Mantzios: “It’s difficult to face a team like AEK – The truth is that everyone is thinking about the Cup final”

He left Philadelphia and the OPAP Arena empty handed Mars on Sunday night (14/04), knowing the defeat by a score 2-0 from AEK as part of the 5th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League playoffs.

After the end of the match, the coach of the “yellows”, Akis Manzios, commented on the fact that his team conceded two quick goals, while emphasizing that next week’s match at “Kl. Vikelidis” will be a completely different story.

Akis Manziou’s statements in detail:



For the match: “I think that in games like this if you don’t start well and concede two goals in the first minutes, you can’t claim much, because it’s hard to face a team like AEK.”

For the next game which is again with AEK at “Kleanthis Vikelidis”: “This and the next are two different games, but the main thing is that we don’t start games well. It’s hard to cope if we make mistakes like that. We do our management, but when you make mistakes like that, it’s hard to come back.”

On whether it’s easy for players to keep their focus when the only realistic goal is the Betsson Greek Cup: “The truth is that everyone is thinking about the final. We have to play for ourselves, do our best against teams that are highly motivated in the playoffs. We have to be competitive, because we also play in a big team.”