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In sports, many times when a team is dragged by its appearance on the field, when there is a lack of effort, there is a logic, play well and lose.
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There is a requirement, even if the result on the field is not good, that the athletes make their effort, give their battle. But when this has happened, it is rarely recognized.
The successes, the degree to which Martins and his players have managed to raise the competitive level of Olympiakos, create the conditions for the demanding and often unfair fans of the team to view, with sympathy, a defeat with a clear result.
INJURIES DONE 2-0, NOT DEFEAT
The truth is that the greatest evil in Dragao came from Oliveira’s second goal and the clear opportunity that Hassan lost.
The image of the match without anything justified a 2-0 defeat, Porto did nothing to justify such a clear dominance, that for now with the image, which shows and Marseille gives it a huge qualifying advantage, everything would be very different, even if it had become the minimum. Or if the result remained 1-0 or if Hassan scored in the opportunity created by Fortounis.
OCCUPANCY WITHIN THE DRAGAO
In practice, Olympiacos showed the great progress they have made both as a team and mentally. It is not easy for a Greek to go to Dragao and take full control of the game. The occupation does not tell the absolute truth in football, for many years Greek teams in Europe could not even claim it and inevitably set off on an interception plan.
Only the great Greek teams could go to tough seats and have control of possession and play the numbers they want. Be careful, it was not good for Olympiakos, the fact that they were forced to take the game with possession to 56.1%, according to whoscored.com. Olympiakos didn’t like such a large number that in itself it shows that something went wrong.
However, the fact that Olympiacos were able to play in these numbers in Dragao, without accepting a real threat when there was a turnover, shows the important progress that has been made. Of course, the result was based on details that did not go well, but also on Olympiakos’ weaknesses.
ARC OF ABSENCE
Pantelis Diamantopoulos is right, who wrote in his text that Olympiacos are a slow team for the Champions League. The problem was further compounded by Kamaras’ absence. Of course it’s a hole, set at an away game Champions League, it’s hard not to be important. For these games you want it on your axis, to give intensity, energy, steal balls and shorten distances.
It is not only intensity that fights, but also the fact that playing regularly with three in the center and being in front of Bouhalakis, Embila, protects them. He protects them even in possession of the ball, because he plays closer to them and at a high level, this duo has a lack of intensity, by nature they play looser, they are more upright than necessary.
With a more creative player like Valbouena in front of them, the distances are widened and the pressure on the two central midfielders becomes easier for the rival.
SPEED AT THE END
It is also too late for Vinegar and Bruma to join the team. Because compared to last year, the main runners who play, Rafinia, Cholebas, play with less intensity, give less sprints and aggressive runs than last year Omar, Tsimikas.
Olympiakos brought on the right a quality back, like Rafinia, to play in a match at the same time Champions League With the 35-year-old Brazilian, 36-year-old Cholebas, it’s strange, especially for a team that has European aspirations and the ability to succeed at a high level. It is common for a team to take speed from the extreme forwards, the Olympic footballer, who did not have a turbo and left the field last year, and Bruma was transferred.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t put the slightest responsibility on Martins, the Portuguese coach is right, trying to integrate them into his team at the right time. In addition, due to the conditions, the two occasional additions were late and in the game it was clear, when they entered as a change, that they were not prepared to play, they have not yet joined the team.
The entry of Vinagre, Bruma did not help Olympiakos and justified Martins, who is waiting. He did not justify throwing them a bit erratically in the second half at a time when there was control and he was looking for a tie. With similar training, Olympiacos would never beat Marseille.
DEVELOPMENT
But to conclude, in the logic of evolution, the conditions for Olympiacos to increase its speed with a click. Of course it will not arrive, it does not happen, after all, at the highest pace at which the sport is played, but the presence of Kamaras ties the lines, increases the intensity and effectiveness of pressing in the central block and does not allow make the opponent turn. the ball and gain quiet time on their own court, as did the Porto players.
There have also been two transfers, Vinegar on the left side of defense and Haze for the ends of the attack, which can increase speed and make Olympiakos faster. The problem is that this year one party follows another and there is no time.
THERE ARE FOUNDATIONS
The important thing is that even in the defeat at Dragao, it was clear that there is an important working base. Olympiacos is a well-worked team and it is a fact that they will occupy their own place in the history of Greek football, as one of the great teams in its history, capable and distinguished in Europe. In Dragao there were weaknesses that led to defeat, but even through this reality, Olympiacos could easily walk away with the result that the final 2-0 results in nothing, according to the match image.
Of course, when the groundwork has been laid, there is the development perspective and that is what happens at Olympiakos. The integration of the transfers with the rest of the team will definitely bring an improvement as well as the best exploitation of Fortounis, which is constantly increasing. Of course, the first objective is to qualify at 16, Porto is not afraid and yesterday a great opportunity was lost for Olympiacos to take the lead, but in order not to go crazy, it will not be a failure, in such a group, to leave Marseille and sequels in 32 of Europe. In any case, the journey continues and it seems that it will be long.
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