Megiri: His statements regarding Olympiacos’ draw with Ferencvaros – sport-fm.gr Topic

The site may only have been 11 years old when S Palaz Megeri came to Olympic from FerencsvarosBut he remembers it very clearly, as those were the early years when… he became fascinated with the sport of football and started watching it regularly.

After the “Red and White” draw with its permanent champion HungaryAn experienced porter was the first to come to my mind. Who else, after all, has such a connection to both teams? the great He “grew up” in football FerencsvarosBut as he himself admitted “He lived his most successful and enjoyable years.” In Piraeus.

The 33-year-old Hungarian has returned from many years of his professional career abroad and has been competing for a year and a half in his home country in a team jersey. DebrecenHe wants his two young daughters to grow up Hungary. However, she never forgets him Olympicno “His second home.”He also described Athens.

This explains exactly his immediate reaction when… Sports fm.gr And Alexandros Tsirigotis I contacted him asking about…his spotlight on Piraeus’ future ’16 playoff contender. Conference League.

In detail, what he said to Alexandros Tsirigotis:

What was the first thing you thought of when you heard about the lottery?

“I was on the plane on holiday, and when I arrived I saw the draw. I had a feeling they were going to play together when I learned that one of Olympiacos’ potential rivals was Ferencvaros. I thought I’d better go watch the game, so that was good for me too. The team I grew up with “He’s playing for the team I spent most of my professional career with. It was a nice feeling when I saw that draw.”

Debrecen, where she plays, has had relatively good results with Ferencvaros recently. Your last match, which ended 2-2, was very eventful.

“In fact, we started the game very poorly. I think we broke a new league record as we conceded a goal after 18 seconds. We were 2-0 down after about twenty minutes, but I think the second half was the best we’ve done since I joined the team. “We came back and drew 2-2. Last season we beat Ferencvaros away from home and finished third with that result, so we have good memories against them.”

After Debrecen performed well against Ferencvaros, what advice would you give to Olympiacos?

“Of course Ferencvaros has great quality, but they don’t like it at all when the opponent has the ball and dominates. Our team has a special way of playing, we like to have the ball as much as possible and build attacks from the back, and we don’t do any stuffing. This doesn’t suit them at all, when they have The opponent’s ability to hold the ball, it causes them discomfort. They are a team that likes to control, create chances and attack. Plus, they are the strongest in Hungary, so they are not used to being pushed up. We have that ability and we did that against them in the second half “We advanced too far and pushed too hard, which made it definitely unsafe.”

Are there any players that stand out to you? Your colleague Alexandros Kyziridis mentioned Barnabas Varga, the team’s striker.

“Yes, Varga is a very dangerous player in the region. He also plays for the Hungarian national team, he is excellent with his head, strong and has good timing. Denis Debose, the goalkeeper and captain, is also very important. He is their captain, he has been competing there for more than 10 years and is now a key player.” In the national team and has a lot of experience. In defence, Sammy May is very important, he is absent now but I think he will return before the matches against Olympiacos.

In the middle, the main player is Mohamed Abu Fani. He has the most decisive and dangerous passes in the league. He is very skilled with long passes to the midfielders and wingers and is dangerous from set pieces. In attack, Marquinhos is very good in individual attacks and counter-attacks, and likes to attack quickly. “In general, Ferencvaros has quality, and it will be very interesting matches.”

Have you watched any of Olympiacos’ matches this season?

“I only watched a few European matches, I watched the first match against Freiburg and the away match against Topola, which were not the best games for him. But now the team has changed coaches and is trying to find a way to show a better face. I know the players and they have great quality, so by February “The situation will definitely have improved.”

Have you noticed any element in the team that could cause problems for Ferentcvaros?

“The quality of Olympiacos with the new coach means they want to control the game and press high. As I said before, this is not a style of play that suits Ferencvaros, when the team can control the ball and press high. Of course, if you don’t do it right, you could have problems, But if you succeed, you can win it.”

Will you watch the Budapest match closely?

“Very likely, but we’ll see. We’re also playing Ferencvaros then, between the two matches with Olympiacos for the championship, and immediately after that for the cup. So maybe I’ll go scouting (laughs).”

The question is which team will you support? Both are very important in your career.

“I grew up in Ferencvaros, it is the team that feels like home. But I spent the most successful and enjoyable five years of my career at Olympiacos. It is a difficult question and I will refrain from answering it.”

Since you had such a good time in Greece, do you stay in touch with the country? Would you like to come back here sometime?

“I can still read some Greek, and I try to constantly practice myself so I don’t forget the language. You never know what will happen, and I’m happy to be back home after all these years. It’s also very good for my family, because I have two beautiful daughters, the eldest just starting school.” Now I have a different point of view, but Greece, especially Athens, is like our second home, and we go there whenever we can.

Furthermore, I still have two and a half years left on my contract with Debrecen, so I’ll be old when that’s over, I’ll be 36. But we’ll see what the future can hold. Even if it wasn’t about football, we might end up living in Greece, for example. For a few years, we can definitely do it, it has a special place in our hearts. My second daughter was born there, and I played for 7 years in Athens.”

The last question. Do you still talk to any of your old teammates at Olympiacos?

“Regarding the players, the truth is that it is not much, but from the staff and management I still have some friends. So I will return to Greece to meet old friends and discuss some good memories. It will also be great to see Olympiacos in my hometown in the Budapest match.”

Thank you very much and I wish you every success. I hope you can overthrow Ferencvaros with Debrecen.

“That’s the plan, maybe not this year but that’s our dream and I hope it happens at some point.”

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