Match Thread Vs PAOK Salonika

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Thursday 15/09/2011

Kick Off @ 1800hrs BST

For any clever souls out there who can speak Greek, the link for the PAOK official website . . . .

http://www.paokfc.gr/index.jsp?extLang=

I hope that arry is clever & brave enough to pick a weakened team and play some of the fringe players what with liverpool game on Sunday .

reserve players not to many kids.

cudichini
walker charlie daws rose
kranker hudd livermoor bale
pav gio

hopefully give bale 60 mins and get some confidence back then push gio left and bring on defoe for the last 30 mins get some more goals for my dream team lol

Harry Redknapp says Tottenham's Europa League trip is a 'nuisance'


Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says he has no qualms in rotating his team for Thursday's Europa League tie against PAOK Salonika.

Following his team's first Premier League win of the season at Wolves, Redknapp bemoaned his current injury list and the trip to Greece.

"The problem I've got on Thursday is I can't really take this lot who've played at Wolves," said the Spurs boss.

"It is a nuisance. There won't be too many of these going to Greece."

Redknapp said his priority was picking up Premier League points, with a home game against Liverpool next Sunday. He was delighted with the victory over previously unbeaten Wolves despite missing almost an entire team through injury.

"I had nine players missing in Corluka, Gallas, Dawson, Rose, Lennon, Sandro, Huddlestone, Pienaar and van der Vaart. That is a good team," he said.

"They've played two internationals and I've got to take them out to Greece for Thursday, come back Friday and play Liverpool on Sunday. I want to save them for Sunday."
Tottenham will play six Europa League group games before the turn of the year, having qualified for the tournament with their fifth-place finish last season. They have been drawn in Group A with Salonika, Shamrock Rovers and Russian side Rubin Kazan.

Redknapp's starting line-up on Thursday could feature several players who were on the substitutes' bench at Molineux, including defender Sebastien Bassong, midfielders Andros Townsend and Jake Livermore and striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

Despite his misgivings about the Europa League, Redknapp was positive about the performances of new signings Scott Parker and Emmanuel Adebayor against Wolves, and hailed the influence of captain Ledley King, who is restricted in the amount of training he can do due to his long-standing knee complaint.

"Ledley is an amazing player. He only ever trains for a few minutes the day before a game. It will take all week now for his knee to go down and then we will try and get him on the park next Sunday but he is one of the best centre-halves you will ever see," said Redknapp.

"He is different class, he gives an air of confidence, he knows what he is doing. People around Ledley respond to him.

"He doesn't make too many last-ditch tackles because he is already in position to deal with it.

"Like the Bobby Moores and Alan Hansens over the years, they understand what they are doing - and that's what he does."

VisionarySound wrote:For any clever souls out there who can speak Greek, the link for the PAOK official website . . . .

http://www.paokfc.gr/index.jsp?extLang=

top right corner of the site, click the british flag to change language to english

And heres the post match interview of that Milan game...Future Spurs manager maybe?




And heres the stadium where we all hope to see our boys lift the Europa League Cup Wednesday 9 May 2012

cant watch them vids they playing so slow.

i heard paok or meant to be a decent team

ok thanks.

--------------Cudicini

Corluka -- Kaboul -- Bassong --Townsend

--------- Livermore -- Huddlestone

Falque----------------------------- Kranjcar

---------Dos Santos --- Kane ---


U21 players can play without being registered in the EL squad, but only if they have been at the club for at least 2 years already. So no Ceballos from my original team and so I'd have Niko replacing him ..I hear we also have Rose out injured so Townsend in at left-back .....

Hard work is this Football managament thing

Think we might get a beating tommorow this is the squad whats gone to Greece Provisional squad: Gomes, Cudicini, Archer, Bassong, Corluka, Walker, Waller-Lassen, Livermore, Townsend, Fredericks, Carroll, Nicholson, Parrett, Pavlyuchenko, Dos Santos, Falque, Kane, Lancaster, Pritchard.

In response to Baz's video - lightweights lol . . . . .

The latest news posted here lol (Bassong will be Captain ?) . . . . .


Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has denied he is treating the Europa League with contempt.

Spurs have left 10 of the team from Saturday's 2-0 win at Wolves at home for the trip to face PAOK Salonika.

Andros Townsend, Jake Livermore and Yago Falque could start in Greece in the absence of the likes of Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Scott Parker.

"It's not a case of prioritising a game, it's just [using] what I have got," said Redknapp.

He pointed to a mounting injury list and Sunday's match against Liverpool as key factors in his selection.

"I couldn't bring players out here, play them on Thursday night and play the same group against Liverpool," added the Spurs boss.

"If I get a few injuries I have no back-up. I have nine senior, very, very good players who are injured.

"Some of them have played two international games so I wanted to change the team around.

"I have not been able to use the strong group I have for this first game because for this first game they're not fit.

"After this we will be able to field almost two very, very good teams in Europe."

Redknapp said defender Sebastien Bassong is likely to captain the side, which will have Giovani Dos Santos, Kyle Walker, Vedran Corluka, Roman Pavlyuchenko and either Carlo Cudicini or Heurelho Gomes as its senior players.

PAOK's squad is a mix of older South American players and young Greek talent. The club is renowned for the boisterous atmosphere at its Toumba Stadium.

"They are favourites to beat us because they are a good team," Redknapp said.

"They know it will be an intimidating game but it will be a good experience. I will learn a lot about the players when I see them play."

Spurs (from): Gomes, Cudicini, Archer, Bassong, Corluka, Walker, Waller-Lassen, Livermore, Townsend, Fredericks, Carroll, Nicholson, Parrett, Pavlyuchenko, Dos Santos, Falque, Kane, Lancaster, Pritchard.

why dont these english managers want to compete in the uefa cup.

surley you wanaput your wits aganst teams from other contiennts.

mic mcarthy said he never wants to get in the uefa cup.