Olympiacos ready for Danish test
By: Peter Katsiris | September 16th, 2008
Olympiacos is set for a fresh start in Europe this year, as the Greek Champions travel north, to Denmark, for a first leg encounter with FC Nordsjælland. A tight win over Skoda Xanthi over the weekend has left the squad’s chemistry in question, not to mention last month’s early exit from the Champions League.
In a pregame interview, Olympiacos manager, Ernesto Valverde, stressed his side must learn the lessons provided from the shock defeat to Anorthosis Famagusta.
“It’s true that we have problems when we go into matches. In the first half we’re not getting the performances we want,” he said.
“It’s something that we know we have to correct. But the fact is, we always do well in the second half.
“That’s what happened with Anorthosis Famagusta, Asteras Tripolis and Skoda Xanthi.
“However, we have to transfer that to the first half. There is no doubt that we need to learn from our match with Anorthosis, where we went down 2-0 after twenty minutes.”
The Greek Champions won’t have all their regulars ready for this match, with Predrag Djordjevic still recovering from an injury. Luciano Galletti managed to battle through his injury problems ahead of the weekend fixture against Skoda Xanthi, and will be heavily relied on to fuel Olympiacos’ attack this evening.
In attack, Diogo Santo could see his first taste of European action, but the Brazilian is expected to be saved as a substitute. Instead, Kostas Mitroglou and Darko Kovacevic could fight out for the start.
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