Martins: “To be more focused, we came to win and qualify”

Olympiakos will be hosted by Atalanta in the first game of the Europa League round of 16 draw (February 17, 10:00 p.m., COSMOTE SPORT 2HD, LIVE Sportish). Pedro Martins appeared in front of the media in the established press conference and referred to what his team should do differently regarding the game against AEK.

At the same time, he emphasized that he knows Atalanta’s quality, but Olympiakos traveled to Italy to win and qualify.

The statements of Martins in detail:

What does he want to see differently compared to the match with AEK: “I didn’t like the second half with AEK. We need to be more focused, not make so many mistakes, be more solid in defence, have more intensity because we’re going to face a team with very good physical condition.”

For playing his first away game and if that changes his plans: “Things are not new in Europe. The away goal doesn’t count so it doesn’t matter if you play the first game away, the difference is that after two months we’re playing in Europe and we have a great desire to show things while now there are people in the stands . “We have a strong desire to play in Europe again.”

About how he would describe Atalanta: “Atalanta is very fast, strong, doesn’t let the opponent touch the ball, very good at transfers.

For the two different faces of Atalanta, home and away, showing their bad side in terms of results at home: “It’s a team that has developed in Europe in recent years and is very strong. It doesn’t matter that much what they’re doing at home. We know we’re going to face a strong opponent but we’ll try to exploit his weaknesses. We.” looking forward to playing in European competitions again, after two months we look forward to the game. That is the promise we can make to our world.”

On the one hand, his team wishes on Thursday: “The win. We know the quality of the opponent but we came here to pass, we think we can win and qualify. That’s what we feel and that’s what we came for.”

On whether the Away Goals Rules change will affect him in relation to the Olympiacos game: “No, it doesn’t change anything in our plans. The new regulation is very fair, although it is said that it was made in favor of the strong teams. It was made in favor of the good teams and I think it’s fair. Olympiacos in the group stage was a victim of this change “Even if it hit us badly, I think the new regulation is fair.”