Lucescu: ‘We respected Midland more than we should’

PAOK lost 1-0 to Midtjylland, with Razvan Lucescu stressing in the press conference on the game against Denmark that his team respects their opponents more than they should.

The Romanian coach spoke about the rematch in Toumba and the second part that can qualify PAOK.

For the picture of PAOK:

“I think it’s not easy to take risks with such pressure. We didn’t handle the pressure we got and misjudged the situations. At the end of the first half we had two chances and one of the opponents who At the beginning we respected a lot more “In the second half we were only threatened at the crossbar without saying that Midtjylland is not a good team, but at the end of the day I think a draw would be a fair result. “

For mistakes in defense:

“I don’t think it was fear, but it’s clear that when the opponent is fighting in a certain way with pressure and intensity, it creates a problem for your confidence. We also made some mistakes that put us under pressure set. We missed it too.” quick thinking in some A moment of delay and the opponent was there. When we took the ball out we passed on one side which gave Midtjylland a chance to steal some balls. We respected more than we should”.

How to reverse the situation:

“I think fitness is the hallmark of intensity and fitness. Midtjylland also had a lot of Brazilians and they’re definitely a good team. And we have our good data and with them we’ll claim qualification for the rematch. There were some” Mistakes, some stupid situations that we could have avoided and ended up conceding the goal. We also want quick legs and quick minds in the rematch to qualify. We want better options too, because if you eliminate two chances, we didn’t react. “Well in the last 30 meters” .

For the argument that the two benches had:

“These are things that happen in a game. There was also tension on the pitch. This is not the time to create scandal, after the game is over it’s all over.”

Whether he thinks PAOK has shown signs of teamwork:

“I can say that it’s part of the reason we were more scared. We played against a different organization, an opponent with different characteristics and intensity, even if they’re not as good as some Greek teams. If that If the result were better, we wouldn’t speak.” so negative: “The rematch is in Toumba and we will do everything we can to qualify.”

For the presence of fans in the stands:

“I enjoyed it, it was something very nice. Especially the presence of our fans. I’m sure they will push us into qualifying in the second leg.”

For returning the humans to Toumba:

“Yes, our fans will play a big role. Today was a result that doesn’t make us happy, but we only played the first half and we’ll give our all in the second leg.”