Arda Turan, Shakhtar 08 August 2025, 07:33

Panatinaikos Arda Turan head coach commented on a dry draw with Panatinaikos in the third round of the LE qualification.

– I am not satisfied with the account, but happy with the game. We started with simple loss of the ball, but subsequently took over the control of the ball and dominated. We respect the strategy of our opponent – Panatinaikos, knew that they would be effective during standard provisions and transitions from defense to attack. And such moments were really during the game.

The second half was the game we want to see. We controlled the ball and the course of the whole match. When playing a rival such as panatinaikos, you need to act properly in game episodes. In my opinion, we made some mistakes about this. In general, I am satisfied with the progress of the game, but in the penalty area, when we get there, we need to burn more the desire to score, you need to feel it. Because such a game requires this. Sometimes we may have been too calm in the penalty area, and we need to understand the value that we managed to bring the ball to the final stage.

There may be no tactics, but we will think how to improve it. We will work. I am happy with playing my football players. It is not easy to make all these flights and play every three days. Our vision is one team, one family. And we will follow this path. I am proud of my players, ”the coach said.

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