2023 ended in the worst possible way for her Eek. Within eight days, he saw the dream of qualifying for Europe dissipate, and at the same time wasted four points in the matches that were in the hands of the “yellow and black”.
It was the highlight Yesterday they tied with Panserikos 2-2Al-Ittihad took the lead twice, achieved numerical superiority since the 64th minute, and wasted many opportunities to score several goals until, in the 94th minute, they equalized with a fatal error from Athanasiadis.
The players were sad at the end of the match In Ceres, where they had a bad experience in three days and from where they could close 2023 alone first, they are now 3 behind the leader PAOK and -2 behind Panathinaikos II.
For the thousandth time this year, Al-Ittihad Damaged by individual mistakesEspecially goalkeepers. But the responsibility does not fall on Athanasiadis alone, as – for the umpteenth time –AEK failed to clean up the match by wasting many chances In the end, he is punished.
It is characteristic that Matias Almeida’s team is like that First in the league in terms of recent goals and attempts, but only fourth in goals With 27, 14 less than PAOK, 12 of Panathinaikos and 7 of Olympiacos. same time, Al-Ittihad has now conceded 13 goals in 15 matchesWhile last season, he finished the regular season with 14 goals against (in 26 matches).
The Argentine coach understands the nature of his team Physically and mentally exhausting That’s why he said yesterday that a period of vacation time could be beneficial. “Bellados” will give his players 5-6 days to clear their minds and then wait for them again in slumber for… The counterattack that AEK will attempt in 2024As he did last year, reaching the double.
The consolation is that perhaps with the exception of him Araujo (Who is awaiting an update on his knee problem) There is optimism that as of the first match of the new year, on January 3 against Volos at Opap Arena, all the remaining injured players will be available. Even Paulo Fernandez will gradually start entering training sessions and it won’t be long before he gets his first minutes.
Of course, Almeyda will have to deal with the absences of Elmohamady, Elhajisafi, Zini and perhaps (because he is initially a redneck) Mokoudi at the Asian and African Cups of Nations respectively. Moreover, yesterday Petros Mandalos completed three yellow cards in the tournament It is likely that a one-match penalty will be announced against Volos, as the next three matches are “fiery”, with Olympiacos away, Panathinaikos at home, and Atrometo away.
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