vs Aris needs only win if we want to be 2nd or 3rd. Olympiakos at his worst moments after a decade of championships. Their fans and players are dissapointed and its expected that the match will be in front of empty seats. Aris has many problems as well. Johnson, Koke, Ortiz, Labriakos, Vangeli are injured, Prittas, Neto are suspended. Cuper will wait for Koke until tomorrow since our only attacker is Campora now. Calvo returns but we dont know if he will be used since hes out of form lately. We dont know yet what to expect, Adu, Calvo, Javito, Meriem are fighting for 2 positions, except if someone gets Koke's spot as well. Squad and more reports tomorrow.
Re: EJ & Adu: Aris - Olympiakos (Playoffs) Sunday 5/16 12:00 EST Javito________Adu________Meriem ___________Campora___________ i think is the best attack for the match, if Calvo will fell good, i put Calvo and not Meriem
Re: EJ & Adu: Aris - Olympiakos (Playoffs) Sunday 5/16 12:00 EST That's what I'm thinking. Or a heroic EJ return.
Re: EJ & Adu: Aris - Olympiakos (Playoffs) Sunday 5/16 12:00 EST Forget EJ for playoffs. He wants to go to Mundial, he wont risk it.
Adu as a withdrawn striker would be real cool but then he would have to beat out Koke for that "playmaker" role and I don't think that's happening any time soon... That's Adu's "natural" position anyways and where he's always played his best soccer. Middle of the field where he can exploit both flanks with his passing. C'mon Aris, lets finish this one with style!
I think Koke got injured the last game, so they're not sure if he would be fit enought to start this one. It's really starting to snowball for Aris, bad form, suspensions, injuries unfortunately it couldn't have come at a much worse time.
I hope Cuper goes a little nuts, and plays Calvo and Meriem on the wings, with Adu as supporting striker next to Campora. That would be real interesting... and in the middle Nafti and Nacho Garcia... but given little to no playing time he is getting, it will most likely be dario fernandez next to Nafti.
In all the time that Adu has been at Aris, has Cuper ever thrown him into a sink-or-swim situation like what is being suggested here? I know he's had his time here and there, but this seems new.
I dont think cuper will try him as supporting striker, too ballsy of a move. I dont see Cuper doing that, if naything using Daly and Campora up top.
yeah, that seems to be a likely scenario. but hey, what the heck it's the end of the playoffs (one more game), let's stir things up a bit.
Squad up Nafti didnt make it too, same as Koke. Aris is going to Piraeus with half team. Sifakis, Peskovic, Ronaldo, Kouloucheris, Nasuti, Javito, Calvo, Campora, Garcia Fernandez, Agtzidis, Economopoulos, Graikos, Arano, Daly, Arabidis, Adu, Meriem. The names you dont recognise are from young Greek players of Aris. Noone can guess the lineup.
That's a crazy squad! Where is everyone??? Anyways they should have tarred and feathered Arano after last game. Lets hope he makes up for it this outing.
Neto and Prittas are suspended. EJ, Koke, Nafti, Ortiz, Labriakos, Piovezan and Vangeli are all injured. So some young players been called up for this game. I really hope someone can make their debut tomorrow cause they have been really good in the u-21 team even if they are younger than the rest of teams in that league.
it's hardly that cuper change his 4-4-2, but i think that in the modern football you must can change... 4-2-3-1 is very good, or 4-4-1-1
Starting Lineup according to Athlitika Nea [LINEUP-4-4-2]Daly, Campora, Adu, Fernadez, Nacho Garcia, Javito, Arano, Nasuti, Ronaldo, Kouloucheris, Sifakis[/LINEUP-4-4-2]
Calvo has been out of form lately. He's obviously better than Javito or Meriem, but he's not playing well atm. Sitting him on the bench will give him some motivation I guess.