Olympiacos is tested at home Arsenal For the 2nd match of this year’s Champions League, having traveled to London to get the positive result.
At the press conference ahead of the match, the coach of the “reds”, Jose Luis Mendilibarhe stressed that his team should play without fear, but with a lot of courage, he stood how important it is to have the right mindset, and said that it would be dangerous for Olympiacos to change the way he is used to.
In detail what the Olympic coach said:
For Arsenal fights until the last minutes for win: “Good teams are trying until the last minute to win. This is what Arsenal does. “.
About the changes he is thinking of doing: “Changing something would be dangerous for us, because we would try to do something we don’t know how to do well. So we’ll play as we know ».
Arsenal is a group that can break up closed defenses and is excellent in static phases. How do you think about dealing with it? “We must not go crazy. We have to stay cool. If you were just thinking about what Arsenal could do well, we better stay in Piraeus. It is very important to have the right mindset and to have courage. You may not be able to respond to the plan and another to get into the game to close back. We will do what we know, we will go out on the court with courage and try to play as we know. “.
Is it your priority for Olympiacos to appear without fear of such a team? “Of course it is important for the mentality to show courage and to deal with such an opponent. No matter how prepared you are, you have to deal with situations. Another to close and not be able to react and this is something we hope will not happen. We will seek to do what we know ».
About the comment of Artetta who when asked who he would like to his team from Olympiacos, he said Mentilibar: “Thanks Michel. He knows that I love him, I was a coach when he was a little kid. Thank him ».
You are undefeated in England with Sevilla, but also with Olympiacos. It fits you in English football. Arsenal seems to be a much more difficult opponent than Aston Villa. What should Olympiacos have to do? “There is the first time for all things and we hope tomorrow is not the first time. It is important to play without fear and with courage. There will be times when we are suffering and pushing us by the opponent and we will have to show resistance to all this. “.
For his thoughts on the axis with the return of a siphon: “It’s very good to have many choices. I have to decide which one will be the best choice, and I will have the opportunity to make changes. “.
For the atmosphere in “Emirates”: “Arsenal’s friends to help their team, as well as our fans on our court. Players want to play in such an atmosphere and motivate. We have to withstand the pressure and enjoy it to get the result we want ».
Source: Sport Fm
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