Fenerbahce vs Paok 26 August 2010 20:45 CET LOST
"The fans will be the major factor, if we qualify to group stages. If fans support you well and cheer than players run more and perform better. But if fans whistles and do not support than the players reject to take responsibility. We lost the first game 1-0 even though Paok was down to ten men. They could have even defeat us with more than a goal. But we were lucky to concede single goal in Greece. Our biggest advantage is our fans who will be filling the 40000 seats of Sukru Saracoglu Stadium. We are eliminated by Young boys in CHL qualification and therefore we are playing against Paok for Europa League. But if we can't eliminate them then we will have no European campaign. We will not assign same players with the same squad that we were in Trabzon. I kept Alex at the bench as I did not want to risk him against Paok. These surprises can be done with other players in the future. I want all my players to work very hard tonight and sacrifice 100%" said Aykut kocaman the new coach Fenerbahce.
The fans will make banners supporting Alex who was at the bench in both Paok and Trabzon matches and played in second half. There are rumors that Aykut the new coach is trying to form a new system without Alex but it is a fact that Fenerbahce fans love Alex the Brazilian player. It is true that Alex is the most important player of Fenerbahce in last few years who contributed a lot of successes.
"I want to make tonight a memorable match of my life" said Niang the new transfer from Marseille. 31 years old Senegalian striker is making his debut in front of Fenerbahce fans. This will be his first match in Sukru Saaracoglu Stadium. He played in Paok and Trabzon games and convinced Fenerbahce fans that he is not going to disappoint.
Blica the important defender is fit for the match but Volkan is very doubtful. In the absent of Volkan Mert will replace. Mert conceded 3 goals from Trabzon on Monday but saved a penalty as well. We will see if Volkan is fit or not by the match time.
45 buses are bringing 2500 fans of Paok from city Salonika. They will be escorted by Greek police until the Turkish border and then Turkish police will take over and be with them on the journey to Turkish Olympic Stadium where they will gathered at 15:00. Then they will travel to Fenerbahce stadium. As soon as the match finishes they will be returning to Greece. It is bad that they won't be able to see beautiful city Istanbul and enjoy the museums of BIG BYZANTINE EMPIRE. But anyway, today is football day and they can come whenever they wish as the doors are wide open to the neighbors FOREVER.
"We are very glad and happy to be in great city Istanbul. This city is very important for us as the founders of Paok in the history are born and grown in this city. Therefore we are very emotional. We do not consider the advantage of 1-0. For us the match is 0-0 and my players are motivated to this result and we will not defend to keep the advantage of home score at the first leg. We need to score if we really want to eliminate Fenerbahce. We are going to shock and surprise them by our system tonight" said Pavlos Dermitzakis the young coach of Paok. And he added "I don't know why I am in Istanbul so late. This place is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I hope I visit more often in the future. Here is very spiritual. I feel very emotional. A person comes here receives a positive energy and feels peaceful.
The midfield of Paok is weakened by the absence of Vitolo and Ivic who are suspended. It is heard that coach Pavlos Dermitzakis is having a challenge to replace these players. It is informed that he will keep 5 players in midfield and keep a forward in front. It is expected him to assign Sorlin and Fotakis. It is also informed that he will keep Muslimovic at the bench.
Fenerbahce has got all weapons and the home advantage in scoring to Paok especially when Paok midfield is weakened. They cannot be satisfied after producing the first goal. Because it is a big risk to defend after 1-0 even 2-0. They should be scoring at least 3 and keeping the score with at least 2 goal differences if they do not want stress and nightmare. Paok's coach declared that they will not consider the win that they made at home and it looks like they are very aware of away goal advantage. If they score a goal they will be more comfortable to qualify. I can see here that betting on 2 different bets will make it very safe.
Let's make 1 bet on FENERBAHCE AH-1 which they target and have the capacity by the players like Santos, Mehmet, Emre, Cristian, Stoch, Alex, and Niang.
And let's make a second bet OVER 2.5 as it is the last chance for both teams if they want to continue in European Cup campaign. Also we must remember that Paok was able to hit Ajax net 4 times and Fenerbahce net once.
Trabzon vs. Liverpool 26 August 2010 20:30 CET LOST
Both Senol Gunes (Trabzon coach) and Sadri Sener (Trabzon president) agree that Trabzon will qualify to Europa League group stage."Trabzon is not an ordinary team and if we qualify, it will be a big achievement. This is enough reason to motivate our players against strong Liverpool" said Sadri Sener, the resident of Trabzon. "Don't be nervous and be brave" Senol Gunes the coach of Trabzon inspired his boys. Senol Gunes is the person who wants qualification of Trabzon the most.
This is another historical match of Trabzon. They did so many exciting results in history and made Turkish fans happy many times. Trabzon fans, players and the management are all one hearth believe to beat and qualify to Europa League tonight. Losing the first leg 1-0, they know they need a win against to English legend Liverpool. "I am so sure of this match, I believe into my team. I am hoping it so much to qualify to the next round. I hope we win this stage and send Liverpool to England in a gentleman way." said Sadri Sener the president of Trabzon
Senoll Gunes closed the training to the media and to the fans. He involved and imposed his players with his tactics on how to eliminate Liverpool. "It is not impossible to beat and qualify. We have got a rising performance and form. Our rival Liverpool is the opposite and they are declining. But the result will be done in 90 minutes of this game. You must be full of confident. You must be brave and no negative thought should cross your mind. This is how you can achieve your target tonight" said Senol Gunes and also added "I will form an offensive team tonight".
