Mendiliber: “You wonder why we work during the week… – It’s my fault because I choose the 11 and tactics”

Irritated also at the press conference about the image of his players in the victory over Panserraikos with a score 2-1 appeared Jose Luis Mendilibar.

His technician Olympiakouwhich in the flash interview he was furiouswas asked about his irritation, saying among other things: “Because it’s not just about the result. Sometimes we may not win and I am satisfied. But now, despite the victory, you wonder why we work during the week on some things, since we don’t do them right. We didn’t do anything right from what we’ve been working on in training!

At another point, he said about his responsibilities: “I’m not satisfied with what I see on the pitch and it’s my fault, because I choose the lineup and choose our tactics and I haven’t convinced our players about the way they should play».

In detail what the coach of Olympiakos stated:

– We saw you upset during the match and after it, what irritated you despite the victory?

Because it’s not just about the result. Sometimes we may not win and I am satisfied. But now, despite the victory, you wonder why we work during the week on some things, since we don’t do them right. We didn’t do anything right that we’ve worked on in training, we weren’t good overall as a team I put myself in and even though we won I didn’t like our game.

– What is missing from Olympiakos and cannot be done? Does it have to do with the behavior of the players on the field?

I wish I could explain it to you. First of all I want to explain it to the players. When you read the numbers and you have four times the possession, a lot of chances, you have a lot of shots, you create and on the other hand you make so many mistakes and you give the ball to the opponent, without wanting to diminish the opponent, and you don’t win the game with all those statistics in your favor, it is incomprehensible.

– Matches in the league are derbies, but in Europe easier, is it also a matter of mentality? You say you are the first to blame, do you have a solution in mind?

The responsibility is mine and the problem is mine, because I cannot convince the players that they should have the same responsibility and behavior in all games. You can’t take some matches easy, it’s my fault, because I haven’t been able to convince them of that.

– Have you encountered anything similar before in your career? Also are you satisfied with Velde from his last two matches scoring?

The goal is an important element of the game, if you don’t score you don’t win. But I consider it more important to score than the rest of the game, which you have to do and honestly I’m not saying that about Velde, I know all footballers want to score, but the image of our game is not good. I’m not satisfied with what I see on the field and it’s my fault, because I choose the lineup and choose our tactics and I haven’t convinced our players about the way they should play.