In fact, this is Ibora who signed for Olympiakos!
The “red and white” spring lasts well! THE Olympic with 8 (!) changes to his original shape he comfortably beat him PAOK 2-1 and passed the most difficult stage of the domestic competitions, while the matches against Aris and Lamia follow. Piraeus was a team that for a large part of the championship was characterized by a lack of homogeneity. In fact, the main argument regarding the step above its competitors in the Super League, was the chemistry that existed in the rosters of PAOK, AEK and Panathinaikos, in relation to… Babel of Olympiakou. If Jose Luis Mendiliber appeared, all this was forgotten and it seems from the results of Olympiakos in Greece and Europe, that certain things are relevant. Vaskos has won the trust of the organization, from the management and the players, to the staff and the public, and presents an Olympiakos, exactly as they dream of him in the port. Aggressive, pressing, fast.
THE Olympic it does not change its costume according to the faces, but it has a compass, a philosophy, a destination. How did the… general do it? Mendiliber; If we add the opinion of the people who live with him every day, as well as the results with Olympiakos, we conclude that Vaskos has great confidence in football and its basic rules, which he knows perfectly well. His rational plan, fairness and lack of insecurity have won over players, while he does everything to fit more and more into the rotation. Now there is motivation in Olympiakos, as opportunities are not formal, but an essential process! Medilibar has been credited with … resurrecting roster units that were floundering between the bench, the bleachers and their … home. Tzolakis, Jovetic, Richards, Ibora, Martins belong to the above team, while we should note that we come from a derby with PAOK in which the childish Abbey was a “boy”, while Kinney scored!
When he arrived at Olympic The Mendiliber we mentioned that he has a “magic wand”, but usually time exposes journalistic clichés. Here the opposite happened. So because the Spaniard has no magic wand, the fruits that the friends of the team are tasting are the result of the simple footballing language he speaks, his worship of quality and discipline, but also the clarity of his plan. The vast majority of professional footballers love working for such a coach. In addition, the shine given to him by the recent conquest of the Europa League, is an additional element that makes the eyes of his players shine.
Against PAOKThe Olympic he was surprising and gave exactly the pace he wanted in the derby. It was a match without terrible quality, but Olympiacos was the team that set the pace in the match and looked for more goals. He found it with Kinney and Martins and could have ended the match much earlier, but his players lacked the clear mind in the final effort. This is something that should concern the coach. Olympiacos played with the fluidity of 1-0 and 2-0 and did not complete the counterattacks it created, against PAOK who took a risk, offering spaces.
Finally, let us say that his presence Vithene Ibora for the second consecutive match in his plans Mendiliber overturns the whole image that had been formed until now for the Spanish midfielder. Yes heavy bodied, but not “finished”. The Spanish midfielder has quality and elements that will be useful in the race. His exuberance in midfield and his footballing presence in front of the central defenders justify his glittering record. THE Mendiliber “awakened” the motivation and ego of the roster, which now appears particularly united. The image of Jovetic who was happy with the joy of Masoura, who made a “fake” control by taking the ball down from… god, with an imperceptible nose, is typical. The Montenegrin player stood up and applauded, showing the excellent atmosphere that prevails at the moment in the Olympiakos locker room!
