Lucescu: “Things are getting better” – What he said about Koley and Bakayoko

An ideal night for PAOK, who triumphed against Ferentsvaros 5-0 and took their first win in Tumba at League Phase of the Europa League.

After the end of the match, Razvan Lucescu spoke at the press conference, he focused on the very good performance of his players, while admitting that now things are going better for the Northern League.

What he said in detail:

On how the 5-0 was formed, he said the following: “I don’t have time to explain. It was a difficult game for us. From the first minutes, Ferencvaros showed that they are a very difficult team. We applied pressure in the right way to win balls and create chances. And this fact, plus the quick goal gave us high confidence. We created the chances for the final score of 5-0, especially what mattered is the pressure and intensity. We managed to apply the pressure we wanted. From then on things were different. We managed our advantage very well».

For two centre-forwards scoring: “I must mention for all my players, how they performed a very great European night. Everyone did a wonderful job with zeal. It is a fact that I want to make a reference, a more special mention to Chalov for his participation in the 25 minutes he played. It is on a very good road. He was sane after all he had been through. I am very happy with his appearance. Now we have to give him another time that he has to take advantage of.

Now it takes time for the group. I have a feeling that things are going better for our own work. It is a proof that patience is needed for some players. We are closer to what we want. The performance was essentially something that reminds us of the matches since winning the title. Now at the same time we have to clear our minds for the next game. Let’s work a lot. May this victory give us awareness. Let’s flip the switch. Let’s be at the same level on Sunday as we were in this game».

On whether he is happy with the signings of players like Koley and Bakayoko: “Look, it’s not easy for every new player who comes to a team to adapt easily, or from the first moment. You saw with Chalov what happened and how long it took him to show some things. We don’t need to analyze each one. The team must be confident. We have a lot of games ahead of us. And we have to have all the players. And of course let’s have patience for each player. All players will be needed in our official games. This is not the time for the big analysis. We should give each player time».