The reformer of Olympiakos, the man who in a short period of time transformed it into a formidable team, proved once once more that in addition to being a maestro of the benches, he is also a rare character.
“Thank you to Olympiakos for giving me the opportunity to live these moments…” said Vaskos, who 12 months ago won the Europa League as Sevilla coach.
“When the suspension ended and people started coming to the field and chanting his name, I felt embarrassed and ashamed… I was afraid that some people would think that I was going out on the field to deify me,” he said a little later, while speaking in the best words regarding Fiorentina, Olympiakos’ opponent in the final.
What are your feelings?
“I am very happy. Even following the 2-0 we had our calm, but also the anxiety lest something happen. As time passed, however, we were happy regarding it… Both for us and for the people who supported us throughout this journey”.
You shut out England’s 4th team scoring 6 goals. How did you manage?
“I really thought so. I knew our potential and that we were capable of causing them problems before the first game. I knew Aston Villa and I made sure we found a way to do it.”
Did you imagine when you came to Greece that you would experience such a night?
“The truth is, no, because I didn’t know much regarding the Greek league and I had to learn a lot. But I immediately saw that I have good players and I believed very quickly that we can claim the championship and make a good run in Europe. With Ferentsvaros we were good, with Maccabi we were also lucky, because it is not easy when you lose 4-1 at home to overturn the score. Then we had big matches with Fener and Aston Villa. I thank Olympiakos for giving me the opportunity to live these moments”
Do you understand the love of the world?
“I have a habit of walking around the pitch before the match. When I had come there were no people at the games, but when they started coming I started to feel the love. And so I started to feel a little embarrassed and ashamed that someone might believe that I was coming onto the pitch looking for something like that. It is really very beautiful…”
Will you win a European title once more this year?
I hope so and we will try… We now need time to analyze Fiorentina, but we also saw once morest Bruges that they are a very good team”.
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