pao123 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Ergotelis have completed the transfer of 31-yr old former U.S. international Clint Mathis on a one-year contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympiakara10 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Weirdest signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pao123 Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 Weirdest signing. i know...real strange...it will def. be a good addition for ergotelis..mathis is not an amazing player but he has alot of expereince..including a world cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallofsoccer88 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Wow...bizzare, albeit a quality signing. He can play either Attacking Mid or forward and has a very good shot from distance (~30 years). As long as he keeps focused (which remains to be seen), I think he will really help Ergotelis stay up (aren't they in last place at moment)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolokotronis Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Mathis can definitely help Ergotelis. The question is his quirky character. The kid is a flake. He's more of a support striker, and can score some impressive goals. When he's on form, he can really be something. He'll either tear it up at Ergotelis, drive the powers to be at the club crazy, get sent packing, or all of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omonoia9 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ergotelis gets so desperate they sign an American Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiotis Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 i can not help but find this hilarious as does anyone else who lives in america and is forced to somewhat be informed on american soccer..haha clint mathis..in greece..sto ergoteli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX-18T Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 is he Greek Mathis sounds Greek.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolokotronis Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ergotelis gets so desperate they sign an American Yup, the only problem with your theory is that the American is better than the overwhelming majority of strikers in Greece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omonoia9 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Kolokotronis, you clearly have never seen an MLS match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolokotronis Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Oh yes I have, a hell of a lot more than you. Have several friends that played in the MLS as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCity1924 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 No need to get crazy over this fellas. Clint Mathis is a decent player and the only reason it seems weird to us is because he's from the US and we dont see that many transfers from US to Greece. Greek teams constantly sign horrible players from Europe and Africa. This is no different. And its Ergotelis so what's the big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omonoia9 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 And you truly believe the quality of the MLS is better than a match in Greece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Yup, the only problem with your theory is that the American is better than the overwhelming majority of strikers in Greece. I think this is a great signing for Ergotelis, but let's not get ridiculous!Having said that, Omonia9, the MLS is not as bad as many people think. They're are many Americans that could do well in Greece. Mathis could be one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcoutavas Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I think this is a great signing for Ergotelis, but let's not get ridiculous! Having said that, Omonia9, the MLS is not as bad as many people think. They're are many Americans that could do well in Greece. Mathis could be one of them. There are also a lot of players who ply their trade in America that would do well in Greece: Christian Gomez, Luciano Emilio, Angel, Blanco, etc. The MLS gets better each year. That being said, I think people watching football in the U.S. have more to look forward to than the fans watching Greek football unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levendi2000 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 hahahaha i must admit this is funny clint mathis was playing infront of 80,000 people last month now he will play infront of 1,300 hahahaha KALOSTONE TON M..A..L..A..K..A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolokotronis Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I think this is a great signing for Ergotelis, but let's not get ridiculous! Having said that, Omonia9, the MLS is not as bad as many people think. They're are many Americans that could do well in Greece. Mathis could be one of them. There are also a lot of players who ply their trade in America that would do well in Greece: Christian Gomez, Luciano Emilio, Angel, Blanco, etc. The MLS gets better each year. That being said, I think people watching football in the U.S. have more to look forward to than the fans watching Greek football unfortunately. Don't forget Dwayne DeRosario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Guys, these players you mention are very talented, they're are others too... Eddie Johnson, Donovan, Wolff, and that other big dude that plays up front with De Rosario. They would all do well in Greece. But to suggest that the MLS is better than the Greek league is just ridiculous. You've mentioned a bunch of names here and like I said, they'd do well... but then consider these players were in the MLS: Rivaldo, Kovacevic, Stoltidis, Dellas, Lybe, Galletti, Djole, Ledesma, Salpi, Goumas, Ninis, N'Doye, Djimbour, Calvo, Koke, Bravo, Eki Gonzalez, Cleyton, etc. