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RED SHERIFF

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  1. Mandalos is one of our few good attacking creative options..

    Zeca is needed.  Tziolis NOT!!

    Bakasetas, Diamantakos, Vellios are all rubbish...

    Taxi and Samaris if fit SHOULD BE IN THE 11...I have concerns about both their fitness/match fitness?

    we proved last night that apart from Mitro we have no other strikers....Klaus is sadly the second best Greek striker at the moment....that is saying something...

    we can now reflect and say that...the following line up may have been more effective...but who knows?

     

    .........Bakakis..........K.Pap......Manolas...Staf...

     

    ..................................Zeca...............................

     

    Giannotas.........Mandalos.......Samaris..........Lazaros

     

    .....................................Fortounis..........................

     

    ...................................Donis...................................

     

  2. I would have no fear vs Estonia if Mitro, Samaris and Taxi were fit..

    we risk playing players who are not fit or not match fit...

     

    I would go with......

    ...................Karnezis........................

     

    Retsos.......K.Pap.....Manolas.......Stafyllidis

     

    .......................Zeca............Bouchalakis...........

    Giannotas.................Fortounis..........Mandalos

     

    .................................Donis...............................

     

    Giannotas is not match fit...but we have no other options...

  3. Sokratis was ill.....but he will be fine for Belgium.

    Toro is doubtful...

    My 11 (or what I think Skibbe will pick) vs Estonia

     

    ......................Karnezis.....................

     

    Retsos......K,Pap.....Manolas.........Tzavellas

     

    ......................Zeca...........Bouchalakis......

     

    Mandalos....................Fortounis.............Stafyllidis

     

    ...................................Donis.....................................

  4. On 8/26/2017 at 3:53 AM, Blackhawk said:

    There are a lot worse eliminations ...

    i honestly can not recall one worse, given the standings, rankings, budgets, and taking a 3-1 lead......from first leg..and holding it for over an hour in the return leg..

  5. yes....probably the worst elimination from a Greek club that I can remember..Given the strength and pedigree of the swedes..

    Lets not forget Atromitos won 1-3 in Sweden 2 years ago against a far more credentialed team AIK Solna...

  6. I am happy with the coach...I always was...

    however i agree with Jason, besides the first half v Rijeka at home...we were ordinary for the rest of the tie...

    This is not a 'typical' Olympiakos UCL squad...This team will get some embarrassing thrashings in UCL group stages...Maribor, Qarabag, APOEL are the only teams in Pot 4 we should get points from.....Celtic would beat us in Scotland....

    Our defence is suss....the midfield is at best 'workmanlike' ..and we have NO strike force....   unless Emenike can play?

  7. You are well aware points for greece matter too...

    we are closing in to 12th spot.....Points for greece may mean if PAOK win league or cup next season..they may have direct access to Groups...

    Too many risks starting in July for many clubs...not just Greeks...

     Galata, Rangers, PSV, Sparta ...now PAO.....Historically strong clubs can slip up....very early..  Ajax, Fener facing elimination too...

    It is not beyond reality that PAOK lose 2-0 in Sweden!

  8. however..Croatia may lose all 3 from Europa...

    Austria will lose one more...

    And I can't see the Czechs, Swiss or Austrians doing much damage in group stages..

    Watch out for Salzburg though..

    If AEK get through...

    I'd back  AEK, PAOK, OSFP collecting more points than the Swiss, Czechs, Austrians from September to February/March..

     

    interestingly on those numbers...The Dutch would have been way back if it was not for Ajax amazing run last year..

  9. Let me list a set of teams who we may face that could score 5,6,7 against us..

    Barcelona

    Real

    Athletico

    PSG

    Chelsea

    Man City

    Man Utd

    Dortmund

    Bayern Munich

    Juventus

     

    I assume these teams will be Pot1 and Pot 2..   so the odds are pretty high we will face one/two of these teams..

    In previous years when we played some of these teams we have had better teams when we were able to be competitive against them..

     

    we currently do not have an UCL standard team..Even by our standards..

    We have also suffered some huge losses to some of these teams in the past....with better teams..

    PSG

    Bayern

    Juve

    Athletico

    Real

    Chelsea

    Man Utd

    Have all hammered better olympiakos teams over the years...

     

    i hate to burst a lot of peoples confidence...but this is a crappy team..

    No combination of Retsos, Serb, Botia, Romao are UCL quality..

    Ben , Emineke, Karim will not trouble too many teams going forward..

    I'm not sold on Koutris...I know nothing about the Croat LB?

     

    We seem to have a lot of midfield and wide options...

    Taxi, Gillet, Ofoe, Siopis, Romao, Fortounis, Pardo, Seba, Carcela, Marin, Zdeljar, Martins,   however none of these are really better than what the Russian, Ukrainian , Basel, Celtic , Anderlecht would have?

  10. Maniatis and Tziolis clearly should not be called up...

    Siopis and Kourbelis are not going to trouble Belgium....and I worry about Estonia too..

     

    ok..let's assume they are all out...

     

     

    ...........................Karnezis.........................

     

    Torosidis........Manolas....Sokratis.......Stafyllidis

     

    ............................Kourbelis..........................

    Mandalos................Fortounis.......Zeca............Donis

     

    ................................Vellios..................................

     

    That is a very poorly balanced 11...

  11. Ninis and kone are not playing..Kone has not got a club..

    Vellios has not played a League game yet?

     

    Bouchalakis can strike a ball..but there's more required to be a good NT midfielder than to be able to strike a shot.

    Maniatis and Tziolis should not be called up..

    Samaris, Taxi, Zeca, Mandalos, Fortounis, (Siopis, Kourbelis) are more than enough as CM,DM.AM roles..

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