Mediliber: “We will not change anything – We will build on what brought us here and improve it”

He is neither a guru, nor does he intend to make any surprises, nor to differentiate anything from those that brought Olympiacos to this point, in the final of the Conference League. Jose Luis Mendiliber was once again… thrifty and clear on how he intends to prepare his team ahead of this huge clash with Fiorentina.

The Basque coach said at the press conference of the match that he doesn’t intend to change anything at all from what his team has done so far to get them this far, as much as he wants to build on them and if he can improve them.

He emphasized that he is not a guru, he doesn’t have a magic wand to change thingsall he does is give the right advice to his players, the required calmness to the team by emphasizing that everything that has been done so far has been achieved by his players.

@sporfm946 “I don’t have a magic wand, I’m not a guru, I’m just a coach doing his job” #olympiakosfc???? ? original sound – sporfm946

Mendiliber’s statements in detail:



“Good Evening. We are calm and very well, we rested two days after the break, We continue to work calmly and be as well prepared as possible for the final”



– If his team needs something different in preparation for the final:



“No, I’ve said it many times, we’re not changing anything. We have come this far because we are ourselves and have our own identity. We will follow the same procedures as we prepare for every match.”



-If there is a favorite in his opinion:



“Everyone has a favorite team in mind in the final. When reaching the final two teams deserve it. In a final anything can happen. You must always have courage and a team must be ready to do anything. If the goal is not scored, the result is different. Atalanta, for example, took advantage of their opportunities and that’s how they got this result against Leverkusen.”



-If he sees in his players the… spark before the match but also the anxiety…



“As I told you, today was our first training session. It’s hard to not see what you want in the first training session after a day off. There was no concentration, there was a lot of joy but I am sure that in the next few days we will be at the level we want and we will be ready for the final”



-How easy or difficult was it to change the team in such a short period of time that he is on their bench:



“I’m the third coach and I’m sure the two previous coaches have helped us get this far. When things are not going well you do everything to help, when things are going well then there is not much scope. What we tried was to give calmness, confidence and advice. The players take to the pitch and the real success lies with them. We are here to help and prepare them.”



-If there may be surprises on his part:



“This question is often asked and many are waiting for someone with the… magic wand to change. I’m not a guru. I’m a coach who prepares his team as best as he can for the match.”



-For the mentality that Atalanta showed and if they can take it as an example in Olympiakos for their own final.



“If you don’t have that mentality it’s bad. We won’t change anything. On the contrary, we want to strengthen our evidence. To be aggressive and to strengthen our own characteristics. There is no room for change and it takes a strong mindset to get this far.”



-If the qualification with Aston Villa, the team considered by most to be the favorite of the competition, gave an impetus or more pressure to his players for the conquest:



“That’s the way it should be. It gives you strength to take out a strong team. Anything can happen in a final. When you beat Aston Villa you get power. With all due respect to Fiorentina, we are confident. It is not only Aston Villa but also other teams such as the difficult upset with Maccabi or the difficult qualification with Fenerbahce. We worked very hard and we succeeded. These qualifiers made us strong, we respect the opponent but we believe in ourselves and that’s how we have reached the final”