The bad image that Olympiacos had in the first half, but also the chances that his team now has to qualify for the final of the Cup, was mentioned by Mitchell after defeat 3-0 from AEK in “Opap Arena”.
The 59-year-old coach described the result as heavy for his team, while underlining that such mistakes do not go unexploited by a team like AEK.
The Spanish coach’s statements in detail:
“We have had a disastrous first half. We improved significantly in the second, we created some chances but the third goal destroyed our plans for the second match”.
On whether a goal would have changed the fate of Olympiakos:
“The way the match was going, anything could happen. When you play against a team like AEK and you make such mistakes, it is certain that you will pay for them. In the second half, our changes helped us to move on the field and to press and also to create some opportunities. However, it is definitely a heavy result for us”
On the fact that Olympiacos had a bad first half again, just like with PAOK:
“I really don’t know what to say. If there was an explanation there would be a solution. I do not know what is going on. We should enter such games with a different philosophy. We are not doing well if we have to explain to the players to be calm and not to make such mistakes”
For the chances it gives to Olympiakos to qualify after 3-0:
“If we play like in the second half, I think we can qualify, if we play like in the first, definitely not”
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