The data in Panathinaikos after the injury of Ernagometh

Forced to march without him Juancho Hernagometh for a long time is Panathinaikos, after the 28-year-old Spaniard suffered a crushing fracture in a finger on his left hand and is expected to undergo immediate surgery, which will keep him out of action for about two months.

This means that the Ergin Ataman he will not be able to count on his services before the 2024which is also true in his case Ioannis Papapetrouwho also went through the surgery door due to his knee injury and will not be able to compete until January.

Given the difficult situation that the coach of the “greens” now has to manage, he cannot count on his two players who under normal circumstances would be his most important “cogs in the machine” from position “3”. But what are the facts of Panathinaikos after his serious injury Juancho;

If the “greens” had anyway intended to move for the acquisition of a player in order to fill the void left by the injured Papapetrou in the “3”, now the need for reinforcement in this particular position it seems imperative and clearly more urgent, since after the Spaniard’s misfortune, the problem is also… numerical. Given, the people of Panathinaikos already have in their list several available options of players who play in the “3” and are able to offer immediately, since the thought of adding a new player is not… yesterday and the search has started for some time.

But what will happen until the chosen one comes? Ataman is forced to proceed with emergency solutions. The shapes with the three guards, which the Turkish coach has already presented to us several times at the beginning of this season, are expected to appear much more often in the “green” games. Grigonis, Moraitis and Grant can by convention play in the “3”, offering speed and a threat from the three point. With this condition the “clover” may lose in size and strength, but it undoubtedly gains in speed and creation.

Finally, it seems certain that the Lefteris Mantzoukas, who is showing a lot of positives in his game this year with improved numbers, will see his playing time increase a lot, “dropping” to the “3”. Capable of providing solutions offensively, either with his decent long-range shot or some penetration against shorter opponents, the 20-year-old will be called upon to deliver, albeit in a quite different role compared to what he is used to.

Whether with the acquisition of a new player to fill the gap, or with solutions from within, Panathinaikos is called upon to cope with the very difficult condition created by the injuries of Papapetrou and Juancho, in a suffocating period of the season, with demanding games succeeding one another.