**Rescheduled** EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) Sunday 5/9 9:45AM EST

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Must WIN. Period!

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

I think Koke and Campora will get the start, but EJ might see a lot of time depending on how it's going.

Also with the games so close together, will Cuper factor in some rotation into his team selection?

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

He's going to have to because his player s are going to drop dead on the field if he doesn't. I think he will use Adu off the bench in this next game.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Yeah, me too, but I didn't want to say it.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

The game being moved from Wednesday to Thursday is going to make for a tough turnaround this weekend.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Adu will play on Thurs, and sits on the bench on Sunday.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

congrats to you guys, but this doesn't sound too good for our little Adu.

isn't Calvo your right winger?

if this guy is GOOD, he'll probably pushes Calvo to the left and Adu to the bench. lol

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Ouch a less than happy divorce from Hearts

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Damn.... no Neto????

He is one of the reasons for their potent attack with his crossing and passing.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Something's wrong with this article. He wasn't on loan at Hearts, he played 4 seasons for them so I can't see how he was returned to Kaunas. Anyway, rumours say that Javito or Meriem might leave at the end of the season.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

I really don't know. I had not heard of him so I googled his name and looked for news of his departure that was what I found.

Edit: This might explain things

So he was a hearts player but the mechanics of his deal made it a loan.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Well here's an interview about his departure from Hearts. It seems that he left because he wasn't playing enough in his last season. But it doesn't really matter anyway.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Actually I linked the article because I could not believe the team would "go there" on a ex-player, it seemed kind of strange no matter what the situation.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Neto will play tomorrow but he will miss the home game against AEK and the away game against Olympiakos. The bad news is that Vangeli will miss the rest of the playoffs so we don't really have anyone to play RB those two games. Good news is that Arano is finally back, Nafti, Calvo and Daly are back aswell.

I'm actually not sure that any of the Americans will start this game, Koke will be back in the lineup for sure. I think Johnson should start next to him cause Campora have not been himself lately. But Johnson played pretty much lately so he might start on the bench.

Calvo will probably take Adu's place at the left and maybe Javito will get the chance to start at the right cause he adds a lot of speed to our game(even if he f*cks up 99% of the chances with his poor finishing). That's also why he might get replaced by Cesnauskis in the end of the season, cause the Lithuanian really knows how to deliver the ball, he had the 2nd most assists this year in the league.

I would really like to see Calvo and Adu together on the wings some game, they would give the opponent a real headache.

Unfortunately Adu and Meriem can't play a whole game cause they always get tired and that's something that I think will change next season cause they will make proper pre-season training with Cuper.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Seems like this game might be cancelled altogether given the political situation in Greece right now. I've seen the pictures from Athens, but I hear that there's been trouble in Thessaloniki too. I hope you guys are okay and that this situation gets resolved without too much violence...

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Are these just rumors or has this been reported somewhere? I mean about the cancellation.


Good luck to you guys...

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Yikes!!! I hope our friends in Thessaloniki are ok!

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Wow, some nasty looking video on the news, throwing Molotov Cocktails and stones, setting fire to buses and banks. Hope our players and fans are OK. Can't help wondering if we will see this in the USA over the AZ immigration law.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

So this game isn't cancelled yet?

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Yeah I think people underestimate how insulting and degrading a law like Arizona's is to hispanic people living there,illegal or otherwise.

I could maybe pass for a Mexican and I could just imagine the earful of profanities I would unleash on a cop if he asked me for my papers.

I hope all our friends in Greece are healthy and staying out of trouble.

 

Re: EJ & Adu: Aek - Aris (Playoffs) 5/6 19:00 Greek/12:00 ET

Wasnt Neto suspended? Would also expect Javito to be in the mix for the wing, no? Meriem has not played well in the last couple of matches.