Ekong: “When you win, you don’t want to stop – We believe in Lucesco’s ideas”

The victory that will keep him at the top of the Stoiximan Super League is what he wants PAOK opposite to OFI (20:00) for the 16th matchday and first for 2024.

In statements made before the game, the “black and white” defender, William Trost-Ekonghe spoke about what his team needs to do to continue to lead, while he analyzed the data ahead of the match against the Cretans.

In detail, what William Trost-Ekong reported:

First, regarding the fact that PAOK ended 2023 in first place in the league standings, he emphasized: “It is very good for our confidence that we are on top! We believe in the ideas of our coach and it shows on the pitch. We know we haven’t achieved something yet, but it’s great that we’re first, because it gives us the opportunity to work even better. To have more faith in our abilities, to play even better football».

To the question, if the interruption at this particular point in time will affect PAOK, he answered: “When you win, you don’t want to stop. Despite this fact, however, we had a difficult schedule, with many consecutive games, so we also needed some rest. As I see in training, this has benefited us, because there is a lot more energy and intensity».

Regarding what PAOK must do to continue to be at the top, he said: “We have to keep wanting to improve. This is the key! This is what our coach told us. We are already playing pretty good football, but it is clear, and based on what our coach said, that there must be continuous improvement in the way we compete, but also in our performances. This way we will continue to perform well and stay at the top. Under no circumstances should we relax».

Referring to today’s match against OFI, which counts eight league matches without a win, he pointed out: “We shouldn’t judge a team by their results alone. Many times this backfires. When a team is undefeated in a long streak, they are highly motivated to turn it around. For our part, we have not forgotten the bitter taste left by the away game with OFI, in which we were defeated and we want a rematch. We will enter determined for the three points».