His explanation for Olympiacos’ downfall in a ten-minute period: “We knew we were going to face a big opponent and a tough team, as AC Milan is. I think we had the control for 70 minutes and we were mature and focused. We conceded the goals and then we lost our concentration. From the moment Torosidis left, the control was gone. We weren’t going to take out Vasilis (Torosidis), but Yaya (Touré). However, Vasilis had some mild pains, and that’s why he came out. We have to be more concentrated so as to handle the match. From that moment on, we weren’t as we should be and we paid for it. We were playing against a huge team and we could have got a good result. Nevertheless, in a big stadium you pay for all of this. We’re sad and it’s a shame we couldn’t keep this result”.
On the fans’ presence and their support, despite the loss: “Our fans are fantastic, but we have to pay them back with victories. There’s a way to do this: being balanced and concentrated. Today we weren’t as we should. The fans come for us and we have to compensate them with victories. We need to be honest and admit that today we weren’t as we should and we must change all this right away”.
His comments on his players’ performance: “I really think we had good control in the midfield. We knew that AC Milan has quality players and we knew that AC Milan had players that would cause us problems. We wanted to have control of the midfield because we thought this would be most important thing in the match. However, it turned out that it wasn’t enough”.
