Olympiacos: Mendiliber’s plan worked!

THE Olympic and the Mendiliber they were looking for one great win at Stoiximan Super League and they achieved it at the right time, before the third stoppage of the season, with the victory over him PAOK in Tuba. THE Basque technician could not have organized it better.

THE Spaniard coach wanted the “red and white” to prevail over it PAOK and overtake him in the standings – and he did. He also wanted Olympic to rise to the top of the league – he achieved it, drawing level with her AEK and him Mars. In addition, he wanted to boost their attacking performance in the league – which was done with the three goals in the Tuba. He also wanted the team to go into the break calmly – and he achieved that. And he wanted victory over him PAOK to be achieved in “his own style” – he achieved it too.

El Arabi deified Kostoula! (picture)

From the first to the last minute, Mr Mendiliber he enjoyed the victory as his plan was executed flawlessly by his players Olympiakou. His approach paid off against a strong opponent. THE Olympic seems to perform better in difficult matchups than theoretically easier ones.

THE Mendiliber methodically led him Olympic to victory, following his preferred style: winning second balls and exploiting weaknesses in his defense PAOK. Even the long balls from the defense (Karmo, Retsos, Tzolakis) was part of the tactic. However, the center and attack had to work flawlessly to maintain the plan. THE Musician returned to good performances, while o Garthia for the first time he remembered something of his old self in Athletic Bilbao.

His four forwards Olympiakou they performed exceptionally well. THE Kostoulas scored his first goal with his first team Olympiakou. THE El Kaabi scored for the eleventh time this season, while o Martins had a goal and an assist. THE Chikinio provided two assists, playing as a right winger for 65 minutes before returning to a more central role.

His victory Olympiakou upon him PAOK takes on special significance if we consider that it was achieved without him Rodney and with him Heh on the bench until the 65th minute – two key and crucial players. THE Mendiliber made three changes to the lineup in relation to match with the Rangersputting them Pirola, Garthia and Kostoula instead of Apostolopoulos, Heh and Rodney.

THE Olympic started the match with four players from his Academy (Tzolakis, Retsos, Musician and Kostoulas), while they participated as a change Greeks of Masoura and Apostolopoulos. There were also three more on the bench Greeks: Papakanellos, Androutsos and Anagnostopoulos.

His great success Mendiliber lies in the fact that it has brought him Olympic at the top of the standings and close to qualifying for its knockout phase Europa League. All this, despite performance volatility at Super League and absences due to injuries, without the full use of midfield transfers.