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  1. http://tribalfootball.com/articles/apostol...n-debut-1470651 Vellios scored on his debut for Everton reserves in a 5-1 defeat at Blackburn
  2. Samaras played really well again for Celtic against Rangers as they beat Rangers 1-0 in the Cup tonight. Samaras hit the post and had a goal-bound header blocked by a defender. He's looked really good of late
  3. He is better but hasn't just hasn't featured for Schalke's first team, which suggests he isn't the same player he was pre-injury. Such a shame, he looked like the real deal against the Ukraine and the ethniki could certainly do with that Pliatsikas now. I think he should go on loan to a Greek team for 6 months to get some regular football and try to find himself again.
  4. He came on as a sub in Celtic's 2-2 draw at Rangers in the Cup. He was brilliant. Looked lively, his passing was excellent, he looked threatening and really should have scored having been denied by a super save. Hopefully he maintains this form.
  5. oh dear that's not good. He needs to sort his attitude out and realise that his constant nights out are going to ruin his career. He needs to work particularly hard because although he has all the physical attributes, from a technical perspective he needs work, and he's picked a league that is based on technique. Personally i think the Premiership is better suited to the kid.
  6. No move materialised for Samaras which reflects badly on him in my opinion. He'd rather sit on the bench than take a pay cut and leave. The Juventus rumour appeared to be nothing more while more rumours emerged that Sunderland were interested in Samaras. Either way, he's opted to stay despite being told he's surplus to requirements
  7. http://www.imscouting.com/global-news-arti...-Samaras/13053/ Rumours in Scotland are that Sampdoria and Juventus are interested in Samaras
  8. I disagree, youth is always given a chance in the Prem. Arsenal are the best example followed by Man Utd. But even teams like Everton give youth a chance. They frequently play (and have been for a couple of years now) Jack Rodwell, Seamus Coleman and Anichebe. If he's good enough he'll play, unfortunately i dont think he's good enough. He'll still benefit from Premier League youth development though so in 3 years he should be better off than if he stayed in Greece
  9. http://followeverton.com/2011/01/28/everto...stolos-vellios/ 19 year old striker, Apostolos Vellios, has signed for Everton FC in a deal reported to be around
  10. http://www.goal.com/en/match/50516/milan-v.../player-ratingsI didn't see the game, but goal.com are in agreement, saying he had a good game: Rating 7... replaced Alessandro Nesta in the 23rd minute and did not disappoint tonight. Made a wonderful clearance just ahead of Erjon Bogdani in the 77th minute. Hopefully he gets a few back to back games now and keeps up the good work. I certainly have faith in him. He could be class, but he needs game time.
  11. http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-leag...bid-after-germa Reports from Germany claim that K.Papadopoulos is being linked with a move to Liverpool. Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea are also tracking him but Liverpool are apparently preparing a bid
  12. I don't have an English link for this but Papastathopoulos has been linked with a move to Napoli. He's failed to impress at Milan and Naples seems the most likely destination
  13. Samaras appears to be on his way out of Celtic after only being offered a one year extension on his contract. I think this was a very shrewd move by the Celtic board. Samaras can either be great or terrible and if you speak to 90% of Celtic fans and ask them to use one word to describe him they'll say "frustrating". (If you guys know any Celtic fans, try it! Or go to their message boards. They all say the same thing). Most of them also agree that he's lazy and just not committed enough. However, whenever he's been up for contract renewal he seems to have put in great performances just before that. So by offering him a short term contract with the option of renewal it will always keep him motivated. Unfortunately, the nature of modern day football gives players an awful lot of power and Samaras would rather have contract security. I can understand that though because there's always a concern of picking up a long term injury and being left out of contract without financial support. Not that he needs it of course! :rolleyes: Nonetheless it appears that both parties are looking at the situation in a different manner and they'll probably be parting ways as a result. I've posted the article from the Daily Record below, but before I do i think a post that a Celtic fans was really interesting and one I agree with to be honest. He wrote: I think this is a shrewd move by Celtic and will show Samara's commitment to the club and also his beliefe in his own ability, I think more clubs should treat inconsistency like this, if