Kollitsidakis: “If they were playing in Karaiskakis, I would give PAOK as a favorite, but…”

Speaking to Metropolis, Thanasis Kollitsidakis expressed the opinion that PAOK is not the favorite in tomorrow’s derby with Olympiakos since the game is being played in Toumba.

He claimed that the Two-Headed of the North he is not good at tuba as opposed to away games, as a result of which he believes that he would have a better chance of winning against the red and whites if the game was played in Karaiskakis.

“I wouldn’t give an advantage because of home, because PAOK is bad in Toumba. If he played in Karaiskakis I would give him a favorite, but in Toumba something is happening. He lost to Aris and in Europe he concedes goals easily, while outside he plays more concentrated. It’s 50-50 in the derby. Olympiakos in Malmö played very well and now with Rangers he was average”he concluded.

The following is part of the statements of Thanasis Kollitsidakis:



For this year’s arbitration:



“The arbitration debate has not stopped. It’s messed up with VAR, but it’s still going. As technology comes in, all this will calm down.”



For the PAOK-Olympiakos derby:



“The fatigue thing has to stop, at a time like this. You are playing a derby with Olympiacos, how tired? All Super League 1 players are in the… foam. It is a derby between two teams contending for the championship, as always, and it is open to all results. I wouldn’t give priority because of home, because PAOK is bad in Toumba.

If he played in Karaiskakis I would give him a favorite, but in Toumba something is happening. He lost to Aris and in Europe he concedes goals easily, while outside he plays more concentrated. It’s 50-50 in the derby. Olympiacos in Malmö played very well and now with Rangers he was mediocre.”

On the loss of Koulierakis from this year’s PAOK:



“He was not only good defensively, he also scored goals both with set-pieces and in the flow of play.”

For the lack of goaltending in Biceps:



“In recent years, he has been working more with the wingers and midfielders, and the centre-forward is more helpful to him.

You don’t easily find a pure striker player. Yokeres is top, Haaland, Kane and Lewandowski. They are measured. This position is going to be… abolished with the Guardiola system, which he brought to football was the build up. But not that it doesn’t let the players grow. He had Messi, we can’t say that.”