What we had not seen in 170 minutes of play in Toumba and OAKA, we finally saw in the last quarter of the second match of the Olympic Stadium between AEK and PAOKwith the Thessalonians confirming that they have taken the air of the “Union”.
Even in a very closed match, in which both teams were in a bad night, his players Razvan Lucescu managed not only to qualify, but also the victory that will be an even stronger injection of psychology in view of the sequel.
The coach of the podium from sport-fm.gr kept notes about the history as the match unfolded and analyzes.
Luck; Probably not…: He did it against Panathinaikos three days ago, he did it tonight against AEK in OAKA. PAOK got the absolute in two matches, which did not “blur” with its performance and in fact in the difficult way, that is, with great upheavals. Did it happen? No! In one case it can happen, but in the end PAOK, regardless of the performance it has in its matches, has a mainly strong personality, which even when it is “hit” in the corner, finds a way to react. The spirit of “refuse to lose” is credited to Razvan Lucescu, who is annoying and even vindictive for his opponents, but surely many prefer to have him on their side and not against them.
Yes, one player makes a difference: And because it is often said that a cuckoo does not bring spring, this is not the case when the differences are small, especially in football. When situations are difficult, then it is time for the “tough” to come forward and one such is Kurtic. Slow midfielder, without fancy actions, but we are talking that at the level of the Greek championship it is a luxury, since its disadvantages are covered by the quality and its excellent right foot. How much composure and how much μπορεί personality can a footballer carry to dare a place like this in 95 ‘? In the Greek championship few…
AEK went to “steal” the qualification and not to claim it: The positive comments about the appearance of AEK in Toumba were said and written, as was the law, since the Union really deserved something more than a “white” draw. However, the reality in the OAKA match is different and specific. The “yellow-blacks” played at home, but chose not to have the initiative of the moves, something that comes “against” the conditions of the match. Besides, the creation of PAOK has not been his strong point and the almost phobic attitude of AEK gave the right to Thessaloniki to have the air of the favorite in an away match. And all this while the hosts would play with their best attacking quartet (Livai Garcia, Amrabat, Chuber, Araούjo) which was finally consumed in a counterattack game.
And where was the fire quartet: And while Argyris Giannikis is expected to hear a lot and is already hearing a lot, especially about the change of Le Talek who is in Kurtic’s goal, it would be good to attribute responsibilities to players from whom there are much higher demands and one would expect to come forward, as for example Kurtic did on behalf of PAOK. For example, Chuber is just a reference to the game and especially to the second part. The most active and substantial was Livai Garcia who also has the assist, while Araούjo remained in the mood, since he was also chasing the lost balls left and right.
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