On his team’s performance and his players’ mentality:

«Every football game is different. In every encounter we carry something from the previous one. Perhaps we were not extremely focused, playing against the bottom-placed side. That is why we started slowly. We got into the games after the half-hour mark. In the second half, we created, scored and risked a bit during their transitions, while wasting more goalscoring opportunities. Despite not performing as well as in previous encounters, we could have scored more goals. It’s important to win, even when the display leaves much to be desired«.

On the first round finale and if he considers that PAOK have the points they deserved:

«It’s a weird situation to explain. We played 8 times away and 7 in Toumba Stadium. All our high-profile clashes, except the one against Panathinaikos, were away. Something was lacking, but perhaps our rivals could say the same. We played very well at home and some good games away. The main point was not “finishing off” our away encounters. But today I am happy because we did what we had to do and we were modest to fight for our victory even after taking the lead«.

On transfers:

«There are 1-2 positions that you have also noticed we need some boosting. But it’s too early to speak about that. We still have one match ahead, on Tuesday, of the same characteristics«.

On the tandem Cañas-Maurício:

«Cañas returned after a long time and he played well today. I wanted to give him time on the pitch, because we will need all our players in the second round of fixtures. Furthermore, I thought that this tandem would be very useful today on this pitch, because we could move the ball around more quickly, given Platanias’s formation as well. Cimirot provided balance and security when not in possession. Cimirot has featured in almost all matches since the beginning and we are very satisfied with his performances«.