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Martinez’s “mea culpa” and attention to Panathinaikos

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A special speech was made by Diego Martinez to Olympicafter the 2-2 draw with Backa Topola in Serbia for the Europa League, before saying goodbye to his players for his national team commitments and those who have days off in the coming days.

The Spanish coach he recognized the mistakes he made in the game with the Serbs for the result at the “TSC Arena”, while at the same time rejected their respective responsibilities to the footballers who did not listen to the shouts he gave them in the dressing room during the break.

It is my fault, the responsibility is mine for the result. At this level we should not make such mistakes. I shouted in the locker room (s.s.: he means in the half-time of the match that he shouted), because I understood that the situation was not going well. I did it for the good of the team. When I do that, it’s about the team. We are a good team and we should not be unfair to ourselves“, the 46-year-old technician said, among other things.

Then he gave the motto for the difficult-demanding program that followsafter the interruption of the obligations of the national teams, starting with the derby with Panathinaikos in Karaiskakis, on October 22.

The Piraeus after they have the games ahead of them with West Ham (home), OFI (away), PAOK (home), West again (away) and Asteras (in Tripoli).

We will fight for qualification. We still have a lot of games ahead of us to turn things around. I believe we will succeed“, he said characteristically.

And he concluded by saying:Let’s rest for a few days and focus on the next big goal, which is the derby with Panathinaikos. A very important game for us and for the club. A game at home, which we must win».

Source: Sport Fm

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