Valbuena: “I could go on for another year”

In the preparation of Olympiakos in view of the “eternal” derby, he mentioned Mathieu Valbuenaemphasizing that it is very important for the “red and whites” to celebrate the victory against their great rival.

In addition, he also spoke about the possibility of staying with the “red and whites” for one more year, stating that he feels very loved and happy in Piraeus.

In detail what the Olympiacos midfielder said:



For the team’s preparation ahead of the derby with Panathinaikos: “I think we put on a good performance at AEK’s home ground and even though we tried to win at least we got the one point. It’s not easy but three days later we have to play another derby, this time at home but unfortunately without our fans. It is very important for us to win. We have to defend the third place we have at the moment and for that we are preparing as best we can for this game”.

On what Olympiacos needs to fix compared to the last “eternal” derby: “It’s been a while since that game. Now things are different. Every game is different. The important thing is that we will do everything to win. We have no other choice. This time we are bound to win. We will do it for ourselves, we will do it for our world that will not be able to be there. I think it will be a difficult game because Panathinaikos has a good team this year. But we will do everything to beat them this time”.

On whether it is an additional incentive to deprive the “eternal” rival of the championship: “We focus on ourselves. I think this is the most important thing. We want to do well and keep third place which is important. Therefore we have no reason to make any “gifts” to anyone. We want to play a good game, get the points and of course we will not help anyone to win the league”.

As for whether Sunday’s game could be the last he will play for “Georgios Karaiskakis”: “Right now I think the most important thing is to focus on the two remaining games, get two wins and not think about what the future will bring. After the championship is over we can think about the future. It is certain that I will have a discussion with the president. I really feel very loved here, I am very happy at Olympiakos and whatever happens the love of the world will stay in my heart forever. As I said I will have a chat with the chairman as I feel really good and maybe I could go on for another year. However, the most important thing is the two games we still have to play and we will talk about me when the league is over.”.