Statements ahead of Olympiakos’ match with Panaitolikos (25/11, 17:30), which will be held in the context of the 12th match of the Stoiximan Super League, made by the coach of the “red and whites”, Diego Martinez!
The Spanish technician spoke about the injury problems that afflict them Amount and Freireemphasized that he expects a difficult game against Agriniotes, while adding that he is fully focused on his team’s upcoming games and is not thinking about January transfer window.
In detail what the coach of Olympiakos said:
On his view of gaps due to National teams: “After all these years I can’t judge whether it’s a positive or a negative thing. I always try to see the positive. The positive in this particular case is that our internationals have returned healthy. The negative is that some have not yet returned to Greece. They have long journeys and will not be available to take part in Saturday’s game. From then on, we took advantage of this time to give time and opportunities to footballers who until now have not helped much. At the moment, what really concerns me is the fact that we have injuries like Poroso and Freire who are not available and cannot help the team.”.
On whether he is worried about the absence of the three central defenders: “That usually happens. If you ask any coach, they will tell you that this is something like a rule. When you lose footballers they happen to be in the same position. However, when such difficulties arise, we all face them together as a team. We will find the solution with the two genuine central players we have, Doi and Biancone, while there are other players who can help by playing in a different position than usual. We always have to be ready to face these kind of problems because the season is very long.
What really makes me sad and angry is this very big misfortune at the moment with the case of Porosso. I often talk about processes and one process that our team has been following for quite some time is trying to prepare and integrate players. Porosso went through this process that prepared him for this very high performance that he had in the last games. He was a player who really helped us a lot when we needed him. He worked really hard to get to this point and suddenly he’s injured and we’ve lost him.
This is something that saddens us and that makes us angry because it is a process that we believed in and it had reached a very good level. Now, however, we have to face it and if we can say that we have one good thing as a team, it is that we are very adaptable. We find the solutions”.
For the game with Panaitolikos: “We have to keep progressing, keep improving and correcting mistakes. We must continue to refine our identity. That’s what we want to see in every game. To fix things and move on. This particular game will not be easy at all. We will face Panaitolikos who are a team that is constantly improving in the last games. They will probably try to make it difficult for us with a closed defense and we will have to be very patient, be precise in our transfers and we have to do all this in an empty stadium, without our world who will miss us very much”.
On whether he has made some initial thoughts about the January transfer window: “We have 8 games until the end of the year. A busy schedule with lots of travel. If until now we have said that our difficulties were the injuries, the lack of recovery time and the continuous games, now this next period will be even more difficult. We will have a lot of travel and continuous demanding matches. It is a challenge that must be faced with all the difficulties that may arise. So I’m totally focused on what’s coming. I cannot think further because the situation requires all our concentration and all our energy”.
Source: Sport Fm
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