SL–R4: PAOK - Panaitolikos Agrinio (16 Sep 17, 18:15 EEST)

[Blackhawk]

  VS  

MATCHUP:              P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Panaitolikos Agrinio
COMPETITION:      Superleague - Round 4
DATE:                       16-September-2017
TIME:                       18:15 GR  (15:15 GMT, 10:15 CDT, 01:15 AEST next day)
CITY / STADIUM:   Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703)
REFEREES:              Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arkadia) - Ilias Alexeas (Messinia), Dimitrios Gagas (Larisa)
TELEVISION:           Novasports 2 (Greece), PAOK TV (Worldwide except greece, Cyprus and Albania - €1.99 PPV )

P.A.O.K. FC-  Panaitolikos - History

Superleague

2016-2017:  2:1 (Biseswar, Rodrigues) - Attendance:  11,515
2015-2016:  0:0 - Attendance:  8,964
2014-2015:  1:2 (Mak) - Attendance:  6,936
2013-2014:  1:0 (Lucas) - Attendance:  11,922
2011-2012:  3:0 (Vieirinha, Papazoglou, Spadacio) - Attendance:  9,975

Alpha Ethniki (Amateur/Semi-Professional)

1976-1977:  2:1 (Orfanos 2 ) - Attendance:  ?
1975-1976:  4:1 (Guerino 2, Sarafis,Anastasiadis ) - Attendance:  ?

GAMES:   7
WINS:       5
TIES:        1
LOSSES:  1

[Yiankos]

Τι να πούμε; Ότι πρέπει οπωσδήποτε να κερδίσουμε; Προβλέπω πάλι αλλαγές προσώπων στο κέντρο. Κάθε παιχνίδι και ένα πείραμα ώστε να παίζουν όλοι κυκλικά.

[Bananas]

Yiankos, any team with a weakness is exposed, and rightfully so.  In our case our midfield is poor.  The defense also but right now the midfield is the bigger problem.  The quality is there on paper, but on paper only.  Canas, Cimirot, Shakhov, El Khaddouri, Mauricio, Biseswar all not performing to their full ability.  Whether it's poor form, poor fitness, whatever, doesn't matter.  The fact is there is no midfield at the moment and until these players are fit and in form, we will continue to struggle.

Nevertheless, I think we all still expect a win in Toumba.  After all, in Toumba we are lions.  In Athens, we are kittens.

Edited September 13, 2017 by Bananas

[Blackhawk]

We have a chance to string a series of wins until we face Olympiakos in Round 8. We play Panaitolikos (home), Giannina (home), Larisa (away) and Lamia (home). Let's hope they grab this chance and win those game. It won't be easy because right now the team is basically doing a "2nd pre-season training" in the middle of the season. Hopefully we will have some luck on our side (like the posts we hit deflect in instead of out) and win those four games. Add also the two cup games before we face Olympiakos and the team should be ready and fit to face the big rival.  

[Dutch Eagle]

We will miss the homecrowd, our twelfth man, though. But normally yes, we should win those matches.

[BostonThanatos]

I'd like to see Deligiannidis in ther for Leovac....Leovac has proven to be nothing but a liability.  Leveque should brought out to the back of the stadium and put out of his misery.

[Blackhawk]

Well it's reported that Leovac is hurt, so he might have to play. That might be good news going into this game.

[Blackhawk]

Still only €1.99 introductory price on PAOK TV. I think it will remain at this price until our first game with fans against Panathinaikos.  I expect €3.99 or €4.99 for that game.

[italosPAOK4]

parte mia aneth ki eukolh nikh TA MYALA MAS PONANE ! 

[BostonThanatos]

Was the last game available through PAOK TV PPV?

[pash]

On 9/13/2017 at 2:40 PM, BostonThanatos said:

I'd like to see Deligiannidis in ther for Leovac....Leovac has proven to be nothing but a liability.  Leveque should brought out to the back of the stadium and put out of his misery.

Agreed all around. I think he'd do just fine against these guys. Leovac should be looking over his shoulder.

Leveque won't be worried though since he's already planning on being injured for the remainder of his contract.

[Blackhawk]

3 hours ago, BostonThanatos said:

Was the last game available through PAOK TV PPV?

Yes it was. Every SL home game will be on PAOK TV.

[Blackhawk]

Squad for tomorrow's game:

Ρέι, Πασχαλάκης, Λέοβατς, Μάτος, Ζαμπράνο, Κρέσπο, Βαρέλα, Μαουρίτσιο, Τσίμιροτ, Κάτσε, Πέλκας, Μπίσεσβαρ, Βιεϊρίνια, Κάμπος, Ελ Καντουρί, Μακ, Πρίγιοβιτς, Κουλούρης, Λημνιός 

Vierinha and Zambrano are in the squad. Konstantinidis,  Deligiannidis, Shakhov and Canas are not.

[Blackhawk]

Reports are that Lucescu will once again use Pelkas along with either Cimirot or Kace as defensive mid. I guess he did not learn his lesson from Monday's game. 

My lineup for the game:

------------------------ Rey --------------------
Matos - Varela - Crespo - Leovac
------- Cimirot -----------Mauricio -----
Campos ---- El Kaddouri ---- Mak
------------------- Prijovic ------------------

Zambrano, Biseswar and Vierinha to come in as subs.
 

[TheogGR1]

 

Lineup for today

------------------------ Rey --------------------
Matos - Varela - Crespo - Leovac
------- Cimirot -----------Kace -----
Campos ---- El Kaddouri ---- Mak
------------------- Prijovic ------------------

[pash]

Fingers crossed. Xanthi is ten minutes out from a loss to levadiakos, btw. I don't think they've lost yet.

[Blackhawk]

Once again we are facing a parked bus and we don't have any answers to break it.

[BostonThanatos]

We look very lazy and sloppy so far.

[Blackhawk]

We are not winning this game if we continue to play like this.

[BostonThanatos]

I don't like how Varela and Crespo interact with Rey and vice versa....they are setting themselves up for disaster.

[BostonThanatos]

Vieirinha, Koulouri and Pelkas warming up....

[BostonThanatos]

Leovac is worthless.

[kozi]

Midfield needs a boost, zero creativity

[kozi]

cimirot and kace need to be subbed off

[pash]

Pair of big chances just now. Vieirinha about to come on.