Europa League games

[Dutch Eagle]

As there is no EL-topic yet I'll post your group and possible opponents for the draw later this day here:

Astana (KAZ)

Osmanlispor (TUR)

Arouca (POR)

Lokomotive Zagreb (CRO)

Trencin (SVK)

[Dutch Eagle]

You drew Arouca. First away, but it might be reversed as PAO plays the first game also away.

[Akritis_1944]

I think if Olympiacos bomb this then there really is little hope for them and by extension Greek football.

If the reigning Champions can't beat the Asteras Tripolis of Portugal then they should all resign.

No slight on Arouca as I'm an Asteras fan but there should be a clear difference in standard here. I guess we all thought the same with the Israelis and we know how much of a s#it show that was.

[Dutch Eagle]

You must demolish this side.

Played Dutch side Heracles. Should have lost 6-0 but Heracles was like PAOK: scored and refused to score more goals. In extra time Arouca scored the equalizer (1-1). In Portugal it was 0-0.

They rose from the fifth or sixt tire to the Primeira in a few years.

[Tzatziki]

Theoretically we should, but the team looks lost, no bite up front whatsoever.

[Tzatziki]

That's a shame, you see the game better on tv, but the experience at Karaiskaki is truly special on Euro nights and derbies.

[Original Sydney]

Arouca going by their results last season will be a very tricky team to try break down, on the flip side they also had trouble scoring last season. Should be interesting but surely Oly cant bomb out on this one too.....

[Tzatziki]

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[Tzatziki]

Big match Thursday! Let's see if Mr. Bento has turned the squad around at all from the horrific display Victor put on over two legs vs Beer Sheeva. According to Sport-Fm here is the list of players who travelled to Portugal:

 

[Dutch Eagle]

Good luck. Grab those points and prokrisi for the sake of Greek football!

[Dutch Eagle]

Seba with the 0-1!

[Ethnikos]

Wow, the Olympiakos forum is really busy. FT 0-1, gladly take the coefficient points

[Ethnikos]

All in all great day for Greek football. Between three teams, seven goals scored and zero conceded

[Antaeus7]

Nice victory, never easy beating a Portuguese side on there home soil

Edited August 18, 2016 by Molon Lave

[Tzatziki]

Liked a lot of things that I saw today until I had to stop watching in the 60th. Bento is going to do a good job if today is any indication. Kapino looked good, Cambiasso was huge, Seba played well, our spanish lb did as well, Botia and Da Costa looked good, very nice turn around these last couple weeks. Bravo boys! We keep moving.

[Tzatziki]

[Akritis_1944]

Let's hope they don't mess it up in the return leg.

They need 2 quick goals next week to kill off the match.

[Tzatziki]

Based off of today's display, I think we'll be fine. 

[Bananas]

We need all 3 Greek teams to win for the co-efficient points.  The only team that has any excuse to not get a win is maybe PAO who have the tougher gig away from home.  Olympiakos and PAOK must win, end of story.

[GreekLunatic]

We still lack a killer striker

[Rockafeller Skank]

We still lack a killer striker

 

And a Central Defender, And a Left Winger, and a Right Back until elabdellaoui comes back, and someone to give breaths to cambiasso, and someone for a starter amf coz dominguez won't cut the whole season. That's pretty much about it.

[jason]

Not to burst any bubbles here but Arouca is a bottom feader in the portugese league.....We still have a long way to fo and this current form/squad will not cut it. Need wingers and a striker

[Tzatziki]

We need all 3 Greek teams to win for the co-efficient points.  The only team that has any excuse to not get a win is maybe PAO who have the tougher gig away from home.  Olympiakos and PAOK must win, end of story.

 

PAO and PAOK have done a lot of good work this off season, I think this could be a good year for the league if Kontoni does not f*** it up.

Edited August 19, 2016 by Tzatziki

[Bananas]

PAO and PAOK have done a lot of good work this off season, I think this could be a good year for the league if Kontoni does not f*** it up.

 

Well I just hope the league is somewhat competitive.  It'd be nice to have it not effectively over by round 15.  That's just boring.

[Tzatziki]

Ένας άπειρος Ρώσος στη ρεβάνς

 

 

 

Πρόκειται για τον 37χρονο άπειρο Ρώσο, όπως άπειρος ήταν ο Καράσεφ στο Μάλμε πριν από μερικά χρόνια, Αλεξέι Εσκόφ, που δεν έχει «σφυρίξει» ποτέ τον Ολυμπιακό στο παρελθόν. Ο Εσκόφ μετράει 25 διεθνή παιχνίδια, έχοντας καταλογίσει έξι πέναλτι (5-1 γηπεδούχοι-φιλοξενούμενοι) και έχοντας δείξει 6 κόκκινες (3-3) και 103 κίτρινες κάρτες (51-52). Βοηθοί του θα είναι οι Ντμίτρι Μοσιάκιν και Ιγκόρ Ντεμέσκο, ενώ τέταρτος διαιτητής θα είναι ο Σεργκέι Ιβάνοφ, όλοι συμπατριώτες του.

 

http://gavros.gr/blog/podosfairo/enas-apeiros-rosos-sti-revans