Papadopoulos on bwinSPORT FM: “It’s driving you crazy that we haven’t won yet – This national team is worth a lot”

I’m sure that soon his very good appearances Levadeikou they will be transformed into victories presented speaking to News Bulletin 247 o Nikos Papadopoulos. The coach of Voiotes referred to how his team came back from 2-0 against Olympiakos, his resignation a few weeks ago which was not accepted, while he also referred to the National team, whose bench he was on as an official in June.

In detail, Nikos Papadopoulos spoke to Michalis Tsochos and Vaios Tsoutsikas about:

-if he is mad that Levadeiakos does not have a win despite the very good performances with the big ones: “You’re going crazy. We have had an upset in Serres and with Olympiakos, and with OFI and Asteras we were better and did not win, and with PAOK we lost on penalties and with Panathinaikos we lost in the end. Is it not to go crazy? I believe that when we win, the stress will go away. Unfortunately it hasn’t happened yet, but fortunately we have a good image, the players follow our tactics and I believe that the victories will come. I’m trying to take the stress out of the team and I hope the first win comes on Saturday.”

-the double change he made in the 35th minute against Olympiakos: “You do it when you want to fix something that isn’t right or when you want to protect someone, like Kyriakos Papadopoulos who had a yellow card and is important for us. I saw that with Zini we could create problems from the left. Unfortunately he had a little problem, the doctors said we should use him for 25-30 minutes, but I took that risk and it worked out. At 2-0 he can take you from below, but we believed.”

– the battle for salvation: “I hope we can make 2-3 wins in a row and we will be where we have set ourselves the goal, in positions 5-8. By the end of the first round, things will have become clearer. All the teams are very close and whoever gets two wins can find themselves above the middle. The small and medium teams are more competitive, they have good coaches and good rosters, that’s why they make it difficult for the big ones. I’m glad that Greek coaches are having a good season with their teams, for me it’s a double joy”.

-his resignation which had not been accepted: “I morally considered it right then – even though the team had a good image – to put the resignation at the management’s disposal. The owner, who is a man who knows a lot about football and loves his team very much, did not accept her. He continued and continues to support me in the way I work. So we continue with the same zeal for our goals. When a win comes, the stress will go away and we will have even better results.”

-if he was surprised by the image of the national team with England: “It’s no surprise to me. The national team has been doing a very good job for a long time, it is a tight group and I saw it in the friendlies when I was on the bench, with Germany and Malta in June. The match could be lost too, but I would say the same. What happened with Baldock brought them even closer, it is difficult to respond to such a condition. This team deserves a lot and with the new coach, who makes his own mark, I believe it will be successful”.