Qarabag - PAOK ( EL - Group Stage - Matchday 4 / 03 Nov 2016, 22:05 EET )

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MATCHUP:          P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Qarabag FK -
COMPETITION:   Europa League – Group Stage - Round 4
DATE:                  03-November-2016
TIME:                   22:05 GR  (20:05 GMT, 15:05 CDT, 07:05 AEDT next day)
CITY/STADIUM:   Thessaloniki - Toumba Stadium (28,703)
REFEREES:         Jason Beaton - Alastair Mather, Douglas Potter - Steven McLEan, Donald Robertson (Scotland)
TELEVISION:       OTE Sport 3 (Greece), Cytavision Sports 2 (Cyprus), Fox Soccer 2GO (USA), beIN Sports Connect (Australia)

Standings:

ACF Fiorentina - 7
PAOK Thessaloniki – 4
Qarabag FK – 4
FC Slovan Liberec - 1

Our European history against teams from Azerbaijan:

2016-2017:  Qarabag FK – PAOK FC  2:0 - Attendance: 26,704 (Europa League – Group Stage)
2015-2016:  Qabala FK – PAOK FC     0:0 - Attendance: ? (Europa League – Group Stage)
2015-2016:  PAOK FC – Qabala FK     0:0 - Attendance: 6,131 (Europa League – Group Stage)

GAMES:   3
WINS:       0
TIES:         2
LOSSES:   1

[pash]

Pelkas is back training normally, I doubt he'll make the squad for this match. Tzavellas will probably make the squad, I don't know if Ivic will use him.

[Dutch Eagle]

I want a win against an Azeri-team. Preferably with a 3 goal difference. Just to be sure because Qarabag plays at home in the last groupstage-game against Fiorentina who will be qualified at that time (and thus will rest some players).

[Blackhawk]

Must win. If we do even if we lose to Fiorentina we play Slovan Liberec at home in the last game. By that time Liberec will be eliminated and the Czech league will already be on Winter break. 

[italosPAOK4]

prepei na nikhsoume gia na prokri8oume den ginetai alliws PAOK EISAI !

[Dutch Eagle]

We have a Scotsman as referee: John Beaton.

[Blackhawk]

Looks like Campos is out due to injury. I want to see Biseswar, Mystakidis and Perayra in the starting lineup.

[pash]

You think he won't start Klaus? I hope you're right.

[Blackhawk]

He'll probably start Klaus.

My lineup for the game:

------------------ Glykos ----------------
Matos - Varela - Tzavelas - Leovac
----- Canas ----------- Cimirot --------
Mystakidis -- Biseswar -- Rodrigues
---------------- Pereyra -----------------

But I think Ivic will go with:

------------------ Glykos ----------------
Matos - Crespo - Tzavelas - Leovac
----- Canas ----------- Cimirot --------
Mystakidis -- Shakhov -- Rodrigues
----------------- Klaus - -----------------

[Bananas]

Do you think he'll start Tzavellas over Malezas ?  Malezas has been pretty solid in the games v Olympiakos and AEK.  Good to see Malezas getting some runs and going well regardless.

[kozi]

For the Aussies amongst us...not available live on beinconnect as they have butchered their service...Full game will be shown on Bein 1 @ 2.30pm 

[BostonThanatos]

BH, I think the main reason Biseswar isn't starting is his fitness/stamina.  Even when he comes on in the 60th minute, he's huffing and puffing by the 80...I don't think he can play a full 90, or even a solid 60 for that matter.  

[pash]

Ivic said as much during the last press conference. "He's heavy...you understand what I mean by that?"

[Bananas]

Hate to say it, but Biseswar has that "look" about him that says he'll never be 100% fit.  Let's see how he progresses, but it's already 1/4 of the way through the season and he's struggling to play 90 minutes.

[pash]

For sure. He's a professional athlete who has multiple trainers and nutritionists looking after him, and four months in he still isn't in good enough shape to play. My main hope at this point is that he'll have an impact when we are able to use him, and by the second half of the season he'll be rested and ready to clean house.

[Blackhawk]

5 hours ago, BostonThanatos said:

BH, I think the main reason Biseswar isn't starting is his fitness/stamina.  Even when he comes on in the 60th minute, he's huffing and puffing by the 80...I don't think he can play a full 90, or even a solid 60 for that matter.  

That might be the case, since Ivic said that he can't play 3 games straight in one week. However I think there might be another reason, why Ivic likes to put him in the 2nd half. By that time the opponent's midfield line is getting tired, and it is easier for Biseswar to use his technical skill to the fullest. That being said, it's quite obvious that we are a different team when he is on the pitch.

[Blackhawk]

19 men squad for the game as announced by Ivic:

Γλύκος, Μπρκιτς, Λέοβατς, Μαλεζάς, Κίτσιου, Μάτος, Τζαβέλλας, Βαρέλα, Κρέσπο, Χαρίσης, Κάνιας, Σάκχοφ, Τσίμιροτ, Μπίσεσβαρ, Τιάμ, Μυστακίδης, Ροντρίγκες, Αθανασιάδης, Περέιρα

Left off the squad are Pelkas, Koulouris, Giannoulis, Pouggouras, Deligiannidis, Campos and Korovesis

[pash]

I think statistically, this will be the game that Glykos gets injured in. I hope Brkic is ready.

[Blackhawk]

Boss is ready for the game:

 

[Blackhawk]

PAOK will wear their blue jerseys today.

[pash]

I LOVE that hat, hahaha

[BostonThanatos]

The Line-up:
------------------ Glykos ----------------

Matos - Varela - Tzavelas - Leovac
----- Canas ----------- Cimirot --------
Mystakidis -- Biseswar -- Rodrigues
---------------- Klaus -----------------

[Blackhawk]

On the bench: Brkic, Kitsiou, Malezas, Charisis, Shakhov, Thiam and Pereyra.

Crespo did not make the 18-man squad.

[pash]

That's not a bad lineup at all. Really only Klaus that I'd change.

[BostonThanatos]

link?