Olympiakos found a scapegoat and is preparing for a heavy heat against Maccabi Haifa

Agibo Kamara is under fire following the first match against Maccabi Haifa.

Martins is considering four changes, the Greeks moved the training to the evening hours

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07/23/2022

Saturday, July 23, 2022, 5:28 p.m

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Summary: Maccabi Haifa - Olympiakos 1:1 (Sport1)

Olympiakos is very vigilantly preparing for the rematch against Maccabi Haifa and after the unconvincing performance in the first game, coach Pedro Pertins is planning some changes, four to be exact, judging by the media in Greece.

After a 1:1 draw in Haifa three days ago, the Greek champions will host the second leg on Wednesday (22:00) with the winner qualifying for the third round of the Champions League qualifiers and the loser being relegated to the Europa League qualifiers.

The one who will probably lose his place in the lineup is Agibo Kamara.

At Olympiakos, they were very disappointed with the performance of the 21-year-old Guinean in Israel and in the last day he became a scapegoat in the local media.

The attacking midfielder has been criticized mainly because of his negative change in recent months.

After arriving from Lille's reserves last summer, he shone in his first months at Olympiakos with 4 goals and 4 assists in the first 14 rounds.

In January he took off for the African Championship and has not recovered since.

In Greece, they talk about rude and negative behavior in training, fights with other players, faces to the professional team, etc.

After the game in Haifa, according to the reports, Martins was furious with Kamara and the club decided to change their approach: instead of petting him in the hope that he will recover, to deal with him harshly in any case of a disciplinary violation from now on.

The minutes should also be reduced - until he realizes that he is a player like all the players in the squad.

Should lose his place in the squad for the return leg on Wednesday.

Aguibou Camara (Photo: GettyImages, Aguibou Camara)

Agibo's compatriot, Madi Kamara, is considered a less attacking player, but has looked good in Haifa and currently seems to be on his way to the team.

The third Kamara of Olympiakos (also from Guinea), Abubakar, is also in the picture of the lineup, as is midfielder Andreas Bouhlakis.

Tiquinio Soares showed a high ability last Wednesday and according to the Greek media, Martins is seriously debating whether to continue with him, or give the keys to the veteran Youssef El Arabi.

Philip Zinkernagel, who scored Olympiakos' goal in Haifa and was replaced at halftime, is still far from being fully fit and although he is expected to play, coach Martins has not decided how many minutes he will spend on the field.

Meanwhile at Olympiakos they are preparing for the intense heat and the morning training scheduled for today has been postponed until the evening hours.

37 degrees were measured in Piraeus today and on the day of the match against Maccabi Haifa they will rise to 38 (although in the evening the expected is about 31-32 degrees 'only').

The consolation compared to the first game is that the humidity percentages are much lower.

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