Leaderboard

Hard to argue with that and I too hope Paschalakis starts. Akpoms physicality and hold up play might be better option but he is so wasteful in front of goal and constantly offside which is frustrating. pelkas will be really important with his energy so I really hope he starts and just plays his game with freedom and does not try to force things. i was reading up about the German ref for tomorrow and he absolutely loves handing out cards so I think a red is an absolute certainty. We must keep our discipline and not be drawn into any stupid reactions. maybe Vieirinha at RB would not be such a bad option? I cant wait to see the reaction The General gets when he’s presented to the crowd. it will be some occasion for the older supporters that grew up with him and the younger ones that idolise him and only know of his legendary tales. Apparently one of Tottenham’s supporters clubs are in Thessaloniki this weekend (not sure why) so they are are taking over Rehab to watch the football so no rugby will be shown and instead Chelsea v Spurs ?. There is an Irish bar in ladadika showing the Scotland game so will maybe head there or just watch it in the house not sure yet.

That would make it better, BUT I would prefer going into the playoffs the standalone points leader so we dont' hear about how Savvidis manufactured the playoff system again because he knew we couldn't beat them in the regular season...or some of te other nonsense that comes from the south side.

My preferred lineup would be: --------------------------Paschalakis------------------------ --Matos------Ingason------Varella-----Gianoulis-- ---------------Misic--------------Mauricio------------------- Limnios----------------Pelkas-------------Vieirinha --------------------------Akpom-------------------------------

The start of the match looked very promising but, the early goal never came, and our team just lacked some calmness and killer instinct towards the end. Maybe we are missing a type of player that can be a sort of leader that shows the example and the rest of the team just feeds off that vibe. I don't like Omar as captain, the guy is a great player and we are lucky to have him but, he just does not seem like a leader to me for Olympiakos. For sure he is not the problem by any means, just an observation and a thought, even though Arsenal was there for the taking, in the second half and towards the end I think we just looked a little panicked and out of ideas going forward except for about half the players on the field. I think Fortounis or Valbuena should be our captain. They are the types that can lead by example on the field. That being said, I hope the board allows Martins to continue his work, the team is on the right track, we need consistency in the squad to build anything good. That would be the best signing we could make by far IMO to not change half the team and the manager. That is what was a big part in helping PAOK have such a successful season last year. Papastathopoulos' comments on Olympiakos' game... -το αν έχει παρακολουθήσει το ελληνικό πρωτάθλημα και τον Ολυμπιακό: «Βλέπω όσο μπορώ. Δεν μπορώ να πω ποιος θα το κατακτήσει, δεν ξέρω τι θα γίνει. Ο Ολυμπιακός έχει βελτιωθεί πάρα πολύ. Το βλέπεις στο πώς κινούνται οι παίκτες του μέσα στο γήπεδο. Αυτό σημαίνει ότι ο προπονητής έχει κάνει καλή δουλειά. Πραγματικά, κι επειδή είναι η πρώτη φορά που ήρθα τώρα στην Ελλάδα ως αντίπαλος, ο Ολυμπιακός είναι πολύ βελτιωμένος. Εντάξει, όλα κρίνονται βάσει αποτελέσματος, αλλά έχει γίνει πάρα πολύ καλή δουλειά».