Spanos: “We were not entitled to anything more than the degree”

In his appearance Ionian stood after the end of the match (1-1) of the “blue and whites” with him Star of Tripoli The Dimitris Spanos, with the home coach emphasizing that his team did not deserve more than the one point it got. In fact, he mentioned that Arkades was better in points, but not in the whole match.

The 52-year-old coach considers that Ionikos retreated for no reason, however he stressed that “if you can not win a game, at least do not lose it». At the same time, he stood by his forced change Thuram, noting -without being extended- that they know in the team ranks where the many injuries are due.

Initially, the statements of Dimitris Spanos on the camera of Cosmote TV:

Then, what he said in the press conference:



His initial comment on the match: «It was a game that started perfectly for us. We came in strong, we were happy to be ahead at a point in time, which I think we deserved. We started and became aggressive. I think that for an inexplicable reason, what we call the player’s self-protection, the team came back for no reason. I think that somewhere we lost our markings, we lost our cohesion, our calm. We conceded for the second game a goal from a static phase and a foul, which in the end, for better or worse, you can not avoid from this position.

The second half went at a pace, sometimes slow, other times fast and maybe sometimes better in points for Asteras. I think he was better in points, he was not completely better. Looking at the statistics, there were 2-3 opportunities for us, there were so many more from Asteras.

In general, however, we must tell the truth. As a coach, I’m not happy with the look. We can play better. We also had the injury of Thuram, who is a very important player for us. The effort was made and when the effort is made by the children, you have to say “bravo” to them, to continue like this. We have something that we as Ionians, as newcomers, must have: A game that you can not win, you must not lose. Our lessons have been done in previous games. I think that from one point onwards everything was settled, meaning that we wanted to be sure of the draw and if the opportunity for the goal came up – as happened with Aosman – we would have achieved it. Well done to the children, we continue, we have a game in Crete. Work, seriousness and patience “.

Also, Dimitris Spanos responded to:



-for how much Ionikos was affected by the absence of Thuram and whether things could have been different, if he had remained on the field: «I can not say if Thuram was inside that the team could win and no one can say. But our team with Thuram is different. He is a child that we have built on, he works very hard for the team and his teamwork is excellent. It gives us too many solutions. So, it is a great loss for us and for today’s game, but also for the next ones that will be missed».

-whether the grade is significant in relation to the other current results: «I do not think it is too early. It’s just what I said before. A game, if you can not win it, at least do not lose it. However, defeat is definitely not better than a draw. We got the point. That’s what we could get right now with the show we did. I can not say that I am not happy. But I think getting into the process now of thinking about what the other teams did or what those above or below will do, I think would be wrong. We just look at our team and we improve».

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