Hatzitheodorou: “I think we ‘killed ourselves'”

Thodoris Hatzitheodorou emphasized that PAOK “suicided” against Duisburg and stayed with the amazing performance of the first half, he spoke of the prevailing disappointment, but asked them to continue working for the domestic competitions and to look strong.

In detail: “I think we ‘suicided’, that word fits the case and the occasion. Really, we had a great first half and I’m still trying to understand what happened in the second and we changed the way we think and operate in the game, obviously the promotion of the opponent also affected us.

We lost a game of our own and, with it, qualification was lost. There is sadness and disappointment, reasonable feelings for every athlete and coach, but we have to look strong, we still have one more game to complete this year’s short European trip to return to Greece and give all our strength for the two events, the championship and the Cup.

In sports there are many joys, but also many sorrows. For me, because I have experienced many joys, but also more sorrows, the most important thing is when you fall to get back up. That’s what I told the guys, let’s come out even stronger from this process and we’ll be back next year at the same point and I hope we don’t miss the opportunity next time.”