ARES: Palma and Alan Pardew options for the Derby

Luis Palma’s participation in the derby (4/1, 20:00) in the derby with PAOK is still limited and this fact forces Alan Pardew to “evaluate” his options.

the Louis Palma He has a right ankle injury, his participation in the derby with PAOK is questionable, most likely in the 11th. The final decision will be made in tomorrow’s training (3/1), but the odds are clearly not in his favour. This also has to do with his habits Alan Pardew In managing his players, with a recent example being his decision methodology in the first leg against Levadia where the 22-year-old Honduran was left out of the squad due to leg discomfort, likewise Daniel Mancini Which counted no more than 4-5 training sessions.

Alan Pardew is used to selecting – for the starting line-up – footballers who go on and complete a preparation programme, in this direction one can assume that even if Luis Palma regains his fitness levels it is not at all certain that he will be in the XI. For the same reason, the British coach is already considering his options and in the scenario of Palma not being used on the left side of attack, he will proceed to change his role to Matteo Garcia.

During Pardios’ days, the Argentine was moved to central midfield and in fact the Aris coach claimed that…”Matteo gets lost when he plays on the wings. Just out of necessity I would use him again on the wing.” This script “opens” a site on the hub with the Brian Dubo To be the main candidate in the formation with the three midfielders.