Mendiliber: “We couldn’t use fatigue as an excuse”

THE Jose Luis Mendiliber he spoke after his victory Olympiakou upon him Star (2-1) and mentioned that the Arcadians pushed them hard and they couldn’t just use fatigue as an excuse.

His statements at the press conference in detail:

This match was the most difficult so far, after the end of the match several players fell under fatigue, was that a reason why this game became difficult?



“We couldn’t use fatigue as an excuse. We’ve accepted that we’re going to play every three days and that’s why we’re making changes, which all the big teams in many competitions have.

However, fatigue was also a factor, but we should also recognize the value of the opponent who put a lot of pressure on us, even at 2-1 it created a problem for us. It was also fatigue, but we made changes and we can’t use that as an excuse.”

What is the “key” for Olympiacos to beat opponents and fatigue?

“This is the program and we have to accept it. We have a big roster and there will be changes, this is the solution to use different players, but without changing the concept of our game.

It was a change of tactics by Biancone. I make the selections and pick the lineups, I make the decisions. You decide positively or negatively afterwards, I have 28 players and I make my choices hoping for the best result.”

Do you think the changes were the “key” to the turnaround? Not only of El Kaabi who scored two goals, but in general.

“What we wanted was for the opponent not to surprise us, that is, not to give them the chance to escape, to get the ball quickly and to be good in the attack. In the second half we achieved this, the victory is not only due to the changes, because in the first half we also created opportunities, but we did not score. But with the changes we achieved what we wanted, our defense rose higher and we scored the goals, but also in the first half we had our chances”.