Today is a day of developments in Olympic. Stand out from her anger that exists in the ranks of the team about the events at Panthessalikos, with the refereeing and the incidents, the management of PAE recognizes that for several weeks now the performance of the team has not been at the required levels. THE Diego Martinez he might have had the public support of the playersas was seen with the choice of Masoura and El Kaabi to run to celebrate with him the goals they scored (but both were eventually cancelled), however it seems that he is counting hours on the red and white bench.
The people of Piraeus have been doing it for days pre-work and contacts on the matter of coach and they didn’t expect it yesterday’s 2-2 with Volos to make final decisions about the technical leadership. The Spanish coach is clear that he has lost the confidence of the administration and the procedures to be followed will be swift. After all, Olympiacos has no time for… loss, since on Sunday there is a difficult away game against them Panseraic (17:30) and then the crucial match with Batska Topola which will determine the team’s European continuity.
As for the succession situation? THE Carlos Carvalhal reportedly the early favorite to replace Diego Martinez. The discussions with the Portuguese coach have progressed quite far and it is not excluded that even within the day or even tomorrow or the day after tomorrow there will be a definitive conclusion to the case. This results from Portugal, where the name of the 57-year-old coach has been mentioned for days. With the addition of Pedro Alves in a staff position in the organizational chart of Olympiakos (changes are expected in this part as well), the shift to the Portuguese market at this stage is a given.
It is no coincidence that other compatriots of his, such as Paulo Souza, Bruno Laze and Nuno Espirito Santos (all single). Instead, matter Abel Ferreira it doesn’t seem to exist, since the former coach of PAOK has a strong contract with Palmeiras for one more year, while there is no question about the (free) Fernando Santos.
From then on, Olympiacos will await the indictment for the incidents in Volos and is at risk of a new home suspension, for 2-4 matcheswhile he still “owes” a game day without people, which he will serve in the match against AEK at the beginning of 2024. In fact, if there is a home suspension, Olympiacos will probably be asked to serve it in the rematch with Panathinaikos for the “16 » of the Cup on January 17.
In the competitive part, for the match in Serres he is out of action after the expulsion of o Retsoswhich increases the problem in defense due to their absences Poroso and Freire. Probably two of them Biancone, Doi and Ibora they will shoulder the burden. In Volos, he received three yellow cards Fortune and it will have to be decided which of the next four matches he will miss (with Panserraikos out, Atromito out, Lamia out and AEK in), while in… the only good news, the Pontense is on track to return for next Sunday’s game after picking up an injury against Freiburg.
Source: Sport Fm
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