Ofridopoulos: “I disagree with the leveling that AEK does not have good midfielders. To defend better “

In his statements in view of the match between AEK and Panathinaikos, Socrates Ofridopoulos clearly gave his point of view on the way in which the team wants to play from now on, and -of course- in tomorrow’s game.

“If you asked me what I would consider most important, I would tell you to defend better, because the defense may not guarantee that you will win a game, but it expresses the determination of a team.”typically states the new coach of the Union and continued: “I disagree a bit with the leveling of the press that AEK does not have good midfielders. At the moment we have capable midfielders in our roster and based on the last game we played, they got into the process of both playing and producing. As long as they have a direction from us “was his comment on the strong criticism of the midfield of AEK.

He said in detail:

For the victory with Asteras Tripolis:

It was a very important victory. Our three points were necessary. I think we also had some positive elements. We had a pretty good thirty minutes. After the goal we scored, our performance dropped. However, after the draw we found the mental reserves, we reacted and found a fair goal. The kids deserved it based on their overall performance, but the team needed it too.

For the playoff program:

Whoever we played with, we would have to work, improve, fix some things. We have a team trying on the pitch. And they honestly try very hard. Is sure. Is the effort enough? Definitely no. Our scoring position does not show us that the effort is enough. But we must continue to strive to improve. To find goals, but also to keep the “zero” in our defense at some point. If you asked me what I would consider most important, I would tell you to defend better, because the defense may not guarantee that you will win a game, but it expresses the determination of a team. The rest is how you play offensively. And I think we have very good players to try to get the points.

On whether they have in mind in the regular preparation of the derby the way in which AEK was defeated, in Leoforos, by Panathinaikos, in the regular duration of the championship:

We have in mind that we respect a very good team that we will find against us, but we also respect ourselves. And regularly, we’re going to face a team that does some things well and has weaknesses in others, like all teams. Overall, both teams have a lot of quality, intelligence, talent and it will be a difficult match for both.

To the extent that Simansky’s absence affects his plans:

In all teams there are penalties, injuries, absences. We have a lot of players, a lot of players, we have midfielders who can do a lot of things on the pitch. I disagree a bit with the leveling of the press that AEK does not have good midfielders. At the moment we have capable midfielders in our roster and based on the last game we played, they got into the process of both playing and producing. As long as they have a direction from us. I am very happy with the midfielders, since we are talking about this position, about how they tried to play against Asteras Tripolis.

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