Mazzarri: PAOK will not hand us anything
Walter Mazzarri has already spoken to his Iraklis squad before Sunday's Thessaloniki derby at Toumba (6) (7). The message was blunt: "Τίποτε δεν πρόκειται να μας χαριστεί," which means nothing is going to be gifted to us (7).
He also put the weight of the fixture on the fans. "Έχουμε μπροστά μας ένα μεγάλο παιχνίδι, όπως όλα τα τοπικά ντέρμπι," he said, calling it a big game like every local derby (6). The Iraklis coach did not play it down.
Kick-off is 20:00 CEST on Sunday, October 18, at Toumba, Super League (7) (4).
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Your team goes in off a 1–3 home defeat to Kalamata on October 12. You are fourth with 12 points from 6, goal difference +5, and the form reads W L W W L. Mazzarri knows exactly which PAOK he expects to meet.
The under-19s open derby weekend
Derby weekend starts early. The Super League K19 side face Iraklis at 13:00 on Saturday, October 17 (4). Same opponent, lower down the ladder, first whistle of the weekend.
Then the first team take Toumba on Sunday, and OFI Crete away follow on Sunday, October 25 (4). That is the whole black-and-white agenda for the next fortnight of league business.
