Orfanos: “The players should close the year with a smile and not do themselves wrong”

The need for the PAOK players to end this season with a smile was pointed out by Kostas Orfanos in his statements to the Thessaloniki media. The veteran ace of Dicephalos of the North emphasized that the team’s footballers should react from the bad recent results and fight for the victory against AEK and chase the title and whatever chances they have for it.

The statements of Kostas Orfanos in detail…

As for whether it’s time for the players:

“It’s the time of the players, the world is upset because the team has again shown a competitive belly in the previous two years. PAOK has shown in the last games problems in the competitive part and a lack of energy, but you are PAOK and we can make a finish that will be good for the team. In the game against AEK, PAOK is only going for the win in order to remain in the title game”.

On how he would motivate the PAOK players if he had the opportunity to talk to them in the locker room:



“Sunday’s game should have the PAOK players with…”knife in their teeth”, we should forget whether or not there is energy, we should find energy from our hearts. The players should close the year with a smile and not wrong themselves, even if PAOK does not manage to get the title, let the world know that the players gave everything. The competitive team does not often enter this year with the air of Toumba, pressing from the first minute, but it goes more dominantly. That should change in Sunday’s derby.”

Finally, he pointed out:



“And AEK, which seems to be the favorite, showed a belly in its performance, you remember how it was fighting, it is not possible that it suddenly found its energy. Since AEK did it, PAOK can do it too, there should be no excuses.”