Manzios: “We had stress and pressure – A fair victory, we are looking forward to the second match in the presence of our crowd”

Aris beat Panaitolikos 1-0 thanks to Fran Veleth, in the first game for the semi-finals of the Betsson Greek Cup.

THE Akis Manzios he spoke at the press conference and mentioned that his team had stress and pressure for the game, and then called the victory fair.

The Greek coach also spoke about the scorer, as well as him Manu Garcia.

Everything he said in detail:

“We were threatened in the first fifteen minutes mainly by static phases. We didn’t have good reactions. Then we equalized and got the win. What counts is the result in a semi-final. It is a fair victory and we are looking forward to the second match, in the presence of our crowd”initially reported and went on to comment on the second half:

“We wanted to play as we know how. We didn’t do it in Ioannina, maybe because of the Cup. In the second half we kept the ball, we controlled the game presenting good and bad moments but what remains is the result. We had a lot of stress and pressure.”

He was then asked about stress: “It makes sense that there is stress, because we are close to a step that was last taken in 2010. As long as there is pressure, there is stress.”,

Finally, he also commented on the fatigue he has observed: “There is physical and mental fatigue. We did a lot of games in forty days. There is great fatigue. We took the first step towards the final. Now we will rest and get ready to go and win in Peristeri. Some players are pivotal because we don’t have many options. We will try to manage it. Sometimes we perform well, sometimes not.”