PAOK was defeated 1-0 in Toumba by Steaua Bucharest for their 2nd matchday Europa Leaguestaying for a second race without a point, and low in the standings.
At the press conference, Mr Razvan Lucescu he emphasized that the “two-headed man of the north” had many opportunities so as to score, but he did not take advantage of them, and even stated that he is not happy with the competitive behavior of the aggressive of the group.
At the same time, he said that PAOK must react immediately after this bad period for him and collect degreesas the two defeats at Europa League complicate the situation.
What he said in detail:
“We didn’t score and we couldn’t win this game. I also saw City’s match against Arsenal and it was a similar situation. We had to play with more determination, have energy. We had chances to score. On the other hand, we conceded a goal from a mistake made.
But we have to play football. Let’s come back. We don’t have the clear mind to take advantage of the opportunities we have. We’re not that aggressive, we don’t put a lot of pressure on the opposition, either with or without the ball. Bakayoko is on the field, but so is Schwab. When you have 10 players defending you can’t go past them all. I was disturbed by a big ball that Michaelidis and Kenziora passed.
After the end of the game in the locker room, I watched the quick analysis of the match. I saw the mistakes that cost us. When you can’t do the easy things, then the matter becomes difficult. The behavior of our strikers does not make me happy. And that takes time for the young strikers to digest the team grade. If you don’t manage to score, then things won’t go your way.
It is a self-sacrificing victory for our opponent and a defeat for us that came in a game where we did not have a clear mind. Steaua’s pressing did not surprise us. We expected it. The game was played in the half court as we attacked into the opponent’s area. Steaua’s victory was a victory of sacrifice. To us it is attributed to the fact that we did not have a clear mind. In all groups, all over the world it happens. It is a process that the team must go through to move forward.
Defeat is always defeat. I have been in football for so many years, there are also defeats. We must move forward, look ahead and fight. Such periods exist in football. We have to move on. Because we should think that this defeat was different from the penultimate one we had. Or even from the one we received two years ago. This is not a good time for us.
A week ago we were heroes. All we have to do is react and work hard to fix things. I don’t understand why rivalries should be created. I always try to speak well of all teams. Let’s not sow discord. As for the new format of the Europa League and the loss of the two games, it is complicated for us.
We must react immediately. To get points that are necessary in the next games. Defeats complicate the situation.”
Source: Sport Fm
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