Vittoria: “What annoys me is that we really have ways to destroy ourselves with some mistakes”

In the many easy mistakes his team made, but also in the analysis of his choice to change Panathinaikos’ layout in the derby with Olympiacos the Rui Vitoria to press conference.

The Portuguese technician, analyzed his rationale about this choice, explained the reasons why his team is defeated by defeats in the away games, stood in the impending absence of Ioannides from the derby with AEK, and also responded to whether he thought he had Olympiacos.

In detail:

– Panathinaikos did not enter the court properly and lost 4-2. Can you explain your rationale to play with three stops? “The result of AEK was not interested. We wanted to win the game no matter what happened in the other match. It is one of the mistakes that can be made. To think about others and not yourself. If we make these mistakes it is difficult to win any race. At such a level we cannot make such mistakes. We must assume this responsibility.

What we thought about playing with three defenders was that we would have an extra defender to deal with the distant balls of the opponent and aggressively to have two players and also have players on the sides. I think we should have done more than phases to create problems in the opposing team. When you start the game with goals from the locker room all the rest is another conversation. “

– How do you explain that your team is still losing one away game? Do you have the elimination of Ioannidis that you lose and from a very important game like AEK? “As for Ioannides, what I can say is that someone else will play. It is a reality we have to live in. The second yellow card is a card, but it didn’t have to get the first one because the regulation is clear that the defender cannot get the ball after the penalty and the referee had to stop any tangles. What really annoys me is that we really have ways to destroy ourselves with some mistakes.

We have it in our minds and we try to work it, but if we don’t have discipline they can happen. The opponent made a game of balls from defense to attack, we knew it and we couldn’t deal with it because we made mistakes. We have to take responsibility because we cannot accept such a goal. He has to stop and be corrected because he has cost us too much »

– Do you think the advantage of Olympiacos is irreversible? Do you think the second place will be judged to manage the bad results of each club? “I think Olympiacos has a huge lead. I never give up whatever conditions. The most important thing is to be able to correct what is happening. What I feel is that our opponents don’t have to do much to score us. Become a more compact team and not allow the opponent to do phases. We must not look at how many games left. It goes without saying that we are going to win all the games because we have a pride as players and as a club but we have to fix some things. “.