plato-ny Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Ninis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thrylos Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 might be a bit too early to throw him in there. then again.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 He should start with the U-17 NT and work himself up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 It shouldn't even be discussed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alban_Bushi Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 He'll be called up just to get a cap since Albania is calling him up too. And he's eligible for both countries for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js1000 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 He'll be called up just to get a cap since Albania is calling him up too. And he's eligible for both countries for now. he has a greek name his football education is also credited to greece since he is a product of the panathinaikos youth team, how can you expect him to play for albania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Call him up into the NT and give him 10 minutes against Korea. If he is good enough, he is old enough. Look at England with Theo Walcott...he had never played a full Premier leage match, but was selected in the WC 2006 squad and played a few minutes. It's the old Greek mentality again of if you are under 30 you're a baby at work here. Also just because he's been called up by Albania as well points to nothing. Albania has also called up a player who wasn't even born in that country but in the former Yugoslavia and now lives in Australia. They can call up anyone they like much like Croatia does with people of 3rd and even 4th generation heritage, but at the end of the day Ninis is a product of Hellenic football and considers himself a Greek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Call him up into the NT and give him 10 minutes against Korea. If he is good enough, he is old enough. Look at England with Theo Walcott...he had never played a full Premier leage match, but was selected in the WC 2006 squad and played a few minutes. It's the old Greek mentality again of if you are under 30 you're a baby at work here. Also just because he's been called up by Albania as well points to nothing. Albania has also called up a player who wasn't even born in that country but in the former Yugoslavia and now lives in Australia. They can call up anyone they like much like Croatia does with people of 3rd and even 4th generation heritage, but at the end of the day Ninis is a product of Hellenic football and considers himself a Greek. Theo Walcott didnt play at all at the WC and he has flopped at Arsenal. Sometimes pressure can get to a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Theo Walcott didnt play at all at the WC and he has flopped at Arsenal. Sometimes pressure can get to a kid. I'm mistaken then.I also do agree that pressure would be immense for these kids. I still think they should give him a run during the Korea match. I'm not talking about throwing him in against Turkey for Euro qualifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loup Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Call him up into the NT and give him 10 minutes against Korea. If he is good enough, he is old enough. Look at England with Theo Walcott...he had never played a full Premier leage match, but was selected in the WC 2006 squad and played a few minutes. It's the old Greek mentality again of if you are under 30 you're a baby at work here. Also just because he's been called up by Albania as well points to nothing. Albania has also called up a player who wasn't even born in that country but in the former Yugoslavia and now lives in Australia. They can call up anyone they like much like Croatia does with people of 3rd and even 4th generation heritage, but at the end of the day Ninis is a product of Hellenic football and considers himself a Greek. Theo Walcott didnt play at all at the WC and he has flopped at Arsenal. Sometimes pressure can get to a kid. good pointis he Orthodox? If not - could be an interesting teamate of Pandalis Kone - have there been any other Muslim memebers of the ethniki? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOLLYWOOD Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 let him play for the under 17's Greek NT.... i want to see him work his way up to our NT in a couple of years... bringing him in now would be a huge and amature mistake by otto... I mean the kid has played half a dozen games for pao and all of a sudden his NT quality?? s%$#! how sad has greek football become where a 17 year old whos only played 6-7 games for Pao is good enough for the NT... if he is consistant for a year or two at the level his playing now and improving then id say bring him in at 19!! 6-7 games is surely not enough to make it into the NT and if it is then our standards of players r really really crap and so is our league! p.s Ninis isnt a wonder kid jst yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pao123 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 let him play for the under 17's Greek NT.... i want to see him work his way up to our NT in a couple of years... bringing him in now would be a huge and amature mistake by otto... I mean the kid has played half a dozen games for pao and all of a sudden his NT quality?? s%$#! how sad has greek football become where a 17 year old whos only played 6-7 games for Pao is good enough for the NT... if he is consistant for a year or two at the level his playing now and improving then id say bring him in at 19!! 