Olympiakos intends to put the unexpected draw with Levadeiakos behind them and focus on tomorrow’s game between Sweden and Malmo.
The Piraeus team faces the Scandinavian group this Thursday (10/24, 10pm) in the 3rd round of the Europa League (League Stage) and its coach, José Luis Mendiliber, asked his players for concentration, seriousness and duration. performance.
“We want to be ourselves, ourselves. If we show how strong we are, we can succeed. Otherwise, we won’t win the race. Our opponent is a very strong team, they are in first place in their championship and they are doing a very good job”said the Basque coach.
“They drew like us and won last weekend like us and they want to win like us. I think we and they are at a stage where we enjoy playing against each other.”Medilibar continued.
And he added: “It will be a beautiful game. He will not judge the particular match. Maybe who scores a goal. A lot can happen in a match. We have different styles, but whoever applies theirs will win”.
The Olympiakos coach was asked if having players available helps him. “Whoever you have available will play 11. It’s great how everyone is doing well. But the concentration of those on the field is important. The issue is the mind. Those inside must remain focused,” he replied.
As for whether there is a problematic mentality within the team regarding the handling of league and European games?
“I don’t think it’s a behavioral problem. Not that all players give up. We need to become more stable. To win the championship you need to have stability. In Europe you can accumulate points, but in Greece you don’t get these results”.