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Jose Luis Medilibar is aiming to rely on those who played in the Olympiakos game against PAOK in Toumba, plus Rodney, Ortega and maybe Willian, while Velde and Oliveira will return to the rotation.
The Olympiakos footballers return on Tuesday (19/11) to training in Renti, after the three-day break given to them by Jose Luis Mendiliber, starting their preparation for the derby against AEK at “G. Karaiskakis” on Sunday (24 /11, 20:30, COSMOTE SPORT 1HD, LIVE SPORT24). The Spanish coach is waiting for the return of the last international players, but he is already working on his plans ahead of the match against AEK and the two more that follow with Steaua in Bucharest and OFI in Heraklion, Crete.
According to the data to date, for these three games, the Basque coach intends to rely on the footballers who did brilliantly against PAOK in Toumba, achieving a great 3-2 victory, incorporating the RodneyOrtega, Willian returning from injuries. The last three have picked up pace and are expected to join the training program of the rest of the team today.
At the same time, the coach of the “red and whites” intends to give Velde and Oliveira another chance in one of the next three games, whom he left out of the match against PAOK, as he was not happy with their performance against Rangers .
The best 11 of Mendiliber for AEK
If someone wants to approach the eleven of the first game in time, i.e. the match against AEK, Medilibar is oriented to use Tzolakis under the posts, Kostinias on the right in defense, Ortega on the left, who will return after a month, Retso and Karmos in the stoppers, Ese and Mouzakiti in the midfielders, the Martins, Rodney and Ciquinho in front of them and El Kaabi at the top of the attack. All this, with the caveat that there won’t be any last-minute surprises with some of the latest international footballers.
At the same time, Kostoulas and Garthia are claiming a place in the starting line-up, while Masouras, Pirola and Apostolopoulos are ready to help.
Mendiliber considers that between the matches of AEK and Steaua (Sunday-Thursday) there is enough time for the players to de-load and rest, but the same is not true in view of the match against OFI. And this, as the Olympiakos delegation will return to Athens from Bucharest on Friday and will have to travel to Crete the next day.
Regarding the match against OFI, a longer rotation may be needed, depending on the fatigue that will have accumulated in some players from the two games against AEK and Steaua. After all, the “red and whites” have 31 players on their roster and at some point they will have to get help from those who haven’t played enough so far or haven’t shown things according to their worth.
By the way, with the return to competitive duties, Olympiacos will play eight games in a period of 28 days in Greece and in Europe, facing in order, AEK (24/11) in Karaiskakis, Steaua (28/11) in Bucharest, OFI (1/12) in Crete, Kallithea (4/12) in Faliro in the rematch of the Cup, Volos (7/12) and Twente (12/12) in Karaiskakis, Athens Kallithea (15/12) in Leoforo and Lamia (21/12) in Faliro.
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