Anigo: “If we don’t beat AEK then things will be very difficult for us”

With a very important derby in “Karaiskakis”, the battle of the playoffs starts again after the Easter holidays. Olympiacos welcomes AEK (23/4, 21:00), in a pivotal match for the development of the battle for the title.

THE Jose Anigo spoke about the enormous importance of this match, stressing that if Olympiacos does not win, things will be very difficult for the “red and whites”. At the same time, he also commented on the training of the last few days, but also what the Piraeus players should do in order to get a positive result with the Union.

His statements to COSMOTE TV in detail:

On whether the match against AEK is Olympiakos’ last chance to claim the championship: “Yes, I completely agree. This game is very important for us. There is no more joker. Of course, you never know what can happen in the future, but I think that if we don’t win this match, the continuation will be very difficult for us. This is what I said to the players in my speech at the beginning of the week, that of all the games we have played in the last few weeks this is the most difficult and the most important. It’s a game we have to win.”

On what Olympiacos must do to win: “The plan exists but it is not possible to reveal it to you at the moment. This is a very special game. We also played them in the Cup and won at home but lost at theirs. But this game is different. What is certain is that it will be difficult because we are playing against a very good team. It is also certain that we have no other choice but to win. It is our only path and we must definitely get the three points”.

If there are problems: “No, we’re lucky to be all right. I knock on wood that none of our players have a problem. Preparation is going well. It will continue tomorrow and then everything will depend on the players.”

For the training of the last days: “Of course I have an opinion, but I cannot tell you exactly what we have discussed with the president. We talk all the time but these conversations are personal. My job as a coach is temporary. I will sit on the bench until the last game of the season. My job is to help Olympiakos to find a very good coach. Be sure that this coach will be a very good choice. Olympiacos is a very big club and the coach should have personality and character because there is a lot of pressure. Therefore, we want to make the best possible choice. Olympiakos deserves a very good coach and that will happen.”