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If we continue to improve under JVS I think I would keep Socrates, Manolas, off the time for a while as I don't want these guys coming in and disturbing the culture of the team and all the hard work JVS has done. Even though they are great players there attitudes might be a cancer in the dressing room. Its much easier to get young guys and a new team to buy into a system sometimes then veterans who play for big clubs and big coaches that might have egos. We have guys that can fill there roles who offer good pace. I personally would finish this entire qualification without them and only bring them back in a friendly leading up to the Nations leagues and see if it improves the team if not I say leave them off and move forward with a new core of players and new mentality..

Honestly it is a joke that one team can loan that many players to the same opponent.

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The fans of PAOK today (approx. 6K) equals six homegames on average. Look at the stats so far: Average ticket sales (not total attendances) counted officially without games played behind closed doors from Super League. Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 Olympiacos 87,697 25,121 18,921 21,924 +4.0% 2 PAOK 76,700 23,926 15,793 19,175 +2.9% 3 AEK Athens 73,486 32,576 10,238 18,372 +91.0% 4 Aris 50,712 13,143 12,134 12,678 +42.1% 5 Panathinaikos 14,353 6,700 2,614 4,784 −43.1% 6 AEL 11,129 4,404 2,842 3,710 +48.3% 7 OFI 10,621 3,832 3,326 3,540 −3.2% 8 Asteras Tripolis 8,515 3,825 1,622 2,838 +39.7% 9 Panetolikos 7,601 3,537 1,946 2,534 +5.9% 10 Panionios 7,324 2,756 1,512 1,831 +7.8% 11 Lamia 6,215 2,612 715 1,554 −17.6% 12 Atromitos 5,870 2,053 972 1,468 +87.0% 13 Xanthi 4,350 1,579 1,365 1,450 −2.7% 14 Volos 3,044 1,523 617 1,015 n/a1 League total 367,617 32,576 617 7,502 +38.1% Updated to games played on 20 October 2019

Stafylidis and Bakakis were at fault for the 2nd goal against Bosnia. Bakakis didn’t do enough to close the cross down and Stafylidis was caught out of position because his pressed and ran to forward to close down earlier. They need to do better there. I will give Bakakis credit for his energy and forward runs but that is where it stops. In the ball he is a liability. Gets nervous most of the time when he has the ball and he usually fumbles it either passing it to an opposing player or can’t control the ball and loses possession. Down the road Masouras should be considered. Also we have Natsos who has been in good form.

Great post. Schip has also said the more possession we have the more chances we will create. This is true and this is what he wants to team to play, possession. Against quality sides there is going to be more emphasis on defence ofcourse. He believes this team can play a aggressive and attacking style. I like the way he thinks too because he has said we can’t just play defensively we got to get the ball and move it forward. He doesn’t like playing it safe against equal to less teams. He thinks we are capable of playing good football and I agree. I don’t think Manolas and Sokratis will be needed if we continue in the right path. Better off playing players who are going to be the future now so they can get used to international football and get valuable experience early. Hatzidiakos did very well these past 2 games. He should start again. Same goes for Limnios. Schip wants to give other players chances which is good as he isn’t limiting the selections. I am a fan of Stafylidis like most and I would like to see him have a spot somewhere but Tsimikas and Koutris are better in defence. They have more pace and make dangerous forward runs to. Stafylidis has pros and cons. We need to use him correctly. I don’t think he should be the number 1 LB. maybe off the bench he could be used as an impact and if we revert to a 3-5-2 formation he either play as the 3rd cb or LWB where he can just focus on putting crosses or getting into dangerous positions. Also we should use his biggest strength in my opinion which is his shooting.