Antwerp 3–0 Olympiacos in pre-season friendly
Your team lost 3–0 to Antwerp on Friday, and it was worse than the scoreline suggests (2) (3) (5) (6) (7). Defensive issues across the board. The Belgian side fielded several young players and still controlled the match comfortably (5) (7).
New signing Jota started, as did Gelson Martins and Kostas Fortounis, but the attack created almost nothing (2). Antwerp's youngsters ran the show. Carlos Mejia tormented the Olympiacos backline all evening (5).
Mendilibar has work to do. The Champions League qualifier against NEC Nijmegen is approaching and this performance sets off alarms (3).
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Tzolakis close to Hull exit, Sá eyed as replacement
Konstantis Tzolakis is close to joining Hull City, and Olympiacos are already lining up his replacement (1). José Sá, the former Olympiacos goalkeeper now at Wolves, is the name being discussed (1).
Sá left Piraeus in 2017. A return would give Mendilibar an experienced option between the posts ahead of the Champions League qualifiers (1).
Sportime front page: 'There is an issue at Mendilibar's Olympiacos'
The front page of Greek daily Sportime on Friday read: "There is an issue at Mendilibar's Olympiacos" (4). It follows the 3–0 defeat to Antwerp and comes as the squad is still taking shape in the Netherlands camp (4).
Mendilibar had already warned against underestimating NEC Nijmegen in the upcoming qualifier. Now the pressure is mounting from the press back home.
