Mediliber: “The Conference is a thing of the past, let’s prove our worth again”

To… forget about his conquest Conference League even though it happened months ago, he asked Jose Luis Mendiliber at the press conference ahead of the match with Lyon. The Basque coach emphasized that the European competition is a thing of the past and Olympiacos must prove who it is from the beginning with its image, improving its image and results.

At the same time, Mr Mendiliber he emphasized that if his team implements his ideas to a large extent, then they will have no problem winning.

On whether the opponents are more suspicious of Olympiakos and whether they are more motivated after the European, when they face them: “It’s good that they respect you and know your worth, considering what happened months ago. However, this is in the past. Now is a new year, we have to prove our good image from the beginning and bring good results. What happened in the past doesn’t matter anymore, the way the new structure of the Europa League is you don’t know what exactly you have to do to get through. We don’t know how many points we need to pass, so from tomorrow we have to start with a win and continue like that.”

On whether the absences affect his plans and whether he has thought about the starting line-up: “Of course I’ve thought about her, but I won’t tell you the lineup. It doesn’t matter who’s out and who’s in, we’re trying to keep our ideas and our way of playing from the absences. During the year there will be absences, which is why we have a large roster of players ready to help. It is important not to change the idea of ​​the game and that everyone helps when they play.”

On whether his style of play currently suits Olympiakos against opponents like Lyon: “It’s something we’ve done before, we won a tournament last year playing like that against big opponents and why not do it again this year.”

How will he handle the two-run results and if this gives him the opportunity to be a little tougher and more demanding with his players: “I am always demanding, regardless of the event. It’s not about how demanding I am because I always am, but how much we can implement our ideas on the pitch. We always have a plan and the better we implement it, the closer we will be to victory. It has nothing to do with the fact that we are playing in a new competition, but the idea remains the same and we want to implement it.”

How does he see Lyon and whether he has studied it: “Of course I’ve studied her way of playing…”