Kanchelieri: “We were competitive, let’s enjoy the group’s first”

Masimo Kanchelieri stressed that PAOK could not beat a team with tremendous confidence and constant wins lately, he thinks they lost in the details but took the lead, asked to enjoy the qualification in the Europ Cup quarter -finals, he admitted that they were not in Their better form at this time and they have “ups and downs”, stressing that he loves his players and praised the incredible atmosphere created by the “biceps” fans.

In detail: “Today we came here to win. We gave our best. Dijon has changed a little. They had six wins in their last seven games. They are confident and it is difficult to deal with them at home. We came here and we were competitive. Unfortunately, we lost in the details, but it was a good game. Most importantly, we are first in the group and this gives us confidence. That was our goal and we are not interested in how we succeeded. No one really believed that we would be in the quarter -finals. Well, enjoy it and enjoy it.

We are not in our best situation, but it doesn’t matter. It happens in the season and especially in a team like ours having “ups and downs”. I love my players for what they do. Today it doesn’t matter that we have lost. In the event, the end result is what counts. We are in the quarter -finals, I think this is of historical importance for PAOK as well, so we have to be happy. ”

The Italian coach also referred to the presence of PAOK fans. “Our fans are incredible. It is too early to talk about the continuation of the event, because we have the game with Olympiacos, after AEK, then the derby and after Fribourg, but I expect that they will fill the stadium in the first game, but also at home. .

We are waiting for them to come and give us the impetus we need because our energy is not as it was four months ago, but we do our best. And we want to fill the stadium in home games after stopping to give us the impetus, as it was in the game with AEK in the first round of the championship. “