His big goal this year Olympiakouwho is none other than winning the championship, repeated once more Jose Luis Mendilibar.
Speaking to NOVA’s camera, the Basque coach also noted that he also wants a good course in Europe, while he described the match against Aris as particularly difficult.
At the same time, regarding the fact that his team was spent on many crosses in the match against Panaitolikos, he emphasized that it is not bad to make so many, as long as they are correct.
For Mars: “We approach this match with all the respect for the Aris team, although we know that the championship has not started very well. We know that he has a very good team and of course it is a match which, like the rest, we want to win!”
For the many crosses with Panaitolikos: “It’s not bad to make so many crosses, but of course he can do a lot more things. In this match we made about 60 crosses, of which 21 were somewhat good. The negative is that the crosses are not on target, not to make a lot of crosses. The players who had to fill the area were not as aggressive as we would have liked.
So it wasn’t just the amount of crosses that was to blame, but also the lack of aggression in the rest of the game. In the second half we were improved, although we did not manage to win, while the opponent also did not manage to pass the center of the field. So we did something good.”
For Willian – Oliveira: “The combination of Willian and Oliveira is very good. It will keep getting better. They need some time. It is normal that they are not 100% integrated. Willian spent three months out of training, not in any team, so he trained every day. They will need time, however their quality is obvious and in a short time they will give us a lot. They are different players, great ball handlers and soon we will see beautiful things from them.”
For Androutsos: “We have decided together with my staff that Androutsos should train with us and not individually. We think it will do him good. At the moment we don’t have a plan for him to play, but it’s much better for him to train with his teammates to get fit and feel better, as we want him to be happy in our team.”
For Rakitic, even if he feels like an ambassador for Olympiakos: “It’s magical and great for a club to celebrate 100 years of history. It is shocking for the world of Olympiakos and not many clubs have celebrated something similar. Our first goal is the championship. We will do everything we can to succeed, but also to go far in Europe. We don’t think short-term, but long-term.
So we don’t want to think about a bad result and a draw. Of course, there is no room to lose points, but to progress victoriously, because our goal is the championship. The end of the world has not come, our goals are much bigger for the future. Ivan (Raktic) and I have worked together in the past. We had good times and bad times. I appreciate him and thank him very much for his words.”
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Source: Sport Fm
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