Optimistic about the victory of Olympiakos in the derby with Panathinaikos (25/02, 20:30) seemed Mitchell in the established statements on Cosmote TV.
The coach of the “red and white” referred to the game of the first round, saying that his team had a reaction, while he also talked about what he said in his recent meeting, with Ivan Jovanovich.
Mitchell’s statements on Cosmote TV in detail
For the derby with Panathinaikos: “What I’m thinking is that I want to win the match and I’m looking for the solutions to do that. I believe that our team will play well and I not only have hopes but with all the respect I have for the opponent I believe that we will win.
In bad conditions we found very good solutions in the first round game and I think those solutions apply to this game as well. Not only did we play very well, but we also played with a lot of passion and intelligence in that game. That day the conditions were bad for us and very good for the opponent. Despite all that, we managed to play very well and only one circumstance took us away from victory. For me revenge and hatred do not exist. There is the struggle and the victory because we have many motivations. It’s a derby. We want and we can win. And I personally want to win because I think he is a very good coach. Maybe I’m wrong, but I’m one of those people who believe that if you play with revenge and hatred, it takes you away from the work you have to do to beat a good opponent.”.
On what they said with Ivan Jovanovic in their recent meeting: “He told me his plans for the match, but he told me in Serbian… (laughs) and I told him mine in Spanish..” (laughs)
On how he is waiting for Panathinaikos: “Since we are playing the league leader we have a lot of motivation and a lot of goals to fulfill in this game. The first is that our people will come to the stadium, fill the stadium and that makes us feel how important this game is. The second is how I see my team and I will repeat what I told you last week. How since we came we have been a dominant team and that is what we will try to do. Let’s continue on the same path”.
On the fact that they haven’t won a derby yet: “It gives us more motivation. Of course we want to win derbies. I’m the first to want this. I want to win all the games. Obviously the derbies too. However, the league is not only derbies. Without a derby victory we have climbed the standings. Of course we want to win. Don’t be in any doubt, but I always want to win and I convey the same to my players.”
For Ramon: “I am very pleased. There is more competition with Oleg. Oleg is also very responsive and that’s one of the things we wanted. To have competition in all positions. One helps the other to become better.”
On his injury woes: “Gary Rodriguez who was injured with Lamia, Retsos who hit in the previous one are the only absentees. The rest are ready, but we have the limitation that we can only use 5 foreigners. And everyone wants to play. It’s a big problem for the coach but also a big advantage.”
Edited by: Christos Lois
Source: Sport Fm
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