Evening football marathon
They started training under the sun and concluded their session under the floodlights, after an intense work-out of two hours.
After a session of muscle strengthening under the guidance of Paolo Artico in the morning, PAOK players returned to Nea Mesimvria for a high-intensity training on tactics masterminded by Igor Tudor.
The Croatian coach wants his players to fine-tune their moves on the pitch. The inclusion of newcomers Jairo and Garry Rodrigues led to a revision of all drills regarding attacking deployment and defensive function.
Stelios Malezas trained with PAOK for the first time since rejoining the club. Alexandros Tziolis followed a special program out of precaution as he complained of quadriceps pains. As for Stefanos Athanasiadis, Stelios Kitsiou and Charis Charisis, they continued their respective recovery programs.
Tuesday’s training session is scheduled to start at 18.30 at Nea Mesimvria.