Paoktsis Posted August 22, 2009 Posted August 22, 2009 It's time for this kid to come and play in Greece (I don't care who). Obviously he is not getting the respect abroad. BTW I thought he was doing well at Celtic, why the harsh words? What does Celtic's coach think of him and not some old retired fart?
Euro2004 Posted August 23, 2009 Posted August 23, 2009 It's time for this kid to come and play in Greece (I don't care who). Obviously he is not getting the respect abroad. BTW I thought he was doing well at Celtic, why the harsh words? What does Celtic's coach think of him and not some old retired fart? Well he's not starting him.
Paoktsis Posted August 23, 2009 Posted August 23, 2009 I thought he would be in favor after that great goal against Dunamo, and I thought I saw him start against Arsenal this week. Are you talking about league game? Why would he play him in Europe and not league games? Anyway if it means moving to West Ham would get him more playing time I think it's better for him, but I still would like to see him play for a greek team some time soon.
Euro2004 Posted August 23, 2009 Posted August 23, 2009 Well as far as the manager is concerned Fortune and McDonald are the starters. But Samaras had a great start to the season so he started him against Arsenal. He was considered ineffective in that game though and got subbed and he's lost his place again
js1000 Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 well fortune has been considered ineffective in every game he's played but he hasn't lost his place and responded by scoring twice against the mighty st johnstone. mcdonald hasn't been brilliant either, do you honestly think samaras is being treated fairly ? i said in an earlier post mcdonald and fortune will start regardless of form and samaras will play odd games and make appearances off the bench, people will then say he's inconsistent
Euro2004 Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 well fortune has been considered ineffective in every game he's played but he hasn't lost his place and responded by scoring twice against the mighty st johnstone. mcdonald hasn't been brilliant either, do you honestly think samaras is being treated fairly ? i said in an earlier post mcdonald and fortune will start regardless of form and samaras will play odd games and make appearances off the bench, people will then say he's inconsistent Well Fortune was dropped for the Champions League and he responded by scoring 2. Don't get me wrong, Samaras is the most talented of the Celtic forwards (McDonald is a better finisher but Samaras is a better all round forward), but that's why he's so frustrating.Hopefully he moves to West Ham, Cartlon Cole is the most improved Premiership forward by far and may Samaras could benefit from that sort of coaching.
Clover22 Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 I don't really think a move to West Ham would be better for him; I think he should try another league that suits his style of play better. He developed playing in Holland and explained in an interview that he had to re-adjust his playing style to the Premiership. I think he would work better in Italy.
Euro2004 Posted August 25, 2009 Posted August 25, 2009 I don't really think a move to West Ham would be better for him; I think he should try another league that suits his style of play better. He developed playing in Holland and explained in an interview that he had to re-adjust his playing style to the Premiership. I think he would work better in Italy. they have to show interest first though
js1000 Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 seems celtic's new manager won't give him a fair chance this season. has played well this season whenever he's been given the chance and despite fortune been out injured for 2 months he's still on the bench this afternoon against dundee united :angry:
Genome Posted November 5, 2009 Posted November 5, 2009 Forgot to post this one back in September, Samaras scores for Celtic during their game against Hapoel Tel-Aviv.
Genome Posted November 5, 2009 Posted November 5, 2009 Samaras' beauty vs. Latvia for the Greek National Team, early October 2009:
Euro2004 Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup...to-face-ukraine Let's hope it's on all their minds! :gr:
Euro2004 Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 (edited) Big Sam talks about everything... the Ethniki, Man City, Celtic, Greek football, the interested clubs, his childhood, OFI, why he would only marry a Greek woman, etc. It's the most thorough interview i've ever seen involving a Greek player and it conveys a lot: A tremendous self-belief, some arrogance, loyalty, strength in character, and more. I recommend it to everyone. P.S. It's so obvious that the female journalist fancies the pants off him! :LOL: http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/World/WorldCup...ece/255888.html Edited November 20, 2009 by Euro2004
Euro2004 Posted November 29, 2009 Posted November 29, 2009 (edited) Scored his first goal in a while in yesterday's 3-1 Celtic win against St Mirren Edited November 29, 2009 by Euro2004
Genome Posted November 29, 2009 Posted November 29, 2009 Scored his first goal in a while in yesterday's 3-1 Celtic win against St Mirren
Euro2004 Posted December 3, 2009 Posted December 3, 2009 Samaras scored the opening goal in Celtic's 2-0 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv. Celtic are out though, as Hamburg and Hapoel are through
drakos13 Posted December 12, 2009 Posted December 12, 2009 (edited) another goal today, this one was really great move and finish Edited December 12, 2009 by Genome
Euro2004 Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 Samaras scored again today in Celtic's 2-1 loss at Hearts. I think he has 5 goals in 6 games now :tup: :gr:
Akritis_1944 Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 He's on fire! Omos na min ksexasoume oti paizei stin Skotia pou eine mia metria kai adunath liga. Hope he continues this form into the WC.
Euro2004 Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 He's on fire! Omos na min ksexasoume oti paizei stin Skotia pou eine mia metria kai adunath liga. True, but he's clearly improving as a player. I heard he also missed 2 sitters today, in a game that Celtic won 2-1. Things like this give ammo to the critics.Personally I can see some major improvements in his game and I hope he keeps it up. Last year he was even hotter before fizzling out. The key must be consistency. He should aim to finish top scorer and aim for at least 3 goals at World Cup. That should be his personal aim for the season
Euro2004 Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 Interesting: "Samaras' fits and spurts Georgios Samaras is something of a difficult beast to understand. At the moment he is in an extremely rich vein of form, scoring four goals in his last three outings in the SPL. Whilst it is not unusual for strikers to hit goalscoring form briefly before returning to normal, what is strange about Samaras is that in the last two seasons, he has only twice scored in consecutive outings in the Scottish top flight, as the table below shows: Georgios Samaras in SPL Period Games Played Goals Goals per Game 1st Feb 2008 - 22nd Aug 2008 18 5 0.28 23rd Aug 2008 - 26th Sep 2008 4 7 1.75 27th Sep 2008 - 27th Nov 2009 35 10 0.29 28th Nov 2009 - Present 3 4 1.33 Overall 60 26 0.43 Celtic fans who are hoping that the Greece international has finally become used to life at Parkhead should be reminded that early last season Samaras fired in seven goals in four SPL appearances, but then failed to score in back-to-back league games until two weeks ago with his brace against Aberdeen. His opener against Motherwell last Saturday extended this run to three matches, and though a rate of 0.43 goals per game in the SPL is not bad by a long shot, Tony Mowbray should not put all his eggs in one basket by hoping that the tall hitman will remain as prolific all season." http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,117...5774990,00.html
zenon Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 Maybe Samara is doing so well because he is being picked more often this season. Confidence is a big deal in sport.
Euro2004 Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 (edited) Maybe Samara is doing so well because he is being picked more often this season. Confidence is a big deal in sport. He actually played more in previous seasons. He was on the bench until recently this year. The real question is why can't he maintain form? As those stats i've posted above show, he's only scored in consecutive games twice. That is very unusual. If it was a confidence issue he'd be going through spells of scoring in consecutive games when on form, and when low on confidence not playing well. That doesn't seem to be the case though Edited December 22, 2009 by Euro2004
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