THE Costas Fortounis He is the man who lifted in the heaven of New Philadelphia his trophy Conference Leaguecreating a pandemonium throughout Greece by the ecstatic friends of Olympiacos.
The former leader of the Reds spoke to the documentary “Olympiacos, the Legend” and referred to the last five torturous minutes of the final, against Fiorentina.
In detail what Kostas Fortounis said:
For Vangelis Marinakis and the European trip: “You always have some dreams in your mind. He was constantly telling me (Vangelis Marinakis) that he was a dream of his.
I saw in this man the vision for the team. It is not so easy to qualify for Europe and when there is especially early games the team must be prepared and ready for these games. “
For the Europa League: “In recent years it has become more and more difficult. We had not been tied up, we had a new coach and new players. However, we did good races.
We have all pushed ourselves a little more to be in a Europa League group and did a good job for both us and the team, which is important to be there.
It was a difficult group with a German and English team. Then we said let’s go step by step, game with a game. ”
To Mendilibar: “I saw a serious man, a master in his slavery, who was interested in players.”
For the away match with Ferencvaros: “In Budapest we were more comfortable and better. We had understood what the coach wanted. We were a team that had been with the new coach for a while, but it had gone through his desires. “
For rematch with Maccabi: “I saw him as a fight for the defeat in” Karaiskakis “. As soon as I saw some fans waiting for us in the stands then I believed it.
They believed in us, in the overthrow and to win the race. We entered the pitch with the extra motivation of the coach, who spoke to us all week. He told us that if we are the ones who know and want, we can do it. ”
About El Kabi’s scissors against Maccabi: “As soon as the crossing I say ‘no, what goes to do, because it doesn’t make a head.’
For the final with Fiorentina: “The truth is that it wasn’t a breakfast like everything else, because you wake up and say I’ll play a final.”
For the time of the game with Fiorentina: “So it is judged in the details, who wants it the most, it is judged in the duels. The world gave us extra push. In every duel he celebrated with us. As a player he gives you a boost to be stronger and more ready. “
For stress at the time of VAR’s control over El Kabi’s goal: “I had a lot of stress. I think 10 minutes have passed. We were waiting for the referee to show the cross to be a goal. “
For the last minutes of the final: “It was a century for the last five minutes, we were all upright and we were waiting for the game to end.”
Source: Sport Fm
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