Anigo: “To show a different mentality and another face”

Olympiacos must react to “G. Karaiskakis” on Wednesday (12/04, 19:30) against AEKfor the rematch of the Novibet Hellenic Cup, in order to overturn the (3-0) score of the first match.

The service technician of Piraeus Jose Anigo he spoke ahead of the match and emphasized that his team must show a completely different face.

His statements in detail:

On how he explains the difference in Olympiakos’ performance in the last two games:

“When you don’t win a game you always try to find explanations, it’s hard to find them and you attribute the result to too many things. I think that if these individual mistakes had not been made and if we had not conceded the goals in this way, we might be talking about a completely different game. If we had the concentration we showed in the previous game against PAOK, this would not have happened. We could dwell more on the last match, but we must not dwell on it any longer. We have to see what happens in the next games. We have to stay motivated, be motivated in the remaining matches and do our best.

In my opinion and with the experience I have in football after so many years is that when a game has not gone well then it is better to have another important match very soon. So you don’t have time to think about what happened, you only think about the next game and that’s the best way to bounce back. In the game against AEK we have to show a completely different face and a completely different mentality”.

On what Olympiacos must do to pursue its goal:

“The first thing that needs to be done is that our performance is completely different compared to the last game. It’s really difficult 3-0 in the first game but football is magic and we’ve seen different things happen many times. You never know what might happen. Of course it’s not easy, but you never know.”

On whether a quick goal could be the key:

“Yes, it will be very important if we manage to score a goal in the first few minutes. This can change the image of the game, just as it can change the image of the game and the atmosphere that will exist in our stadium. We are always helped by our world and the atmosphere it creates. It is very important for the prestige of our team to get at least one win and we are capable of doing it. I don’t know if we will manage to qualify but we can definitely win. We want to play a good game and chase the chances we have.”