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Big win... fair to say, Olympiakos’s best game so far?

Finland is not THAT good of a team. Greece has better players on paper. We CAN and SHOULD win this game not just because of the position we are in but in general, but because I don't see Finland as such a threat. I realize Greece has been entirely s%$#! over the last few years but still think its a mental and organizational issue not a skill or ability issue. this team needs to get organized before the next match, if they accomplish that, the three points should be ours. Also, I think Fetfa might be considered due to Fortounis absense, I would love to see him fail on the pitch rather than not given a shot on the bench. We have also had some young goal scorers emerging in Greek football and that is very exciting and something to look forward to. I can't go another major tournament without greece in it

The new season begins for Aris this coming Saturday against OFI, a team we beat twice last year but trailed in both games and needed late goals to prevail. As long as there is no hangover from the disappointing Europa Cup exit I expect another victory. My guess is that Pantelidis will start the same eleven he had against Molde, possibly replacing Larsson with Tonso. It will be nice if Ideye can get off to a nice start scoring a goal or two which will help with his confidence going forward. Good luck to Aris, anything lower than 5th place will with out a doubt be very upsetting.

I think the midfield has really been screwing us. yes defense did not help but almost all our conceded goals came from errors in the midfield *cough* samaris *cough*. Theres no denying manolas and sokratis can hold their own on defense, its a matter of reducing the errors in the CDM positions. Its VERY dangerous place to lose possession.

For what it's worth, APOEL more than held their own against Ajax yesterday

Tous Kanoune kourelia! LOL!

RANDELOVIC AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's pronounced super sub!

Martins, you need to make some subs, file.

Olympiakos 1-0 Krasnodar HT Not bad, not bad. Get another one in the second half.

Guerrero fakes the shot, now he fires and HE SCORES!!!!!!!!!

Gooooooaaaaaallllllll! 1-0!

20:00 ΠΑΟΚ – Παναιτωλικός Διαιτητής: Διαμαντόπουλος (Αρκαδίας) Βοηθοί: Πετρόπουλος (Αρκαδίας), Ψαρρής (Ζακύνθου) 4ος: Καραντώνης (Ημαθίας) VAR: Ευαγγέλου (Αθηνών) AVAR: Φωτόπουλος (Αθηνών)

In terms of Fetfatzidis abilities on the ball he should be a starter. The same goes for any player with similar abilities. His time in Saudi Arabia doesn’t make a difference to his performances. Why was Tziolis called up when he was playing there too? What I’m getting to is as long as you are playing and performing than you should be in the team. He does the simple things that most our players can’t do which is control the ball and pass effectively. He has also been playing well for Aris. He has started all games Aris has played and has done well. He is still effective in my opinion. As i said before he isn’t the answer as others are not on the same level as him in terms of technical ability. As for the youth we don’t have enough class or quality yet in my opinion for them to be included. Otherwise they would be all playing abroad and they would’ve been called up by now. Also they are not on the same level as Fetfatzidis. I’m all for giving youth a chance, i even consider myself an advocate for the young guys being included. If we want to include them than the whole team needs to be full of youth. We have young wingers but are not at the level the national team needs them at. Van Schipt likes playing attacking football. If that’s the case then: option A - he needs to play attacking minded midfielders and actual wingers. With more emphasis in holding possession. Which means youth are needed. Limnios, Lamprou and players alike will be called up. Or option B - we have to go real defensive with a 5-3-2. Which he doesn’t prefer. If we continue the exact same way then we will continue seeing negative results. A good balance is needed for sure.

Everything you said plus a good run in the cup.

Add Zeljko Kalac for goalkeeper coach kai figame gia Euro 2020

Ποιός πιστεύετε είναι ο στόχος της ομάδας φέτος; Με βάση τα σημερινά δεδομένα ρόστερ Άρη και λοιπών ομάδων, θεωρώ ότι ο αντικειμενικός στόχος είναι η έξοδος εκ νέου στο Europa League. Θα είναι μεγάλη υπέρβαση μια θέση πάνω από την 4η και οποιαδήποτε θέση κάτω από την 5η θα είναι αποτυχία.

And they can get Rale Rasic as TD.

