After the brave win against Omonia, we noted that Hugo Martins is improving AEL.
Following last night’s loss to Freedom24 Krasava ENY, we won’t take back what we said about the Portuguese coach.
However, he needs to fix some issues that seem to impact the team’s performance and results.
The choice to use ten of the eleven players from the Omonia match clearly affected the team.
The results show that against mid-tier teams, the team doesn’t play as well as it does against top teams.
There’s a problem with the roster, especially with few options for defensive players. Plus, they recently lost their dependable player Keller, who was sold for a good price to Saudi Arabia.
Many fans justifiably blame him and Damachou for not bringing in at least one defender.
With five matches left in the regular season, AEL doesn’t seem likely to make it into the top six. If they had won yesterday, they wouldn’t just be chasing APOEL but also new contenders Pafos and Aris, who are struggling lately.
