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Carvalhal on Fortouni’s UEFA candidacy: “I retweeted, that says it all”
Carlos Carvalhal spoke to NOVA about the upcoming game with Panserraikos (December 18th, 6:00 p.m., NOVASPORTS PRIME, LIVE Sportish) and had the best words to say about Kostas Fortounis.
Olympiacos will be hosted by Panserraikos on matchday 14 of the Stoiximan Super League (December 18th, 6:00 p.m., NOVASPORTS PRIME, LIVE Sportish).
Carlos Carvalhal, in his statements to NOVA, referred to the work that needs to be done to improve Olympiacos and also referred to Fortounis’ nomination for Player of the Week in the Europa League.
Carvalhal’s statements:
About his first game: “The game was very important to turn a new page with victories. There are some things that were done well, others that we need to work on. It definitely wasn’t the best game we could have played. We needed a good performance and a win to be able to focus on what we need to work on.”
Whether we saw any touches from his game: “Brushes. We want to show a competitive team that shows that there is development. Of course, there will be some things you need to work on constantly during training. There are things we do well and others we need to work on, both offensively and defensively.
A team winning doesn’t mean they’re doing everything right, and a draw doesn’t mean they’re doing everything wrong. We always have to work to show that there is progress and improvement if we want to play at the top level and Olympiacos is a team that wants to play at the top level.”
For the game against Panseraikos: “We have time to prepare, there is no excuse, when you play in a team like Olympiacos you usually have 72 hours to prepare your next game. Now that we have 96, we know that it is a team that has had a good championship at home. Always with respect for the opponent because that is the first step, our intention is to win.”
About Omar Richards: “Omar is a player who has been training like the others since I arrived. It’s exactly the same treatment. Anyone who proves they can play and help will then play and help. We’re all the same in training, it’s exactly the same situation.”
About Fortounis, who is a candidate for UEFA Player of the Week and how much he supports him: “Already retweeted, that says it all.”
Source: sport 24
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