Tension at his press conference Olympiacos-OFI.
The technician of the Cretans, Valdas Dabrauskaswas asked about whether he instructed his team’s players to go into stoppage time after going 0-1 down and did not hide his irritation.
“We do it every day in training. We train to do delays and dives during the game,” said the Lithuanian coach.
In detail what he said:
About the game: “It was a difficult game, we knew where we were coming, we were playing the champions. We started very well in the first half, we pressed, we had a very good period. At the end of the first half we were not the same and in the second half Olympiacos showed that they are the better team. I think we could have played a better game today, we could have done something more. If we had scored and left with the one point, Olympiacos was the better team in the second half. We keep the positives and will work harder».
On whether he ordered delays after 0-1: “Yes I must tell you it was my order. We do it every day in training. We practice to do delays and dives during the game. I honestly do not understand the question, I understand that you were not being ironic. Every time you ask us these questions. I come here respecting your country, your league. I don’t feel that respect from you. I’m sorry to say that. I don’t watch the games of the Greek league and if you want we can watch the games together and show you how much lag there is in each game. I feel like you’re saying that I invented some ways to delay the game. These are not football questions, they are not in the plan. We came to play with the champion and try to win. There are different ways to play, you can play like Barcelona or like Atlético Madrid. I don’t know what you’d like to hear, I don’t care how you’d like us to play. I don’t know what question you would ask your coach if Olympiacos wanted to keep the result in a derby and wanted to buy time. Whenever we come to Athens to play we feel like we are the biggest devil in Greece».
For the OFI friends who were at the stadium: “The whole story with the fans traveling all night to be here is very touching. I really want to say congratulations to the friends of the team and this shows us what a responsibility we have».
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