Martins: “To make fewer mistakes with Mars, the return of El Arabi is important”

THE Olympic will welcome him Marsfor the 1st match of the playoffs, (13/03, 19:00) with the coach of Piraeus, Pedro Martins, to speak in view of the struggle. The Portuguese coach stressed that his return El Arabi is very important, both for the team and for the player’s psychology.

His statements to Nova in detail:

“It is important to win the playoffs, because we have a long way to go, as we claim 30 points. It is important to start with a victory. We play at home, against a team that won our previous match.

We have to be serious and focused on Mars, to play a good game. We hope people come and support us, because we need them. The game will be difficult, it will not be easy, it is important to start the playoffs with victories “.

For the fact that Aris beat Olympiakos and must change: “Things will be different. We will play a different game. We want to not help Mars not to play his game. Make fewer mistakes, because Aris is a dynamic and passionate team.

We all know that the capacity of Olympiacos is superior to Mars. We have to take advantage of our opportunities, because we lost good opportunities in the previous game. “We have to be in control of the game and be dynamic, as we are used to in attack.”

For El Arabi and his return to goals: “It’s really important. We all know that Youssef is used to scoring, but lately he has not succeeded. This goal was as if he had found himself. It is important for our team and for him, because it helps him in his self-confidence. It’s like we’re back to normal and we hope to continue like this. “

For the two-day break he gave to the players after the game with Aris: “It simply came to our notice then. I insisted on this plan, because I understand that it was created based on the needs of the team. It was important for the players to rest. I did not consider it right to change it. It was done on the right basis and the right criteria. There was no need to make any changes. “

For Masouras who is the protagonist of Olympiacos in the playoffs: “This is what we expect from him, this is what he has done so far and this is what we want him to do again. He is a good professional, he works very well, he is at a good level. Many times he fails to help with a goal, but they usually go as he goes. “We need him to do well so that we can do well.”

On the situation of Massoura and Ticino: “Everyone is fine, they have trained very well, with the exception of Kane who is not available. “Everyone has been trained and is available.”

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