Olympiacos of Piraeus celebrated the signing of James David Rodríguez Rubio as well as Marcelo Vieira. The Brazilian, who has not yet debuted, and the Colombian, who already added 72 minutes after confirming his arrival, in a matter of a few days were taken into account by Carlos Corberán. James was a watch against Aris Thessaloniki, because his teammates always looked for him and he participated in the goal, spinning passes that finally ended up inside the net in a collective action.
However, not everything was rosy for James Rodríguez or his team. A fateful week for Olympiacos Piraeus losing against Freiburg in the Uefa Europa League, a competition in which they have lost in the first two games, and now the stumbling block against Aris Salonica left the directors who fired Carlos Corberán with great concern of the technical direction.
It is not the first case in which James Rodríguez arrives at a club and the departures of technical directors materialize due to poor results. He had already happened to him on multiple occasions with Carlo Ancelotti, with Niko Kovac, with whom he did not have a good relationship at Bayern Munich, as well as with Laurent Blanc at Al-Rayyan.
After the dismissal of Carlos Corberán, in Greece they are already beginning to speculate on who could be the next technical director of Olympiacos Piraeus, and James Rodríguez could meet with two old acquaintances, or with one who does not have vast experience on the bench, but it is a benchmark in South American football. James will refresh his memory with the options that the club is considering, because, although he has been the focus of ridicule, Rafael Benítez sounds to reach the Hellenic ranks, as well as Laurent Blanc, who directed him at Real Madrid, Everton and Al-Rayyan respectively .
According to the Gazzetta of Greece, they are moving quickly in search of the ideal technical director, “after the release of the Spanish coach, information has begun to rain about the next one, with Laurent Blanc mentioned as the first name that is read first on this portal” . When James Rodríguez met the Frenchman, the Frenchman trusted him and lined him up in Qatar.
However, the one that would be a headache is the second option, “for Benítez, 62, information has emerged from Spain and not only about Olympiacos. Benítez is a coach with titles in Spain, Italy and England, as well as European titles such as the Champions League with Liverpool. His last team was Everton, ”the Greek newspaper maintained. James met the Iberian at Real Madrid and Everton, and he was never to Benítez’s liking.
In turn, the other name that has gained strength, but does not have much experience in technical directions is the Argentine, Esteban Cambiasso. The midfielder played at Olympiacos where he retired. As a strategist, it would be his first adventure in possession of a club, since he has only had first steps as a technical assistant for now.
