Mitchell to players: “Let’s stop giving gifts, only we can change the situation”

Olympiacos were waiting for the derby with PAOK in “Karaiskakis” to follow up on their win over Heraklion (2-1 OFI with an upset) and to signal the other title contenders that they had started their counterattack, but things did didn’t develop as the Greek master would have liked.

And that’s because the home defeat on Monday evening (October 17th) in the 8th game of the Super League was 1:2 against Dikefalos, a result that dropped the Red-Whites to 5th place in the table and -10 to the pioneer Panathinaikos.

Apart from the difference in points that separates Piraeus from the top, a big “thorn” now is the psychology, which is not at the best possible point as Mitchell recognizes the criticality of the situation and does everything from his side to motivate his players .

The operation to improve the atmosphere in Rendis actually started the day after the game with PAOK, when the Spaniard spoke to his players and sent them the message that they are capable of changing the situation.

“We have to stop giving gifts to opponents, we have to react and turn the situation around,” he said. was one of Mitchell’s most characteristic tirades, not only talking to his players but having four foursomes with some of them to boost their pre-game morale.

“We create chances but we have to become more efficient and stop making mistakes in defense. Chin up, we have to react and get back to winning ways, show who Olympiacos is.” the Spaniard also said to his players in the last two days.

“Only we can change the situation, only we can find the solutions. We’re going through a difficult period, these things happen to teams, but it’s up to us to turn the situation around,” the coach of the Greek champions emphasized that he wanted to “educate” his players with regard to the next compulsory game.

This against Panaitolikos in Agrinio for the 9th day of the Super League, where winning the three points is the only option if Olympiacos does not want to lose touch with the top of the table, which would put them in an even more difficult position in trying to defend their primaries , which he has enjoyed for three years.