Carvalhal to the Olympiacos players: “If you don’t have a winning mentality, you don’t have a place here”

THE Carlos Carvalhal sent a stern message to his players Olympiakou. The Portuguese coach is particularly strict in matters of discipline and mentality.

“I don’t want players who come here in a bad mood. I want you to come to training with a smile and a positive mindset. There is a line between you, the team and me. I don’t care about names. It doesn’t matter to me what name is written on the shirt. All I care about is the team. Anyone who doesn’t have a winning mentality and doesn’t come to Rentis in a happy and positive way won’t be with me, they don’t belong here“, he said.

“I don’t like to see footballers put their faces down and react when they are substituted or not playing. You are all the same to me. From someone who plays all the games, to someone who hasn’t played at all. You are just as important,” he added.

As for the team’s goals, he said: “I am and will be here for you. For all. I want to solve whatever problem you have and I will always be by your side. I trust my staff and I really believe that we will be able to win the championship and advance to Europe. But that won’t happen on its own. We must learn from our mistakes. To work on them even more, with an open mind and more mood. I want more concentration from everyone in training. I won’t talk personally, but I want you all here, 100%».

Finally, regarding the difficult schedule that the Piraeus have at the beginning of the new year, he said:In a few days the new year will enter and you need to be careful in everything you do. We have many important games coming up. We have Lamia, we have derbies with AEK and Panathinaikos, we have difficult matches and everything comes quickly. I want you to take care of your body. The weather conditions are changing, it’s getting colder and you need to be very careful, so that we don’t have problems».