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Still a big change from your last prediction that Giakoumakis was done for the season, though 😉

The 17th Panagiotis Katsouris tournament took place in Thessaloniki recently. This year's tournament featured teams academies from Greece and Europe, including Benfica, Porto, Feyenoord, Eintracht, Malmo, Bochum, Partizan, Twente, Ludogorets, Banik Ostrava and Union Saint-Gilloise. The tournament featured 20 teams in the K15 (U15) category (4 groups of 5 teams) and 24 teams in the K13 (U13) category (4 groups of 6 teams). Teams finishing in 1st and 2nd places continued in the Gold Path and teams finishing in 3rd, 4th and 5th places continued in the Silver Path. The Gold K15 winner was PAOK beating Feyenoord 1:0 in the final game. Third place went to Oxford that beat the Rangers on penalty kicks. The Gold K13 winner was Benfica defeating PAOK in the final on penalty kicks. Third place went to Eintrach beating Porto 2:1 The Silver K15 winner was Twente beating Viborg 2:1. Third place went to Makedonikos defeating Atlas Epirou 1:0 The Silver K13 winner was Jagellonia defeated Djurgarden 1:0. Third place went to Oxford defeting Banik Ostrava 2:1

Really? Up until Feburary, we were absolutely playing the best and most attractive football in the league. Then injuries took hold and we have fallen apart since. Strongly disagree with that point as I do with saying the league was "down" in 2024. Olympiacos won a European title that season. We only just pipped AEK to win the title. Saying it was down is simply untrue and inidcates you either drink too much (likely) or are just desperate to justify your point (less likely but still plausible.) Not wanting Lucescu is fair enough, it is okay to not like him for whatever reason, but claiming we played ugly football all season is not true. We were lauded across the league for playing attractive football, we scored brilliant goals, were top of the table and were drawing comparisons to the great team of the 70's. Let me finish by saying, I don't think Lucescu should be guaranteed to coach next season. There clearly needs to be a review and assessment conducted. The jungle drums are rumbling and pressure mounting more than ever from fans and media alike. There comes a point when it is better to just shake hands and move on.