Omonoia9 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Olympiakos 0-0 Marseille HT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 The breakthrough is only a matter of time. I expected much better from Olympiakos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 In the other group match, HT: Borussia Dortmund - Arsenal 0-1 (42' Van Persie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro2004 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 If Olympiakos don't win this then they can already kiss their hopes good bye. The good news is that Marseille can't buy a win right now! I saw their game vs Rennes tonight, they lost 1-0 at home. First half: Tight and uneventful, Rennes had a couple of chances on the break, but Marseille had 1 real opportunity and it was they really should have scored from it. Second half: Marseille were the much better team. This coincided with 2 things. 1) the intro of Gignac who looked very lively. 2.) Rennes played a higher defensive line which helped Marseille find space in behind them. Pretty much ALL of Renne's opportunities came on the break, exposing Marseille's disorganised defensive high line. Marseille looked at their best when using their great individual physical ability (pace and power) down the flanks with Gignac as the target man in the middle. So if I was Valverde I'd place an emphasis on keeping it tight at the back for the first half. Make SURE Olympiakos deal with them phsyically and hope that they are ambitious, because if they play a high line I'd get Ibagaza on the ball and get him to search for through balls because Mirallas could find space in behind in that manner. If at half time Olympiakos aren't getting joy or if Marseille are clearly content with a draw and are keeping it tight then a plan b needs to come in to it. Either way the key is to keep it tight at the back because their defence looks very disorganised and will give up opportunities. Pretty much everything i said here seems to be pretty accurate. Marseille's biggest threat has come from individual phsyical superioty (the header from a corner early on, and Remy out pacing Avraam before cutting in to hit the post). At the other end Marseille's high line does look disorganised and as predicted they aren't putting pressure on the ball! And in the 9th min Olympiakos had 2 potentially dangerous through balls. One was under hit, the other was intercepted by an Olympiakos player! :blink: Olympiakos have to press more effectively like they did in the first 20 mins and attack down Marseille's left where Morel and Traore look poor positionally speaking. It's concerning that Olympiakos' work rate has fallen in midfield. There's no pressing and they have no shape. Very disjointed and not at all impressive. Why is Fetfa not even on the bench? And are you telling me Mitroglou wouldn't get in to this team? I don't like Valverde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omonoia9 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Great point that I barely noticed when I posted the lineups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pao123 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 to the rescue: http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/83531/2...-marseille.html sorry for coming in late..i got other links if this one doesnt work for you guys! poor outing so far from oly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omonoia9 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 GMT! Lucho Gonzalez gives Marseille the lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pao123 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 goal lucho :tdown: to his defense it was a great finish but a result of some poor defending..first with torosidi to get beat easily down the wing then from the cbs who did not follow either runs in the box.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 The breakthrough is only a matter of time. I expected much better from Olympiakos... If Olympiakos keep it down to 0-1 I will be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pao123 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 yeste out---tromokratis in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omonoia9 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Djebbour IN Yeste OUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro2004 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 What was Torosidis thinking diving in with a reverse slide tackle for the goal? :blink: Then Avraam just stood there and watched. Abysmal stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 ... Avraam just stood there and watched. Oh no! He must've bet against Olympiakos! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro2004 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Oh no! He must've bet against Olympiakos! :o If Mellberg was responsible maybe, but with Avraam we're used to it by now :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Valverde just made both of his last changes Makoun and Ibagaza IN Fetja and Fuster OUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Djebbour just lost a golden opportunity to score the equalizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pao123 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 great ball from torosidi who does his first good thing of the game..djebbour just could not finish the play... a surprising result so far---> apoel 2 zenit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pao123 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 arsenal borussia 1-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pao123 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 fanni red card in stoppages..freekick in a good position.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro2004 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Olympiakos were disjointed, had no real individual quality on display (except mellberg) and lacked a creative spark. I have no idea what people see in Valverde as a coach. Marseille were there for the taking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 The problem with Greek football is way too many mediocre foreign players playing in all our sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerigo Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I agree with Akritis. Why only 2 Greek players in the whole lineup asnd bench? Mitroglou is way better. Olympiakos continue to be a major disappointment in Europe and will be carved up in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS1905 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Just saw 6 min-long highlights of the match. The goal is a well-taken one but you have to consider the RB, RCB and LCB, especially the one who I could not figure out who he was but was somersault-divetackling (!) Lucho before he hit the ball!! That was a strange piece of defending, or lack of it. :unsure: The Olympiakos goalie did not inspire me, too. Without knowing who he was, he seems to be a typical South American goalkeeper who seems to dive but actually falls on to the spot he is based prior to diving, like Sergio Romero or our legendary GK Faryd Mondragon used to do. Is he South American? Anyway, you won't miss Nikopolidis, will you? At least this one won't let things in like from 40 yards. :whistle: I've never rated Djebbour even in his hot days at AEK. He is not good enough to remain in the team. And Akritis, you are spot on with your judgment. Fuster who?? :( And where was Fetfatsidis?? Who will get the crosses in, Grigoris Georgatos??!!! :ph34r: Olympiakos will battle with Dortmund for third place in this group, I feel, most probably losing it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 The Olympiakos goalie did not inspire me, too. Without knowing who he was, he seems to be a typical South American goalkeeper who seems to dive but actually falls on to the spot he is based prior to diving, like Sergio Romero or our legendary GK Faryd Mondragon used to do. Is he South American? Franco Constanzo - he's Argentinian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pao123 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 euro, this is why i often question goal.com rating system http://www.goal.com/en/match/65966/olympia.../player-ratings not quite sure which game they were watching for alot of these ratings.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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