Speaking at the press conference, on the eve of his fight PAOK With Maccabi Tel Aviv (24.09.2025, 19:45), the Razvan Lutsescu He stressed that his players made a good appearance against Panetoliko – despite the fact that they did not win – and stressed that they should maintain the clear mind and hard work.
Razvan Lutsescu spoke of pressure on the limits of paranoia inside and outside PAOK, talked about the “biceps” premiere against Maccabi Tel Aviv and a potential rotation and avoided commenting on a question about his extraterrestrial team.
Razvan Lutsescu spoke …
About what he will say to the players just before the match starts with Maccabi: “Tomorrow is a different match, a different event and I will tell the players that they made a fantastic look on Saturday. They may not have scored, the easy goal may not have been found, but we created phases and we played very well aggressively. You need more determination and concentration in front of the opposing home. In preparation for the race, I will also talk about how our opponent play. Normally things when we have many weeks with many matches and different opponents. “
For the fact that the game is is extraordinary special and whether it affects the team: “We have a race tomorrow. That’s what I know only. I have to prepare the team to be 150% ready to score, run, fight and win. The other issues do not belong to me and to us to comment. “
Whether there are other problems other than Pelka and how the team is generally: “There are no other problems of absences in the team. Today there will be training with the whole team, so we have no other problems so far. “
For Maccabi’s weak spots and how she has analyzed her: “It’s a quality team that likes to play football, a team that has aggressive elements in their game. In the qualifiers, a historic team excluded Dynamo Kiev, though he was lucky in the first match that had a player above. In their league they are first with 4/4 and shows that they are in good shape. We must not let them create situations and exploit their weaknesses. In any case here through difficult games it means that it is a set of good mentality. We have to be concentrated from the first minute to give it all. “
How to manage the rotation from now on and how much he thinks the roster is 100% ready for this process: “As for rotation I can’t tell you what will happen in a month. There are many issues in a while with many games. Injuries, fatigue, problems with viruses, burdens. We must see the quality of the opponent. Not what quality it has, but what kind of quality it has to make decisions about the eleven. It is true that we have to find a way to have spiritual freshness and energy, so we must have the necessary rotation. I can’t tell you what will happen next month because I don’t know the future. The opponents, the trips we have, the situation of our players will play a role. This will go to play with a game and after their end.
I feel that rotation is essential for groups like us who are in three events. You have to understand when the player is ready to get in and when not to get in, the point is the answers the players give. If the answer is good, it can take part in the rotation, if not then we have to think of other things.
There must be a balance in the team, I am one of the few I must have the balance at the maximum level. We’re going to play with a game as you know. I hope to see the players’ group work properly as it does from the beginning of the season and improve on the pitch. The evolution is what I hoped to see and I think the team will improve even more. Last Wednesday’s game was a good lesson for us and we know until the rotation can reach. “
On whether the issue of easy goal is also a matter of luck: “It could also be a lack of luck. Fortune is part of football. We beat AEK last year in the last match of the season with a 1-0 win, we missed a great chance for 2-0 with Kamaras in the end and scored in the final phase of the first half with a fantastic goal of Michaelides and in the end we said we had a fantastic game. This is football.
Honestly the game the team made with Panetoliko was top! At the level of pressing, creating, space movements and coverage. We had five really great opportunities to score, while in normal games you make three big phases you achieve two and say we did well. If we had the goal we would all have kept this match as top.
Here is a craze on the limits of … paranoia! It’s a pressure coming from everywhere. I don’t know what was happening before here, maybe the situation was so in the past. We have to calm down and see ahead, because the championship is not easy. If we compare the way the other teams play at the start we do not lag behind. To keep the mentality of work and battle. Players are more pressured by themselves to score, to cope, but that does not do good to them but also to the team. I have spoken with 3-4 players about it and we have analyzed it.
Things would be different if we had scored and we would talk about completely different situations. We have to keep a clear mind, our tranquility and work to get the goal we want so much. “