Mendiliber: “Ortega out for 3-4 weeks, we’ll see about Pirola – European matches suit us better”

He will be out of action for the next 3 to 4 weeks Francisco Ortega as revealed by Jose Luis Mendiliber at the press conference after win on Malmö. We remind you, just in the 7th minute of the match against the Swedes, the Argentine left back of Olympiakou he felt a pull in his hamstring and was forced to switch. Lorenzo Pirola took his place, after there was no other left back on the benchwith the Italian, however, also being forced off through injury in the 78th minute!

Jose Luis Mendiliber’s press conference in detail:

Enemy of the good the best. Is it one of those nights when you feel like giving your players a thumbs up for their tactical approach?

We really liked the behavior of the players, the way, which appears in each game, is not always the same. It depends on the opponent and the moment. They were very bold. They showed the willingness to risk and dare and it came out in a very beautiful result.

How close to your wishes was the image of Olympiakos in today’s game?

There is always room for improvement and there are things you can do better and what we wanted to show we showed. We have said that Malmö challenges us to do what we want. The opponent must also allow you to show what you want.

Because there was a lot of criticism of the team for the losses in Greece. Should the world decide that the team is made for Europe, do these matches suit you better?

I said that a while ago. The games in Europe suit us more the way the opponents play. We want to play high. In Greece it is more difficult because the opponents play closed and it makes it difficult for us. We want to find a way to overcome this difficulty there as well. We have to find a way to do exactly the same with Europe. However, even now that we haven’t found it, we’re only two points off the top.

First of all what news do we have from the two injured and also on Sunday what Olympiacos can we expect to see?

Yesterday I could know how we were going to play because I knew which players were available. For Sunday I can’t know, because I don’t know in what condition he will be. We definitely won’t have two players. Ortega without tests will be out for 3-4 weeks. Pirola doesn’t have anything serious, but he may or may not be ready.

How difficult has it been managing the left back injuries?

The good thing is that we have a lot of defenders. So we were able to make the changes and find the solution. With Kostinias it is not the same to play on the left, but we saw that he was able to respond. We were able to find the solution, because we have a lot of defensive players.