Olympiacos: Mendiliber has tried 5 different twin stoppers in the lineup – sport-fm.gr SUBJECT

THE Olympic he gelled in Thessaloniki, staying at 1-1 with Aris and now his hopes for the championship are mathematical. For this tie to come, the “red and white” would have to fall behind again in the score. It is a phenomenon observed this year in Piraeus, as well as the fact that they hardly keep a clean sheet in defense.

In 16 games with Jose Luis Mendiliber on the benchthe “red and white” may be tremendously improved but at the same time they continue to they bring out some issues in the suspension part. Indicative, that only in 4 of these matches have Piraeus kept a clean sheet. The two matches with Ferentsvaros, the one at home with Volos and the one with Aris at “Georgios Karaiskakis” for the playoffs.

In the remaining 12, the “red and white” conceded goals. And considering what the Basque technician has tried on his bench Olympiakou, it turns out that he is also trying to find the ideal twin in the center of the defense. Of course, Mr Mendiliber he cannot be responsible himself for the quite personal mistakes of his players in matches, nor for the choices he has. Others that took place during the season from Martinez-Cordon and Carvalhal-Alves took place, such as Carmo and Abi which shows that it is a great project, others still may not come out. In fact, he is obviously not responsible for the European list either, where there are only three stoppers available!

Madrid have selected 5 different twins in the center of defense in 16 games. Talking, always, about the starting line-up and how he lined up the team before each match started. Certainly, his preference in Karmo-Retsos stands out, while the twins follow with equal participations Carmo-Doi, Carmo-Biancone and Abi-Retsos. The last two “pairs” have been selected only in the championship, since Biancone and Abi do not have the right to participate in Europe.

Common component of the above pairs o Karmo who has started in 12 of the 16 matches with him Mendiliberby Retzo to have 10/16. The other stoppers in the starting line-up have also had a chance, with Abi, Doi and Biancon making 3 appearances each, while Vezzo has just one as a starter.

How has each duo fared in each game? Karmo-Retsos has 2 clean sheets in six appearances, i.e. a rate of 33%. As if to say… 1 in 3. With the same frequency they keep zero in defense the twins Karmo-Doi and Abi-Retsos. Of course, the duo Abi-Retsos did not concede a goal in Olympiacos-Volos where the visitors played with a player less than the 5th minute.

Finally, it would be good to examine how many times the Jose Luis Mendilibar proceeds to replace a central defender. In 16 games, he has done it in only 6 of them and only in the league. THE Biancon and Retsos have been out of the game twice, while o Vezo he is the central defender who has entered the match the most with 3 appearances as a substitute! They have also competed as a substitute once Retsos, Doi, Biancone, while in the recent game against PAOK Kini came out in the 90′ ​​and Vezo was used as a right back. The latter has been substituted once and it seems that he might be a wild card option for coach Vasco.

Central defenders used as a substitute:

PAOK – Olympiacos (1-4): 87′ Retsos against Biancone

Olympiacos – Asteras Tripoli (2-1): 46′ Vezo against Biancone

Panetolikos – Olympiakos (1-2): 90′ Doi instead of Vezo

Olympiacos – Volos (3-0): 60′ Biancone against Retsu

Lamia – Olympiacos (1-5): 58′ Vezo instead of Retsu

Olympiacos – PAOK (2-1): 90′ Vezo instead of Kini

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