Bakasetas: “Motivation is the Europa League groups and our world”

To take another step towards the League Phase of the Europa League and at the same time to “bake” the world of the team even more for this year’s effort, is his… dual motivation Panathinaikou ahead of tomorrow’s first match with Ajax for the third qualifier, as stated by Tasos Bakasetas at the press conference. At the same time, he mentioned his relationship with the coach of “Aianda” and the difficulties that the game hides. He spoke in detail about:

-his relationship with the coach of Ajax: “I have worked with the coach of Ajax at Alanyaspor. He was second coach. I have the best view. I learned many things that have helped me in my career. He is also a good and positive person. We keep in touch from time to time. Since then because I know how he likes to play, I think he is a coach who enforces attacking football. He wants possession of the ball. It will be a very good game. I want to beat him, as much as I’m glad to see him in person again.”

-the couple’s favorite: “I don’t want to get into that conversation about who is the favorite. For me the most important thing is to look at your team. We have started with a new coach and we don’t have time to work on his philosophy, but we have presented a good face. The team knew what to expect, how to manage the opponent, how to circulate the ball, how to be more passive… We have to be focused. Let’s present on the pitch what we have worked on and in the end we will make the cash for the qualification”.

-the motivation for Panathinaikos: “Motivation is the fact that we are playing to play in the Europa League groups. From there on, we saw that in the first game that the people were not so warm towards the team. From then on, the world is an extra motivation for us. We want to have him close to us. Every year the teams achieve something when they are united with the people. We will do everything so that the world can see through our effort that we give everything for the team and we will do everything for the whole year.”

-the comments on the current situation of Ajax: “No one ever said that Ajax is not a good team. It made a difference for many years in Europe as well. The coach is the one who directs us on how to play. I can say that it is more the mental preparation for the match and the concentration. From the first minute let’s impose our pace and show as time goes by that we will be better”.

-the difficulty level of the mission: “It’s such a game that I think everyone, from the first to the last, knows what game we’re going to play and they don’t need introductions. The whole football world knows Ajax. We know how difficult things will be, but we are well prepared.”