The tickets are all sold out for tonight's action. The website for buying tickets is frozen. There became very long queues in front of ticket offices. There is a large demand on tonight's football show. And it is expected to see interesting show from Trabzon fans as it is understood from the fan forums all over the internet. There will be full energy and positive support for Trabzon in the stadium. The management is marketing a unique scarf for this memorable match and it is expected to be demanded a lot by the Trabzon fans.
The management of Trabzon decided to make 20 thousand Euro bonuses to each player in case of the qualification.
Liverpool is in a bad shape as they are declining for a long time. Last season they were very disappointed. As a result they sent Benitez and brought Hodgson. Not only their long time problems, they have serious problems also for tonight's match as well. Gerard (injured), Agger (tired), Torres (sick) Maxi Rodriguez and Mascherano were not brought to Trabzon. The reason why Torres is not brought, is that he was not ready according to Roy Hodgson.
Garrard: When you say Liverpool and English national, Gerard is the person who should cross your mind first. He watched the first leg at terrace. It is a big disadvantage for Liverpool.
Torres: No matter his low form, his name would have been enough to panic Trabzon defense.
Mascherano: "He can't concentrate on Liverpool as he is making plans of Barcelona" said Roy Hodgson.
Maxi Rodriguez: he is sick and cannot be beneficial. He will be replaced by Pacheco
Agger: He is one of the key players in defense of Liverpool. The Danish player played in World Cup 2010.
"We are already matched with a serious rival. I wish we did not miss the penalty. 2-0 is much better score than 1-0. We will be playing against a very strong team who has important players. We cannot underestimate such a team like this, especially when we are away. The result of the match will be formed by both team's performance of 90 minutes. I cannot say something sure before the final whistle" said Roy Hodgson.
The reason why I bet on Trabzon is very simple to explain. They have enough reason why they can beat Liverpool. Home advantage, their high form, their talent goal keeper their coach Senol Gunes, the bonuses of 20 thousand Euros, bad form of Liverpool, missing players of Liverpool and etc… but another fact is that Liverpool would be happy to be defeated 2-1 or draw 1-1 and I would be happy as it more than enough for my bet to win. The odds are giving me the chance of betting AH +0.25 as well. This is a great bet and very juicy. Strangely and interestingly Turkish local bookie is offering 3.2 for the win of Trabzon which is much higher than online websites. I do not understand this as it is true that Turkish domestic bookie always robes us. TRABZON AH +0.25
EUROPA LEAGUE WON!!!
CSKA MOSCOW VS ANORTHOSIS
19 August 2010
18:30 CET
If this match was 2 month ago then I would not make this pick. Even the Japanese striker Honda was transferred, the team was depended on Krasic. Cska was performing very inconsistent. In last 4 weeks there are new signings:- Vagner Love, Doumbia, Tosic and Oliseh. After Slutsky strengthen his team with these players, they started to bring convincing results. It is easy to say that there is a big quality difference between 2 teams. CSKA EH -1
EUROPA LEAGUE LOST
DNIPRO VS LECH POZNAN
19 August 2010
19:00 CET
Lech Poznan is much more different than 2 years ago. In Polish media they are not believed and trusted in European campaign. Additional to the negative energy the team has serious problems. Bosacki and Wojtkowia are suspended. Peszko is another missing. They already have problems in producing goals and after the missing players the belief is very low. Lech Poznan plays with defending mentality therefore no handicap. DNIPRO TO WIN.
EUROPA LEAGUE WON!!!
ALKMAAR VS AKTOBE
August 19, 2010
21:00 CET
Aktobe: - All they can do is at home. It is true they are leading the Kazakhstan football. They appeared to show up at 2006. But since that time they could only have 1 win and it is against to Iceland team Hafnarfjordur. They lost 6 games out of 8 in this period. Moreover to what I mentioned they have 5 serious missing. Ba, Bono, Kayrulhin, Peric and Thlesev. It is too bad their top scorer is Thlesev is one of those missing. Such a weak team like this cannot save themselves from any Dutch team. ALKMAAR EH -1
EUROPA LEAGUE WON!!!
PAOK VS FENERBAHCE
19 AUGUST 2010
20:30 CET
The Greek media is spending a lot of attention to this match. And I guess Paok fans consider it as a derby of Balkans. According to the Greek media all the tickets will be sold. "I did not finalize the squad yet. I watched and analized all the matches that Fenerbahce played this season "said Pavlos Demircakis, the coach of Paok. I am not going to mention about Paok. I am sure their motivation and the atmosphere in the stadium will be great. And they will take this game very serious as it is their last chance if they want to continue in their European campaign.
