The trump cards of the “suitors”, the Toumba parameter and the “moonlit” Olympiacos

No, don’t expect predictions for the most exciting top battle we’ve experienced in many years in the Greek league. It has been proven oftentimes during the season that any prediction involves too much risk.

Who could have estimated, for example, about three months ago that the troubled Olympian of January would reach the point of living in the middle of April the most magical tale of his football history? Instead of predictions let’s examine the data of the duel between AEK, Panathinaikos, PAOK and Olympiakos four turns before the completion of the marathon of Great League. Because the truth is that each of the four suitors for the crown has good reasons to believe that he can be the one to cut the finishing thread first.

AEK is troubling but holding out at the top

The pioneer AEK it is true that she does not charm with her appearances. Despite everything, he remains at the top of the scoreboard and that in itself it says a lot about the championship momentum he’s been building since last season.

For the second time since the start of the playoffs his team Mpointless Alemida she has to manage two derbies that under conditions can lead her to… match point title. One tonight against Panathinaikos in “Opap Arena” and one on Sunday in Toumba.

AEK’s trump card is therefore nothing more than the fact that it is the only one of the four teams that depends exclusively on its own results.

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PAOK is hoping for a counterattack from Toumba

The other “Two-Headed”, presents the given moment in time the most problematic picture of the suitors of the title. Brave and his team Lucescu has run out of battery on the most critical climb of the year. But there is a big asterisk that can bring… Turn the situation upside down!

THE PAOK he is the only one of the four contenders to have completed away trials at top level. And not only that, but he has the opportunity to rehabilitate the damage he has suffered so far playoffs successively welcoming AEK, Panathinaikos and Olympiakos to its own “volcano”. One realizes that with nine points in three games of “six points” the “Two-Headed of the North” can suddenly turn into the absolute favorite for the championship.

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Panathinaikos and the multiple motivations of Fotis Ioannidis

For Panathinaikos his big weapon is none other than the most in-form player in the Greek league. Fotis Ioannidis, who we have been seeing for the last month, is a footballer who by himself can upset the balance in the “battle” for the top. Let alone that in addition he has multiple motivations to lead Panathinaikos to the throne of the champion.

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Olympiacos would be number one favourite, if…

We left him for last Olympic of Jose Luis Mendiliber. Not only because it remains in fourth place in the standings (and therefore has to cover the biggest handicap of all the contenders) but because it is the team that shows the most dynamics on grass. If the “red and white” didn’t carry the… sins of the regular season possibly currently projected as the number one favorite to win the championship.

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And now they have hopes of making it, but for that to happen they will have to make a smooth run to the final of the playoffs. And with the historic challenge of the games with Aston Villa opening before them, their eventual success will be equivalent to the greatest football miracle we will have experienced in many years in the Greek stadiums. If, and to be honest, this year is developing into… a year of miracles for the Olympiakos family.

* The text was published in the newspaper “Afternoon”.