Almeida: “Show what men have-we will fight as long as there are hopes”

Obviously bitter but also determined to fight with his players as long as there are mathematical hopes for the title. Matthias Almeida at the press conference after AEK’s defeat by Olympiacos. The Argentine coach defended his choices, stressing that the derby was judged in a detail and had nothing to do with the previous ones to the “reds”.

In detail, Matthias Almeida talked about:

-the image of the match: “It was an equivalent game where we changed our way of playing so that we could brake an opponent who had overcome 4 days ago. We came from a loud blow and these games are determined by small details. It hurts us, it distresses us, but the ones we have chosen in football are fighting our battle. Seven derby left and because they are football, many can happen. I believe in what we do, I admit when the opponent surpasses us as it happened on Wednesday and hurts me when we lose a derby in the end, as we have won in the past. The championship is not over, as long as they allow you to fight, the battle is to the end. That’s how I think and so I live. We are distressed, a small detail judged a game equivalent. ”

-How can change the balance against Olympiacos that has won it three times in the last four games: “There is a difference in previous games with today. In the previous ones we never entered the court, we made many mistakes and we were blocked. Today they were different. The details today were few and so will it. There is still a road ahead and two more games are left against our current opponent. But there are other games, several intersections and we will fight to the end, until mathematics are judged. Anyone who is willing to go to the battle, who is not to go. The profession we have chosen gives you many joy and other times you have to fight. Seven games remain and we have to show what men have. Anyone who thinks he’s over something is missing confidence. I recognize when things are not going well, we always have to withstand these situations. It’s the hardest, there you can see human hypocrisy. But we are here to advocate our breasts because we represent a club with a long history. Sometimes it comes out well, others not. I don’t sleep for three days. We plan to see how we can change something, that’s football. We will see in the end how to get. It hurts, but it’s not over. ”

-The change of tactics he did and if AEK could be more threatening: “We are always playing with a Libero in front of the two stops, this time we played with a libertice back. Today it demanded the game not to play with a defensive tackle based on the previous game. We had to avoid the counterattacks, the pressure that Olympiacos is doing very well, we knew they would play with big balls, with a lime in defense we used it to cut these balls. Among the three defenders we also had aggressive players, Mandalos to create, Lubisic who could attack, Gajinovic, who is aggressive and with three strikers. We kept it until the end, the game was equivalent because a lot of passes were cut and if we removed the last minute the game was good for us. The two teams created a little bit, today I needed this style of play. ”

-whether he has found the problem and is looking for his solution or has not yet identified the problem: “We are looking for ways, we change football players, we have changed the way the opponent who scored six goals. We continue and we are second. Our two defeats are in pain, but we have to fight to the end. We were not so good when we won, now we have to support. And give energy so that we can reach the end. After these two defeats, this is the strange life we ​​have. When you win, there is a lot of people around you. They are all players. When you lose, as in 6-0, everyone has the right to say whatever they want. None of us wanted to lose. We want to fight for the championship, we don’t want to make mistakes, because we know what can happen. We are not objects, we want to win. We fight it, we suffer and the truth is that you can’t always do it as you want. All these moments can be useful to learn some things to move on. As long as there is time and there are chances, this coaching team and the players will fight. Many times in football one is considered ‘dead’ and can be resurrected. Those of us who have not won are not defeated, because we will fight it. ”