Chris Hughton gives us an idea of what to expect when Cyprus side Anorthosis
Famagusta arrive at the Lane for a UEFA Cup first round, first leg
tie tonight.
I HAD an oppportunity to watch Anorthosis Famagusta a
couple of weeks ago and we've had reports since then and they are a big side
that don't concede many goals. They have enough ability in the side to cause
teams problems and the only question is what side they will put out as they have
a big squad to choose from and they've chopped and changed regularly.
In most
games they've gone with a 4-3-3 with the three in midfield George Panagi, a
holding midfielder and a couple of decent players, Zlogar, who breaks forward
and Deynov, a Bulgarian who is good on the ball.
The consistent players
have been Sosin, a target man and they've changed in the wider areas.
One players most English fans will know is Marian Pahars, who did well at
Southampton. He's been in and out of the side. Belic can also play either
side and they have two Brazilians who they can call on in Boaventura and
Pereira.
They are strong cross the back with centrally Lamprou,
Katsavakis alongside him and in the full-back positions Poursaitidis and
Ndikumana, who can play left or right and has decent pace.
What tends
to happen when you line-up against the likes of Anorthosis Famagusta, who are
playing a team with European experience. It's the same with a team like
Rosenborg, who got a result at Chelsea, they might not be as strong but they are
in Europe year in, year out and have that experience.
Anorthosis Famagusta
might not have qualified for the group stages of the Champions League, but
they've had years in the qualifying rounds and that's what we're up
against.
However, we're at home, we're strong at home and ideally we'd
like to be able to travel to Cyprus in a couple of weeks time in a favourable
position after this home leg.
Linked here: http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/hughtonsnotes200907.html
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