Mendilibar: “It will be difficult to play with Panserraikos” – What he said about Retso and Stamenic

THE Olympic faces away the home Panserraicfor the 23rd match of the Stoiximan Super League (16/02, 17:00), wanting to stay at the top of the standings.

In the face of the match, the Jose Luis Mendilibar He gave statements to Nova’s camera and referred to the difficulty of the race, the need for his team to properly manage the roster, but also to the state of the Panagiotis Retsou, Marko Stamenic.

In detail the statements by Mendilibar:

For the match with Panserraikos:

“We’re sure the game will be very difficult as all games are. We do not win no game with ease, certainly against a very good team that has all the motivation to play very well, the best it can to win the pioneer. We know that there is quality we know that the game has many difficulties and we are prepared to really face this difficult game. “

For the demanding period coming and the necessary planning:

“It’s the last game, this week we had no European match, nor the next one. It will start a period with many consecutive matches from next week, when we play with PAOK, we will have a game every 3 or 4 days. The program is very demanding. How do we prepare it?

We strive to do very good rehabilitation to our players between the games, without loading them with many minutes, so they don’t get injured. We know that the more minutes of participation suddenly to a player, the more likely you are to be injured. We try to be careful with management. “

For the need rotation in Serres:

“Right now the team is well! We have time to restore and prepare players for next week. We have a lot of preparation for the next match. Therefore, there is no need rotation, we will try to present the best possible team, to be strong and competitive, with the exception of Retsos and Stamenic for whom we do not know that we will continue next time. In general we are fine! “.

To qualify for K19 in the “16” of the UEFA Youth League:

“It’s a team that is competing and competitive! In the first half we didn’t see great things from both teams, it was a balance match. In the second half, Olympiacos stood out, created the classic opportunities and scored the goal of victory. I do not distinguish a player, because it is a team that is competing well and is competitive! “