Papanikolaou: “We are in a pivotal year, it is good that we are not ready”

THE Kostas Papanikolaou argued among other things at the press conference for the Stoiximan Super Cup, how “when you enter the field, sports ego pushes you to give 100% and win the title”.

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The “red and white” forward commented that this year is a pivotal season for his club Piraeus due to the completion of 100 years of life, saying characteristically:

“I wish everyone good health and a good season. For us it is a special year because the club completes 100 years of life. Achieving goals is the fuel for every athlete. I hope that the work will turn into a good image on the floor. From tomorrow everything will be decided on the four lines.

There are the semi-finals first and it is not correct to talk about an Olympiakos-Panathinaikos final. But when you’re playing for a title, it doesn’t matter how ready you are or how important a title is. At the moment, it is the first title of the year and for us it is the most important at this time. We are in a pivotal year for the club so we want to do our best. For me, there is no comparison with the team of 2009. The past is the past, we live mainly in the now”.

For Dominos Pigeon, o Vasilis Xanthopoulos stated:

“We have done a good job in preparation, we have good characters and it makes me very optimistic for the new year. I wish everyone health and a very good championship. Good luck to all the teams playing in the European competitions. We have a lot of room for improvement as a team and we are still not at 100%. But even with the new faces we try to prepare properly”.