Samaras thinks he's good enough there shouldn't be a problem, if he wants to play for Celtic then he should grab the contract with both hands... however I don't think either applies and he'll go... I'll thank him for the Rangers perfomance and wish him well but I won't be overly concerened we can't find a better replacement. When you consider his talent compared to those of his counterparts, one can only blame him for his current situation. Here's the article: Gutted Georgios Samaras set to snub new one-year deal at Celtic Jan 11 2011 By Craig Swan GEORGIOS SAMARAS will quit Celtic after the club put a 12-month contract extension on to the table. The Greek, left, will move from Glasgow having had his dreams of a longer stay crushed by Parkhead bosses. Samaras' term at Celtic looked to be ending when negotiations over a new contract stalled at the end of last year and his current deal set to expire at the end this season. But his heroic Old Firm performance at Ibrox last week - when he scored both goals in a 2-0 victory - brought him rocketing back into the affections of the fans and boss Neil Lennon. Lennon immediately insisted he wanted the striker to remain part of the set-up and sources close to the player have revealed Samaras would be happy to stay at Celtic for the rest of his career. However, the short-term offer put on the table by the Parkhead powerbrokers has convinced Samaras his future lies elsewhere. Lazio head a clutch of clubs across Europe willing to fork out for the World Cup star and take him before the close of this month's transfer window. But even if this does not happen the 25-year-old attacker will go at the end of his current deal if Celtic do not reassess their offer. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/...86908-22841146/
  14. Celtic won the Old Firm Derby at Ibrox (Rangers' ground) by 0-2 with Samaras scoring both! :gr: They were his first two goals of the season but he has received wide-spread praise for his showing. His manager Neil Lennon threw huge praise on him saying: “Samaras was the big difference today, when he plays like that he is virtually unplayable,” the manager told Sky Sports. "He has fantastic attributes, he just needs to get into his head he can do this. "His attributes are not just top class but world class." http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-prem...-class-samaras/ Here are the highlights.
  15. Samaras has been linked to a variety of teams since it was announced that he'd leave Celtic Park this season, probably in January. So far he's been linked with, Deportivo, West Brom, Lazio, and West Ham. Most recently though, and the most likely destination is, Sporting Lisbon. They lack a target man and he could make an impact in Portugal but I can't see him improving too much there. Personally i'd rather see him go to La Liga but Sporting would be a great destination for him personally i think
  16. Papastathopoulos hasn't had a great start to his Milan career and there have already been rumours about him leaving. In a recent interview he said he wants to stay and fight for his place though and won't be leaving in January as a result. Sorry i don't have a link to the interview
  17. Looks great and it's intimate too so could be a real cauldron
  18. Ah ok, i misunderstood you. Sorry. You're talking about "pro level" i'm talking about "top class level". I know they've played pro football, but none have played at the very top level. PSV's glory years started in the mid-to-late 1970s after Hiddink had already left. They weren't a force when he was playing. De Graafschaap are hardly top level. Fergusen did well at Rangers but by and large it's known that he was a mediocre player. All i'm saying is that these guys, plus Wenger & Mourinho did not play top level football. On the other hand people like Andy Townsend, Jamie Redknapp, Souness, etc, did play top level football but listening to them talk about tactics is like listening to Nikos Alefantos talk about "etiquette". Goal.com reporters usually seem to have quite a good grasp of football. I'm a regular reader so appreciate the content. Perhaps you're right and they are being too harsh on Sokrati, but the Milan team press seems to be equally critical. Goal.com's criticism of him has continued following Milan's 1-2 home defeat to Juve. He was given a 5.5 and the horrible award of "flop of the match" with the comment Missed two free headers in either half and showed once again he lacks the big-game acumen to make a difference for Milan. http://www.goal.com/en/match/48729/milan-v.../player-ratings
  19. I beg to differ. Most of the top managers played a very low level in professional football (Fergusen, Wenger, Mourinho, Hiddink). While many top players like Gullit, Maradona, Keegan, Souness, have been unsuccessful managers. The ability to understand football does not go hand in hand with playing football at the top level. Can Papasta make it Milan? Yes. Will he? It's 50-50
