Well done in defence, Martins asked the players for explanations on attack

On my own initiative Pedro Martins On Monday (17 January) there was a detailed discussion with the Renti players about Olympiacos’ poor offensive performance in the game against Panathinaikos at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium.

The Portuguese manager urged the players to give him their opinion on what went wrong and Olympiakos failed to create stages and threatened Brinoli at home. The footballers voiced their opinions, taking the floor one after the other and admitting that the Piraeus side were far from their good selves.

“We weren’t the ones who had to attack aggressively in the game with Panathinaikos. We were very good defensively, we weren’t threatened at all, but we were bad in attack. I want you to talk to me about the performance and tell me what you think. said Martins to the players.

“We didn’t play well, we didn’t perform well, that’s why we got this result,” was the main conclusion of the players’ supporters, who agreed that “we have to work in training to change this image. We’re a great team and Olympiacos always play to win. But we didn’t show that in this game.”

He expects a lot from player personalities

Some players stood by the problems caused by the positive cases of the coronavirus recently, stressing that they were affecting the Piraeus team’s preparation but also their performance in the Derby of Eternals.

Speaking to the players about Olympiacos’ development, attacking leadership and performance in recent games, Martins pointed out that this needs to change immediately.

However, he hastened to claim that he had faith in the players’ potential and urged them to come forward at those critical moments to change the team’s image. After that, the Portuguese coach expects a lot from the Olympiacos players, as he demands a lot from them in the theoretically more difficult games.