It was clear that tomorrow’s game with Midtjylland and the qualification to the next phase of the European Conference League is a priority for PAOK, said Razvan Lucescu in the press conference of the match.
“Playing against Midtjylland is a priority. We are unlucky because we had a difficult program with consecutive derby games, before and after the European ones. “It is much harder to have a game on Thursday and then have a derby.”characteristically stated commenting on the absence of Akpom. “We have a strong group of players that everyone has the opportunity to play. I trust a lot all the players and especially Antonio. He has shown that he is a good scorer in good leagues, he shows that he understands well what we ask. I understand that it has not taken much time yet, but it is due to the situation of the continuous races and it came from a vacation period and it was not 100% ready “.
In detail what he stated:
For Akpom’s last-minute absence:
“We have a strong group of players that everyone has the opportunity to play. Anything can happen at any time in the absence of either covid or injury, so at any time they must show that they are ready to help. I trust a lot all the players and especially Antonio. He has shown that he is a good scorer in good leagues, he shows that he understands well what we ask. I realize it has not taken much time yet, but it is due to the state of the consecutive races and it came from a vacation period and was not 100% ready. He lost some ground due to a quintet when he started climbing and was left out for five days. “We are sure of Tsolak and I believe he will be the one to play in the game.”
About how he prepared the game as a final or with the same mentality as the others:
“Technically, it ‘s more or less the same as the first game. We have analyzed some issues in depth and we are trying to correct what we do not like. On a psychological level, it is a final for us like all games. We want to go further in Europe, we have a great will to take the victory and to continue with a good course. We have a very important opportunity ahead of us, so each of us is 100% committed to this goal. By playing every three days for a long time, you lose something, you gain something. You gain the rhythm, but you lose the meaning of the concept final or you can not fully find the concentration to face a game as a final. We are absolutely focused on getting the qualification. The team has a good psychology, which we built and we have results in this series of games “.
On whether he considers qualifying to be an excess and whether what has been said will be an answer for him:
“I do not need to answer to anyone. Personally, I am at a very good level. It is not for the people who say all this, the qualification is for us, for those who represent PAOK. It is good for the name of PAOK. I do not have to answer anything to anyone. In football you have to have priorities if you want to succeed. The story with the priorities has to do with what is in front of you. If you do not set priorities, you risk losing everything. Playing against Midtjylland is a priority. We are unlucky because we had a difficult program with consecutive derby games, before and after the European ones. It is much harder to have a game on Thursday and then have a derby. The spiritual energy that the players consume when there are European games is much greater because you face teams with a different style, while in Greece more or less the players know what they will face. In the game with Aris, three days after Denmark, we played a good game and in the last 20-25 minutes we dominated and tried to get the victory. “The focus is more on games in Europe.”
On whether the people in Toumba can give something more to the team:
“The presence of the people in Toumba will definitely be important. It gives us another energy, we need the energy of the world. It is such a game that we must have the support of all and take the lead over the opponent. It is a qualifying game and the people will give us a boost, at the same time it makes the work of the opponents more difficult “.
On whether it means something that PAOK was left without a goal in the last two matches, given that tomorrow it needs to score to qualify:
“Every game has its own story. It is true that in the last games we have lost our focus on the last 25-30 meters of the field. We did not make the best decisions around the opponent’s area, we did not have our aggression. This is normal, it’s part of what you lose and what you gain in a series of games. We showed good organization, fighting spirit after a period with positive results. “Any situation and detail can help us.”
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