  20. Neither has Jose Mourinho though. Don't get me wrong, i'm not arguing with you because I didn't see the game but the general consensus does appear to point to the fact that he's been poor since going there. Let's hope it's just a question of him needing time to adapt
  21. Hi guys, Genome according to goal.com he had another poor game. He received a 5 out of 10 and the comment: Was given a rough time by Lavezzi throughout, but did ok in patches to keep the Argentine from causing real havoc. http://www.goal.com/en/match/48719/napoli-.../player-ratings
  22. exciting times for aek but he will need time. dont expect miracles
  23. Hey Genome, how you doing buddy? How are things? Haven't seen him play for Milan and I don't think he's featured. Nesta and Silva are clearly their first team partnership (even though Nesta is finished and Silva is overrated in my opinion). As i'm sure you know he played tonight for Greece against Latvia but was a passenger for much of the game. Like I said in an earlier post though, big clubs do not have patience. He does not have the luxury of putting in bad perfomances. For instance, Mellberg was very good in the CL for Juve, which were the big games, but poor in the league and he only lasted one season. He then came to Greece and we also saw both in the league and in Europe that he is still a brilliant defender. So all it takes is 2 or 3 bad performances and Sokratis will be finished at Milan. If anyone thinks I might be exaggerating, check out this scathing article on the fans' website MilanNewsIt after the Cesena game. (by the way, i used google translate and have added in brackets words to make it more fluent) "It seemed to be a purchase of the most promising campaign summer transfer market, but at least for now, it was a fluke. Let's talk about Sokratis Papastathopoulos. The former Genoa player has been called into question (after) the second day of the season (when he came in) to replace Alessandro Nesta, not (just) any one. The result is plain for all (to see), beyond the individual errors, the match against Cesena was more or less a disaster for the entire band Rossoneri. Since that day, the greek seems fallen into oblivion, closed (out behind) two superstars like Nesta and Thiago Silva. (There is) No space for him even as right-back, since (he is) only considered (by) Allegri (to be) a central defender. The young (player), born in '88 is still (considered) a valuable resource in the future. (And) The break to play with his national (team), might give him greater confidence and enthusiasm in their own ways of permanently re-launch in red and black hierarchies." http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl...:w%26prmd%3Divn
  24. Samaras is having yet another inconsistent season but he's insisting that he wants to stay at Celtic. I still stand by the fact that he needs to leave asap http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2932/spl/20...-role-at-celtic Striker Georgios Samaras happy with his role at Celtic Greek international going nowhere... Celtic striker Georgios Samaras denies ever wanting to leave the Parkhead side despite interest from many other big clubs in England and Europe. The Greek international was linked with a move away from the SPL giants in the summer. As teams such as Middlesbrough, Italian club Palermo and Spanish side Hercules were chasing his signature, but he insists he had no intention of leaving. It looked as though Neil Lennon might have let Samaras go to assist in raising funds for other players coming into the club, but Samaras remains defiant that his heart was always with Celtic. "At no stage did I think I was leaving," Samaras told the Sunday Mail. "I wanted to stay with this club and I was 100 per cent committed to that decision. "I went to the World Cup completely focused on the national team and when I came back I had the same attitude for what I had to do here." The former Manchester City players admits he was aware of the amount interest he was attracting from other clubs but always felt that Celtic was his best offer. "I know there were many rumours in the summer and some offers came in, but my door was always closed. "I know this team well and the club knows me. It was an easy decision. "When the World Cup was finished I wanted to be back for pre-season. "I know that I can give a lot to this side. At Celtic, you have to win every game. You are aiming to win trophies and you are normally playing European football. "I don't know of any reason to leave because this club has everything for me. "My door was never open to the other outfits. If it was teams from Italy, Spain, Holland, Russia, Turkey or Greece, I was not interested. "I would like to be part of a full championship season when we win the title. "At the moment, we're doing well in the league and are in the next round of the Co-op Cup. It'd be nice to win something."
  25. Gekas scored yet again(!) as Frankfurt got a great 1-2 win at Stuttgart
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