Grkfreezer624 Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Just listened to Anastasiou's remarks He thinks the game went very well!!! Well good for him then!
PanaTO Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 I never listen to coaches after games as it's the same interview. He doesn't want to throw his guys under the bus and I can respect that position. I just hope his private message to his team is getting through. 1
Green Man Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 honestly i think will trash these guys next week!..a different pao you will see on thursday but we must pick it up for monday and take all 3!!..no more on preseason mode :evil:???
Paotrella Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 I predicted a 3-0 win to PAO and based on Qabala's experience and capabilties, this should have been easily achieved. Unfortunately Anastasiou did not give this match high importance. Leaving Berg, Ninis and Lagos on the bench and experimenting with Lod up front was more experimental than our friendly matches. Very disappointing. We have the skill level and players to smash this team. The fact we played so poorly reflects on the coach and his ability to get this team ready. Europe is not a priority for our coach. His starting 11 today proved this. For me this is not good enough. Succeeding in Europe is part of our DNA. This is what made the club so great. Our rivals envy our European track record. Dont go disrespecting this and what the fans want by leaving Berg out in order to focus on the weekend SL match. I demand success and focus in Europe, dont disrespect the fans.
val Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 If you ask me, we are in possible danger... Our defense is a Luna Park... one mishap at Leoforo and if we get scored on.... it will be quite a pressure cooker on the team to preform Bottom line is we will probably win 2-0 but will have to spit blood to go through.... When you're bad, you can lose to just about anyone but this qabala side would struggle in the football league. Anything but a positive result and it would be time to close up shop. From what I have seen Ninis is the only player that creates chances for PAO and you didn't play him... 0-0 terrible! Berg seems really out of form Berg doesn't look ready. Lacked sharpness in his touches. He struggled to finish the brugge games.
Antaeus7 Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 Panathinaikos got this! ;) They were just playing possum.
Grkfreezer624 Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 Europe is not a priority for our coach. As it SHOULDN'T b/c we dont have a squad for Europe!!!!!!!
Paotrella Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 ^^^^ So that justifies losing against Qabala??? I will not tolerate such a disgrace and neither will most fans. How can Atromitos match it with Fenerbahce? Do they have a squad for Europe?
Grkfreezer624 Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 If they want to do well in Europe and Greece... No they dont They will kill themselves to get through (b/c its a once in a lifetime opportunity) but their form in the league will suffer They will not look good this Sunday for the premiere
Bananas Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 From a financial perspective, getting into the EL Group Stages is not negotiable. It must happen. Just getting there gets you 1.3M Euros. TV Revenue plus a sold out stadium for 3 home games and you're looking at even more. Even if you lose every game in the EL Group Stage, you have to get there.
PanaTO Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 Freezer is right don't expect much from Paok or Atromitos this weekend.
Paotrella Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 From a financial perspective, getting into the EL Group Stages is not negotiable. It must happen. Just getting there gets you 1.3M Euros. TV Revenue plus a sold out stadium for 3 home games and you're looking at even more. Even if you lose every game in the EL Group Stage, you have to get there. Bingo
val Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 There's no real significant cash to be made in the europa league, cash that go along way to sorting out our financial issues. Alafouzos said that only getting into the CL group stage can really get us out of this financial rut. Until that happens any money needed to plug holes there and there can be put forward by alafouzos and co. After losing to brugge, we said we might have to sell a player or two. Not only did we not sell but we brought in abeid. Having said that, if we don't beat this side, the fear is that everyone will turn on the coach and players, if they haven't already. Perhaps in the group stage, continue to give the lesser players some necessary european experience and always lineup strong for domestic games.
Bananas Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 Realistically, assuming you deliberately don't field weak teams on purpose to rest the players for the league, I would expect PAO doesn't lose every match. For each win it's 200K, each draw 100K. If you win the group, another 400K, runner up 200K. Adding all of the prize money up together with TV and stadium revenue for the matches, and you could be looking at 3M to 4M easy. For a club that isn't flush with cash, that's a significant amount. I agree what you want is the CL money, but realistically, how on earth are PAOK, PAO or AEK going to win the title ? I just don't see it happening, although it would be nice to see a different team win the title for the first time in 187,000 years. So, it's a case of, take the EL semi-seriously and get 3M or 4M, or take the gamble, and maybe if all the stars align (and there are lots of stars that need to align) you get the CL spot. It's a big gamble. I get that if PAO were in serious title contention, might rest players vs the EL, but I don't buy not taking this qualification game seriously. It's as simple as "here is a team that is inferior to you, if you beat them, I'll give you 2.5M Euros". Who wouldn't take up that offer ? 2
maggica Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 Hey guys, first time poster here. i didn't catch the pao game, would someone tell me how we only managed a draw against such a poor team?
Green Man Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 ^^^welcome maggica...in short the team looked disjointed disinterested and still in preseason mode...i think tactically we set up wrong too but again perhaps giannis wanted to play for this result...again thursday will be a different story! :)
val Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 For a club that isn't flush with cash, that's a significant amount. I agree what you want is the CL money, but realistically, how on earth are PAOK, PAO or AEK going to win the title ? I just don't see it happening, although it would be nice to see a different team win the title for the first time in 187,000 years. It's a tall order no doubt but not impossible. Firstly build a side good enough to surpass any malicious behaviour. Oly not spending to their potential to increase the gap between the sides (because they feel they don't have to because they have EPO in check), should come as some encouragement. Also let's see what tigris brings to the table, he has the potential to shake things up.
Doxa Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 the lack of goals with these players s a problem oh yes, but I think the defence is too weak. Wemmer and Tavlaridis are not good enough come on. Sanchez yet to prove himself.
Green Man Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 ^^^if only winning the soupa league was so easy bro! ;)......Europe low money or not is very much essential! think of how our co efficient points will suffer if we drop even more...even winning the league will mean f all as will drop to being a weaker seed instead of strong in the champions path...as we speak the league is 13th in the rankings not looking good...next years champions will even have a tricky challenge to qualify for the champions league and yes this means playing again at the end of july which the gls structure-format is all wrong for!
Accor6 Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 Terrible terrible game all around enough said !! The other guy is celebrating his victorious pick, as he was also ready to celebrate Abeid not signing for PAO ...looking for me like I predicted any other score or any kind of victory for our team ?? Really weird stuff How low can you get 1
RED SHERIFF Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 it is beyond ridiculous for anyone to assume PAO would not want to play in Europa League group stages to concentrate on GSL .. If PAO's squad is 'too thin' to play 6 mid week games between September and Christmas, then the squad is 'too thin ' to win the GSL.. 5
Grkfreezer624 Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 Terrible terrible game all around enough said !! The other guy is celebrating his victorious pick, as he was also ready to celebrate Abeid not signing for PAO ...looking for me like I predicted any other score or any kind of victory for our team ?? Really weird stuff How low can you get It was a tongue in cheek comment.... Dont take things so personally
Accor6 Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 No problemo. You, cocksta, Giourkas and myself need to have a chat in the chattrom soon !!! :D
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