“I am faithful where I work, but no one knows what will happen tomorrow.”

Great interview in Romanian professional sports Awarded Rizvan Lucescu. The PAOK coach was asked, among other things, about his future, stating that he is loyal to the place in which he works, while emphasizing that it is his duty to protect his team.

Lucescu’s remarks:

for the new season: “Of course, it would be nice to finish the season with a cup and go on vacation feeling a victory. Unfortunately, we lost. I know very well what victory and defeat feel like. It’s hard, it’s hard. It hurts. But football gives us a chance to learn to overcome disappointments. She also criticized the situations Abnormalities in the past, I say now that AEK fully deserved to win the league and cup this season.In the final we had chances, goals at a stupid stage for 1-0, but AEK showed superior mental strength and deservedly won.”

On whether this season has been stressful or not: “It’s a bit complicated, because we had a difficult start from the end of the previous season. Many players changed, some of them arrived when we had already started training. We lost qualification with Levski, and from there came the tensions and a completely negative atmosphere, translated by people’s lack of confidence in the possibilities of achieving something this season.”

On whether he puts energy into arguments: “It is my duty to protect my team. This may seem like an excuse for the season, but there have been times when we have been embarrassingly disenfranchised by refereeing. We lost points due to unimaginable VAR errors. These were deliberate mistakes, no doubt.

The peculiarity of the Greek League is that we are talking about matches between teams, in which there are also political influences. In Greece, it is not enough just to play on the field, so the team will suffer. It’s a complete lack of fair play. We lost a title due to an unimaginable decision by some committees that took away our points and gave the championship to another team.”

On whether he means the 2018 title: “exactly. On top of that, we went into the next season with 2 penalty points, only to have a full year and make up for the handicap with a streak of 26 wins and 4 draws. We won the championship without defeat. Then in last year’s Cup final we lost again to Panathinaikos due to refereeing errors that were affected by the VAR. Panathinaikos is a historic team, with big investments, but they pushed for the cup because they haven’t won anything for a long time.”

For the benefit of the Saudi national team: “No doubt. This came from an Arabic site. I generally don’t like to talk about affairs, chances of leaving, and offers. Better stop here. I have another year with PAOK, I’m generally a loyal guy where I work. But no one knows what will happen tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

On whether he feels old at 54: “Yes, I feel in every part of my body that I am becoming more and more different. Time is running. Experiences accumulate on me. Somehow, I gain a certain wisdom, I see things differently. I have more patience.

But I still lost my enthusiasm. But I win in other areas. My back hurts, in fact almost everything from my toes to the top of my head. Time as a player also left its mark on me. I still go to the gym, I still run on the treadmill, and it helps me stay positive.”

on whether his father will resign at the end of the season: “I did not take this issue seriously with him. I still didn’t understand what he was going to do. I think he still feels the need to work. He lives through football. I have a feeling if it stops, it’s going to start getting old. And let’s stop here. As his son, I wouldn’t even bother giving him any advice. He decides, he has experience, he knows better what he wants.

For an example of compromise in his career: “Nothing to do with that. But to have the strength to say, yes, he’s right! I was wrong!’ For example. It’s kind of a compromise. But then I mind my own business. See, when I started my first term at PAOK, I mentioned that our dream was to fight for the title, which hadn’t been won for 34 years. I have found that I am more motivated if I have a dream than a commitment. The boss scolded me for this in a meeting.

It is a duty to win the championship. He should! At that moment it seemed so unfair and cruel. But I said to myself: stop! Be calm! He is right after all. I’m here to win something! If not, another one comes and that’s it! So do your best to win! ‘. Finally I win. It is an example that I lived by and helped me take a step forward in my career.”

For his return to PAOK: “Yes. Everyone advised me not to return, but I decided emotionally, because I felt great in Thessaloniki and I took this step without regret. I went to many cities, but did not see anything: only a hotel, a house, an airport, a coach, a stadium. I didn’t have time for my wife. There are many friends who tell us that they’ve been there or beyond, they’ve seen places unimaginable. I do not belong to them. Maybe in three or four years I’ll say “Done!” Who knows how I think after that? “