Monday, December 14, 2020

LEN Champions League Water Polo - Preliminaries Quotes Day 1 Olympiacos (GRE) v Ortigia (ITA)



Olympiacos (GRE) v Ortigia (ITA) 6-4

Theodoros Vlachos, coach, Olympiacos:

“It is a big and important win for us. I was worried because we were the favourites and Ortigia had nothing to lose. They had some great wins in the qualifications. We practically haven’t played a game for two months, that’s why we had some problems at the beginning but we then managed to regroup ourselves. We had a good control of the game, good defence. They have a great goalie, Stefano is always good. I’m satisfied with the three points as it is always important to win the first match.”

Konstantinos Mourikis, captain, Olympiacos:

“It was a difficult game where we had a bat start. Ortigia is a good and strong team. This is a big win for us. We will watch Spandau and take the following matches day by day. For us, it is important to finally play again since this is our first match in months.”

Stefano Piccardo, coach, Ortigia:

“This was a historic match for the club, the first Champions League game in its entire 92 years of its history. We made technical mistakes in various aspects of the game, especially in our man-ups. Olympiacos is an experienced team. It is an honour for us to play the Champions League. Tomorrow we face Recco, we will give our best.”

Simone Rossi, player, Ortigia:

“We can only regret what happened… We wanted so badly to win this match and clinch our first 3 points. They are a much more experienced team, got used to play these kind of games. We are newcomers. Tomorrow we face Recco with our heads high.”

Valentino Gallo, player, Ortigia:

“We wanted to do better in this historic match for Ortigia. They know how to play this type of games. We were victims of our own inexperience. Tomorrow it will be even harder against Recco, it will be another difficult game. We have to forget today and concentrate on tomorrow’s match against Recco.”

 

Theodoros Vlachos, coach, Olympiacos:

“It is a big and important win for us. I was worried because we were the favourites and Ortigia had nothing to lose. They had some great wins in the qualifications. We practically haven’t played a game for two months, that’s why we had some problems at the beginning but we then managed to regroup ourselves. We had a good control of the game, good defence. They have a great goalie, Stefano is always good. I’m satisfied with the three points as it is always important to win the first match.”

Konstantinos Mourikis, captain, Olympiacos:

“It was a difficult game where we had a bat start. Ortigia is a good and strong team. This is a big win for us. We will watch Spandau and take the following matches day by day. For us, it is important to finally play again since this is our first match in months.”

Stefano Piccardo, coach, Ortigia:

“This was a historic match for the club, the first Champions League game in its entire 92 years of its history. We made technical mistakes in various aspects of the game, especially in our man-ups. Olympiacos is an experienced team. It is an honour for us to play the Champions League. Tomorrow we face Recco, we will give our best.”

Simone Rossi, player, Ortigia:

“We can only regret what happened… We wanted so badly to win this match and clinch our first 3 points. They are a much more experienced team, got used to play these kind of games. We are newcomers. Tomorrow we face Recco with our heads high.”

Valentino Gallo, player, Ortigia:

“We wanted to do better in this historic match for Ortigia. They know how to play this type of games. We were victims of our own inexperience. Tomorrow it will be even harder against Recco, it will be another difficult game. We have to forget today and concentrate on tomorrow’s match against Recco.”

 

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