Vlach: “We didn’t deserve to leave empty hands, I have many positive conclusions from the team for the future”

In the reaction of internationalwhich brought the Men’s National Greece to the third step of the podium to the World Water Tennis Championships, stood by Thodoris Vlachos.

Speaking to ERT, the federal technician argued that The “blue whites” also got a small rematch One of the “goldsmiths” Olympians for the traumatic defeat of the quarter -finals in Paris.

In detail his statements to ERT

To conquer the bronze medal:



“First of all I want to give many congratulations to the women’s team and the technical staff. They played the best pole. In ours, it was very difficult two days, I didn’t know how to respond and how you can get this phase out of you, but I think the kids have understood from the last two games we played with Spain and Italy what are our potential and do not want to stop. Today it was harder to play and respond to us than for the Serbs, who finally lost a team like Hungary. Well done and congratulations to the kids because they changed switch after the Group’s games and three games we really played a very nice pole. We deserved not to leave empty hands from here, a medal in a world championship is a blessing. Going to the podium is a blessing. Nice better the silver and gold, but here we got to the four and claimed with what we had the bronze for me is a feat. I credit it 100% to the gathering they had and how they returned to normal. Of course, as a coach I leave here with a lot of positives I got from this team, given by the children with their team effort and performance. It is indeed elements that I do not need to tell them in principle, they understand them on their own. When a team, an athlete plays very well he understands it and when he plays bad and when he is wrong, he always understands it. But we as coaches have to point out and continue from here and down. ”

For the presence of the National and its new distinction in yet another event:



“This shows that we are consistent. We try to keep the team at the highest level, in the best 4-5 teams, we do not always do it, as you can see the competition and the teams are almost equal. We have been there in recent years and I think for gold that it was probably not our time, so it seemed. I don’t know what would happen if we were playing in the final today and I’m not of the hypothetical script. I am of reality and reality says we are bronze worldwide. It is a great achievement and we all see how we came here. A renewed team at about 40%, with children playing for the first time in the World Championships, who distinguished themselves. With absences and this gives us the strength to support our plans and our design to finish four years as best as possible and to have a good end and to claim the distinction as they are today. ”



For the marches of both national teams in the event:

“This is credited to the swimming federation. Two national groups on two pedestals have never happened in Greece, not even in Greece. To have this result we all work as a team. Administration, athletes, coaches, all. We helped in the water too and all outside. ”

See Theodoris Vlach’s statements