“The signs of exhaustion on Fortunes, Mandy, and Ritsos were the result of the energy they expended.”

Olympiacos beat Genk 1-0 in the third qualifying round of the Europa League. Forced changes were made to Fortounis and Mandi Kamara with Diego Martínez stating they were showing signs of fatigue, as did Panagiotis Retsos.

What Diego Martinez said:

For Martinez’s professional victory: “I thank the people because they played a part and helped us win. They helped us a lot, they gave us a boost, especially in the minutes we were struggling, they were by our side and gave us the courage to keep going. I liked the competitive spirit, the fighting spirit, I had to take advantage of the positive energy. I think we have better Chances, with Bale’s goal and a piped chance, I’m satisfied. We made a lot of mistakes on some balls, they are the things we need to improve on. Don’t forget we are playing at a high level and it will be similar.”

What he needs to complete the job in Belgium: “I hope the same result, in our favour, zero in defense is a good start. I think we need to improve things in our game, and we have to prolong the good moments in defense and attack. Joao also had a good chance. We had classic chances, but we have to give stability to our duration. We were playing against a good opponent, fast and strong. In the playoffs you can play at 50%, you always have to complete the work. Either pass or not? “

As for Fortunis and Retso, if he can describe his reasons for what’s going on: “Our team gave it their all. Not only Fortunis, but also Retsos and Mandi had symptoms of fatigue, the results of the energy they had to expend. What we want is to exploit all the potential of our players.

Masouras also as a cool and ever-present character. We decided to use his strength at that moment, he can also play as a central striker. And Alexandropoulos can play multiple positions and depending on the needs of the game, we are ready to use it when needed. The last half hour the game was crazy, we needed a boost and it worked. Masouris had good moments, because the opponent’s playing style helped him.”