Hi guys!!!
I think this group should be easy for us,but only if we are concentrated and transformed from our playing now.I don't know what Redknapp is going to do with UEL,and if he is going to rotate our squad in order to become better in EPL,but i think that we have a chance to go through the latter stages....
Also,I'm going to provide you a review from PAOK Salonica,who in my opinion is going to be our major opponent for the 1st place.First of all,we have the first game in Toumba stadium,which is a very difficult issue to override,basically most of them treat like hooligans,droping bottles in corner kicks etc....!!!!Past season they reached 32 round,being dropped out from CSKA,but i think they deserved to win,they had been better in Moscow in snowy -20oC!!!!!This season they have a good coach,Lazlo Boloni besides their past Chavos who in truth was an assistant coach....Their team is almost the same,but added Lazar,a very good AM and Georgiadis,a nice prospect winger,with good pace but too weak and inexperinced.Kresic is the gk with good reflexes but unstable,their def is the best line with the leader Contreras and the strong but old and slow Cirillo.They have a problem with full backs,they are very aggresive,making mistakes in the def part(Lino,Etoo).Pablo Garcia is the DM,known to all of us,and despite being 36,he is in an excellent condition.Their striker is Athenasiadis,a hot prospect for greece,neither pacey nor strong,but he has an excellent scoring sense(something like Inzaghi).The last one is the only player that i think that can play in our squad,its Vieirinha,a world-class player for me,with excellent pace and dribbling,that can cut inside and shoot with either foot like Gerrard(its true,you will se it).Just to let you know his release clause is 15M.
thats all from me,good luck to the team!!!!!
PS:They have just signed CB Nelson Rivas from inter on loan