The revolving door that comes with being an Olympiakos manager

Was it right to remove Takis Lemonis from Olympiakos mid season? Time will tell. 

 From the moment the rumour appeared that Oscar Garcia was being liked with the club we knew his time was up. He had done a great job picking up the pieces after the stuttering start Olympiakos had under Besnik Hasi and this seemed a bit too harsh for Lemonis who had the club sitting on the top of the table during the winter Christmas break. 

Now being linked with a lucrative move to China we wish him well. I’m a betting man and if there was a market that gave odds Lemonis will be back managing the club in the future in an interim form I would put money on it too.
So Oscar Garcia is there now and by all reports has been given an 18 month contract. The club craves European success, not necessarily winning the UCL or the UEL but making the knockout stages and hopefully going on a run afterwards. The questions that comes to mind, 

Is it a smart move by the club going for a short term contract? 

Did Garcia hedge his bets like Marco Silva did by using the club as a stepping stone to boost his career? (Knowing that Olympiakos spends much more than most clubs in the GSL so winning the league is seen as the absolute minimum)

Will he load the club up with his own players on large contracts only to see him move on in 12 months’ time?  

We’ve seen Marinakis generally backs his managers and purchase players but he is also ruthless and will go on a fire sale of the clubs best players if things in Europe don’t go well. 

Right now the squad doesn’t seem balanced so it will be interesting to see after the arrival of Kevin Mirallas who else will join the club.

One thing that should excite Olympiakos fans is that he comes with a somewhat successful coaching record albeit in lesser leagues, with connections to clubs like Barcelona and a clear methodology of how he likes his teams to play, if things click we should see a an Olympiakos side that is free flowing and high scoring.

Its exciting times seeing the club be linked with players like Campbell and even the crazy (0% chance of happening) rumour that recently circulated had Balotelli coming our way.

So like always strap on and jump on board the crazy world that is supporting Olympiakos



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