The coach of the podium: The (aggressive) thing is getting worse for Aris!

Huge Ghoul, defeated 1-0 Mars in overtime and qualified for the third time in its history in the semifinals of the Greek Cup.

The team of Ftiotida had a very good presence on both sides of the field, while taking advantage of the getting worse and worse shown by Mars in attack. The guests did not use them either static phases, seeing their opponents score in the end this way.

For two teams, which are definitely not for the third consecutive ninety minutes without a goal!

In detail, the key points from the “coach of the podium”:

-The static phases that hit Mars: When a team has so much difficulty finding clear opportunities in a game set, it is a given that it must take advantage of the static phases. And in this case, the truth is that Aris particularly threatened in this way the GDR of Lamia. In fact, he had a unique moment at 48′ with the head of the lone Entiage from the “heart” of the area, after a foul by Mancini. It was not only her, but she had other opportunities from such phases. The point is, he did not use them. And what does the … law of football want to happen in such cases? He paid for it with this coin, watching the home team score after a corner kick in 118′!

The usual suspect Saranov: It does not need much analysis as to whether it was an important factor in the development of the match. He has done it again (like in 2019 in the quarterfinal with Olympiakos) and he is such a GOALKEEPER that he will do it again! It’s not just the “stop” in Gama’s penalty shootout 124′. All in all, he has done a lot of terrible operations (like the one in the 64 ‘that blocked the line, after the wrong turn of Tzandaris).

-The (aggressive) thing about Mars is getting worse: After the first game of the two teams (for the Cup) it was noted that the “yellows” showed competitive misspellings (difficulty in creating in the “box” and lack of cynicism), but they also had positive elements, on which they can and should build. Last Thursday (20/1) the team of Akis Mantzios created corridors and reached with several conditions at least up to the frames of Fthioti.

In the next two matches that followed against Lamia (on Sunday for the championship and the rematch of the Cup), not only did they not build on the previous positive elements, but their image was even worse, while they also showed problems in the defensive part in their effort. to threaten. Sure, they were much better in overtime, but the fatigue of the hosts, who have less depth on their bench, may also have played a role.

And yet they are not teams for three consecutive ninety minutes without goals: It is almost … scary that Aris and Lamia in the third consecutive ninety minutes in a week were left without a score. Some may argue that it is partly logical, since we are talking about Greek teams. And yet this image does not match what the ensembles of Akis Mantzios and Michalis Grigoriou have shown and can show. Even if the first remains without goals in 2022 and for five consecutive matches.

Both teams have very good players in midfield, while as a whole there have been games in the season that brought out nice things offensively, regardless of whether they did not get the desired result.

-Lamia also played: The exclusion of the “big” always causes more interest. However, apart from the well-known motto “the opponent also plays”, in this case he not only played, but he did it very well! On the one hand, Lamia was well organized in the back – at least in the regular time (after it got tired in overtime) – as a result of which it does not accept big phases in a set game (huge defensive gap in the execution of a foul in 48 ‘). On the other hand, with high pressure, ball recoveries and nice collaborations, he threatened in several cases with conditions. Finally found the goal in 118 ‘through a corner…

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