Carlos Corberan spoke about his philosophy and the goals he sets for himself at Olympiacos. The Spanish coach who replaced Pedro Martins on the Piraeus bench was officially introduced by the Greek champions.

The 39-year-old coach called Olympiacos the “challenge” of his career. The Spaniard will make his debut in the match against Slovan Bratislava for reaching the third qualifying round of the Europa League.

“It is a great honor for me to be here, I started my career many years ago and I know that Olympiacos is one of the biggest clubs in Europe, I have a big responsibility, we have the same views on football. We have a winning mentality and that’s why I’m sitting here. Thank you Kristen (ss Karebbe) and everyone, the chapter begins. In an important match, every coach who wants to be at the highest level wants to play in the top matches, ”Carlos Corberan initially noted.

Asked about his coaching philosophy, he commented: “I can represent Olympiacos at the level we all know. They have to play with the mentality of a winner and do what we are supposed to do – dominate. We know that the mentality is to show that we have the initiative, we dominate, we play our game. We will show that our clear goal is victory.”

“All teams are different and they approach it differently because the expectations are different. At Huddersfield we reached the best level we could. In the second year we had three schemes in defense, four in attack. Because I believe that alternatives give you strength. At the moment I have to concentrate, have a stable form and have a base to play in different systems,” he said of the system he prefers.

The Spaniard then spoke about:

His feelings and fight ahead: “There are moments in football when you have to use the positives left by Mr. Martins, when there is not much time to regularly change something in the team. We have to influence the psychological part and give motivation.”

Transfers: “The fact that we have a match tomorrow makes us think only about it. So, as far as the transfer part, we will work with the squad and the players that we have. Many times in the future we will think about the future, now we will focus on the present and then see what happens to the future.”

Match against Slovan Bratislava: “We are ready to fight. We have players with the right mentality. This is an opportunity to prove that we are welcome in the team. We read our opponent and our team. We are ready and must be both for our team and for the opponent that we have tomorrow, which will be a very difficult match. We are going through a difficult moment, these are big challenges and we like them.”

The football he wants his teams to play: “I would like the team to attack and create chances for the whole 90 minutes. Sometimes it’s not easy, in some places you have to defend yourself. Find a way to be reliable on defense. To find balance, win the ball and attack. If you control the game in your mind, you lose focus to take advantage of the opportunity. I’d rather see my team with the ball than without it.”

His choice to capture Olympiacos: “The truth is that in the beginning, after I left Huddersfield, after two years with the English team, I was going to take a break. But when you see the interest of a team like Olympiacos, you see that this is an opportunity and that motivates you to put in the time. The fact that the team has a winning mentality motivated me to work at Olympiacos.”

What needs to change in Olympiacos: “The first thing I need to change is the simplest thing, the reaction of the team and the winning mentality. That’s what we have to do with Slovan. The most important thing is the psychological part and motivation.”

The fact that he started coaching at 23: “When I played football at 18, I felt that I would rather be a coach than a football player, I tried to mix it up. At 23, I stopped playing and started my coaching career at Villarreal. I was more motivated. So I had the opportunity to start my cooperation with big clubs. I have watched great coaches like Valverde and Pellegrini. At the same time, Guardiola was changing football in the world. The Spanish national team also changed and conquered football. All of these teams have shared success in possession of the ball. I had a lot of coaches, I worked with Bielsa for two years and he prepared me for big things.”