PAOK – Apollon Limassol: Mixed zone
Read on paokfc.gr the quotes of Ivić, Biseswar and Rodrigues in the mixed zone of Toumba Stadium, after the friendly encounter against Apollon Limassol.
There was a lot to check out in this game. Vladan Ivić shared his thoughts with reporters, both for the friendly encounter against the Cypriot outfit and for the upcoming ties against AFC Ajax.
On the friendly match against Apollon Limassol:
«We saw some things today, we need to check out what we don’t like and change it and keep on to the good stuff. We still have some days left for the first leg. Things can improve or become worse. We have to work hard. There is will, the most necessary ingredient. I want to believe that we will be ready come Tuesday«.
On whether his players were thinking about Tuesday’s game:
«Perhaps. We will talk about it tomorrow. We will analyze the game and I will tell them what we need to change«.
On José Alberto Cañas and Željko Brkić:
«It’s highly improbable that Cañas will play in the first match. He might make it in time for the second leg, that it’s in less than two weeks. We believe that he will be ready by then. We will check his level of readiness. Brkić is still on a learning process«.
On his impression of AFC Ajax:
«We watched their latest friendly encounters. They always play attack-minded football. It’s their philosophy. They have quality players, but so do we. We will fight to get the best out of these two matches«.
On the team’s transfer process:
«There is time ahead. We will see«.
Diego Biseswar played his first (unofficial though) encounter in Toumba and spoke about it and about the Netherlands:
«I am happy to have played. We were a bit tired. I loved the ground, everything is great. We are focused on our next goal and we want to make our fans happy. I was a player of Feyenoord in the past and they have a huge rivalry with AFC Ajax. Everyone from my former team wish us all the best!»
Garry Rodrigues pinpointed the differences between Thursday’s match and the upcoming clash in Amsterdam Arena:
«These are two entirely different games. Today’s friendly was just a preparation match. On Tuesday it’s the big game. It goes without saying that you will see a totally different PAOK in Amsterdam«.
