Olympiacos coach Carlos Carvalhal in press conference duties after the end of the Cup tie in G. Karaiskakis against Panathinaikos.
Quotes by the red-and-white’s outfit Portuguese coach:
Following this elimination, there is a scenario suggesting that Olympiacos stays out of all European competitions in the coming seasons after all these years. Is this something you have thought of?
With regard to the match, our players gave all they got. Panathinaikos could have scored at the beginning, but we also had our share of goal-scoring opportunities, we gave it all and put on a fight. Sadly, we failed to convert and reached the shootout process where everything can happen. Throughout the match, I believe that players gave their 110% and displayed how strongly they wanted to remain in the competition. Currently, we are playing in two competitions, one for the championship and one in Europe, and this all we are now thinking of”.
What was the decisive moment of the match and one question on the Alexandropoulos sub; was it for reasons of tactics or had he picked up an injury?
Truth is that Alexandropoulos felt some discomfort on his ribs, but the sub actually took place for reasons of tactics. Προσπαθήσαμε at that point, we wanted to strengthen our offense, we had Navarro in and added Podence in order to score the qualifying goal.
