Terim: “He informed us that Bakasetas is ready – I don’t find excuses in injuries”

Satisfied with the victory over Asteras Tripoli, the coach of Panathinaikos presented himself, Fatih Terimduring the press conference.

The Turkish coach was asked about the difficulty of the match, the difficulties that arise with the injuries, while he revealed that Tasos Bakasetas declared himself ready to offer his services to the team immediately!

In detail, what the Turkish coach said at the press conference, after the match with Asteras Tripoli:

If it was his most difficult victory in Panathinaikos given the absences: “We played against a difficult opponent, the weather didn’t help much. In the first half we were not perfect, but in the second we improved a bit. We scored a goal, we could have done more. We found our rhythm and didn’t give the opponent any chances.

I also want to say something about the referee. In the second half he helped the game, not stopped it. A few shots helped, we found a rhythm. It is very important for teams that play a lot with the ball that the game is not interrupted.”.

Regarding the reaction shown by Panathinaikos in difficult circumstances: “My friends, you want to win the championship and you have 100 excuses. This thing cannot be done. You have to handle difficult situations, fight on the field. There will definitely be hard days, you have to know how to handle it. If you can handle the difficult situations the result will come, otherwise it won’t. Those on the bench and on the field must feel the same. Anyone playing in place of someone who has been injured must take advantage of the opportunity. Sometimes we will find ourselves behind in the score, we have to handle it. I don’t find excuses in injuries. And if we lose, we will lose playing, without excuses. We’ll congratulate the opponent and handle it later. Anyway, Panathinaikos will always be in the top six. To call yourself a champion, you have to handle these tough situations, otherwise you can’t reach the goal. We don’t find excuses. Today Chokai also entered the game, we have to take advantage of every opportunity and find a solution. »

For the many racing problems even if they are normal: “Not a single player was missing, there were 11 of us on the field. It makes sense because of injuries to change the pace. But also on Wednesday and the weekend we will try to always play the way we play. It is normal to have injuries. This week we would rest normally. And we have the Cup again this week. When we play every three days, it’s normal, some players may not be able to stand. As a coach I have to make some choices. I have to make a decision to keep playing with the same players or make changes. For some players the weight is greater. It is normal due to fatigue or from some impact to have some injuries.

For the derby with PAOK, but also the transfer support: “After PAOK, we will play Olympiacos again. We will have a derby in the playoffs as well. They are a good team, I also saw their match today. We have to be careful. But as we proved, there is no reason to hold ourselves back in any derby. We can play with everyone everywhere. We are not afraid of anyone.

For the transfers, Vitor came today, he was also inside with us. Bakasetas will also come tomorrow. When I was in Galata, he also played in Trabzonspor, so we know each other. He also told us that he is ready. We all know him. Today she also greeted Trabzonspor, we thank her too.”

For Maksimovich: “I don’t know much about Maksimovic. If his transfer is over. The team has not announced anything yet. But I have been informed about Vitor and Bakaseta. The transfer period ends at the end of the month. The president continues to work with the technical director, but so far I can only tell you about Vitor and Bacacheta.”

If Panathinaikos has started to adapt better to his plan, playing fast football: “That’s what I’m asking for too. From day one, that’s what I’ve said. Normally after 2-0 we could have gone further back, but we kept looking for the third and fourth goals. It is very important in the game that we have the rhythm and create it. We’ll usually play like this. We will always try to always play fast. »