Fenerbahce is welcomed at Salonika with unusual precautions. The president Aziz Yildirim, the technical team and the players were rapidly transferred to the service bus and taken to the hotel. Media wasn't able to take pictures and Greek reporters protested this action, but Fenerbace declared that this was due to the security and they had to comply with what police decided. Stoch, Bilica and Bekir are suspended. Dia will not be in the squad. Emre, Alex and Onder will be quite and careful as they already have 1 yellow card and another one will make them suspended for the second leg. Volkan Demirel, the great goal keeper is very doubtful and it is true that he is number 1 goal keeper in Turkey. If he cannot play then Mert Gunak will save the net but how much can they trust this young player who has almost no European experience. It sounds like Fenerbahce after a long time will be playing a European match with only 4 foreign players:- Alex, Santos, Lugano, and Christian.
This match is very important for Paok and they are not an ordinary team. If you just consider that they did not lose to Ajax and be able to hit their net 4 times, then you should easily agree with me. Their stadium Toumba will be like a hell for Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce's stress started right from the airport and they will be under a big pressure. They will want a draw or a nice losing score which can be covered up in second leg where they will be at home with less missing players. I can't see them defeating Paok with all of those circumstances that I counted above. PAOK AH -0.25
EUROPA LEAGUE WON!!!
CELTIC VS UTRECHT
19. AUGUST 2010
20:45 CET
Celtic is disqualified from the champion's league. They beat Braga 2-1 in the second leg but with goal average Braga managed to eliminate them. Celtic is not ready for the new season and their rival tonight is Utrecht, the weak Dutch team. Gary Hooper is a very fitting transfer. The scorer of the Celtic Samaras continues his goals. On the other hand Utrecht took 2 teams out of the competition. Luzern and Tiran. 21 years old striker Ricky Van Wolfswinkel who already has 6 goals, is taking all a lot of attention by his performance. It looks like he will be a hit in the new season of Eredivisie. Celtic with the support of their fans will beat Utrecht. CELTIC TO WIN
EUROPA LEAGUE WON!!!
LIVERPOOL VS TRABZON
19. AUGUST.2010 - 20:45 CET
Trabzon last year did a fantastic decision by bringing Senol Gunes back to the club and the team started to climb up the table rapidly. They proved their performance by beating Fenerbahce in Cup game with a result of 3-1. In the last game of season they played against Fenerbahce in Istanbul and by getting a score of 1-1 which was more than enough to kick Fenerbahce out of championship. It was a big drama for Fenerbahce. They opened the season playing Turkish Super Cup against last year's champion Bursa and won 3-0. Last Sunday they played against Ankaragucu at away and managed to win 0-2. From my point of view they are the biggest candidate of Turkish championship as they did not lose any important player.
Liverpool drew to Arsenal at home last weekend. The equalizer goal of Arsenal was a very big mistake of Liverpool's goal keeper. Trabzon played against Ankaragucu and won by the score of 0-2. Both goals came from Teofilo the Colombian striker. In the last 2 matches both Turkish Super Cup and league game the Colombian scored a total of 5 goals.
On Thursday night they will be playing against Liverpool at Anfield. Many people may think it is going to be an easy win for the hosts and Liverpool players may underestimate Trabzon which would make my bet win easier. Trabzonspor is not a joke and the odds are very freaky. I will benefit from this. TRABZON AH + 1.5
EUROPA LEAGUE WON!!!
STEAUA BUCURESTI VS GRASSHOPPERS
19. AUGUST.2010 19:45 CET
Despite Steaua started the new season very well, they brought Dumitrescu as the new coach and he got his first win on last Monday. Stoica,Stancu and Nicolita are in very good form. Grasshoppers lost their important players and as a reason of this they started the season with low performance. They have only 1 win in 5 weeks of the league. Since 2001, they played 14 away games in European competitions and got 9 defeats. The wins of those away games are to the weak teams like Mypa and Atvidaberg. Romanian team is not strong like 5 years ago. But with their higher quality they must beat Grasshopers. STEAUA BUCURESTI TO WIN.
EUROPA LEAGUE BESIKTAS VS HELSINKI 18:00 CET 17.AUGUST.2010 WON!!!
Bad news for Besiktas is that their main goal keeper Hakan is not in the squad and Cenk will replace him instead. We watched Cenk in friendly game against Villareal and he was very good in the beginning of the match by his great saves. Therefore we do not need to worry in the absence of Hakan. New transfer Guti quickly suited to the team. We could easily understand from the effort he gave in the last match that Besiktas did against Buca. He was the assister of the single goal they produced by Bobo. Quarisma the Portuguese player wants to prove that he earns the money he got and show the fans how much he deserved the cheers they give.
It is true that Helsinki is the best football club in Finland but there is a big quality different between Helsinki and Besiktas. Helsinki's player average age is 26 and their cost is 9.5 million Euros which is much below Besiktas's. They played 2 European games this season and could not score a single goal at away yet.
Besiktas stadium becomes a gala night especially when they play in European cups. Besiktas will want a very strong score before they visit Finland. And if they do not want a nightmare they must break the handicap. With such strong offensive line they are more than able to produce goals and hit the nets of their rivals.
SPORTINGBET BESIKTAS -1 EH 1.65
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