An impeccable in his defensive duties Marsdropped from the top the chatterbox and meaningless PAOKdefeating 1-0 with a scorer Moron (31′) on leave due to Toumba’s suspension, for the premiere of the playoffs.
After the match, Razvan Lucescu he focused on his team’s fatigue and luck as factors in the defeat, while emphasizing that they still exist 9 games in the playoffs therefore everything is subject to change.
In detail, what the Romanian coach of the “two-headed team of the north” said to Nova’s camera after the game:
On the causes of the defeat and its significance: “In these games with opponents who defend low you have to be patient, waiting for an opportunity to open the game. We are at the end of an exhausting program that drained us, it is a difficult phase where you are called to be tense for the first decision, the first control. It’s something we’re missing.
The players have pushed themselves throughout the run of games, it’s not always easy to find that energy, it’s something we lacked today. Aris came for the draw initially and as much as he can. And with Dinamo Zagreb we made a mistake by giving a goal to the opponent.
We were not unpredictable in the last 20 meters to score in today’s game. In the end our 3-4 chances would go to the keeper or out. We should have had a little more luck to have a different score because the will was there.”
To address this situation he described: “We still have nine games, to come back from the break and train in normal conditions, to rest the minds of the players. We also have a game on Thursday in which we will have to find the motivation and energy to come back with the presence we wanted to have.”
Source: Sport Fm
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