In the inability of his team to score a second goal and to defend effectively in the final, O Jose Luis Mendilibarspeaking at the press conference after the unexpected gela of Olympiakos against Athens Kallithea.
What he said in detail:
“This is what happens when you don’t score the second goal. When you fail to defend effectively and when you let the opponent claim the opportunity. We conceded a corner that we shouldn’t have and at a time when we were supposed to be controlling the game. That’s how football is. There are some things that are inexplicable.
I don’t think it’s called a lack of concentration. Maybe it’s called nervousness. It is the only dangerous phase. At that moment it is excessive concentration that reaches the edge of nervousness.
I don’t think it’s a game that Olympiacos didn’t do something right to win. He did everything to win. The team created opportunities and we were in control. We lacked accuracy and efficiency. We gave the opponent a chance.
It wasn’t a game where we weren’t focused. We saw how Panathinaikos and PAOK won 1-0. What we didn’t manage was to score a second goal.”
Source: Sport Fm
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