Angelopoulos: “Garcia was Atromitos’ first choice”

For the assumption of the technical leadership of Atromitos by Pablo Garciaspoke o Giannis Angelopoulos.

The technical director of the Doves emphasized that the Uruguayan coach – whose work he admired – was the first goal of his team.

At the same time, he emphasized that the “blue and white” have unlimited trust in Garcia, which, as he explained, also concerns the part of transfers.

In detail, Yiannis Angelopoulos spoke about:

-Pablo Garcia selection: “When planning the new season the goals are very high. We want the team to be competitive and achieve its goals every year. Pablo Garcia was our first choice. He is a coach who left his mark. When we made the plan, he was our first choice as he has been through many big clubs, found himself at PAOK and his last job at Panserraikos was successful. It was difficult to present such a team and I will not stay in 7th place, but we saw that the team had a plan, characteristics in particular, played good football, had intensity and passion. He had a steady course during the year, he had a good tempo. What we saw inside the stadium was the work of Pablo Garcia».

– the first contacts: “They met with his representative, he had priority to work abroad, we sent the project and started the phone contacts. Every time we talked, I was sure we had the same opinion. He came and visited our training center».

– the transfers: “We want him to have the final say, because he knows how he’s going to play. We leave the last word to the coach, we will listen to him and consult him. We have unlimited trust in him and put no restrictions. If he considers and judges that someone is suitable, we will follow his plan».