Quite cheerful, but also aware of the fact that pressure on PAOK is a daily life, the Razvan Lutsescu At the press conference in view of tomorrow’s match with Rijeka in Croatia for the Europa League playoffs.
The Romanian technician talked about the improvement his team showed in the second game with Wolfsberger Compared to the first, he highlighted the quality of his players, while in his presence in his presence George Yakoumakishe added, that he would travel to Croatia, but he is not sure if he will fight, since he has not fully adapted yet.
In detail what he said at the press conference:
For the improvement shown by PAOK from the first to the second official game: “Every coach wants to believe that his team will be improved from game to game. The work the players did this week was very good. Their relationships improve daily. There are new K19 players, but also new ones on the roster. We need to adopt the mentality of “workers”. We have to have a competitive spirit and fight inside the court.
Rijeka won the title last year in Croatia. We have to wait for a team of quality that he likes to play football. We have the mentality to play for victory, we want to win. I’m waiting for an interesting series of matches. Wherever we play, we want to win. The stadium will show what the team will be like. We need to be prepared for the way Rijeka’s play, who has players who want to dominate the field. We need to check the situations when we have the ball on our feet. Absolutely committed to situations that will be able to risk the team. “
On whether the group “borne” the stress for qualifying with Wolfsberger: “In PAOK there is always pressure, even in the kitchen to go there will be pressure. This is nothing new. There is pressure in Tuba, there is pressure away. We are used to it, it is a normal process for us. The team is improved from game to game, as is the quality of the players.
This shows confidence and it all becomes easier for us. Summer is complicated for all Greek teams. There is a great interruption. Greek teams face groups that are ready, this makes things complicated. The rivalry of the Greek groups is to the maximum.
The Greek teams manage to overcome these obstacles. We reached the quarter -finals, Olympiacos won the Conference League, AEK and Panathinaikos brought points. This is important to everyone. We need to overtake every difficulty and qualify for the Europa League League Stage, this will be important for domestic events as well. “
About what he is waiting for from the league: “I prefer not to answer, we have a match tomorrow, we just focus there. I will answer you on Thursday night. “
For George Yakoumakis, who is a few days with the team, what is the situation and if we are going to see him in tomorrow’s game: “He will be with us, but it takes more time-time to adapt to teammates, with the team. In the way we fight, our philosophy. We do not want to put some kind of pressure on him to adjust to the team as best as possible.
For the four consecutive games:“You’re in a hurry. We just have a game tomorrow. I don’t know if the style of the opponent matters. We need to adapt, take advantage of their mistakes, fight, react, depending on the requirements of the race. Sometimes we have to withstand their pressure. This is football. From day to day we will see how we go. The opponent can win either mistakes or playing good football. We are preparing something like they do. Tomorrow we will see what the game will offer, important how we manage it. If we have a strong mentality. “
Source: Sport Fm
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