Rydström: “At the end, PAOK was afraid of losing the match”

“The spiritual part played a role, because PAOK was afraid that they would lose the game»… This is how Henrik Rydström commented on the result of his team’s match against the North Doubleheader at the press conference after the end.

In detail, what he said at the press conference:

For what the game was judged:

“It was a crazy game, a fantastic match with strong emotions and very difficult for PAOK, but looking at the whole of the two games, we dominated and I think we tired PAOK. And I believe that towards the end of the game, the mental part played a role, because PAOK was afraid of losing the game.

For hitting PAOK from the edge:



“We knew if it was one goal as it was at the end of the match, we knew they would be tired at the end and we dropped Ali who is quick. Also, we wanted to hit PAOK a little in the defense that has issues, while we wanted to take advantage of the psychological part, that PAOK was afraid of losing the lead and we took advantage of that.”

On the way his team played at points in the match:



“We knew we couldn’t play the whole match in the same way, press in the same way, in the second half, in the middle, I saw my players getting nervous, that’s why towards the end we chose another way, we raised the bar bodies like Jansson in the opposition area.’

About the last phase and what he would say to the PAOK players:



“I told them on the pitch that it’s tough. We are happy, but we also feel the opponent. They were two teams that tried to do their best, they played fair, not dirty. I’ve never felt this kind of toughness as a player, but I’ve experienced last-minute goals and I’m sure PAOK will bounce back and beat their next opponent.”