His belief that the Olympic can overcome her obstacle Aston Villa and participate in his final European Conference Leaguewhich will be held at the “OPAP Arena”, expressed Jose Luis Mendilibar.
Speaking at the press conference after the final match against Lamia, he claimed that he is not nervous about the match and knows how to face the English.
At the same time, he characterized him Pontense as the “little one” that everyone should get along with, stressing that he wants an even bigger offer from him.
In detail what he said at the press conference:
Thursday’s match and one of the most important in the history of Olympiakos: “You’re calling me old again (laughs). Good Evening. I think this is an important moment. On the other hand, it is a game and we will prepare it in a way that we do for every game. We want to succeed but all the matches are important, as was the one against Lamia. We will prepare it normally. First, we will rest the players who played today and do what we always do.”
How easy it was to keep the players and Alexandropoulos focused: “It’s what I said last night to the players in my speech. That it was important to beat Lamia because the road to Aston Villa would be ruined. Concentration is essential. So now we will focus on preparing for the next match. It is very good that Sotiris scored. Very good for his confidence. He was injured for a long time. It’s very positive for the team and him that he scored.”
Aston Villa and whether they are the strongest opponent they have faced this year: “We will play against Aston Villa who are 4th in the best league in the world. We know how it will be very difficult. We respect all opponents. We have a chance to win. It inspires us that the final will be in Athens. We can do it. We must not make mistakes. Aston Villa without possession scored 2 goals but can also concede. I think that’s how we can do it.”
The United who had played and Rakitic with his very good words about him: “You know how it’s hard to talk bad about someone in public (laughs). I thank him for his kind words. We actually played United last year. We managed to concede 2 goals in the first half but left with a draw. In the 2nd match we managed to get the qualification result. I hope something like this will happen this year as well.”
Whether he himself is anxious about Thursday: “No, I’m not stressed. I have no anxiety. I don’t know if it’s because of age or how I’ve coached a lot of teams. But I know what I will do in this game.”
Pontense and his year: “We have to get along with it. He is the little guy we have to get along with very well. And although he is in a good moment we consider how he can give us even more. Sometimes it seems to stop. We are trying and working to help him in this”.
Source: Sport Fm
I am currently a news writer for News Bulletin247 where I mostly cover sports news. I have always been interested in writing and it is something I am very passionate about. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and spending time with my family and friends.
