Senou Coulibaly shared his perspective on how to handle defeat and the immediate response the team must show on the field. The Omonia center back highlighted the crucial “lessons” learned from the recent European campaign, emphasizing that at the highest level, it’s the details that determine the outcome and that no mistake goes unpunished.
Ahead of the tough away derby against Anorthosis (November 8 – 4:00 p.m.), Koulibaly offered a pleasant surprise, describing the recent setback as a positive “wake-up call.” As he explained, the loss of points acts as an antidote to the complacency that victories often bring, keeping the team fully focused on its goal and ready to finish the first half of the season in the best possible way.
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As Senou Coulibaly said: “I think we played a very good first half. Unfortunately, the second half wasn’t the same. The lesson, I think, is that every detail counts. When we have the chance to ‘close out’ the game, we have to close it out, and at this level, I’d say every detail comes back to haunt you. I think all three goals we conceded were down to details, and at this level, when you make any mistake, you pay for it. So it’s a good lesson. Now we just have to move on and focus on the next game.
We’re ambitious, for sure. We want to advance in Europe, we want to win the league, and we know we have to get better than we are right now. The positive thing is that everyone knows this; everyone wants to raise their game, and everyone wants to do their best for Omonia.
What I’d say is positive is that we lost this game. It’s not a good thing, but it’s good because now we’re really looking forward to playing the next game and winning it. You know, sometimes when you win, you get a little complacent—a little too complacent, I’d say. Now we can’t afford to be complacent because we lost, and we want to finish on a high note before the international break.
Let them keep supporting us like this. Because I also believe that on the field we’re showing a lot of promise, but it all comes down to the details. If they keep supporting us like this, we’ll definitely do something good for the future.”
