This explicit remark was written earlier than yesterday's APOEL – AEK championship “remaining”. Whatever the end result of this match, the underdog owes a Mea Culpa to AEK technical director Xavi Roca, in relation to the (good religion) criticism leveled at him for this 12 months's switch planning of the Larnaca staff. AEK's superb run from October onwards, no matter whether or not or not they received the title, confirms to Roca that the staff was certainly properly staffed. It’s a proven fact that from the start of the 2023-24 season, on account of AEK's mediocre efficiency till October, we criticized the Catalan technical director for a few of his selections and selections. It was a continuation of the extraordinary criticism leveled at him (and by a big a part of the world) from January 2023, when AEK, with Europe's tens of millions, failed miserably within the winter transfers and misplaced the league.
The criticism of Roka has all the time been in good religion, as a result of he raised the bar of expectations by lots, making a staff that could be a everlasting protagonist within the Cypriot league. This 12 months, subsequently, he was criticized for some transfers. Certainly, some gamers who arrived in the summertime didn’t supply what was anticipated. Not often, nevertheless, are all choices profitable. Some gamers had been gradual to get going. It’s also a proven fact that this 12 months in January (once more) AEK was not strengthened.
We must always, nevertheless, admit that there have been additionally footballers who got here to the “Area”, who could not have “crammed our eyes” at first, however within the course of turned out to be 100 kilos for the staff. The rationale for younger Tongia and Dyunku. Santos can be thought-about to be evolving. Additionally, protecting Lopes and Gama on the roster proved to be the proper resolution, though early within the season there have been loads of murmurs about these gamers. Roberge additionally proved to be an awesome transfer, though there have been many query marks for him at first. However the largest “switch” of Roca was the arrival of Ran Ben Simon. If it had occurred earlier, perhaps yesterday's derby wouldn’t have been a “remaining”. The massive guess, now, for Xavi Roca is the Israeli's alternative.
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