Mendilibar: Very important El Kabi, but we have other players – no one will think that the match is easy

THE Olympic hosted by AEK Shortly after Karaiskakis’ triumph, with his Jose Luis Mendilibar Make statements on Cosmote TV in view of the second derby.

Basque coach made it clear that no one in the ranks of the team will be affected by Wednesday 6-0 (26/02), while also commenting on the return to OPAP ARENA After last year’s conference of the Conference League but also his absence El Kabi.

In detail what he said:

For the management of Wednesday’s big win in the run -up to Sunday’s match: “I will not change anything. I will do everything as always. We knew that we would play twice against the same opponent within a few days and whatever happened in the first game it would not change our preparation for the next. We know that the two games are completely different from each other and we will prepare the game the way we prepare all games. “

As to whether he is afraid of his players can be affected: “No, I’m not afraid at all. AEK is a very good team and is the opponent right behind us in the table. No one of my player will think that the game is easy because we won with a big score on Wednesday. I’m not afraid that this can happen. “

For what a different one is waiting for the last game: “We will not change and I think AEK will not change much. We have noticed that it is a team that has a game style always follows and I think it won’t change it this time either. In this sense, their coach is very courageous and shows that he never depends on the opponent. Some adjustments can always be made, but I think the idea will be the same. Also, when one changes his playing way for the first time, he is more dangerous for himself than for the opponent. “

On the fact that he will return to New Philadelphia for the first time after winning the Conference League: “It will really be the first time we will return to this stadium after winning the Conference League, but this time it will be completely different. Then we had almost all the audience with us, but now we will not have supporters. I haven’t thought about how I will feel returning where we won our first European title. “

For the absence of El Kabi: “I’m not worried about the team. Obviously El Kabi is very important and we quickly want him again with us, but we have other very good players. Yaremtsuk, though he had been playing for a long time, helped us a lot in the last game. He scored two goals and generally competed in our team’s game. Kostoulas we all know what he can do. Has proven that he can respond. Both are training very well, so we don’t worry. We have players. “