In details, words by the coach of Olympiacos at Cosmote TV:
On why Olympiacos had no intensity in their game: “I totally agree. Today we all made mistakes, both the coach and the players. I agree with you. This is the worst match in Europe we have played since I joined Olympiacos”.
You played against a physical team, like in Frankfurt, and you came up with no solutions.
“Indeed, today’s match was pure disappointment for us. I cannot compare these two matches. Eintracht was better. But, on a more general note, the problem had to do with us. We were just disappointing. We displayed nothing of what we expected. I knew that today our performance might not be the best. However, I did not expect such a poor display. Certainly, I anticipated more things from a number of players. They have shown in the past they can make it, but some are not yet at the desired level. Generally speaking, as per our side, tonight we played poorly”.
Pape Cisse keeps getting booked for stupid reasons. Have you talked to him? He goes on with that.
“Of course, I agree with you and I have spoken to him; I have done so many times and calmly, but I have also argued with him. He must get his emotions under control. This year will be long and there is no need for having players sidelined for such reasons. Ending, I want to say that we expect our side to improve significantly. We have a long way ahead and we expect our midfielders to become better, we need them to be more effective. A strong midfield is what surely help us. I am not happy with the performance in the midfield. I except signs of improvement very swiftly. I always said that Antwerp is a good team and it was due to details they got left out of European competitions; today, they proved that”.
