Mitchell’s five working axes at Olympiakos

Despite spending some 24 hours at Rentis, Mitchell Gonzaleth has started to make his mark on the pitch and in the Olympiakos dressing room. The Red and Whites’ return to regularity comes competitively through training and the dressing room and that’s where the Piraeus team’s chief technical officer has laid the burden.

The Spain coach doesn’t have all the players available at the moment with 14 internationals absent from Olympiacos’ training facilities but has spent the last 24 hours breaking the news to the players.

The 59-year-old coach knows from his first tenure with the Red and Whites how he moves at Rentis and what he needs to do to lead the Piraeus team to title wins and qualification for European competitions again. The Olympiacos coach and his colleagues in the technical leadership have currently focused on the following:

Lots of work in training: It is enough and with intensity in its larger parts. Training lasts an hour and a half and there are additional programs for players that the coaching staff believe needs improvement.

The different attitude of the footballers, who understand that they have to present themselves differently after the championship has been interrupted, also contributes to this. Because it’s time they shoulder the burden of their responsibilities, as the coaches can’t always be to blame.

Improving physical condition and tactics. Mitchell has the latest metrics on footballers in his hands, knows where everyone stands in terms of fitness and strength and is trying to help some now that the championship break is over. It is not easy and also requires proper management during the games until the next break where they can be edited differently.

Also, the Spaniard works a lot on tactics as he wants to present a more convincing and aggressive Olympiacos, a team that will be able to combine good results with the beautiful spectacle. Of course, the training sessions are hampered during this period, as several important footballers are absent with their national teams.

trust and victories. The first requirement for Olympiacos at this stage is wins and Mitchell is aware that this will give him the peace and time to do what he wants in the Piraeus team.

But for the coming victories, footballers need to strengthen their psyche and regain their lost self-confidence. Believe in yourself and your abilities and live that out on the pitch. An important part that the experienced technician paid great attention to.

Conversations with each player separately. It’s no coincidence that the Olympiakos manager recorded private conversations with all the footballers he has at Rentis and asked them to tell him everything that concerns them. Each player has their own character and Mitchell wants to find his “button” so the Piraeus team can conquer the field at their best.

Discipline. It’s a very important play and the Spanish coach wants to bring some order back into the dressing room. In the last year and a half, maybe more, it cannot be said that the management on Martin’s part has been the best possible.

The Portuguese played a lot of favors and tried not to clash with players, but Mitchell has a different mindset, he doesn’t hesitate to share his position and has no problem putting a player on the sidelines regardless of name. For the experienced coach, the team is above everything and everyone and is not negotiated.

After all, he can assert himself as a personality in the dressing room and make tough decisions. He did it in his first spell at Olympiakos and has no problem repeating it.

PS: One week, even if it’s the last September, is enough for possible newcomers as well as departures from the squad.