Superleague
Eliasson: “We wanted to bring joy to the world in the first derby at the OPAP Arena”
Niklas Eliasson, in his statements after the derby with PAOK, stated that AEK players wanted to bring joy to the world in their first derby at the OPAP Arena.
Niklas Eliasson was over the moon after AEK’s win in the derby against PAOK, the first he won at the OPAP Arena. The Sweden midfielder from Union stressed that he and his team-mates are aggressive because the coach constantly encourages them to do so while they aim to please the crowd at their first derby in their new home country.
What Eliasson said to COSMOTE TV in detail: About the game: “It was the first derby in our new stadium. We’re happy that we won. We wanted to bring joy to the world and we succeeded. We played an aggressive defense. The first goal came from a steal from Araujo. We want to play like this and win“.
Does the way they play give them confidence?: “The coach wants us to be aggressive. Let’s play aggressive and well. That’s what we try to do and that gives us confidence“.
About whether Garcia bought him coffee: “I do not know. I’m still waiting for the coffee. Garcia owes me two coffees. So I’m waiting (laughs)“.
Source: sport 24
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