Albert Riera ‘spewed fire’: If I wasn’t Olimpija coach, I would have gone home at half-time, after goalless draw harsh words also towards Celje
He couldn’t sit on the bench because of a penalty, but after the game
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between Olimpija and Celje, Albert Riera came to the press conference anyway. And was at the centre of the stadium media Stožice visibly dissatisfied. Even furious. But he was also tongue in cheek, pointing out, among other things, that he had witnessed a terrible match. “If I wasn’t the coach of Olimpija, I would have gone home at half-time,” Albert Riera put it vividly.
Worst performance of the season
“You can see that I am very unhappy. I am not satisfied with our performance. I told the boys that this is the final for us, because we are playing against our closest pursuer. I wanted more, and I actually have to demand more from them. Much more. My responsibility is not only to win games, but also to improve every player. This will also make the team better. This time we didn’t play the way we know how, especially with the ball in our possession. The only positive thing is that with our worst performance of the season, we managed to draw against our closest pursuer,” said the expert from Spain.
Celjani were completely lost
Riera also replied to Celje coach Roman Pilipchuk, who pointed out after the game that it was his team that lost two points. “I disagree. Celjani had the same number of shots as us. In the other statistical segments, we were more or less evenly matched. I would say it was a bad game from both sides. It was a difficult match to watch. After the game, none of our players or staff were happy. We played badly as a team. I expect more intensity from my boys in their approach to the game. We couldn’t find open players with the ball or spaces from which we could be dangerous, we didn’t combine well and we didn’t position ourselves well on the ground,” explained 40-year-old Albert Riera, adding.I repeat, I am disappointed. But I am happy that Celje managed to do practically nothing in a game that was our worst of the season. This is the reality. They do not need to agree, just as I do not agree with them. In the first half I saw a lot of chances where we could have hurt Celje. If we had played the way we know how, we could have been 2:0,3:0 up at half-time. Celjani were completely lost. They started the game with three central defenders, which is what we wanted. They played with two defensive wingers who didn’t know what to do; attack or defend. It was a great opportunity for us, but we didn’t challenge them. It was our fault and we simply have to do better.“
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