The opinion that the PAOK has the advantage of having the consistency from last season against the other big groups expressed the Razvan Lucescu.
From then on, the Romanian coach emphasized that for him in the current phase three transcripts are requiredhis return Meite and two transfers (without revealing the positions).
Finally, he revealed how he didn’t want Stefanos Tzimas to leave for Nuremberg, but understands the reasons why he might want to move to Germany for next season.
Excerpts of what Lucescu said to the envoys in the Netherlands, as published by Live Sport
For transfers: “I’ve said it again. To be very good, we need to get at least two more players, plus Meite. Three players total. The last time I spoke with Meite was ten days ago. Then we can think about options that will be presented to us in the market in August. There can be a player who wants to leave his team, we like him and if we find the opportunity to acquire him. I don’t want to get into a discussion about specific positions, for those two players I mentioned earlier».
On whether this year’s PAOK is more predictable: “For many the group has cohesion and indeed it does because we managed to keep most of the players. We have some issues, we have some hopes, but at the same time from my point of view and this is not to do with the environment but with us within the team, things were not perfect.
And that’s because, Zivkovic played Euro and will start the preparation in Thessaloniki, because Tyson after a year in Thessaloniki got leave to travel to Brazil and we gave him five more days, also Despontov and Koulierakis got five days more leave , for Konstantelias and here it is our responsibility but also his because now he has grown up and is a responsible person, we did not manage his holidays well but also the first days of preparation with his sister’s wedding. Then get injured and lose a lot of ground.
Kenziora was also a special case, missing a large part of training, starting three days ago. All these cases did not leave us in a better situation during this period. So we reach a point where we have to realize the situation, push harder. And at the same time, it is my responsibility to maintain high levels of confidence. Today is today, but we have a whole season ahead of us.
Consistency from last season can be a big advantage, but behind it can be the word stagnation. Opponents may be reading the team’s play better now, the team itself may not feel like it’s improving. Is this whole reasoning a fear of yours? We have an advantage, that everyone knows everyone. We have an advantage in that if we take some steps back, we can cover them very quickly».
For the loan of Stefanos Tsima to Nuremberg: “I didn’t want him to leave the team now and before we have more options in this position. After all, you know that the priority should always be the team and then the players. Both I as a coach and my colleagues wanted him to be here and to have prepared.
He is a good player for the team, but on the other hand I understand and accept that for him it was a priority to go somewhere else to get experience, face difficulties, challenges and have to cope with difficulties and demands in a new team, in a different country and therefore to become stronger as a character…».
Source: Sport Fm
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