Emphasis on tactics
The Double-headed Eagle squad’s preparations for the second leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League 3rd qualifying round tie against Bohemians moved towards their peak on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s (10.8) program was devoted mostly to tactics, with Razvan Lucescu showing the players everything he wants them team to do at the Toumba on Thursday night in order to qualify. Emphasis was also placed on static phases and set-piece plays.
Christos Tzolis did not participate in training and is expected to travel to England for talks regarding his possible transfer to Norwich.
Nelson Oliveira trained normally, as did Jose Angel Crespo, while Douglas Augusto continued his individual program but with increased intensity, and Ingi Ingason focused his training on fitness and strength building.
On Wednesday (11.08) PAOK will train at 09:00 in Nea Mesimvria, which will be open for the first 15 minutes for accredited representatives of the media, who will have access to the PAOK training center with a Covid-19 vaccine or recovery certificate, PCR Test of within the last 48 hours, or a Rapid Test within the last 24 hours. At 12:45 Razvan Lucescu and a representative of the players will give their pre-match press conference for the match with Bohemians.
The Irish team will train at 19:00 at the Toumba Stadium, while their press conference is scheduled for 20:05 exclusively for accredited media representatives.