“You are very good players, the championship starts with the mentality”: Vitoria’s first training session at Panathinaikos

He announced and rolled up his sleeves Panathinaikos the Rui Vitoria. The agreement of the “trefoil” with the Portuguese technician was “locked” on Wednesday and today (31/10) the start of the collaboration between the two sides until the summer of 2026 was announced.

A few hours later he was in Koropi, where he was introduced by the team’s technical director, Giannis Papadimitriouto the football players. Afterwards, he had a short speech to the players.

“When the offer was made to me, I didn’t think about it, I came immediately. I saw your games and found that you are very good playersa very good team with great potential. We have a game ahead of us on Sunday, where we have to win. Not much time until Sunday, but that’s it, so we’ll work as hard as we can.

Championship starts first and foremost with mindset. It is not possible to change everything with one or two training sessions, but little by little we will put elements into the game. I don’t like a lot of words. Now we have to work. I promise you that I will give 100% for you and we will all work to get 100% from each of you“, said the former coach of – among others – Benfica, Al Nasr, Spartak Moscow and the Egyptian national team.

Afterwards, the trainingwhich lasted an hour and a half, with the program initially including a warm-up, followed by ball circulation drills, full-court tactical play and confined space play.

OR Friday practiceafter the completion of which there will be one more until the match with Volos, is scheduled for 11:00.

Upon his arrival in Greece he stated: It is recalled that upon his arrival in Greece he stated: “Thank you very much for your presence here. It’s a pleasure to be here, in a new team, in a new challenge for me. Tomorrow we may make an official presentation. I come with high hopes, great confidence and I have already seen the Panathinaikos team. I think now words are unnecessary, it’s time for work. And for me it’s a happy moment, it’s a privilege to work for a big club like Panathinaikos. We are ready to fight».

At noon at 3:30 p.m. he will be presented to the press representatives in Koropi.