They spoke only truths…
Kostakis Artymatas said it well, Anorthosis did not bow down and will never bow down to anyone. Even with a thousand and two problems. Even with half a team. Even with a bench from K19. Even if every day Okkas did not know who would leave the team. Even if the Anorthosis players have months to be paid. Those who stayed and were with AEK were really, in every sense of the word, lads, having a dude as a coach and a leader with a soul!
Study, he found the solutions
Giannis Okkas, despite the many injury problems and the last withdrawals that occurred, managed to find the solutions and line up a team that competes with dignity.
The Cypriot coach chose the following eleven: Under the posts was Michael, with Correa and Makoun forming the defensive duo. Kiko fought on the right end of the defense and Correa on the left. Artimatas, Tehera and Chrysostomou were in midfield, with Waris and Paroutis moving to the wings. At the top was Castel.
The move that kept Anorthosis in the game
Anorthosis may have lost 1-0 in the first half, but in the second half, Yiannis Okkas made an internal move that kept his team in the game. More specifically, the Cypriot coach changed the system and turned it from 4-3-3 to 5-3-2, putting Artymatas as the 3rd central defender, which helped to close more of the empty spaces in the defensive line.
They believed until the end
Despite the fact that Anorthosis was losing 1-0 until stoppage time, its players did not give up and believed until the end that they could get something from the game. Which in the end they did, with Makun redeeming his team in the 90+2'.
Cool captain, cool coach
The statements made after the end of the match by Kostakis Artimatas and Ioannis Okkas need special mention. Both spoke to them honestly, the only thing that the people of Anorthosis want to hear.
Kostakis once again showed that he gives everything for the jersey he wears, as he told the world what he wanted to hear, but he said it because he himself believed it.
“I want to be satisfied with two conversations. Anorthosis will not bow to any Aris, Paphos, Omonia, APOEL, AEK. Anorthosis was, is and will be here. The people of Anorthosis were, are and will be with the team”.
As for Yiannis Okka, once again at the press conference he told only the truth. And this is because he made his report to the world and how touching his offer is for Anorthosis, but he emphasized that the sports fans alone cannot do it, sending the message to the everywhere prominent Anorthosis to come close and support the team financially, maybe even Okka's words were intended even for the major shareholder, Christos Pullaidis.
