Martinez: “We gave a good answer and got a positive result”

THE Diego Martinez spoke at the press conference after Olympiakos’ victory over Panaitolikos (3-1) and mentioned both the game and Ibora.

In detail what the Spaniard said at the press conference:

About the game and what keeps Ibora as a stopper: “The first is that we got the 3 points. It was a difficult return after the National teams and in an empty stadium. We conceded the goal from a mistake. But we had a reaction. We played a player who had 1.5 years to play like Biancone. Yesterday Scarpa was injured (alone) in one of his attempts. Ibora was a solution for today and whenever needed again. We have players who can cope. There are things that happen and you don’t expect them, but I think we gave a good answer and got a positive result.”

For Panaitolikos: “It is a team that has improved. With the system he has creates problems for the opponent. With the static phases and Huanpi we saw how he creates things with PAOK as well. It is one of the games where we have to be particularly focused. I’m happy we didn’t get stressed after 0-1. We don’t want that to happen. But the team showed personality.”

For forwards and phases that the team accepts: “For the forward question it depends on match to match. It doesn’t just depend on who it is but who is available. It depends on who the forward has next to you. If you have someone with depth like Masouras or Carvalho or Biel. There was a phase made by a static ball (from the opponent). If we see matches of City, Real or Barcelona we will see these. We are working to prevent it from happening. Maybe it’s because our defenders are ready to come forward. Maybe it happened with Biancone who had the chance to come forward. There are many factors.”