The coach of Olympiacos, José Luis Mendilibar, spoke at the press conference after the match against Panetolikos in Agrinio, and the 1–2 victory of the “red-and-whites.”
In detail, José Luis Mendilibar’s statements at the press conference:
“We did not play well in the first half. Our performance was bad and we did not apply enough high pressure on the opponent; we were not defensively strong. However, in the second half, we positioned ourselves better and forced the opponent to make additional mistakes. We managed to overturn the score and win for the second consecutive game. But, things will not always work out for us and we need to be more careful in the future.”
Did Olympiacos win the game or did Panetolikos lose it? Also, what is the Gelson Martins’ condition?
Martins felt a slight contusion, at the same spot as last time, but it’s not extensive; that’s what he felt, we will know later. Regarding who wins or loses in football, you either beat an opponent due to their mistakes or you lose a game because of your own mistakes. We truly took advantage of the opponent’s mistakes especially in the second half, because El Kaabi, being a particularly smart footballer, stole the ball and continued in the right path and scored. We needed to overturn the score in order to win for the second consecutive game. At some point, we will be punished if we are not, I repeat, careful.
