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Kontis: ‘Teams get tired in February, not August. We conceded two goals from our own mistakes’
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Kontis: ‘Teams get tired in February, not August. We conceded two goals from our own mistakes’

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • OFI lost 2-1 to Aris at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, with coach Christos Kontis attributing the result to defensive mistakes.
  • Kontis said the team must learn from the match and become more competitive against strong opponents.
  • He rejected claims that the squad’s early-season European schedule had caused fatigue.

Christos Kontis pointed to OFI’s own mistakes after the team lost 2-1 to Aris at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium. The coach said those errors decided the match.

Speaking to Nova after the final whistle, Kontis said OFI controlled the pace and played well until the final third, but conceded twice because of mistakes. He added that the team could have conceded a third goal for the same reason.

“We knew from the outset that we had a difficult game ahead of us, as Aris are strong at home,” Kontis said. OFI had travelled to Thessaloniki seeking a win, but the coach said his players needed to make smarter decisions, especially in the final third.

We knew from the outset that we had a difficult game ahead of us, as Aris are strong at home.

— Christos KontisThe OFI coach assessed the difficulty of the match after his team’s defeat.

Kontis also dismissed fatigue as an explanation. “I cannot say that a team, in August, with four official games, is overloaded,” he said. “Teams get tired in February, not August.” He called Aris a good team and said OFI had to find solutions against opponents of that level.

He noted that Aris are targeting fifth place and said OFI would need to show greater competitiveness in such matches.

Teams get tired in February, not August.

— Christos KontisKontis rejected fatigue from European commitments as an excuse for OFI’s performance.
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