Olympiacos has lost time, Abraham shows the way

I don’t know if the champions fought hard at the celebrations, I don’t know if they are still the … Apollo overexertion. It deserves a big congratulations to the “blue-whites” for the 0-0 win against the champions and best team in the country.

I understand they celebrated like they’d won a title. The Apollonians were also “affected” by the coronavirus (and the weaker a team is, the more it hurts) they did what they could right. They ran a lot, picked up balls and, above all, took advantage of the situation of certain Olympiacos players.

It is not easy to emerge after a vacation break

Turning up after a vacation break isn’t the easiest thing to do. They’ll tell me “most people do that”. But I do not disagree. Except for the English in football and the Americans in the NBA, everyone else is forgotten a little more with the Christmas carols and the king pie. At that time Olympiacos had spent about half an hour in Rizoupoli until he found his rhythm again. Then the champions accelerated the pace with Bouchalakis, just went with … rolls into the locker room.

And that happened not only because the Piraeus had to gain a foothold, but also a team that had a specific goal. The “light brigade” does not shine in the championship, but is a team that fights as much as possible. What I mean; They are low in the ranking (and with fewer matches), but their fighting spirit is higher than that of Atromitos, for example, so far. Signs of this mood surfaced at regular intervals, but both the return of the “Red-Whites” to Vatslik’s area and the inability to make a good final pass deprived the hosts of something even better.

Switching from Kamaras to Tikinios is logical

Martins, who started with the middle loaded and the trio Bouhalaki-Kamara-Embila, went with Tikinios to the logical change of Kamaras. Certain things played a role in this. At first Bouchalakis was good and also played for Kamaras. Second, the African didn’t have a good night. Third, the team needed an additional offensive threat and so Ticino came in to support El Arabi.

Not much has changed, but it happened. Like a better ball, the team tried to play with Valbouena. For most of the second half, Olympiacos had the initiative, trying to do something good, but apart from the glaring chance El Arabi gave, Apollon didn’t “drown”. And this happened because Velentzas had blocked the Axis and the threat from the sides was anemic. From one point the flanks started and the ball went down with … snow.

The hosts are determined and shielded

The “red-whites” also went to reinforce the siege, but they gathered outside the range of Apollo, with narrow passes, looking for a rift, but the hosts were both determined and shielded. If they played again tomorrow Olympiacos might have found a goal and the game would have been different. But we cannot have such a discussion. I just think the team lost half and when they started putting pressure on their opponents it didn’t work out which gave them a single goal that was enough in previous games.

Olympiacos wasn’t dazzling. If so, he would win easily. It didn’t even have to do with the team that closed in 2021. The difference to the second AEK has decreased, but that is the minimum. I think Martins will have something to say to his players, but also that they will think about certain things. Karbovnik was late to enter the game request. He was beaten and left two meters away. Brusai, whom people had waited so long to get a chance, didn’t grab her hair.

Also, to be fair, it is a little unfair to expect a player to play eleven and get angry after a while. But you also have to make noise to show that the coach has to trust you more. Kamara isn’t playing a good season, let alone when opponents are playing like Apollo, the presence of a full creative is essential. Valbuena “stroked” a few balls and the difference was visible. Absences (especially from Agibu) always matter, but I’m not going to spread it … because it reduces Olympiacos. And Apollo had, and indeed in the ratio of the two teams, they weighed him more.

An example for everyone is Abraham

I am waiting for the sequel with great interest. Let’s see the … return of the normal Olympiacos who positively had the first few minutes of Costas Manolas’ participation, who is one level above everything, although until now he has had no competition rhythm in Italy. His qualities and qualifications are very rich and with Cisse it will be difficult for an opponent to find them this year … bosses.

I want to end, like every time Abraham takes his time. The child is a role model for everyone. They persuaded him to keep going, he plays on demand, he doesn’t make the slightest problem, he tries his best and by the time he hangs up his shoes it will be valuable equipment for the proper operation of the red machine. An example for everyone …