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Rumors are he is keen on getting Manolas, Papastathopoulos and Siovas back

That’s what I’ve heard aswell. Also he will apparently call up 40 players for the friendlies. Some of these players are players JVS banned from the team like Manolas, Kitsiou etc. Also he will call up players no one would expect. Sounds very interesting.

Totally agree, Sokrates has been caught out a fair bit lately and age wise there is not much point with him now

Calling up 40 players to see what they have is not a bad thing. He gets to meet them and introduce himself.

Depends on the quality of the transfers we bring in. If we don't get a better CB or LB than Crespo or Vieirinha I would be happy to offer them a 1 year contract. I still think they have something to offer as rotation or mainly off the bench players. Biseswar is still required as he is the only player in our team with any creativity at all. I'd be happy to get a younger replacement but I'm not hopeful that is going to happen. Again, if used well, he has something to offer. You need to remember in the GSL the standard is quite low and all of the 3 above players can still cut it. It's not until we play decent European teams that their age is a negative.

It would be ideal if the stadium could be ready for the 2026 season (100 years) but I think Ziaka is probably right. It's been how many years and still no meaningful movement. I don't even think about it anymore. If I see an article about this topic it's 50/50 if I even bother to read it. I don't expect anything to happen other than "talk". We'll probably be in the same position in a few years. In the meantime, Panathinaikos look like they'll be getting a new stadium and by Greek bureaucratic standards that was fast tracked.

Captain? This isn't under 12's, you don't just hand the captaincy to the "best" player. There's a lot more to do it, leaderships qualities, personality, liked by teammates etc. Not saying he doesn't have those qualities but I just find the idea that "he's the best lets make him captain" to be such an outdated notion. In fact it's thinking like that holds back the Ethniki, so maybe the idea does have some merit ?‍♂️ I agree that Fortounis has a place on the NT (assuming he gets fully fit) but let's not act like he is the 2nd coming and will automatically make us qualify for tournaments. Fortounis has been to one major tournament as a 19 year old, Euro 2012. Euro 16, WC18 and Euro 20 where he was a nailed on starter we did not qualify. One player can't carry a team, it's far more complicated than some people like to make it sound.