Poursanidis: “Last year shows us the way and the team must continue to be high”

OFI’s goal for the new season was demarcated by Elias Poursanidis.

The Vice President of the PAE spoke to Nova about the team ahead of the launch of its obligations, which was extended in a racing, noting that last season’s success is showing the road and this year.

In detail his statements:



For lasting tickets:



“Last year ended with a big final, which showed us the way to how we should go from now on. We were essentially forced to move to the Pancreas, as in the final of Athens the presence of the world was impressive. A unique atmosphere was created, a real celebration, where fans of both teams were walking side by side. It was a difficult decision to move to the Pancreas because we had to house the people who came to Athens and continue to this shocking presence in the Cup final.

It is true that Theodore Vardinogiannis is our natural seat and I understand the world. But the team is growing, we have to improve the conditions for the world, the president has invested every year and the truth is that the OFI world has embraced our decision and this is evident from the sale of tickets. We want to bring families to the stadium, to come too many people. We tried to find ways that we would massively bring us to the Pancreatic Stadium.

We have over 4,000 lasting, we are close to 5,000 and the truth is that there is still a way for the first home game and I think the number will grow even more. ”

For the new racing year:



“In general I don’t like to say big words, last year’s shows us the way and the team must continue to be high. We did this this year and most of the players remained like our coach, our weapon is homogeneity and chemistry and this was shown in the friendly. What I want is to win through very nice football, we also have the tools and the coach and I think this can be done at the Pancreatic Stadium. ”

For postponement with Panathinaikos:



“We didn’t like the postponement with Panathinaikos, he has this right, we want all Greek teams to go well in Europe. We wanted to play, we had a rhythm and we were ready for this game. ”

For young and Greek footballers used by OFI:



“This has not started now, it is a strategic decision by OFI that has begun for years. It is both costly and time -consuming, the point is to make the decision. In recent years, many children have become professionals and this year’s preparation has been surprised, because it is worth Lefteris, a child who was playing in OFI last year. Because we are geographically in an area that is far from the rest of Greece, so to bring children and trust families and that if children work properly, they can be in the first group. It is a strategic thing for us, we do it in recent years, we want to have the first reason in the talents of Crete, we have done it after several years, because we have a serious infrastructure like Vardinoyannio. Lefteris still has a long way to go because he is a child with a future but he wants and needs protection to achieve his goal. Many teams want to do this but they can’t stand to do it. ”

For Michalis Boussi:



“After that game for Eugene Gerrard, we wanted somehow to return what OFI gave us for our career and with George and with Yiannis Samaras we had a presentation to approach a businessman to come to the team. We didn’t tell him that we wanted his money, he was the first to answer us positively and I will say for the first time publicly that I have done my debt to OFI. And only a man who gave this glamor to the team again, as Elias Poursanidis I have made my debt to the team.

People will assimilate the change of seat more in their minds. What really doesn’t change is the leader of this team, Michalis Boussis. All other faces can change. ”

For the 100th anniversary of the Oph:



“In December the team is celebrating its 100th anniversary, so it’s a historic year for OFI. It was a summer that had great challenges for us, to change the seat, let alone celebrate as they deserve in OFI in its 100th anniversary. It is a historic moment and has great responsibility. So you understand that there is no sleep, there is nothing. We feel a great responsibility and it is not happening when you deal with OFI not to go back to its roots, how his fan feels and what he feels daily about his favorite team. ”

On whether he had imagined himself struggling even for a while in the final:



“The truth is that I was jealous, it was a historic moment, when we entered the pitch and saw the platforms full and for us if there was a manual to say something good about your team’s world, here we have to say something unique because what we lived was unparalleled, So I want to say that the guarantor of this final success was OFI. “