SL-R24: PAOK - Asteras Tripoli (27-Feb-2016, 19:30 GR)

[pash]

Korovesis in for Leovac, good move

[pash]

Dekari by Mak, should have passed to Pelkas (who was wide open)

[Dutch Eagle]

[italosPAOK4]

epitelous nikh xwris agxos

[Blackhawk]

Good game by PAOK. Solid defending today. Much needed win. I think we just secured our spot in the playoffs today. Now if we can get a result like that on Wednesday.

[pash]

I was very pleased with this performance. Once it started getting rough late in the first half, it looked like we were going to end up playing with nine or ten men. Mistakidis definitely man of the match for me (which mirrors real life). Tzavellas looked great. Vellidis very confident.

[Dutch Eagle]

True.

And if Atromitos gets eliminated by AEK or at least does not win the cup a new season EL is a fact.

Must start in Q2 or Q3 though.

Edited February 27, 2016 by Dutch Eagle

[Blackhawk]

Mystakidis was good. I also liked Cimirot. He has developed into a great signing in my opinion. Very cool under pressure.

 

If we played more collectively upfront the score could have easily been 4:0

[pash]

Here's the press conference.

 

 

Some highlights:

• Says that in a few years, Pelkas will be the type of player who can finish the game early, he is great but will be even better soon
• Very young team that will only improve with maturity
• On the subbing of Kitsiou: "I want more from him, he was better today, but I didn't want to remove Mistakidis. He can be better. I remember a great Kitsiou from the start of the season, and I want him back."
• On the game vs Olympiakos: won't change too much (lineup). Just doesn't want the same ref as last week.
• On injured players: thinks Charisis will be back, Klaus + Rodrigues *maybe* the bench
• On referees (and players arguing with them): I don't like when coaches say after the game they won't comment on the referee. They changed the game! My opinion on referees generally isn't so positive. (i'm pMelachrinosrasing here)

[BostonThanatos]

What's the initial opinion on Antonis?  Player with potential, or loaner for next year?

[pash]

If we sell Kace, it would be strong incentive to keep him. I'm sure we'll see more of him by the end of the year; so far he hasn't looked as bad as I thought he would.

 

How many DMs do we have now? Kace, Tziolis, Cimirot, Charisis, Antonis? If we lose Kace, and Charisis gets a red card every two games, it leaves us pretty thin on the ground.

[italosPAOK4]

from what i read Cimirot had a great game and he was the captain in the midfield :) let's hope he continues like this and he gets even better !

[BostonThanatos]

I think Mak, Rodrigues, Cimirot, Mystakidis, Konstantinidis and Charissis are a solid group to build around.  Add to them a class striker and winger, and some solid defenders and we're on our way..

[pash]

A shame Konstantinidis is held together by paper mache bones and bruises every time there's a vorra

[BostonThanatos]

Actually, you're right. We should probably unload him if there's still any buyers available.

[PAOKSWEDEN]

A shame Konstantinidis is held together by paper mache bones and bruises every time there's a vorra

Yup, too bad. He's surely one of the most promising players in the squad, but I kind of feel that he will continue to struggle with his injuries and then end up in a mid-table team in a few years. Let's hope he stays fit when he's back from his injury!

Edited February 29, 2016 by PAOKSWEDEN