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omonoia9 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 DUDE, I live in America, and the only soccer I usually get to watch is MLS, that is until we got FSC. The MLS is slowly moving up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallofsoccer88 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I know that this is somewhat off-topic but Asteras striker Lucio Filomeno had a brief stint in MLS w/ DC United (1 goal in 13 games, it was a mid-season loan deal that never panned out). I wasn't impressed w/ him at all. Now, he's doing a great job at Asteras including goals against OSFP and AEK. MLS isn't the EPL or La Liga, but it's getting better and isn't complete crap like it used to be. I'm also hoping Mathis will be successful not only to keep Ergotelis up, but to prove that MLS and American soccer are quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolokotronis Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 DUDE, I live in America, and the only soccer I usually get to watch is MLS, that is until we got FSC. The MLS is slowly moving up though. And DUDE, I'm telling you, I personally know more than a few MLS players, have played against several, and have coached a couple also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 And DUDE, I'm telling you, I personally know more than a few MLS players, have played against several, and have coached a couple also. File mou, I agree with you, the MLS is much better than alot of people think but it just doesn't compare to Greece. The top Cypriot teams might beat the top American teams. The quality of football is good (i.e. they get the ball down and play proper football) but in terms of effectiveness they just don't cut it. I know LA Galaxy isn't the best of the MLS teams but did you see what happened when they played the Aussie team? Is the Aussie league better than Greece too? Olympiakos are in the last 16 of the CL, AEK and PAO are in the latter stages of the UEFA Cup, while Aris and Panionios were a whisker away from joining AEK and PAO. Even Larisa played some great stuff and were very unlucky. Do you think MLS teams would even come close to matching this? Like I said, there are some very good players in the MLS and they play attractive football... I especially enjoy watching Dynamo and Chivas because they play a nice passing game. But the overall quality is not on a par with the Greek league. The MLS does produce some great goalkeepers though! Friedal (Blackburn), Howard (Everton), Hannaman (Reading), etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omonoia9 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I was actually talking to the user "DUDE", but nonetheless I see your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolokotronis Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 File mou, I agree with you, the MLS is much better than alot of people think but it just doesn't compare to Greece. The top Cypriot teams might beat the top American teams. The quality of football is good (i.e. they get the ball down and play proper football) but in terms of effectiveness they just don't cut it. I know LA Galaxy isn't the best of the MLS teams but did you see what happened when they played the Aussie team? Is the Aussie league better than Greece too? Olympiakos are in the last 16 of the CL, AEK and PAO are in the latter stages of the UEFA Cup, while Aris and Panionios were a whisker away from joining AEK and PAO. Even Larisa played some great stuff and were very unlucky. Do you think MLS teams would even come close to matching this? Like I said, there are some very good players in the MLS and they play attractive football... I especially enjoy watching Dynamo and Chivas because they play a nice passing game. But the overall quality is not on a par with the Greek league. The MLS does produce some great goalkeepers though! Friedal (Blackburn), Howard (Everton), Hannaman (Reading), etc. Outside of the top tier Greek teams, the MLS is pretty much even with the rest of the Greek league. In fact, I'd say the bottom tier of teams in the SL are worse than anything I see in the MLS. The MLS is significantly better than the Cypriot league.Bad example with the Galaxy. #1 because they're on holiday, and #2 because they're not very good, even by MLS standards. They didn't even make the playoffs. And I was at the game where they were eliminated. Aris and Panionios are probably on par with the better MLS teams like DC United, Houston, and New England. Not Larisa, though. Although Asteras may be better than whats in the MLS. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 File mou, I agree with you, the MLS is much better than alot of people think but it just doesn't compare to Greece. The top Cypriot teams might beat the top American teams. The quality of football is good (i.e. they get the ball down and play proper football) but in terms of effectiveness they just don't cut it. I know LA Galaxy isn't the best of the MLS teams but did you see what happened when they played the Aussie team? Is the Aussie league better than Greece too? Olympiakos are in the last 16 of the CL, AEK and PAO are in the latter stages of the UEFA Cup, while Aris and Panionios were a whisker away from joining AEK and PAO. Even Larisa played some great stuff and were very unlucky. Do you think MLS teams would even come close to matching this? Like I said, there are some very good players in the MLS and they play attractive football... I especially enjoy watching Dynamo and Chivas because they play a nice passing game. But the overall quality is not on a par with the Greek league. The MLS does produce some great goalkeepers though! Friedal (Blackburn), Howard (Everton), Hannaman (Reading), etc. Outside of the top tier Greek teams, the MLS is pretty much even with the rest of the Greek league. In fact, I'd say the bottom tier of teams in the SL are worse than anything I see in the MLS. The MLS is significantly better than the Cypriot league.Bad example with the Galaxy. #1 because they're on holiday, and #2 because they're not very good, even by MLS standards. They didn't even make the playoffs. And I was at the game where they were eliminated. Aris and Panionios are probably on par with the better MLS teams like DC United, Houston, and New England. Not Larisa, though. Although Asteras may be better than whats in the MLS. Maybe. Ela re file, Aris, Panionios, and Larisa would beat any MLS team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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