Terim: “We see every match as a final, we must always react like champions”

Statements after his team’s comfortable victory at the headquarters of Lamia, he made in the context of the press conference Fatih Terim.

The coach of Panathinaikos spoke about Fotis Ioannidis and his appearance after what was written about him last week, he spoke about Bakaseta, Bernard, he thanked the fans of the team who turned “Athanassios Diakos” into an Avenue, while he made it clear that his team she continues to treat every game like a final.

In detail what the coach of Panathinaikos said:



On the appearance of Panathinaikos and Ioannidis after what he went through: “As soon as I heard what had come out, I didn’t even ask Fotis about what happened. I had no questions about Fotis. He was teased, but our team reacted really well to that part. We made it clear straight away and in such cases we have to be strong. We must know that all together Panathinaikos is very strong. We are a very big team. In response, we did just that. Like a big team. To reach the goal from the president, technical team, footballers, fans, we have to be united. As long as we are united we can easily overcome all this”.

For the duo Bakasetas – Ioannidis and Bernard: “Fotis, Bakasetas, plus Bernard plus all my players are very important. When I came I said that I would use all the players. Bakasetas, Ioannidis also play in the National Team, in this duo we put Bernard who is a smart player with enormous talent. For me, Sporar and Alex and Verbich are very important, like everyone. By the end of the season we will use them all”.

For fans: “Big teams can only go higher with their fans. Today was like being in Athens. We played well and they supported us non-stop. We proved again that Panathinaikos together with the fans is even better. As long as they support us we will do great things. I want to say a thank you on behalf of the team to our fans”.

For the current status of the team: “There is always something better. First of all, we continue with the goals we have. This morning we had the same thought about the match with Lamia and now after that we have the same thought. We see every match as a final. We have had questions about whether we will have a separate plan for this game. We didn’t want to lose a point that we never thought about. We are happy to have won, now we are concentrating on AEK. We must always play better and fight better. We must always react like champions. To have the character of a champion everywhere”.

For the continuation and changes to the dates of the matches: “Olympiacos made it to the semi-finals, they are a Greek team and we will all support them. The previous outage didn’t go well for us. When we have official information we will accept the decision that will be made. No problem for us”.

“I want to say one last thing. A few words about Mr. Grigoris (Papavasiliou). Yesterday he lost his brother. We are sad and we want to dedicate this victory to him. I also want to say something about my grandson. I told him when you watch a game we don’t lose. I want to say greetings to him and always support us”.

On what he meant in a previous speech by “you know what Lamia means to us”: “I have respect for every team. We are always serious about preparation. The same with Lamia. If you remember with 10 people we didn’t win. The smallest thing when you stumble changes a lot. We talked to my players and we came out with seriousness and almost the same line-up. I have a thought, I see each team individually and I don’t think that we will play a derby afterwards. I didn’t think that, for example, Samet had to protect himself. Six teams play in the playoffs and one team is Lamia. What can we do but respect her. I always see it that way”.