If not Freire who? – The best to play stopper against Panathinaikos

The problem that Diego Martinez is asked to solve for the 11 of the derby with Panathinaikos is who will be in the center of the defense of Retsu’s Olympic partner. Freire still has not clarified if he will be ready to play but even if he can play having received the OK from the doctors, his game readiness is not at the highest level.

The Argentinian ace has been absent from the duties of the Red and Whites since the beginning of October when he suffered a contusion and was absent from the match with PAS Ioannina. So Freire, even if he can… medically compete, has an absence of about 20 days from obligations and training.

The dominant substitute at the moment seems to be Doe who was also invited to play in Serbia in the match with Backa Topola. This seems to be the most likely solution as Doi has played other games in the past as Retsu’s partner and they know each other on the pitch.

Of course, there is another solution, this one Poros. However, compared to Doi, he has played only five matches, with the longest participation in the league in the match in Ioannina where he played for about 45 minutes.

So between the two, Doe seems to be the more logical choice for Martinez to start.