The new Fortunes board, Al-Kaabi’s return to goals, and Bianconi is able to provide solutions

Kostas Fortounis “drew” this time with the left foot, facilitating Olympiacos’ situation against Panetolikos, as the reds and whites were unable to create and finish the phases correctly.

The Red and White captain took over and scored shortly before the end of the first half, while the ball passed through his feet in the other two goals for the Piraeus team.

First, he passed to Essie, who shot the ball and it went in the direction of Oikonomou, so he changed its path and it ended up in Kapino’s net. In the third, he passed to Masoura, who sent a cross into Al-Kaabi’s header.

So, Fortounis made the difference for Olympiacos in another match and had perhaps the best season of his career. He already has 8 goals and 9 assists in 18 matches in all competitions, while in the league alone he has five goals and five assists in ten matches. Excellent numbers and he has the potential to increase them as the season progresses.

However, at the same time, it is worth paying attention to four more football players. Masouras provided two assists and performed well overall, while El Kaabi returned to scoring two months later. In fact, the Moroccan has reached ten goals in the red and white shirt, and Martinez hopes to continue, after Olympiacos played difficult matches in Europe and Greece.

Also, Essie was pivotal in midfield, starting the equalizer for the Whites from his foot and assisting a lot in the save. At the same time, Biancone’s debut as a stopper, alongside Doe, was positive.

As for the French footballer, he showed in his debut that he has the quality to provide solutions for Olympiacos, whether playing in the heart of defense or on the sides. The Bianconi at this stage needs strong matches and appropriate management in order to provide its best in the future.

The red and white did not shine with their performance, but they were strong and effective and took the three points in a colorless match, also because it was played behind closed doors. Diego Martinez left a surprise in the lineup, as he left Podensi on the bench, using Bale, but the latter did not do him justice with his performance.

The Spanish coach, who did not have at his disposal the suspended Rizzo and the injured Scarpa, Borusso and Freire – Alexandropoulos was left out of the twenty for reasons of convenience – Olympiacos lined up in a 4-4-2 system, with a pipe behind Jovetic. Villa is on the right and Fortounis is on the left in attack.

Martinez gave playing time to players who had either never played before (Bianconi), played a little (Brenek), had a few games under their feet (Du, Kenny), or had some playing time (Iborra) and he had his reasons for that.

Whether against the backdrop of the match against Freiburg (regarding the management of some players) or in light of the January transfer window. Regarding Iborra, he was used as a keeper as there was no other solution available on the bench.

It is clear that the Olympiacos players were looking for the third goal in the second half of the match against Panetolikos while also managing their strength, due to the difficult match against Freiburg on Thursday (30/11) in Germany, in the fifth round of the league. Group stage in the European League.

There, Martinez will also have Ritsos and Alexandropoulos available.