Martinez: “Greek footballers are very important for us”

On Sunday, Olympiacos will host Ghoul (03/09, 20:00), for its 3rd matchday Stoiximan Super League.

THE Diego Martinez he spoke before the match, referred to the Greek players of his team, while also commenting on the match with Leonidas Vokolou’s team.

The statements of the Spanish technician in detail:

On whether he expected Olympiacos to play so well so soon: “Thank you very much. That was our goal. To have an identity in our game and to play good football. This is always our intention, but of course the opponent who tries to put obstacles in your way also comes into play and it is not always easy to do what we have worked for.

We managed in the last games to make good appearances and achieve our goals, however we must definitely continue the work to improve more. The opponent will always give us different difficulties and we will have to find other ways to become even better. We also need to improve the individual performance of each player, to fix many things in general, but our goal will always be the same. To play with a certain identity. We are satisfied that we are showing it so far but we have to insist on improving our game.”

For the match with Lamia: “First of all we have to rest and see what condition all our players are in. Then we will select the players who are in the best condition to be able to perform what we want, always in line with the identity we want to have in all games. Our goal and our intention are always the same. We want to play beautiful football and improve game by game. We will select the players who will be most ready to serve these needs.

It always is, but this time the presence of our world and the help it will give us from the stands will be even more important. My players are happy to qualify, but they are also exhausted as they have spent a lot of energy in the last few games. They are participating in a very demanding process and the energy that the world gives us is very important, maybe even the key to the fight to be able to continue on the right path.”

For the Greek players of the team and the trust he shows in them: “We are a Greek team and we are proud to be a Greek team and Greek footballers are very important to us. However, it is very important not to distinguish and not to differentiate football players according to their nationality. We want to be a whole with a certain temperament regardless of where everyone comes from.

All players must share the same identity and philosophy that we want to have in our game. It is important that our players perform very well, they are in a good moment, but during the season this will not always happen. Sometimes some players will be in good shape and some not. That’s why it’s very important to be a team that supports each other.”