Konstantinidis: “PAOK has shown that it can overcome absences”

Pantelis Konstantinidis spoke to NOVA about PAOK’s game in Tripoli against Asteras (December 17th, 5:30 p.m., NOVASPORTS PRIME, LIVE Sportish).

Razvan Lucescu’s partner pointed to his team’s European progress, but also to the important failures he faced before the game at “Th. Kolokotronis” has to fight.

What he said in detail:

For PAOK’s successful appearance in the Conference League groups:

“We also feel a sense of satisfaction inside, but a small circle has closed for the time being. We are waiting for our next opponent in the European Cup games, we are very happy with the team’s development. Now we have to focus on the championship to close. This is the course of games until the end of the year, although we entered the second round, with good results.”

For achievements and records in the Conference League:

“Of course they are important, they give us the feeling that we are doing something right, that we are working correctly, the children are convinced and convince themselves that they are working under the right conditions and they can see what they are achieving in training.” Coming out in the game. And it’s important for us on the coaching staff and for the players to feel confident, to know that the work they’re doing is the right one and that this way of working will pay off on the pitch. The records “We achieve, the goals we score create a feeling of confidence and you have to pass that on to the pitch. That is our goal both as a team and individually for the players.”

For the fact that there is not just one protagonist, but everything is shared within the team:

“It also makes it difficult for the opponent because there are differences in goals, assists and the tasks that have to be done on our part. We also have to maneuver because we choose the ones we need to win the games. That’s what we have next.

On the question of whether PAOK is ready to play with Asteras:

“I think we are ready. They did what they had to do in training. We said there weren’t many. Because of the busy schedules we have, there is never enough time to work as much as we want. Tactically and psychologically though.” “There is a lot of preparation for the Asteras game. We have a few failures, but the team has shown that they can overcome them, important as they are.”

Why Tripoli has traditionally been a difficult home for PAOK:

“This doesn’t just apply to PAOK, but to all teams. It is a team that is always organized, they love football in Tripoli, they have a style of play that they have been practicing for years and they try to play football and put the opponent in position in difficult situations. They don’t, they’re a team that catches up on defense. They are a team that chases results, very good with good, quality players, and that causes problems for us and the other teams. We expect a good game and I think we will be successful. We have to play the game we always play. If we are who we need to be, we will be able to win.”

How much impact the absence of people in the stands has:

“We know that the world gives the team great impetus, gives great strength and has a positive effect on the team. For us as PAOK, it was a decision that we did not like at all. I don’t want to comment further on this decision.” I just hope that it somehow pays off and shows some results in how they handled the situation and closed the stadiums. But I don’t think anything big will come of what was done. I hope that there are other steps taken during this time to ensure that the stadiums remain empty. There are countries that have had big problems in the past, let’s not just mention England, it is the biggest example and now a diamond for the entire world football, but there were others too. I think these countries can set an example for us. The authorities should talk to some experts who obviously exist and who should have already been contacted. If there is a will and we all try, it is nothing that cannot be solved.”