Vitoria: “I love working for Panathinaikos and my players – What we have achieved is not easy”

Rui Vitoria expressed his satisfaction with the win of Panathinaikou upon him Levadeikoubut also the way it was achieved.

“It was a good game between two good teams. I think we deservedly got the three points of victory, which are very important for us. To continue the positive course we have recently and to be close to the top positions in the standings. I think we’ve controlled the game in its entirety. We succeeded and kept the opponent away from our frames. He had only one good chance, while we on our side created enough chances to score more than the one goal we scored. Many congratulations to my players, because what they did today is not easy“, the Portuguese coach initially said at the press conference.

He then spoke about his impressions during his first time with the “greens”. “Something I’ve said many times to my players is that I love working with them. As I love working for this club. All the people who are and work at the club have done an amazing job. I think the main axes that I wanted to base on when I came have been achieved. That is, to create a team that is much more compact, much more stable in what it does and to become more aggressive, to reach the attacking third more often».

The experienced coach added about his philosophy and how the players are responding: “I believe the footballers have responded very well to the messages we have sent them. They have assimilated them and are taking them out on the pitch with great frequency. Based on the experience I have from different leagues, I believe that what we have achieved is not easy at all. Having so many back-to-back games with so much travel, essentially not having enough time to train and do even better things during game time. We have managed to get these things across clearly in the games».