Streich: “Another Olympiacos this year, conceding difficult goals – Fortounis very good technique”

Christian Streich conveyed his thoughts ahead of Freiburg’s match against Olympiacos, who he also faced last season in the Europa League.

The German coach pointed out that Piraeus is very different compared to last year, while emphasizing: “it was a favorable moment last year when we faced Olympiacos, Olympiacos was not good at that point, we played very well. Olympiacos has changed a lot, it is better this year, we are prepared for this event. It is a very changed team that concedes difficult goals. Olympiacos has very good organization in its game, it plays very disciplined, it plays very well when the opponent has the ball».

At the same time, he spoke flatteringly of Kostas Fortounis, with whom he had co-existed in Kaiserslautern, but also of Ibora-Kamaras. Read what he said about the absences his team will have.

He spoke in detail at the press conference about:

– Gregoric’s absence, whether Keitel is ready and whether there will be more absences: “Yes, Gregoric is injured. He won’t play. Keitel is ready to play tomorrow. No problems for the most part, I’ll see until tomorrow about who will be racing».

-the defense and the 9 goals conceded in the last matches: “If you have lost two games, of course there is a bad mood. The only bad game was against Stuttgart, while against Dortmund some individual mistakes were made, there was a lack of defense».

– whether he will make a change in the goalkeeper position or whether Noah Atombolou will play: “The same goalkeeper will play, there is no planning for the goalkeeper, for who will play in each competition. The goals he conceded came from a lack of teammates and defensive mistakes. Against Dortmund the first goal came from a Hummels header, what can you do there? He is justified, he will play against Olympiakos».

– the atmosphere at “G. Karaiskakis”. “Of course it’s the atmosphere that plays a big role in the emotions, Olympiacos is a very big team in Greece, it’s very different compared to last year, it was a favorable moment last year when we faced Olympiacos, Olympiacos wasn’t doing well at that point. we played very well. Olympiacos has changed a lot, we are prepared for this event. It is a very changed team that concedes difficult goals».

– the punished Manuel Gulde: “Manuel is punished, but he is present in Greece. Maybe Adamo will play. I can’t comment on whether there will be a change in defense ahead of tomorrow’s game».

– the presence of football players from the K-21: “One player will be present, Max Groening».

– whether the preparation for the European games is different, as he also plays doubles in training: “There are back-to-back games, so players must play doubles to avoid injury and gain confidence through doubles. We have again this year. It is a big challenge for the team».

– Jovetic’s quality: “He is a very good player, but Olympiacos has very good players like Ibora, Kamara and others. Olympiacos has very good organization in its game, it plays very disciplined, it plays very well when the opponent has the ball».

-that it is impressive, especially for the Greeks, that he has been at the helm of Freiburg for 12 years: “It’s not about me, it’s about the club, maybe some clubs have a different philosophy, like Olympiakos».

-Fortounis, whom he had in Kaiserslautern when he was second coach: “He is a very interesting footballer, he has technical quality and very good training, we were not the only Bundesliga team interested in Fortounis at the time».

From the side of Maximilian Eggstein talk about:

– the atmosphere in Karaiskakis that experienced it last year: “We are expecting a warm atmosphere, the atmosphere was amazing last year. We made sure last year that the atmosphere changed with our performance, we hope to be able to do the same this year.”

– whether the team does any different preparation for the European matches: “This week we didn’t do anything special like pomade. No extra motivation is needed, we have it on our own. There are players in the team who play every year in Europe.”

-whether he will take over to fill Christian Ginder’s void as second captain: “Of course it creates a big void with the absence, but we all take responsibility, everyone has their role in the dressing room.”