On the boost the victory over FC Slovan Liberec will provide:

«It sure is a psychological boost. We got a victory, a very important result. We didn’t start well and conceded a goal almost immediately. Fortunately we leveled quite early and the rest of the first half was balanced. After the interval our rivals were more threatening, but we did score the winner and had two more chances to finish it off through Mystakidis and Rodrigues. I am certain that this victory will lift our morale and we will be better«.

On the importance of winning even on a mediocre evening:

«Against Xanthi we were very good, better than our rivals throughout the encounter and wasted many chances. We didn’t win. In our last European encounter, even a draw would have been a fair result. In football, the best teams or the ones creating more chances don’t always win. There are many things coming into play in our sport: patience, tactics and discipline on the pitch. Sometimes luck is also decisive. I believe that my players and I got valuable lessons in our last two encounters«.

On the encounter against Veria:

«In their last game, Veria won away against a tough rival. To my knowledge, they recently appointed a new coach and he will make his debut against us. I believe their players will be motivated to show their worth. We are in for a tough encounter. We must give it all to get the three points. It will be our third match this week, but we will keep on having such weeks during the season and I don’t want to use it as an excuse. As I told you, we have to win«.

On PAOK not signing a forward this summer:

«I said right from the start that, in order to acquire a forward, they have to be better than the ones we have. There was no reason in signing someone who can’t give us more than our players. I am happy with all four strikers and they are all getting minutes in our matches. Athanasiadis and Koulouris scored a brace each in two encounters. Thiam and Pereyra haven’t played much, but when time comes, I am sure they will help the team. We have many encounters ahead in our schedule and everyone will get to play. The Greek Cup will start shortly and, until December, we will have to negotiate three matches per week. It’s very positive having many players who can come off the bench at any time and contribute to the team«.

On Klaus going after top scoring spot in European competition:

«The one leading now has 30 goals, so Klaus has a good chance of catching him«.