask them to. For example, at 0-1 we did m@λ@κίες again”.

About how the year started and how it continues: “Working at some point some things will come against you, the most important thing is to treat them with the same seriousness. It is true that I was anxious at that moment and it affected me (s.s. it concerns the beginning of July when after the friendly with Steaua in the preparation of the Netherlands he expressed his concern about strengthening the team). It was a difficult period with a lot of pressure from everywhere and in general with the thought that we would have European competitions.

But let me remind you that after the goalless draw with Beitar I said that I believed in the team and that it would go to the next stage. We did it with an excellent effort from all the children and good organization. To be honest, I was anxious to get through to the groups. And you saw how we passed. We finished first in the group and went from match to match each time getting the maximum in every training session and building a good mentality”.