Brklyngrk Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 He has had his moments for the national team, nonetheless, he is the best option we have right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triffili04 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 He is a good player but he also has his faults. He can be an extremely dangerous striker in the right system with the right teammates. He has some really good players around him in Benfica which obviously benefits him. The service that he gets on the Greek NT is laughable at the moment and it won't change any time soon so it's up to him to get more involved when playing for Greece. Even though he has the body and size of a target man he actually plays better with the ball on his feet and shielding than winning high balls with his head. He is our best option at the moment and in the near future and the only legit goal scorer that we have. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgelaz Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 is mitroglou is apparently double footed. so him on the right with karelis on the left can really confuse goal keepers. essentially two left footed strikers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikod Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 his performance for the NT against Romania was about as good as I've seen a striker play for Greece since Nikolaidis. Hasn't performed anywhere like that since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argy Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 (edited) He has terrible distribution with the NT. All he is fed is long-balls and crosses; Nothing of substance. Give him Ninis of a creative attacking midfielder that can keep the ball on the pitch and you will see a new Mitroglou for the NT. Edited November 22, 2016 by Argy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikod Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 4 hours ago, Argy said: He has terrible distribution with the NT. All he is fed is long-balls and crosses; Nothing of substance. Give him Ninis of a creative attacking midfielder that can keep the ball on the pitch and you will see a new Mitroglou for the NT. This was true in the past but with Fortounis and Mantalos in the side his service has improved. The problem Mitro has been having is his first touch. It's like he's wearing leaden boots all the sudden. Never seen a player regress that much. I guess if he's not having that problem at Benfica you could blame the service but many of the passes into him have been pretty basic and he ends up mis-controlling and losing the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikitas Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 i thought he played well yesterday except for his finishing. he should have made the 0-4 against besiktas where he came 1on1 with the keeper and he hitted the bar 2 times in a row after a free kick. benfica came up 0-3 but ended the match with 3-3. i didnt understood why benfica's coach subbed him off 4 minutes before time since he did fine holding the ball upfront where jimenez is not that kind of player. the 3-3 fell in the 89th minute. second half benfica made some mistakes including the coach and gave away a stupid penalty. if they win their last match at home against napoli they are trough and first in their group. samaris came on somewhere in the second half and did ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekaroos Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) Mitroglou playing for Olympiacos & Benfica is more dangerous in getting in regular goal scoring positions than with the National Team because he would have a very dangerous goal scoring attacking midfielders, wingers or co-striker playing around him which makes it difficult for defenders to man mark him out of the game the way it seems to be with the national team. With the National Team the opposition put two men on Mitroglou & have Fortounis not a inch of space being man marked & Greece have nothing in attack. In the past Fetfatzidis, Ninis, Kone, Lazaros & even Holebas when fit & in form would all love to run & take on defenders which then isolates Mitroglou. Edited November 25, 2016 by Greekaroos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paokarag4 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Has lost his starting spot over the last 3 or so games. Didn't start last week in the crucial UCL game against napoli. Benfica lost but because Beskitas got trounced they managed to scrape through with 8 points. Hopefully he gets his starting spot back sooner rather than later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argy Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Benfica have several good CF/ST options of similar caliber. It`s very easy to fall out of favor in that scheme if you don`t execute in a couple of games. Edited December 12, 2016 by Argy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paokarag4 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 scored 2 in a 3-0 cup win today. hopefully he gets a look in back to the starting XI with those goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikitas Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 ^he probably only comes back in the starting 11 if guedes or jimenez loses form or dont score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nikod Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Was this a cup match? Real SC are a third-division team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argy Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Yes, many European leagues are playing cup matches this week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikod Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) not very impressive then... Edited December 15, 2016 by Nikod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikitas Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 started again yesterday and scored a much needed goal in the first half. benfica won 2-0. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikitas Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 valencia asked about mitroglou and benfica wanted 25 million. valencia didnt want to go higher then 15. http://www.novasports.gr/podosfairo/ispania/primera-division/article/305221/o-tzatza-itan-enallaktiki-tou-mitroglou/#.WGKHbX10zAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Valencia were once a big club but no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikod Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Benfica's valuation of Mitro suggests he is an important part of their plans. But his recent playing time does not. unless he's carrying an injury we don't know about. How much did Benfica pay for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pash Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 €7mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikitas Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 scored the 1-0 in a cup match. gut subbed off somewhere in the 2nd half. samaris played the whole match which ended in 4-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paokarag4 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Started and scored the second goal in a 0-2 win for Benfica last night. Apparently he was involved in the build up for the first goal as well. Starting to find his scoring form again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekaroos Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Kostas Mitroglou scored in the 43rd minute, to give Benfica a 0-2 lead away to Guimaraes just before half time & the score remained Guimaraes 0 Benfica 2 until the end of the overnight Portugese Primeira Liga action. Samaris came on as a 19th minute replacement for former Olympiakos teammate Fejsa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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