To proceed combating with all their energy for the victories within the final two video games of the play offs towards AEK and Panathinaikos, although there aren’t any extra hopes for the title, Olympiakos coach Jose Luis Mendiliber requested his gamers.
The Basque coach spoke to Cosmote TV forward of tomorrow’s (15/5, 20:00) large match with AEK at “G. Karaiskakis” for the ninth matchday of the play offs, stressing that his gamers mustn’t surrender as a result of they need to safe a spot in Europe for the following season, whereas on the similar time they need to “repair” their psychology forward of the ultimate Europa Convention League with Fiorentina on Might 29, on the OPAP Enviornment.
Intimately what Jose Luis Mendiliber mentioned on the subscription channel:
-For shedding the title for Olympiakos:
“For the reason that begin of this mini-league we now have misplaced three video games. One from Panathinaikos, the primary. The opposite towards AEK and the final towards PAOK. We additionally misplaced one other two factors with Aris.
The primary defeat and the final are the outcomes that bothered us essentially the most, as a result of we did not play properly. With Aris we performed to win however we did not succeed and towards AEK we have been excellent and deserved the victory, however on the final second we misplaced the match. What bothers me essentially the most is the final match, the one towards PAOK, as a result of a number of time has handed because the sport towards Panathinaikos and we should not present this picture.
It might need been justified to have a foul match in my first time right here, however after so many weeks the place the crew has established a consistency of excellent efficiency, this was one thing we didn’t anticipate. In these two matches, the opponents performed higher than us and I feel that is the place the largest drawback arose.”
-On whether or not he has thought of whether or not issues would have been completely different if he had come earlier:
“Once I accepted the provide to return right here, I accepted it together with the circumstances that existed. Subsequently I’ve no proper to ask for extra time. I got here with the information and circumstances that existed then, figuring out the time forward of me.”
-For the match with AEK:
“We undoubtedly need to beat AEK. We are actually taking part in for our closing place within the standings and we undoubtedly wish to safe a European ticket by the championship. Everyone knows that there’s a state of affairs the place we end fourth within the league and Aris wins the Cup after which we will likely be out of Europe.
Subsequently, we should undoubtedly win the remaining matches to be at the very least third within the league, after which if the Convention closing provides us a greater European ticket, welcome. Till then, nonetheless, we will need to have secured our place in Europe by the championship”.
-On how straightforward it’s to pay attention the crew within the championship when there’s a historic European closing forward:
“That is what I advised my gamers earlier than the match towards PAOK and I advised them immediately as properly. We should proceed to compete on the high degree. We’ve got to be excellent in all our video games till then.
We will not decelerate and anticipate that in 15 days when the Convention closing will happen, we are going to abruptly be excellent. It’s important to hold combating, hold your efficiency at excessive ranges as a result of it’s sure that if we surrender at this second then we are going to attain the ultimate of the Convention in a foul state of affairs”.
For his half, David Karmo emphasised that Piraeus misplaced the championship as a result of they misplaced vital matches within the play offs, whereas he emphasised that they have to beat AEK on Wednesday (15/5).
-For shedding the championship:
“It is rather troublesome to find out at what second the championship was misplaced as a result of the yr may be very lengthy. There are undoubtedly video games the place we must always have had a greater image and higher outcomes. We did not handle to win some vital matches and that is the place I feel our probability was misplaced.
Nonetheless, it isn’t but time to take inventory. There are nonetheless two video games left which we should win to safe our place in Europe after which deal with the Convention closing”.
-On whether or not it’s troublesome to pay attention the crew within the championship whereas there’s a European closing:
“I feel these three league video games actually got here in a short time after the large sport we performed on Thursday. We did not even have time to rejoice and rejoice our qualification to the ultimate as a result of proper after that we needed to put together for the following sport.
I feel the issue is principally this system. How rapidly these video games got here for the league and never the video games themselves. We had little time to relaxation and go play these video games.”
-For the match with AEK:
“We bear in mind very properly that the final time we confronted them we misplaced within the final minute, however this time the sport will likely be completely different. We’ll play at residence, with the assist of our superb crowd and we now have to play an excellent sport, to win. We’ve got to show that we’re an excellent crew and because of this we’re in a European closing”.
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