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credit to Ivic in the 2 games where he has changed the formation, he got results. In the cup we had Leovac crossing for Kitsiou to score and today we have Matos crossing and Leovac eventually finishing off the move. The whole point of the 3-5-2 in these conditions is to get the fullbacks up the pitch and crossing the ball into the box, with the other making a late run in and supporting the attack. Ivic has done it twice now and in both games, goals have come as a result of the change in shape. Bravo Vladan! Won 8 of our last 9 in all comps with the only loss coming against Pas at toumba where the ball would not go in. Conceding only one goal in 9 games as well. In very good form

pash i wouldnt worry about Cimirot being forced to cover at right back, don't forget Kitsiou still exists despite his limited game time

LOL you're awful bananas xD

the russia friendlies were cancelled because Gibraltar was added to our group, so we were no longer in a 5 team group which allowed for friendlies against the host nation.

solid performance, job done! on to the xorafi of a pitch, that is giannina

geia sou re facundo!!

axx re pelka, gotta control that ball and we had a 2-1 glyko captain despite Klaus starting? Not saying its a bad thing but just wondering if the club has made a decision there or its just klaus and glyko sharing it between themselves

lovely ball by bisewar, leovac's cut back just cut out. Gotta give it to diego, he can knock the ball around

really? you guys think its a soft yellow? I think its defs a yellow card, Djalma has dribbled and the guy has slide in and taking him out, right on the edge of the box. I thought it was a clear yellow. Maybe debatable because he already had a card but still

you sir are a legend!!

can i just say the guys in the live youtube chat waiting for the link to come back and are making me laugh. this poor guy is scrambling around websites trying to get the link going and they are swearing the hell out of him xD

matos with the goal what a man, what a player

we've gone 1-0 up

linked with Dortmund. I'll go out on a limb here and say it won't happen, but hey its what the transfer season is all about! http://www.contra.gr/Columns/contra-epithesi/dortmund/sto-stoxastro-ths-ntortmoynt-o-stafylidhs.4480319.html

tzavellas is officially a free agent, best thing for everyone. http://www.paokfc.gr/nea/20170116-lusi-sumvolaiou-giorgou-tzavella/

like you guys say, they are only highlights but Henrique looks good. Defs something to work with there. He won't be cup tied either (Europa league) which is good news As for Prijovic, he is a risk. 2 million for a striker that hasnt exactly set the world alight in a weaker league is gonna be a risk. Let's hope he comes good, because for that money you'd want him to be able to produce. In terms of Prijovic playing in the Europa league, I believe he'll be able to. As he has played in the Champions league and I think a player is allowed to transfer from a UCL to a Europa league team and not be cup tied? I maybe wrong

apparently a deal is basically done for Pedro Henrique, around 1mil to Rennes. Looking at his stats, only 4 starts this season with around 8 off the bench. He is at a good age at least at 26 http://www.paok24.com/podosfairo/86589/symfonia-gia-pedro-enrike

doesn't sound too different to pelkas to be honest

Kolouri broke one on one, tried to round the keeper and failed. the pitch looks unplayable, very dangerous for all the players with the ball sticking at certain points due to there being so much water. didnt we have a game with them last season where the pitch was extremely heavy as well?

partizan have just been banned for 3 years from European competitions due to outstanding debt by Uefa. If we seriously want Leonardo now is the time to through the kitchen sink at him

somewhere, Igor Tudor is smiling

pelkas did not score or assist v fiorentina. That was rodrigues In fact pelka looked off the pace when he came on in that game and turned the ball over a few times. He scored the winner vs Levediakos last week and he missed a bucket load of chances vs pas on the weekend. In short he is not starting material for the NT, not yet anyways. Does he have a spot in the squad? perhaps.

dont mind the expansion, but can't say that im thrilled with drawn matches going straight to pens. Although nothing is confirmed, ive read that even knockout games that end in a draw will go directly to a shoot-out. Not the way football is, especially knockout tournaments. Draws are part of the game. It's like they are trying to make it more appealing to the non-football fan? I would think the world cup has a big enough following/revenue as it is, no need to drastically alter the game to attract more fans/sponsors.

i just saw the highlights. and let me say wow. I agree 100% with everyone we need a striker, and have needed one for 18 months. Pererya was our last competent striker in his first and this season for some reason he rides the bench until the last 5 mins. BUT what happened last night was insane, pasxalakis (pas keeper) was amazingly good. Combine that with some poor finishing at times (pelka) and some bad luck and it happens. Last night was just a freak game. In saying all that in all games where we have dropped points (except maybe vs PAO) we have missed a bucket load of chances, the problem is obvious for anyone to see. Except for Ivan apparently. If Savvidi actually did start screaming at Ivic, Glyko, canias and klaus it just shows how little he knows about football. If he saw the game, and has watched us this season he would know what he has to do. The team is 100 better than last year except for one spot.

not so sure about the winners mentality, publicly perhaps but apparently the reason he has been banished from us because leading into the fiorentina game he was saying to the other players and some staff there is no way we can win in Italy. And this was coming from one of the most senior players on the team and our vice captain. Not the kind of thing you want any player saying let alone someone with his standing in the squad.