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Thus, as this year’s Champions program was formed by a coronavirus with one game after another, Olympiakos came to count three defeats in the last five games. If nothing more strange for the “rojiblancos”, but that was how things came after the games with City, Aris, Marseille, Volos and Porto.
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At noon on Sunday (12/13, 3:00 PM, Novasports 1HD) the champions face Lamia for the 12th Super League match and are looking for the sixth consecutive victory. The ninth in ten games and the third away from “G. Karaiskakis”. Your opponent is the worst team so far. The only one who has not won (two draws, seven losses) and who has the worst attack (5) and the worst defense alongside AEL (18). Given the absences that exist in another game, efficiency will be the key to dominance.
In the game that will take place at “Athanasios Diakos”, Fortounis has not traveled and is taking precautions to be ready with AEK (the 12/16 derby at OAKA). We also saw in the match against Porto how important their presence is. While out of the starting lineup, Olympiacos had a terrible creation problem. It is not that after his entry things changed radically, since he was not 100% prepared, but the great opportunity with Arabi arose from his own energy and anyway he tried to carry the ball, to attack from the front, he won a free kick outside from the field. region.
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIAGO SILVA IS KEY
We must not forget that Olympiacos will live without Mathieu Valbouena until the end of the year. Not counted in the next three games with Lamia, AEK and AEL. The Frenchman is in his country and will be ready for the derby with AEK that will take place on January 3, 2021 at “G. Karaiskakis”. Without Fortuna or Valbouena, then, the “rojiblancos” lose to a great extent in creation.
Who will be called to replace them? Thiago Silva. This is what Martins tried. The Portuguese made his debut last week with Volos and in the ten minutes he played he received rave reviews.
He managed to attend and have full presence in the short time he played. “I did not come to Greece for holidays, I came to become champion,” said the 27-year-old midfielder in the previous days, who on Saturday (12/12) again showed his intentions, saying: “Without a doubt I have great will. I want to show my worth and show that it is worth being here.
TEST WITH ARC ON BENCH
In Porto’s 0-2 loss to “G. Karaiskakis”, Martins did something he is not used to. He took Kamaras out of the game in the 35th minute. The truth is that until that moment the African midfielder did not make his presence felt, showing signs of fatigue. However, he did not come out due to injury, according to the coach. In Martins’ test against Lamia, Kamara was out of the eleven. In addition, the very important match with AEK continues, in which we cannot believe that he is left out of the starting lineup, since he is sure he is healthy.
So what was tested is a shape with a 4-2-3-1 design. With Sa under the goalposts. Rafinias right back, Cholebas left and Semedo – Cisse in the center of the defense. Defensive midfielders Bouchalakis and Embila. At both ends of the midfield are Masuras and Brusai, with Thiago Silva behind Arabi.
It should be remembered that Bruma is available again, while Vinagre was “cut”, which is not going through the best days of his career. The players available to Pedro Martins are: Sa, Christinson, Tzolakis, Rafinia, Ba, Cisse, Papadopoulos, Semedo, Cholebas, Embila, Androutsos, Sourlis, Bouhalakis, Kamara, Pepe, Masouras, Lassoura, Masouras, Lassou, Thiago Silva, Brusai, Kuipers, Sudani, El Arabi.
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