Ouzounidis: “Manzios left a good team in Aris”

His mark on the mission he took on Mars gave the Marinos Ouzounidis. In his first position since he was announced by the “yellows”, the 56-year-old technician spoke through Nova with flattering words about the work of Akis Manziou, while he referred to the elements that his players must bring out on the field and sent a message about match with Panserraikos.

What he said in detail

On his first impressions of his new team: “They are good! It is as I expected. Of course, it’s still early days, only a couple of days and I’m still trying to figure things out, but overall I’m happy to be here».

On whether he has realized that he has returned to Greece: “I have realized this from the phones. Well I had been quiet for so long, now it started ringing again! It’s fine, though… It’s a decision I made with a clear mind and we’re moving forward».

For the first image he formed of the Mars roster: “One of the reasons I said “yes” is because I watched the team and saw that they have good players. It’s a team that has potential. At this point I must also give my congratulations to the previous coach, because I do not come to a team that has problems. On the contrary, I am coming to a team where the previous coach has done a very good job! He has left a very good team and we have to give him credit for that».

For the fact that the first thing he asked of the Aris players is victories in these types of games, such as the one against Panserraikos: “In these games wins are considered within schedule. You have to earn them. It’s not exactly like that, though, because all teams are tough. They all have potential. You must be serious and disciplined and treat them with great respect. The main thing is this! Just because we have good players and a good team doesn’t mean we are guaranteed to win every game.

What matters to me is that we are strong both competitively and psychologically and that we have a very good balance as a team. This was already there, with the work done by the previous coach. What I have to do is apply my own method, my own way of thinking, as all coaches do».

On the image he has of Panserraikos and what Aris must do to win: “Panserraikos is a good team that likes to play football. From what I’ve seen in the time I’ve been watching them and now that we’ve done the analysis, it’s a team that likes to play. After all, this is the Panserraikos coach’s style and philosophy.

They are a good team with the ball in their possession, so we won’t win the game just by playing the ball, but by what we do when we don’t have the ball. We should then be focused and pressing and with our quality try to make the difference and reach victory».