He did his first training under the instructions of Aris Lykogiannis at PAOK Vangelis Mantzaris, who was photographed with the jersey of his new team.
The 31-year-old guard He went on to make his first statements, stressing that he had received hundreds of messages from the friends of the “Northern Biceps”.
In detail what he stated:
– For the first impressions from PAOK: “Good start to have, welcome I found you. I am very happy to be in the PAOK family. The reason that made me come here, is that my team showed how much it wants me. First of all the coach, then the president and then the people of PAOK “.
– For the messages he had from the friends of the group: “I had hundreds of messages every day and really, this was something I missed, because after Olympiakos, the teams I went to did not have such a fanatical audience. This made my desire even greater to come to PAOK. Also, a big motivation for me is that PAOK is one of the most historic teams in Greece with its world. I have not come back to Thessaloniki to stay and this is also an experience. It is also the Champions League, which is an important European event and because all these years I have learned to participate in Europe, it was also an additional motivation for me “.
– On whether he knows PAOK teammates: “I know most of his Greek players, I met the Americans and they are very good guys. Marvin Jones and I were teammates in Peristeri last year. “I think we have a good team to achieve something good,” he said, adding that “being here is a big challenge for me. There is pressure on the team, but I am used to it from Olympiakos what it is like to be in a team that wants to win. I think I can manage it and help. ”
– For his collaboration with PAOK even if this was something he imagined: “Never say never in your career, you do not know how life brings them. I have a lot of experience from here, from this stadium, even my worst in sports (s.s. his cross in January 2013 at PAOK Sports Arena), from here I have it and I hope it never happens again. I look forward, I wish I had only pleasant memories in this stadium from now on “.
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