On the encounter:

«We had back-to-back games. We have been playing non-stop and fatigue caught up with us and our opponents. Maybe this factor explains our shots on goal today. Unfortunately we failed to win, but we continue our efforts«.

On managing his roster:

«When players get to feature every three days, fatigue is unavoidable. That was obvious in the previous match as well. Some may be tired, others have minor injuries or feel under pressure. We need to protect them all«.

On his options:

«We were exploring all our options to win. Some didn’t get to feature today, because they played a lot during this past fortnight«.

On refereeing:

«I spoke about refereeing a few days ago and I won’t repeat myself. As far as I am concerned, when there is a problem, one should go to the fourth official and speak his mind. As I’ve stated in the past, we aim to win every game. We focus now on Thursday’s game«.

On the encounter against FC Schalke 04:

«This is a special match indeed. We will give it our best, 100%. However, as a note to those who set the fixtures, it would have been preferable to play our Greek Cup game on Wednesday, in order to get an additional day of rest. I believe that makes sense«.

On Stefanos Athanasiadis:

«He is working hard. He had an opportunity to score today. Such plays can be wasted. I am certain he will eventually start scoring again«.