Lucescu: “With all due respect to United, we had better reactions”

He stood up for his team’s mistakes Razvan Lucescu, speaking at the press conference after the defeat of PAOK by Manchester United – emphasizing at the same time that the Two-Headed of the North had better reactions than his opponent.

What he said in detail:

“That’s football at this level. You can’t miss opportunities like this and every mistake you make, you pay for it. It’s a shame for the players. You have the chance to score at 0-0 but also at 1-0. With all due respect to United and their global recognition, we had better reactions.

And we went forward to create chances. The players do the work and are on the field. You have to score to stay in the game, but we didn’t do that. We paid for naivety. This is the level and mistakes are paid.”

For his players’ decisions: “It’s the player’s mind at every moment. We have to take the right decision at the right time. And mistakes are made in defense. These are unbelievable things that are happening. We have just one point from four games. We created chances with Galata and we didn’t score. In this game we had the opportunity, but we didn’t succeed. However, I have an idea. When you work from very early on you have the opportunities to present the best result.

All players must make the right decisions. It’s unbelievable that we didn’t get a result. We dismantled Steaua and could not win. In my mind, when you start working slowly, you cannot get immediate results. All of these operate at different times.”

On the pressure in the league and Europe: “I don’t think so. The next European games are still delayed. The next game against Olympiakos comes first. It is positive that because of the break, I will work with my players. My mind is on Sunday’s game. In football, you never know what’s going to happen. I live for the next match.

That’s how I think. Maybe in the next matches we will get something more. As for the first goal we conceded, I don’t want a player to accept the pressure. I will not talk about individual error. We focused on the opponent’s tactics. We should stick to what needs to be done.”