Mitchell: “People know we’re here to go all the way”

Mitchell said he was happy with his players, after the victory over Volos in the premiere of the playoffs.

The “red and white” coach emphasized the support of the crowd and commented on the offer of Kasami and Samasekou, who did not have enough playing time until now.

In detail, what Mitchell said at the press conference:

For Fortounis, who had a hand in all three goals of the match: “We need him at his maximum readiness, he is our leader, we need his consistency, as well as his devotion, we have all these from him to a great extent and for that we thank him.”

For the suspension of the championship: “The game we played now was a strange match, yes we won 3-0 but it was a demanding match mainly in the psychological part. That’s why we need the break and we will take advantage of it to rest, especially in the psychological part, also when we come back from the break we will again have at our disposal some footballers whom we need. Against Volos, it was seen that our footballers have put in a lot of effort so far, because they did not compete as in previous matches, but they were effective. Now we need to recharge our batteries and take advantage of the break, because when we get back it will be quite a demanding week. We are fine, we are happy and we will be calm in the next games, against Volos we once again did what we had to do”.

For the players who stood out and hadn’t played much until now, like Kasami, Samaseku: “We are absolutely satisfied. We like the competition that has been created within the team, we want everyone to feel that they have a chance to compete and that no one rests because everyone has the same chance to play. The answer that Kasami gave us was quite positive, because he was a footballer who had time to play, not because he scored the goal, but because he made a good appearance and was always placed where he needed to be on the pitch.”

For the world of Olympiakos, the Panthessaliko and if they feel the passion of the world for the title: “Absolutely, we receive the support of the people and it is a big boost for us and we thank them for that. And in the previous match here in Volos, 70 days ago, the world showed us that it believes in us and continues to believe. People know we’re here to make it to the end and it’s nice that they’re with us, because together we’re really stronger.”