Olympiacos is a new team and it is a given that they need a lot of time to bond, the coach learns them and becomes stable.

In the debut against Nantes, he had three crucial failures that made the game look dangerous. During his tenure there were moments when luck was with him and brought Olympiacos close to a draw. The point really would have been golden, but he couldn’t keep it to the end. Let’s start from the beginning.

Three important absences

Corberan had three important absences to deal with. It could have been different if he had Ba, Embila, Huang available. Without his in-form stopper, his best player of the season and his sixth-place base, the Spanish coach’s task was difficult.

He opted to bring down Olympiakos with a trio in the last line of defense and with two central midfielders. He chose a tactic with a duo in the axis filled by Koude, Bouchalakis, essentially the midfield backup duo.

Playing against the opponent with a formation of three midfielders and the best footballer Blas in the position of staff midfielder was certainly difficult to control the interior.

He tried to make the field smaller for them

Corberan knew that Nantes is an athletic team, has more runs than Olympiacos and plays at a higher intensity. But it has no quality in a small space game.

So he made the right decision to make the field smaller for them. He lowered the pressure measures, trying to keep Biel, Ui Joe, Masoura and the midfield duo close by.

Nantes played between the lines of Olympiakos

The fact that we’re talking about a team in which the players haven’t played enough games together has created an imbalance.

It brought false transfers, there was no safe possession of the ball. It was a game that allowed the Nantes players to play between Olympiakos’ lines and the ball frequently went through Blas’ feet.

Nantes left-back Merlin didn’t do a good job of getting up either, allowing him to make 6 key passes.

The lack of pure 6ari and Retsu’s responsibility

Olympiacos didn’t control the pace of the game in the first half and deservedly fell behind in the 32nd minute. This was due to the problem he had in midfield and the opportunity this gave Blas to take the ball and play in front of the opponent’s goal. On one such occasion he brought Mohamed against Vačlik and gave Nantes a fair lead.

In the 32nd minute, Olympiacos paid for something that tormented them a lot, especially in the first half, the lack of a clean 6-pointer. Also the fact when Blas took the ball but also the wrong way Retsos played his position.

It takes work and games for a team that plays with a trio of stoppers to know how the extreme central defender should act in order not to cover the opponent up front. At Olympiakos everything seems to be taught from the beginning.

The difference could have been bigger in the first half as the French were much better, ran more, played with a higher intensity, but with Simon not in the starting XI it wasn’t easy for them to play in a small group space and take advantage of the passive Olympiacos game.

More Biel and Joe Joe in the second half

In the second half, the Red and Whites started with a good mood. To take the ball and try to show their own football. It wasn’t easy as automations weren’t created yet and the midfielder duo had no creator, no vertical runs.

Biel and Ui Joe touched the ball more, were in the game and tried to change the picture of the game with their individual talent, especially the former. However, Olympiakos found a lucky goal which the Nantes defense scored without pressure.

gift welcome. The truth is that the red-whites went to France with a lot of problems and it would be a great success to go with the title, in any way and if they manage to get it.

Abubakar did not keep his regular role

But the duration of the game was against them. They got nothing from the players who came on, most notably Aboubakar Kamara, who was completely upset and not playing his defensive role regularly. The short time he played forward allowed opposing stoppers to gain yards and play vertically in the Olympiakos area.

Olympiacos could no longer gain possession from the players who came off the bench and even lost since Biel’s departure. Karboran saw that the decision to put Abubakar at the forefront of the attack didn’t work for him and corrected the mistake with a miss.

He brought out a ball-carrying player who could win a free-kick and freeze the pace to slice a striker and bring down Aboubakar on the left. A footballer who was not covered at a place where he should have had significant regular attendance.

The game was changed with the arrival of Simon and Sissoko

In any case, from the moment they equalised, Olympiacos tried to bring out their soul, playing with heroism and getting a golden point over time. His opponent sent Simon Sissoko off the bench, who gave a lot to Nantes’ creativity and confidence.

Simon in particular didn’t make half a mistake, he had 22/22 accurate transfers and offered what Nantes lacked in the previous period. That is, playing in a confined space, which allowed his teammates to gain meters and enter the opponent’s area.

He was pressed in the last part of the race

From the time the changes were made in the 68th minute, Nantes had a Girotto header in the 72nd that went over the bar, Mohamed’s header in the 75th minute which was cleared by Vačlik for a corner, Palois’ shot in the 81st minute Abubakar’s non-defense, Gesan’s offside goal in the 83rd minute. After the break due to Palois’ incident with Corberan, Nantes scored the second goal.

With this image, it would be extreme if the game were then eliminated with Olympiacos. But with so many problems he went to Nantes, it would be great if somehow he could make it.

Corberan has a difficult task

It is clear that Corberan has a very difficult task. He got a new team that he has to tie in the games. He needs to learn his players first, but footballers also need to learn to play with each other.

Everything would probably be easier if Embila duo Huang were on the axis. Retsos didn’t play well as a right stopper. On his return to Olympiacos, Abubakar’s entrance was a problem. It’s clear the squad needs a midfielder who plays with intensity and energy off the ball.