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Unlocking this thread as, on September 5th, Pano signed with Nottingham Forest on a 2-year deal.
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4 hours ago, MelbourneGreek said:
karnezis has not been in form as of late. His stint at Watford was sup-par and now with the transfer to Napoli, it looks as if he will be third in the pecking order under meret and ospina.
Vlacho has been in good form in the league and is young too. wouldnt mind him getting some playing time during the Nations League.
Karnezis had a good game in Napoli's 2-1 win over Lazio on the weekend.
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Very important to callup Vlachodimo for the upcoming matches. If he wants to play for Germany that it should be voiced and he will thus become a foreigner and no need to mention him again. An invitation should be extended though.
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Arsenal fans are the most obnoxious I've ever seen. Most of them had their mind made up on Sokratis before he hit the pitch and are looking for anything to reinforce their prejudice. They played Man City and Chelsea. Couldn't have asked for a more difficult first two games while he is still in the midst of getting comfortable; Best team in PL Man City and London rival powerhouse Chelsea. He has been very good. The players around him, including his midfield have not helped whatsoever as they got outplayed in both games. His partner, Mustafi, does not make things easier either as Sokrati is clearly the better of the two. Their comments on lack of pace, they really don't know what they are talking about. His robust style of play make fans that don't know much about him assume that he is slow, which is quite the opposite, as he was considered one of the quickest CBs in the Bundesliga. Most fans just read the misinformation on twitter and reiterate it without knowing much. Has he slowed down? Maybe a bit, I don't know. Maybe not. They call him old, yet he just turned 30 in June, which is prime for a CB. Like I said, obnoxious and they don't seem to rate players from Greece, which doesn't help their opinions. Paokarag4, you are right though, the mature, educated Arsenal fan is getting won over by two solid performances in the toughest of circumstances.
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David Ospina just arrived at Napoli. So safe to say Karnezis' short and not so sweet run as Napoli #1 is over. Unfortunate.
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England would be tough I agree.
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3 hours ago, Dean97 said:
It's also the fact there aren't many options in some positions either. Tachtsidis I believe is talented but has proven time and time again that he is very inconsistent. Mitroglou is too slow for me and shouldn't be guaranteed the starting position. Karelis is an option and that's about it. Donis is a winger mostly. Some are not motivated and that's a problem and that's also on the individual. Players like Sokratis, Manolas and Retsos are always motivated and they want to stay on top. We are lucky to have Retsos in my opinion. He has the right attitude and seems like a hard worker. Talent only takes you so far and if your not willing to put in the work and are not motivated then you shouldn't be near a national team let alone a pro footballer. We need fighters in this team. Also players willing to achieve big things.
If Sokratis' work ethic and attitude, and Manolas' competitiveness rub off on Retsos and Mavropanos, among others, we will be set in the CB position for the next decade, if not more. The talent is there.
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On 8/13/2018 at 7:51 PM, nick said:
Let’s not insult Katsuranis by comparing him to tziolis late in their careers. Kats played for benfica and was a difference maker. Also played for big Greek clubs.. tziolis isn’t wanted by any Greek clubs
Tziolis was serviceable DM for a coupe of years, but those are long gone. Katsouranis was a CL level player for a good many years. Hard to compare the two.
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On 8/13/2018 at 8:31 AM, paokarag4 said:
He was an unused sub in Marseille's seasoner opener, a 4-0 win against Toulouse.
At the same time, he's now being linked to Galatasaray
https://www.contra.gr/Soccer/France/Ligue1/marseille/trwei-ton-gkomis-o-mhtrogloy-me-8-000-000-eyrw.5285179.htmlI see him being moved before the window closes unfortunately. I would prefer seeing him in a bigger league than Turkey though.
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Hearing good things, but we are so bottom heavy on this team that it is very hard earning a callup as a CB. Could be a good opportunity to give him a nod in the coming games seeing Retsos and Kyriakos Papadopoulos will be out injured.
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It's tricky to judge anyone's individual performance, including the club as a whole versus a powerhouse like Manchester City. They are a level above anyone else in the PL and Arsenal will not be facing such a talented, organized and fluid side every week. All things considered, Sok was very solid today. Goals were not on him, did a good job marking Aguero out of the game, and already looks like a leader vocally and through example at the back. Expecting him only to get more comfortable with the new system and his teammates in the next few weeks. Tough task vs Chelsea next week. Sould be interesting.
