Manzios: “Second place does not pressure us, nor does it fill us with anxiety”

Mars will welcome her Athens Kallithea on Sunday (20/10, 20:00), for the 8th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League.

THE Akis Manzios he spoke before the match, he mentioned the break and if it helped them, he noted that his team did not feel the pressure of being in 2nd place, while he also talked about the Robin Quaison.

Everything he said in detail:

On whether or not the layoff helped his team: “Every interruption has both good and bad elements. Let’s stick to the positives, in this case. Judging by the amount of work we’ve done, we’re pleased. We had almost the whole group of football players with us, they were all healthy and we worked well. You don’t know after a break how you will perform as a team, but I think we will perform well against Athens Kallithea.”

On how this game, which is against a team that has drawn five so far this season, is winless but tough to beat: “They are a good team that needs attention. He has a special style of play and this has been shown by playing against big opponents, how difficult it was for them. We have to be very good tactically in this match, serious and disciplined in our plan, to win.”

On the bet that Ares is expected to win in this game, meaning the stability they need to show as a team, and what they expect their players to do in this match: “I expect the players in this game to do what we ask all the time. That is, to play our football, in the way we have shown that we can do and serve our plan correctly. We have quality as a team and we need to bring that back to the pitch. I want to see the players “thirst” for victory, like in every game. I want to see them fight for every ball on the pitch and eventually reach victory.”

On whether the second place put pressure on them or, on the contrary, gave them “wings”: “There was no pressure on the team because we are in second place. There is always pressure in our team. There is always a will for the good result. So, I don’t think that second place affects us in any way, nor does it fill us with anxiety. We know which team we are in and what the team’s goals are. We have players with experience and a strong personality, so we don’t look at the standings, but at each opponent separately and get the points we want.”



For the rotation of the team, even if it opens up further, since almost all the players, even the newcomer Robin Quaison, have reached the desired level of competition: “This is something we will see after the match against Athens Kallithea. We’ve got three games in one week plus the Cup, so we’ll decide then what to do.”

Especially for Robin Quaison, even if he shows through the training sessions in Aris that he can be an attacking duo with Laurent Moron: “Sure they can! They are different players and can coexist in the same lineup. The point for Quaison is to get up to speed with each passing week, because he has had time to compete. They are two excellent footballers and when they are together in the team, they will help us a lot.”