6-7 games is surely not enough to make it into the NT and if it is then our standards of players r really really crap and so is our league! p.s Ninis isnt a wonder kid jst yet... totally agree..let him get alittle experience..send him to the u-21s and see how he goes from there..remember he is 16...think of how it would be if u were in the kids place...we need to put some pressure on him to continue working hard, but too much pressure may break his back so we must be patient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDmagic Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Rehagals selections are starting to piss me off :whistle: Why not give some young players a go in a friendly like Ninhs,Pappas,Pappadpoulos from APH and pessist with Anatolaks the skotostra,Goumas the Kologero, Fyssas the pensioner and Kafes the koimismeno. OTO wake up and get rid of the CRAP u select every game... Its great that he picked Torosidhs BUT takes out Salpighdhs and Pappadopoulos who have hardly been given a chance :tdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 REDMagic, Otto will always be subborn with his selection. What can you do about that? Same goes with Marco Van Basten with the Netherlands, he's got the same complex as Otto. :LOL: :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsalgik Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Call him up into the NT and give him 10 minutes against Korea. If he is good enough, he is old enough. Look at England with Theo Walcott...he had never played a full Premier leage match, but was selected in the WC 2006 squad and played a few minutes. It's the old Greek mentality again of if you are under 30 you're a baby at work here. Also just because he's been called up by Albania as well points to nothing. Albania has also called up a player who wasn't even born in that country but in the former Yugoslavia and now lives in Australia. They can call up anyone they like much like Croatia does with people of 3rd and even 4th generation heritage, but at the end of the day Ninis is a product of Hellenic football and considers himself a Greek. Bravo paikti kala ta les.diladi den katalava gia na paixeis se ethniki prepi na 25?Kai go leo kalese ton Vyntra(APARADEKTOS KAI AMPALOS)kalese ton Tzioli(aplos APARADEKTOS)ton Anatolaki(kala na mi to syzitame)Diladi ayto to pitsiriki pou to eidame kai einai kalo paiktaki de prepei?Ego prosopika to snompara kai elega vlakeies alla to eida se 4 agones kai epatha plaka.De leo oti den yparhoun alloi san kai ayto,alla to paidi ehei to pleonektima na ginei poly kalyteros... Kalliergise to.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsalgik Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 He'll be called up just to get a cap since Albania is calling him up too. And he's eligible for both countries for now. My friend I want to give you an example.You are a scientist from Greece or Albania or Congo etc... You went to the United States of America at(or in i dont know) the age of 3/5/7 etc Now,where you live its your country no? Lets say that it is not like that.. Lets say that your family made you a perfect Greek,Albanian,Congolese... And the time passes by and you become 17...25... Now the Greek/Albanian/Congolese goverment wants you back in your homecountry but the opportunities in the US are infinite and the money are not questionable..Plus the reasearch its far beyond the imagination of your homecountry.. (and my friend this is a science fiction scenario because the kid said that he is greek but ignore that i write this part) Now tell me what would you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympiakosthyra7 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Come on guys!!!! Do you think he will actually choose Albania???? He needs to play a few min with Korea and if he is spectacular and only spectacular then he can be on the team. if not ....U-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byzantinos Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 ninis should play on the national team I mean after all half of albania should of been greek right now anyway . I mean they owe us big time anyway through out history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 The corpse of Otto has finally selected young Ninis for the ethniki. However he is not quite ready now, but will make his debut in 2016/17 when he is approaching his prime of 26. kali epitixia, pitsirika! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrylos Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 if he is as good as everyoine sayz (haven't seen him other than highlites) then why not play for the ethniki when he is 20-22? i mean England and argentina and brazil employ young stars for their national team. heck england took a 17 year old to the world cup. not saying that it is always the best thing but why not being them up, see how they react and go from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 ... heck england took a 17 year old to the world cup. So did Brazil in 1958. His name was Pele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geok Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 I agree mostly with Byzantinos and Irlandos. My thinking is the following (it may be bullshit but I am bold enough to state it). In considering whether he could play or not, one should consider what this player can do in comparison with what the other players that we have in this position can do. A very good attacking middlefield that we have is Stelios, pure value through the years and unique in his position; but with limited endurance at a high pace during the game (at most 60 minutes). There is a player (Ninis) who plays in the same position as Stelios and can give great attacking solutions and pressure from the middle and the sides. This player has proved that he can play and he has the guts to be the best in the most important game for PAO this season. His crossings are just deadly. His age is irrelevant. This player can do great things, he has shown it and any other discussion is irrelevant. He could be an excellent substitution for Stelios and in this fashion we can maintain our constant attacking pressure for (more than) 90 minutes! In Greece you have to learn MERITOCRACY; the best should play. It hasn't got to do with age or team; it has to do with ability. If he is good enough for the National team, he should just be playing! To play as a starting eleven would not be appropriate; as we have Stelios who is much more experienced to play at this position. But in the very highly likely case that Stelios gets tired, he could be an excellent substitution. I cannot think of any other current member of the Greek National team that has the abilities that the National Team crucially needs at this position. It must be Ninis only. My opinion is that he fully deserves to play at the National Team level based on his current performance and therefore he should be called. Simple and plain meritocracy. geok :gr: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js1000 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 i'd definately give him a chance in the nt. and would also like to see him leave the greek league in order for him to reach his potential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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