Another derby in Toumba between him turned out to be episodic PAOK and Panathinaikoswith the hosts prevailing thanks to their defense that did the job of midfielders, while the “greens” must find immediate solutions both on and off the field.
The coach of the podium from sport-fm.gr took notes from the derby in Thessaloniki and records his conclusions.
The conclusions of the podium coach:
Victory with Boto signature: Before the end of 2021, PAOK announced its agreement with Jose Boto for the post of new sports director and possibly today’s victory over Panathinaikos in Toumba will have a large signature. The reason is Joan Sastre, who was the first transfer of his term and with “good morning” he took a key position and today he judged the derby. Not only did he have the goal, but he also had a stake in the first goal. With the acquisition of the 24-year-old full back, PAOK seems to have found a solid solution for the ends of its defense.
Pressure, however, is useless: Razvan Lucescu may have used his favorite tactics against Panathinaikos, but the bottom line is that PAOK could not create opportunities against the “clover”. He had the beam with Tsolak in the first half from a static phase and in the second half beyond an attack, Brinoli was essentially a spectator. The draw arises again from a static phase in which the responsibility is mainly of the defensive behavior of Panathinaikos that does not “clean” a killed phase, while in the second goal you simply bow to the execution of Sastre.
Panathinaikos’s mind is broken: After what happened in Crete against OFI, the “clover” remains for the second consecutive match with terrible complaints from the referee. It seems from the reactions of the footballers (culminating in Veleth’s statements) that their minds have been damaged and Ivan Jovanovic is now called upon to manage a very difficult situation, in combination with the daily match issues.
Super in the first, lost in the second: As for the purely competitive issue, Panathinaikos in the first half seemed read, cool and terribly focused on the game, as a result of which they scored the goal, lost a great opportunity with Sanchez’s head and protested for a penalty. However, the second half was a different story. As Ivan Jovanovic admitted, his players completely lost control (which helped the midfield break to the point where Ayub was recruited) and their self-confidence and seemed to be playing with fire. No matter how different the matches were, Panathinaikos was overthrown in Heraklion, the same happened in Toumba, so there is a specific problem.
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Source: Sport-fm
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