The Spanish coach not only has to manage the changes between the league and European teams created due to the absence of some players in the European League, but also how some players competing in all competitions will remain fresh and give their best.
The Olympic He played two crucial matches in twenty-four hours, first against opponent Karabagh on Thursday (13/10) in Azerbaijan and then against BAOK In Karaiskakis (17/10) for the championship.
These are two very important matches, on the other hand, because Red and White want a point or points to keep their hopes of winning third place in the group and qualifying for the knockout matches. Conference League On the other hand, in the second, the margins for losing points narrowed a lot Premier League.
In this sense, what Mitchell will do is very important, both with Cisse (if he returns to the team for the match in Baku) and Ba (he seems to have overcome the injury problem) and especially with the competitively burdened Imbila, Inbom Hwang and Biel ahead of the next two matches.
Will the Spaniard want to protect one of the last two in the match against Karabag to make him fresher against PAOK, or does he think there is enough rest between the two matches? Will he prioritize the race for Europe or the League? Will he hit both matches, even if he has to risk them both?
Mitchell is one of those coaches who doesn’t separate competitions. He wants Olympiacos to have the best in both Europe and the league. Red and white don’t have a point yet in their group European LeagueBut Nantes are only three points ahead with three games remaining as nine points are contended, with Piraeus flanked by the French side in the final round at Valero.
The image of Olympiacos in Europe so far is not convincing, it does not have a victory in the current season, but the red and white are obliged to chase positive results and qualify to the end. After all, Piraeus needs the points to improve its own UEFA score.
What management will Mitchell decide to do in the next few games?
In terms of managing footballers, the decisions that Mitchell will make in the next twenty-four hours for Imbela, Enbom Huang and Bale will be of great significance.
The French midfielder played 15 games this season in Greece and Europe, and participated in 1177 minutes. He has been used as a midfielder as well as a stopper and can be seen in that position again in Azerbaijan, depending on what the Spanish coach decides on Cisse and Ba.
Mbela is one of Olympiacos’ best performing players to date and one of the most important players of the Piraeus team, and he did not have the opportunity to take a break in any of the league matches due to the lack of Samaseko.
The South Korean midfielder is Olympiacos’ “barometer” in midfield. It makes a difference and that’s clear, as long as one remembers the image of the red and white with the 26-year-old in their formation and what without him on the field.
Inbom Hwang also carries several minutes of participation on his back, as we must not forget that he came to Greece after playing matches with the South Korean national team in the summer and also with Seoul. So it’s not just about the matches he’s played in the past two months with Olympiacos. Inbom has participated in 18 games since June, recording 1,143 minutes.
As for the Spanish striker, who was used as a ten player and as a winger (and as a center forward in the Danish league), he played non-stop for three months. Bale played 16 matches with Olympiacos and Copenhagen, and the total number of participants was 1,313 minutes. He didn’t even get a break as he transitioned to red and white, as he immediately entered the games with the intention of helping out. On August 28, he played 90 minutes for Copenhagen against Nordgeland and on September 3 he played 75 minutes for Olympiacos in the match with Ionicos.
The three footballers mentioned above (Imbila, Inbom Hwang, Bell) are among the red-skinned heavyweights during the season, along with Ryabsiuk (has 1,364 minutes to play), Cissy (1133) and Masura (978).
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