His presence Konstantinou Tzolakis at his home Olympiakou in the first semi-final of the Cup with AEK at Opap Arena on Thursday (20:30) confirmed the Mitchell.
The coach of the “red and whites” emphasized that he has everyone available except Marcelo and Cisse, including Hames and Huang who faced some problems, while he set a clear goal for his team to win.
It is noted that the Piraeus they will not announce shipment for the derby.
Mitchell’s statements to Cosmote TV in detail:
On the anniversary of the “Gate 7” tragedy: “It is indeed a sad date. It is also a symbol of unity and commitment of Olympiakos fans, but also of all of us who work at the club. No matter how many years pass, no matter what has happened from 1981 to today, it is proven every year that we are a family and a family never forgets its dead. I was not born an Olympiacos, but I became an Olympiacos when I came to work here and since then wherever I am, whether I am in Athens or in my country, I always think of Olympiacos on February 8th”.
For the match with AEK: “We will play a lot of derbies from here until the end of the season. Even the games that are not considered derbies, we see them that way because they are very important for us. We have prepared well and we will go there with the aim of winning. We want to qualify for the Cup final and that’s what we’ll try to do.”
On whether the opponent gains an advantage by not playing on Sunday: “Obviously”.
On the fact that AEK has only wins in its new stadium: “The statistics exist and are often not confirmed. There’s always a first time. We have experience, we have a coach who knows how to manage such matches very well and we are both ambitious and optimistic that we will become the first team to win there”.
If there are injuries: “Apart from Cisse and Marcelo who still have some problems, all the rest of the team is available. But the most important thing is that all players want to play in this match.”
On whether he will go with Tzolakis in goal throughout the tournament: “I have shown what I do in this case since my previous tenure here. Then we played until the final with the same goalkeeper, while in the championship the other goalkeeper played. So that’s what we’re going to do now. If Tzolakis continues to have the same image as in the game with Aris, then I really see no reason not to continue to trust him.”
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