Martinez taking responsibility for the players, changes with West Ham and thoughts for January

The day after a crash is hard. To Olympic it could not be otherwise in the wake of the 4-2 defeat by PAOK in “G. Karaiskakis”, as apart from a strong psychological blow, the result brings the team to -4 from the top, with the decision of the Appeals Committee for the derby with Panathinaikos expected from day to day.

THE Diego Martinez it is data under pressure, as although it is recognized by everyone that serious work has been done since the summer, such results are not forgiven in the Olympiakos organization so easily. However, in addition to his statements at the press conference, he took responsibility in front of his players as well for the image of the team on Sunday and of course called for a rally.

The Spaniard knows that his team will have to react immediately, starting with Thursday’s very difficult game against West Ham in London (10:00 p.m.), where Olympiakos will have around 3,500-4,000 of his friends on his side. They are expected some changes to the basic shape: The midfield trio of Ese, Kamara and Alexandropoulos is unlikely to change, with Ortega returning to the left wing of defense in place of Kinney and Doe vying to partner Retso from Poroso. Fortunis, Pontense are considered certain in the eleven, while Jovetic is the favorite for the top of the attack instead of El Kaabi who has been “unstable” for six matches. However, Masouras also claims a position.

In the meantime, the people of Piraeus are already thinking… transfers in view of January and it is obvious in which positions the team needs reinforcement. These are his stopper and his defensive midfielder. In the center of defense it is clear that apart from Retsu no one has shown stability, while in the “6” position there is only Ese, who has been playing non-stop for almost a year (he came from a full season in progress in Argentina) and still needs a solution , since Vitente Ibora has contributed little due to injuries and is anyway a player with different characteristics and less runs than the young ace.