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16 hours ago, Boxou said:
he willl be out for 3 months due to an injury.
Wonderful.
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1 hour ago, Boxou said:
Retsos out for 6 weeks. Considering Papadopoulos is also injured I can definitely see Mavropanos getting called up and perhaps Siovas. But I'm sure Skibbe will take advantage of this situation and call up Tzavellas instead ?
haha yea exactly. How do you pass up on a player that will likely be a top 4 CB at Arsenal this season? Especially considering your #3 and #4 NT CBs are injured.
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24 for a keeper is like 21 in any other position. He still has time. Here's hoping.
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On 7/23/2018 at 2:10 PM, Blackhawk said:
Really doubt there will be any friendlies. As it is Nations League games are supposed to be replacing friendlies anyway.
I would think teams would take NL as seriously as Euro qualifying seeing there are real implications. Whereas friendlies were used mostly to try out players/formations. Am I wrong?
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6 hours ago, georgelaz said:
galanopoulos played the full 90. what do you mean lazaros with AEK issue? he's with oly now and scored a few goals in oly's friendlies. edit; unless he's injured which apparently happened on transfermarket. unfortunate. fetfa is looking good tho
Fetfa has looked good? I haven't seen any Oly games, glad to hear this.
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Stefanos Kapino has been transferred from Nottingham Forest to 1.Bundesliga side Werder Bremen for 1 million euros. Big move considering he earned very few starts for Forest last year. Hopefully he gets his opportunity and seizes it. Still young and potential for a bright future for club and country.
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On 7/30/2018 at 8:56 PM, georgelaz said:
donis fortounis lazaros up top is great.
alternatively we also go pelkas mantalos fetfa
I think our CM/CDM is our biggest problem
George, I'm sure you've seen the NT games. Is the most gaping hole not our forward creativity and possession in the midfield? I like some of our attacking midfielders individually, but they have mostly been impotent with the NT. I think Donis should be one of the first names on the team sheet and Fetfa should be given some serious minutes and some room to adjust if called up. Fortounis, Mantalos and Pelkas have my support, but have never really matched up to their opponents' midfields, even ones that are weaker on paper.
Time to close Toro Greeks Abroad thread. Any further discussions can be held in the Greek National Team or Olympiacos FC forums.
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2 hours ago, georgelaz said:
all these moves that oly is making is looking good for the NT if they slide toro to cdm which we desperately need
I'd say we need attacking midfield before DM. Zeca and Samaris can hold the fort if they can get some relief in the form of ball possession from their teammates.
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58 minutes ago, Dutch Eagle said:
Katidis now plays for promoted 1. FK Pribram in the Czech Fortuna Liga.
Thanks
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On July 28, the 33 year-old Torosidis returned to Olympiacos after 5 years playing in Italy for both Roma and Bologna.
It was time for a move back home where I think he can have another successful couple of years.
I will keep this thread open a few more days before it is locked.
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On 7/12/2018 at 11:50 AM, PanagiotisScordis said:
Has anyone heard news about any friendly games before the Nations league. I’m going to be in Athens on the end of August and it would be nice to watch the ethniki play.
Same here. Nothing has been announced yet.
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Reports are now indicating that KPap will undergo yet another knee surgery that will keep him out for the next 5 months. He will remain with relegated Hamburg. This could be the beginning of the end for a player who was once one of the more promising Greeks of his generation. Sad.
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It is being reported by Sport24 and according to several German sources, that he is on his way out of Hamburg, who have been relegated to 2.Bundesliga. Apparently FC Krasnodar is pursuing him closely; They finished 4th in the Russian Premier League last season.
Nations League: Estonia vs. Greece(A Le Coq Arena, Tallinn)
in Greek National Teams
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Guys, we are in for a treat vs Hungary.
Tziolis is 100% in starting XI, no Mitroglou, so best case we start with Koulouris who will be invisible and worst case the tactician Skibbe will play a hopeless false 9 like he did today. In Skibbe's eyes, no forward was a better option than Donis who played CF vs Bayern Munich 2 weeks ago.
Greece continues to make bad teams look good and it will bite them in the ass.
What a let down after a great first quarter of an hour. An embarrassment.