Birthday, welcome and preparations
This ritual is a must. All newcomers have to go through the… landing strip before joining their first training with the team. Dimitris Giannoulis is actually not a new face, but his return to PAOK had to be celebrated somehow.
This time around, it was a double landing strip, with birthday boy André Vieirinha going through it as well. After the neck slaps, PAOK players kicked off their training session split into two groups. Those who featured against Panachaiki followed a special decompression program and the rest worked on their physical condition through ball exercises and then did possession drills in reduced space.
Omar El Kaddouri has an eye infection and remained in the gym, along with Stelios Kitsiou who is following a special program for his lower back pains. Pontus Wernbloom continued his recovery, kicking off pool exercises.
Friday’s training session is scheduled to start at 11:00 in Nea Mesimvria.
