Dessers speaks on Panathinaikos' win over Volos

Nigeria forward Cyriel Dessers has told Panathinaikos to finish their games earlier after his goal helped the club win 1-0 against Volos on Sunday.

Dessers scored in the second half. He finished calmly after a pass from Andrews Tetteh. The former Rangers striker said his team was in control for most of the game but lost focus for a while after the break, which made Volos more dangerous.

He dismissed the idea that tiredness played a part in their performance.
“First of all, I think fatigue was not a factor tonight. We ran a lot. We felt good, fresh. The pitch was in very good condition tonight in my opinion,” Dessers said, as quoted by Gazzetta.
“So those were not excuses. We were in control of the game for most of it. Only in one part in the second half did we lose control; we allowed our opponent to become more dangerous. We have to be smarter in these situations and try to end the games earlier.”

Dessers also praised Tetteh for setting up the chance.
“I think Andrews made a great individual move at the beginning and then with the cross. Great ball,” he said. “I was happy that I was able to make a good move and finish the game.”

On his connection with his teammates, Dessers said it was still early days.
“As far as our collaboration goes, these are the first matches we have played together. I think you can already see improvement and there is room for more,” he said.

“If we use each other more in and around the box, if we can play together or with Rastøder or Levi, it is going to be hard for any defence to deal with us.”

Dessers has been in good form since coming back from injury at the start of the season. He is eager to keep this up as he aims to reach his best level again.