AEK’s preparations for the derby with Olympiacos at “C. Karaiskakis” with question marks once again in the midfield of the Union due to the many and quality solutions that Matias Almeida has in his hands.
With the latest internationals being integrated, the Matias Almeida and its players AEK are solely focused on Sunday’s (24/11) derby with Olympic in Faliro. The Union had a quiet break coming from a confidence-boosting three-game winning streak and are now gearing up for a schedule full of demanding fixtures until Christmas.
The question marks, as always due to the many and quality options, are located at midfield line. And more specifically about the positions behind Levi Garcia at the top of the attack. Because at the back, Strakosa at home and Hadjisafi, Mukudi, Vida and Rota look “confident”. Szymanski also has a lead in “six”, although the dynamic reappearance of Jonsson again puts serious competition for this position, and Pereira in “eight”.
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Pineda plays there most of the time in the derbies of AEK in Faliro as “Pelados” always plays with “eight”. Almeida’s final decision on whether to use ‘Magito’ in the starting formation in the position remains to be seen behind the attacker this time. And that’s because he comes from a transatlantic trip with little training in his legs. Of course, in the last match of the Mexican national team, he played as a substitute only for the last minutes and with these data he is a candidate.
Of course there are other options available, such as Lamela who is also a candidate for behind the striker, while there are also Mandalos and Ljubicic. As for both sides, left Marcial and Koita claim the position, while right also cannot be considered something “locked”. Eliasson logically has the edge, however no one could rule out either Amrabat or Fernandes who are also available as options.
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