In the beginning… there was the defense
In his first stint at the helm, Razvan Lucescu made it clear that one of the cornerstones of his teams is a solid defense. And once again during this summer’s pre-season, the team’s defensive function has been a central part in the daily life of the players.
Thursday (08.07) saw the players have a double workout just one day ahead of the friendly test against Volos FC at the Toumba Stadium, the club’s first game of the new season.
In the morning, the program was mainly about fitness, with exercises featuring obstacles but also games played within small spaces but of high intensity.
In the afternoon the lion’s share of the session was devoted to tactics. The technical staff dished out some tactical lessons in the kind of defensive behavior they want to see to the players, but then there was also work on build-up play after regaining possession of the ball.
Omar El Kaddouri had a scheduled break from training.
On Friday (09.07) PAOK host Volos at 19:00 at the Toumba in a match that will be broadcast exclusively via PAOK TV here.
