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Jovanovic: “We didn’t deserve to lose, for sure we will fight back”

Jovanovic: “We didn’t deserve to lose, for sure we will fight back”

Ivan Jovanovic emphasized that Panathinaikos did not deserve to lose in Tripoli, while he seemed confident in the reaction of the “Greens”.

the Panathinaikos He did not succeed in this Tripoli Knowing that Asteras was defeated 1-0Speaking to NOVA camera, Ivan Jovanović said: “It was a difficult match. The match became even more difficult after Corbelis was sent off. It wasn’t a match we could manage, with one player less, even though we weren’t threatened until the 60th minute. We couldn’t control it as well.” We liked.

We didn’t deserve to lose, because we conceded a goal in Astera’s only attack, while we were wrong in our other chances.”

For the three defeats in the last four matches: “In a team that, like ours, has been first in the league for a very long time, the three defeats are unnerving. However, there are many games to play, and we are sure to react.

For … the belly made by Panathinaikos: “I can’t say our tummy is normal, but it’s still a bad period for us.”

“A tough period, both competitively and emotionally.”

In the press conference, he said the following:

On the many mistakes Panathinaikos made in the second round and how the team should manage the situation: “Yes, it is definitely not an easy period for us. We have bad results and consecutive defeats in the last matches with PAOK and today with Asteras Tripoli. Our performance is not at the level it has been in most of the league. At the moment, these performances are worrying for a team like us. It is reasonable It’s not that we were first in the league yet, now we’re not.The league has a lot of games to complete.It’s the way we lose and the way we react.It’s a process that has kept us at a lower competitive level for some time now.Surely all of this can be overcome. Through football and through our daily lives. We have to improve the situation and we will improve it. This thing cannot continue, because we pay too high a price for results because of our behavior. The performance or results are not at the level it should be for a team that has been good for a very long time.”

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On losing points in detail in the second round and whether the team can respond: “We haven’t lost our competitiveness as a team. The players today are trying and they are trying on the field. But our game in the first place is not as effective as it used to be. We definitely have some players at this very moment who are not at the level they were or could be. It’s certainly League pressure is a problem that increases when you don’t get the results as you should. We have responsibilities towards those who have supported us since the beginning of the year and we show that in practice. At the moment many are disappointed and we ourselves must work and persevere more. I know my team and I know how much they want In the challenge and they will remain competitive until the end. But it is a process one can say from the next day all this will change. What we have to do is stop making mistakes and improve. We need to be more free in the game and integrate the two new kids. Laszlo and Daniel. “I’m optimistic and I know my players. We have to be better next time and we will be. And what we’ve done in the league so far hasn’t been a coincidence. We’re going through a tough period in the league, both competitively and emotionally.”