Sastre: “Lucescu gives us everything we need to get on the pitch properly”

THE PAOK welcomes him to Toumba PAS Ioannina and wants to get back to winning ways in the Stoiximan Super League after losing the Thessaloniki derby to Aris.

In his statements to the NOVA camera, Mr Joan Sastrereported on key point of today’s match, in what he gives to his players Razvan Lucescubut also in overall operation of the “doubleheader of the North” this season.

In detail, the statements of Joan Sastre:

For the Volos game: “It was a qualifying game, in an important event like the Cup. We always want to be in the final, it doesn’t matter how we get there, as long as we get there».

As for whether it was a reaction to what happened with Aris: “Yes, I think it was a reaction. Now for our part we have to keep in mind that we should not lose in any game the average levels of concentration that we should have. We know that every game coming up is going to be tough and as I said before, we have to come into the game strong, win the duels and get the victory».

For the leaderboard: “I think we should look at each game individually. The road is long and you cannot see the end of it. We have many games ahead of us for both Europe and the Cup. We have a very long way to go, so we have to look at how we can get to the last part in the best possible condition. We have to see every game as a final».

For PAS Ioannina: “Ioannina is a team that every season finds a way to play well and achieve their goals. Whenever he comes to Toumba he has a way of challenging us, in quotes, they have analyzed our game well, they know how we play. What we can do is prepare well, play our game and get the win».

For the matchup key: “The secret to success with PAS is to do what we did in the previous games. We should enter with the known determination, with the intensity and aggression that we bring out in duels. To keep the ball, as is our style of play, but even when we lose it to recover it quickly, to get into the PAS area and create as many chances as we can».

For his role in this year’s team operation: “I think the coach gives us the opportunity to be free on the field, despite the fact that we are a young team, and to bring out what we know on the field. Of course there are lines, tactics and all that, but we also have the opportunity to be quite creative on the pitch. It’s not something that has changed this season, we have a coach who provides us with what we need to get on the pitch properly. That is, it is not something sophisticated, it just works a little better this year than in previous seasons».