Statements after the historic qualification of Olympiakos to the final of the Conference League were made by Panagiotis Retsoswho focused on the effect of Mendiliber and the change in psychology that he brought with his arrival in the “red and white” ranks, while he also commented on the incredible atmosphere created in “Georgios Karaiskakis” by the friends of Piraeus!
In detail what the Olympiakos defender said:
About El Kaabi: “In training he is a little more kind, while in the matches he… pastels. He is fantastic, I am very happy because he is a very good boy, he is a hard worker and I hope in the final it will be exactly the same”.
On what Olympiacos has changed and transformed: “In the winter season we had some additions and this is very important for the team’s psychology. The mentality changed when we won the double with Maccabi in Serbia and we started to believe it more. In the last matches we have shown it, as with Fenerbahce who have players with great individual quality. Aston Villa are currently fourth in the Premier League and the truth is many thought we wouldn’t go through. But we did it and we are proud. What we are looking at are the three matches left in the league, because we are also within that target and we are chasing it. We have not left him and we are looking forward to the match with PAOK on Sunday. We are ready for the final at OPAP Arena”.
To win the Conference League: “I believe a lot, although I don’t want to say much. We better show them on the field. We have time to prepare and we are looking forward to this match. It will be a very special match for us and for the world, because it is also in Greece”.
About the atmosphere at “Karaiskakis”: “There is no such thing as what happened today, at some point I was in shock. They were like a voice and we thank them. The feeling that all of us players felt is indescribable, even the strangers we talked to said that the experience is incredible. We returned it to them with the best gift”.
On Medilibar and what he told them before the match: “He is very close to the players. He has the stuff and knows what it means to take a team to the final of a European competition. He gave us all the backgrounds. He doesn’t say much, only what he needs each time”.
Source: Sport Fm
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