I have to agree with @Alphonseand @Bardouuu. Fetfatzidis can change a game for you. His ball control and dribbling is the best we got. We need to also play in form players. We can’t have Bakasetas and Samaris start again. They can sabotage the team. Fetfatzidis isn’t going to be the answer but will definitely be in my mind a big difference in the way we attack.

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For U.S. viewers, this match will be televised on TNT.

Olympiakos are one step away from returning to the CL. They get the first leg at home to Russian side Krasnodar.

@J1078 you didn’t watch the Aris Molde game did you? Fetfa has his pros & cons but given how we are playing, he is someone that can help, the team desperately needs creative players with skill, look at the 2nd Aris goal in that match, we could use that. He has experience too, much of the young guys we wanna transition too, don’t have that

All the Ethniki needs now is Kev Muscat for defence and the coaching team is set.

I was a supporter of Fetfa joining the team as well but the more I think about it do we really not just want to start playing some younger players? Has Fetfa done anything where he currently is playing? Is he even getting regular playing time as a starter? All off these things need to be taken into consideration, he has not emerged like some of us thought he would.. I just don’t know if we should keep mentioning him as a starter for this team not sure he is the solution.. I’m not against having him called up don’t get me wrong I’m just thinking we have exhausted his name and not sure it’s worth it or not.. Playing in the Middle East did no favours for his career.. to be honest I don’t even think the new coach will even consider him.. I’m also not expecting this coach to make drastic changes to start I’m sure he wants to se first hand what he has and what he is working with.. It won’t be easy to go into Finland with a new coach and a new system and get a win so I’m just hoping I see some positive signs from this coach and it’s kind of not fair to be put into a do or die situation as your first game as a coach.. We don’t beat Finland we are done..

Here are the players who are traveling: Πασχαλάκη, Ζίβκοβιτς, Ταλιχμανίδη, Κρέσπο, Βαρέλα, Ίνγκασον, Μάτος, Ροντρίγκο, Γιαννούλη, Ντούγκλας Αουγκούστο, Εσίτι, Ελ Καντουρί, Μίσιτς, Μπίσεσβαρ, Ζαμπά, Λημνιό, Στοχ, Λάμπρου, Γαϊτανίδη, Πέλκα, Άκπομ, Σφιντέρσκι Interesting that Lamprou is there.

It will all depend on who he calls up. If we want to play a winning brand of football we have to play players who can control the ball and be creative. I just think we should’ve brought in a more respectable manager and have a proper clean out and restart. In my opinion if I were coach these would be the players o would have right now... Vlachodimos, Paschalakis, Barkas, Torosidis, Natsos, Retsos, Sokratis, Manolas, Siovas, Tsimikas, Koutris, Kourbelis, Bouchalakis, Kolovos, Masouras, Mantalos, Zeca, Gaitanidis, Fetfatzidis, Vrousai, Pavlidis, Koulouris, Donis. I’m willing to sacrifice Pelkas and Samaris. 2 players who haven’t brought their club form over to the team at all. Bouchalakis wouldn’t be a major upgrade but can offer something slightly more than Samaris. Kolovos and Masouras do more with the ball than Pelkas. Mantalos has to replace Fortounis for the time being. Fetfatzidis would have a major role on the right wing or the left. His ability to drive with the ball towards the box is the best in Greece. Gaitainidis is a hidden gem. We should be looking out for him. Explosive and a hungry player that can score goals. I was impressed with his performances in pre season. Wouldn’t be a starter yet though. Pavlidis can shine for us. We are lacking real quality at CDM/CM and RB. We need a major upgrade everywhere really, except CB. But with players I believe we can get something going. Especially in possession. I’m also hoping that Androutsos starts playing on a regular basis. Someone who I think can help with bringing the ball forward effectively. In regards to Galanopoulos and Siopis they can be included but I’m a bit concerned with their height. Especially against top quality teams and defending set pieces. We could have one of them play against lower quality teams. Its encouraging to see Koulouris and Pavlidis playing well and are really young. They also play in higher level leagues. Players like Tachtsidis, Samaris, Pelkas, Bakasetas and others need to have a break for a while from the team in my opinion. My lineup would be: Vlachodimos Torosidis Manolas Sokratis Tsimikas Kolovos Kourbelis Mantalos Masouras Pavlidis Fetfatzidis Subs: Vrousai, Bouchalakis, Koulouris.