Accor6 Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Welcome to Panathinaikos ( pending the physicals) HUGE name. Now you have to prove it on the ground too.
Giourkas Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Welcome Essien! Like Djibril before you, bring your winner's mentality/attitude to the club! 2
Lamiara ole Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Welcome Essien! Take Panathinaikos by the arm and place him where it belongs! CHAMPION'S LEAGUE! You can do it!
Giourkas Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Welcome Essien! Like Djibril before you, bring your winner's mentality/attitude to the club! It just occurred to me that it would be wrong not to include the Invisible Wall in the conversation when talking about winner's mentality..
Jimmy Prasinos Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Edited June 2, 2015 by Jimmy Prasinos 3
Giourkas Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Exactly right JVC! And unlike Cisse who initially seemed shell shocked at the airport, Essien seems to be loving the welcome!
Grkfreezer624 Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Lets not go overboard over here.... Gilberto is in a class of his own... he was getting regular playing time at Arsenal and was never seriously injured throughout his career... on top of that, he was still the captain of the Brazilian NT Essien has had a PHENOMENAL career playing for some of the biggest clubs in the world but has had some injury issues over the past 2 years... he's not the player he once was, but he still has a decent amount to offer... his experience, calmness and ability on the field make him a good player to have (IF HE CAN STAY HEALTHY)... THATS a huge gamble I'm only against this move b/c of the money and the fact that we have a finite amount.... otherwise I'd welcome this guy with open arms Don't know how the lockerroom dynamics will be when some of the younger players find out he's making10x more money than they are
Jimmy Prasinos Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Those young guys making 10x less then Essien also have 10x less experience then him too. When and if they get to his level one day, they can make the same money if not more then him 2
Giourkas Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) @ Freezer: Yes, and Cisse came after two broken legs and still lit up the SL. As for the locker room dynamics point you bring up, I don't buy this. In time, if the younger players perform, they will get paid. As a 21 year old, a player should aspire to establishing himself through hard work. I think the young guns will welcome Essien with open arms in order to learn what it takes to be a pro. Edited June 2, 2015 by Giourkas 1
Giourkas Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Based on the lack of results in Europe this past season, do you think the younger players would rather have Essien in or out of the lineup for CL/EL action? Edited June 2, 2015 by Giourkas
Grkfreezer624 Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Good points i'll admit.. However, the lockerroom may go to hell if Essien ends up injured for a couple months.... Not only that, but PAO, economically, speaking, is not set up to bring those big money earner players... In terms of salary, PAO is set up to push younger players out of the Greek League This is why Ninis left... Ninis was making close to 300k and we offered a new contract with 450k... thats a 50% increase from what he was making... thats GREAT... however Parma offered him close to 900k.... you can't compete with that and thus he left You bring Essien in... you eat up all your cash... you can't offer players who have contract renewals adequate salaries and they leave... I see Lagos leaving very soon to be honest... he's making low low salary and we may give him a 100% raise, but some random German club will offer him 3x the amount and he'll jump ship
Giourkas Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Freezer, it's not like we signed him for 5 years dude... In 2 years time, at 34/35 years of age, chances are he will be done, and there will be plenty of cash leftover to pay the young bucks... Stop being negative!!! :D Edited June 2, 2015 by Giourkas
Jimmy Prasinos Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) This signing puts PAO back on the map, add to this signing a couple more solid ones and anything is possible. Last year's team wasn't too far from a championship team. If we build on the team that dominated the playoffs we will see great things. Edited June 2, 2015 by Jimmy Prasinos 2
Jimmy Prasinos Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Although his hashtag game is a little weak, Ajagun just posted this on Instagram and I'm sure Essien makes a lot more money then him lol Edited June 2, 2015 by Jimmy Prasinos 3
Grkfreezer624 Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 BTW latest reports say that he paid for his own jet to come to Greece... not sure if that believable or not.. but just thought it'd toss it in
Greekaus Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 World class dynamo. Box to box midfielder from 03 to 09. Well obviously he is nowhere near today the same player as then cause if he still was he wouldn't exactly be playing in Greece now would he ? Nevertheless he adds to this PAO team a certain prestige, experience , guile and vision. If he stays relatively fit he will be nothing but a major upgrade and improve this team. The money he will earn is irrelevant. If some of the younger PAO players have a problem with that then I suggest they become better players and earn more money elsewhere. 2
Dimi_Pao Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Hi guys, i think its great to be signing these kind of caliber players again from what we had become. When cisse arrived many said that he was finished and look what he did for us, hopefully a taste of things to come in the future
Paotrella Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Essien, you have my full support from the moment you wear our green jersey. Good luck. I can start dreaming again of those magical European nights we use to thrive on.
Green Man Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) The bison in green!!! the midfield just added what it needed exactly!! a true leader and a true warrior on the field!! Edited June 2, 2015 by Green Man
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