The imposing passage (0-4) of AEK from Lamia was commented and analyzed by Demis Nikolaidis.
First, speaking on his NOVA show, the veteran ace referred to title fight and in the lead he believes the “yellow and black” have.
“For months now, I have considered that AEK has a small lead in terms of who will win the championship, but very small. Which lead in the playoffs can change from week to week, as AEK has now gone ahead, if AEK does not beat Olympiakos… Things can change“, explained.
Afterwards, he spoke about the appearance of the “Union” in Lamia.
“AEK was very pressing, Lamia didn’t leave their area, they couldn’t even. AEK pressed too much, won an incredible number of corners in the first half. Ponce, who is going through a period of form, was involved in almost all phases. That’s why I say that AEK is a bit uncomfortable (including the interruption)because o Ponce and Levi they are having a very good period so they will now sit for three weeks. They will sit right, because I am in favor of stopping the championship because of the national team.
From AEK, for the first half, Ponce, Eliasson and Pineda were the ones who took all the efforts, they stood out. He put in two defensive midfielders, which we didn’t expect, Jonson and Szymanski. I personally didn’t expect it, but it doesn’t surprise me either, because we can never find the line-up that Almeida will field.
Only 1-0 in the first half. It could be more. Lamia, I don’t remember the stats, might have had a shot? Throughout the match. AEK continued in the second half“, he initially noted, to then comment on his collar Garcia.
Regarding the widespread prevalence of the “Union” but also whether coexistence can happen Levi-Ponce: “Easy win for AEK, AEK made it easy to win with their performance and continues and has the two centre-forwards in terrible condition.
He doesn’t want to put them together. I wouldn’t want to either, because I would like to have one that good on the bench. If someone is having an unlucky day, take them out, put the other one in. Because they are so good. To share the minutes with them. Also, from what I understand and from what we’ve seen, he doesn’t like playing with two centre-forwards. So we will not see AEK with two centre-forwards, unless it happens or some circumstances of a game dictate it. I didn’t get it, I guess Levi was playing right, even for those few minutes».
Finally, comment and the motivation that Lamia will have in the playoffs: “Lamia has not learned to play without an objective. Because Lamia is now obliged and Leonidas Vokolos must convey it to the players, which is very difficult, that “we are playing without a goal”. In other words, “our goal is to play well, to feel good”. Not that that’s not a goal. Simply, as he said, it’s different to play and have a goal to save, because in the playouts that’s what most teams play for.
Now they will have to play, on the one hand it is pleasant, because they will not have stress, on the other hand they will have to play for themselves, for their world, for the history of their team, for their dignity, for a transfer that someone can get, to show us what talent he has and how it is against big teams and not against equal ones. Every Lamia victory is now historic. Well, I found a motive. And I don’t think the teams there will do so easily».
Source: Sport Fm
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