Giannikis: “My wishes don’t matter”

Argyris Giannikis in his statements to COSMOTE TV regarding the derby between AEK and Panathinaikos on Alexandras Avenue (27.02., 7:30 p.m., COSMOTE Sport 1 and Live SPORT 24stressed that the Union respects the Greens, but their goal is victory.

At the same time, he emphasized that the team made a good move against PAS Giannina but need to show similar continuity, while explaining that it’s important for the team to win first and not take on their own desires.

Exactly what Argyris Giannikis said on COSMOTE TV: For the image of AEK associated with beating PAS Giannina: “We took just one step against PAS Giannina, combining performance and victory. Now we want a similar sequel“.

For the derby against Panathinaikos: “It’s a derby regardless of the scoring position of one team or the other. Or what “shape” one or the other team has. The interest is always huge.

We want to win and we are preparing to find the right path. Panathinaikos is definitely a great team, with a heavy jersey and a lot of people. We respect him, but we aim to win“.

Whether Panathinaikos’ need for points is an advantage for AEK to secure a place in the playoffs: “No, AEK is looking at itself. Looking to win games. And he’s preparing for that“.

Whether there is one of the games that AEK has given in his time that he thinks has come closer to his “I want”.: “It doesn’t matter, my “want”. It is important that the team is balanced and competitive. win games. That’s important when you take over a team during the season and that’s why we work every day“.

Hadjisafi: “We were really unlucky in the last few games”

Then Ehsan Hadjisafi spoke, mentioning, among other things, his experience at AEK, the derby with Panathinaikos, but also the negative results in previous games, emphasizing that the team was unlucky.

About how he feels at AEK: “I tell you from the bottom of my heart that I am very happy to be a member of AEK. This group is really like a family. In this team we feel part of the AEK family. And I really hope that we can get better results in the near future. I also want to say that I enjoy life in Greece and Athens“.

For AEK’s image, that was tied to a win over PAS Giannina: “We knew we had a difficult game against PAS Giannina. We faced him in the first round of the season and we had a tough match too.

So we were determined to give everything to win. We were able to play good football and were absolutely focused. And in this way we have brought joy to our world“.

For the negative results in the previous games: “In fact, we played well in most games and created a lot of chances. We present ourselves organized, “read” and are superior to our opponents in many cases. But so far we’ve been really unlucky.

The other teams have won and scored goals in the last few minutes. If we had had the same luck as the other teams, we would have had much better results. Really, I hope that from now on we’ll be luckier in making our world happy“.

For the derby with Panathinaikos: “TThe game against Panathinaikos is very important for us. We played well in the preliminary round and got the three points.

It was a difficult game but we got the win. The games against Panathinaikos are always very strong. And what we want is to win to bring joy to our world“.