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Jovanovic: “I will try not to incite violence with my statements, we all have to look at ourselves”
Ivan Jovanovic also referred to the measures against violence in his statements before the game against Maccabi Haifa, he emphasized, among other things, that he would try to be careful and that his statements would not incite violence in sport.
Panathinaikos hosts Maccabi Haifa at Leoforo with the aim of securing a ticket to the Conference League. The Greens need a draw to finish third in their group but Ivan Jovanovic said his side would only go for the win as it was a question of mentality.
At the same time, with regard to the government’s measures to combat violence, he emphasized that he would try in his own way not to motivate small children to commit such acts, which is what all protagonists should do.
What Ivan Jovanovic said in detail at the press conference: He’s worried that he hasn’t had a game in ten days: “Like the last ten days, we were preparing for the championship, but it was canceled due to the referees. We wanted to do a normal preparation with Maccabi. We played games with higher intensity and in the seven to eight days where we knew we weren’t going to have a game, we knew we could work a little harder. We’ve been working on getting this game ready. It’s a challenging game“.
This opinion on what is happening in sport and on the measures to combat violence: “For all of us in football, playing in empty stands is the hardest thing we can endure. It is difficult for any player to play important league games in empty stands. We play for the fans, they motivate us. It’s too hard for us. There are also many other things around us that we need to think about.
Violence exists everywhere, not just in football. I’m having a very hard time finding a solution. I will try not to mislead some young children into doing things that are not consistent with what I say. We have a new child in the hospital fighting for his life. It’s a question of mindset. It’s not an easy decision, if a government comes along it will be difficult.
I believe that as protagonists we have to set an example with our behavior and our statements, we have to be modest and correct. Not to pressure people to behave in a way that is not right. I understand that we (as football) are a problem, we are a headache. Nobody wants a headache. Logically, the decisions are against us and hope that they can at least provide a solution to problems related to violence in the future.
It’s not easy and I don’t expect much to change. It is also a question of culture. In the Balkans we are warm-blooded, we love football in our own way, different from Northern Europe. It is more. The protagonists (football players, coaches, agents) must all try to look at ourselves, at football and the product“.
For the first game and if they were surprised by their style of play: “We weren’t particularly surprised. Our group was very difficult, as was AEK’s, who played in a competitive group. Maccabi Haifa is a good team, the players have been together for years and know each other well.
He has more experience than us and more presence in Europe. The first game where Maccabi Haifa took advantage of our mistakes, they have the quality to do it. We expect her to be competitive. He can only qualify with a win. We have the attitude that we always play to win. It remains to be seen which team will prevail in the end result“.
Whether the draw makes him think: “I can’t worry. We’ve never done this before, in any game, not even at the European Championships. We didn’t think about it as a team. We never went into the game with the mindset that we could defend the score or play for a result that suited us.
It’s not our style, it’s not my style and the way I communicate with the players. We have to be positive in the way we play it. We have to have demands on ourselves. Teams like Panathinaikos have a win as a normal result. I hope we can show it tomorrow. We will also have the world on our side, which is a positive thing“.
Source: sport 24
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english team Aston VillaThe player continues to show incredible form and has already won his 10th consecutive victory in different tournaments.
The successful series includes 7 Premier League matches and 3 Europa League matches. This is a new club record for Aston Villa.
The last win came on 21 December, when the home team beat Manchester United 2-1 at Villa Park in Birmingham.
This winning streak has allowed Aston Villa to secure a place in the top 3 (36 points) of the Premier League standings, ahead of Arsenal (39) and Man City (37).
In the Europa League, Unai Emery’s team safely passed the league stage and entered the top 3 together with Lyon and Mittjylland (15 points out of 18).
Aston Villa’s 10-match winning streak
- 21.12. 19:30. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Manchester United – 2:1
- 14.12. 16:00. nuclear submarine West Ham – Aston Villa – 2:3
- 11.12. 22:00. LE. Basel-Aston Villa-1:2
- 06.12. 14:30. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Arsenal – 2:1
- 03.12. 21:30. nuclear submarine Brighton – Aston Villa – 3:4
- 30.11. 16:05. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Wolverhampton – 1:0
- 27.11. 19:45. LE. Aston Villa – Young Men – 2:1
- 23.11. 16:00. nuclear submarine Leeds – Aston Villa – 1:2
- 09.11. 16:00. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Bournemouth – 4:0
- 06.11. 22:00. LE. Aston Villa – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 2:0
Aston Villa’s winning streak in the 2025/26 season
Source: Sport UA
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Ukrainian defender Nottingham Forest Alexander Zinchenko He shared his feelings after his team beat Utrecht (2:1) in the main round of the Europa League.
“It’s a great feeling. First of all, I’m back. Secondly, it’s an incredible feeling to win a match. Getting three points today was very important for us. As you can see, it was a difficult match. But at the end of the match, I think we got what we wanted and let’s continue like that.”
“As a defender you always want to keep a clean sheet, but unfortunately we couldn’t do that today. So it’s something we need to work on in the future.”
“This is one of those matches where whoever wins the most challenges in different areas of the field will win the match. Today we won many more goals which helped us a lot in the game. But to be honest, even the opportunities we created, including me, we should have scored and finished this match earlier,” said Zinchenko.
Nottingham Forest is in 11th place in the rankings with 11 points after 6 matches in the Europa League this season.
Source: Sport UA
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sports doctor Dmitry Babelyuk He was not happy with the decision made by Sean Dyche, the head coach of English Nottingham, in the match against Dutch Utrecht in the Europa League (2-1).
The Foresters’ coach has given Ukraine national team defender Alexander Zinchenko a place in the starting squad after the player missed nine matches due to injury.
“These old-school coaches never cease to amaze. In 2025, with the advancement of sports science and medicine, I don’t understand how it is possible to release a player from the winger position for a full 90 minutes at the same time after two muscle injuries.
First, Moyes did this to Mikolenko, which led to Vitaly’s relapse. Now Dyche makes the same obvious mistakes.
Understanding that Zinchenko is a player who has regularly suffered from muscle problems in recent seasons; injured twice at Nottingham in the last three months; Having not played for the last six weeks, I cannot imagine how anyone could be so negligent in getting a player into top playing form.
This is not often seen in the new generation of coaches such as Thomas Frank or Enzo Mareschi, but the old ones continue to rely on their own emotions, leaving players in danger of unnecessary relapses.
I hope everything goes well for Sasha and he returns to his best form, but playing 90 minutes at a time after two months of treatment is outright stupidity in modern football at the top level,” Babelyuk raged.
Source: Sport UA
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