Hadjiemmanuel: “I’ve been waiting for my debut at AEK for as long as I can remember”

Vassilis Hadjiemmanuel made his debut with the AEK shirt in the game against Atromitos when he filled the gap of Panagiotis Tsintotas, who was permanently out due to muscle cramps in yesterday’s training session (22.01).

Among other things, the young goalkeeper emphasized that he had been preparing for this moment for 1.5 years and had been waiting for her since childhood. At the same time, he referred to the good defensive function of the Union in today’s game (23.01.), but also to the replay with PAOK.

Details of what Hatziemmanuel told NOVA: About his presence under the beams and how he prepared: “It’s been on my mind since yesterday because Tsintotas wasn’t doing so well. I was a little nervous but from the moment I entered the stadium it was all gone“.

About how Michailidis prepared him: “Michailidis is really like my father. I’ve been preparing for this moment for 1.5 years, he didn’t tell me anything concrete, he told me you can, you’re ready and done“.

On whether his presence at AEK B helped him: “It helped me a lot and a lot as I got 8 games and had a rhythm“.

For the good presence of the defenses that protected him: “Thank you, we concentrated on our coach’s plan for 90 minutes, we didn’t have any problems defensively and we did very well offensively“.

About whether he was ready: “For as long as I can remember I would say I’ve been waiting my whole life for this, my debut with AEK. I’m happy for today“.

For Wednesday’s rematch with PAOK: “In the first game we played well according to the coach’s plan. The rematch will be difficult but if we play like we did today we have nothing to worry about“.