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It is so frustrating to see PAOK play defensive when big teams come to town. We had nothing to lose against Chelsea today and I believe it was criminal to start with no striker in the team. I would like to see Paschalakis benched. Indeed he made a few good saves but he is starting to make mistakes. He is also very annoying when taking goal kicks as he is dreadfully slow. All in all very disappointing. This was a training session for Chelsea.

It is a mixture of we are not playing well and Chelsea not letting us play. To be honest, this is almost like a training session for them. We have not been able to test them.

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I worry about Hatseridis in defence.

Tosca and Wernbloom starting.

Two and a half hours to go. I was going to head to a bar in Chicago to watch but I think I will watch it at home.

I'll be landing in New York at 9am on the day. Will see if the fan club in Astoria will be opening up.

Didn't see the game as I was at the beach in Indiana but good to see a solid win. Checked out the highlights and Biseswar was indeed the key. Canias, however was at fault for the first goal. I cannot understand why Lucescu insists on starting him.

I'll be hitting Greektown next week, although I do remember, Chris, you telling me that it is starting to fade. I had to take some trousers to a tailor and it just so happened that the lady who owned the place was from a village near Movemvasia. She also said that Greektown is not what it used to be.

In any case he had Tsimopoulos on the back of his shirt. My girlfriend wanted me to talk to him but I wasn't up for it.

Saw a guy wearing an Asteras Tripoli shirt today at the Farmer's Market in downtown Chicago. Just sayin'.

I think he will miss Chelsea too. Hopefully Akpom will step up and take this opportunity.

^ Dude, I think that's the first time I have ever seen you write in Greek.

Chelsea 'London'. So American of you Chris ? Chelsea are obviously the favourites in this tie. I have no idea who is going to be able to handle Hazard (if he plays).

I think the idea is to have shops and/or supermarkets in the stadium as well. From what I read, they played the job creation card in order to get the go ahead.

It was a tough year for them while he was away in Israel but I think they survived.

I watched the last 20 minutes and it was an awful performance by Greece. I have no idea why Tziolis is still being called up.

I believe it is just a 2 hour drive from Markiz.

Look how stadiums were full with both sets of fans. Even the football was better back then.

Considering they are announced some internal changes this week (bars being taken down, gate 8 being made smaller), I don't think a new stadium will be ready for a while.

This will mean that an underdog will have less chances when playing away.

He was very average.

The Prijovic move to France has come up again. To be honest if we have a replacement ready (highly unlikely considering the window closes tomorrow), I wouldn't mind selling. Someone mentioned Berg..

You have to consider how difficult it is to bring a top player to Greece these days. There three types of player that come to Greece: - The pensioner who is 31-32+ and is seeking a last pay out (Wernbloom) - The restarter who was at a big club, didn't make it and now needs to restart and prove his worth (Akpom) - The young uncut diamond who is basically looking for his make or break opportunity in Europe (Jaba)

Dude, I know you're annoyed but don't get angry with Benfica fans. They are more than welcome and I have even met Apollo Vaz who is a sound guy. We gifted them easy goals, if you're going to be frustrated then be frustrated with our players.