Hellas Football

The answer to my question is an emphatic YES! Names being thrown around as possible replacements leave a lot to be desired. John van’t Schip, Thomas Doll, Manolo Jimenez! Wow what a list of wage thieves umm I mean coaches. Okay maybe I’m being harsh on Jimenez but ho-hum. There’s a common theme here with the foreign names being linked. They all started off with impressive jobs but stuffed it up and went from bad to worse to currently being unemployed to a point that this job is attractive or in most cases only job on offer to them. And let’s be honest, if they had a tiny bit of success with us they’d run to the first club job on offer. Just one quick look at their coaching careers and you’ll see they’ve been all over the world like a yo-yo. Can I call them mercenaries looking for a job till something better arrives? Yep. I can, and I have. I could add the Greeks linked to the job like Dellas, Ouzounidis but I won’t as I’d say they’ve been added to the list purely as lip s...

Angelos Anasatasiadis has apparently been sacked. It only took half of summer for the inevitable to happen but I'm sure everyone was looking forward to their summer break as you know... its really important you don't miss out on that.  Will a new coach make a difference?  Anyone that follows me on twitter would see I am very critical of the senior players in the team, most notably Papastathopoulos and Manolas. I'm sick of seeing Sokratis post soppy apologies to Arsenal fans when his team loses. I'm sick of seeing videos of Manolas tell us all how much he loves Olympiakara Olympiakara (and I'm a fan of the club) Y et no love to us fans, no apology to us Greeks? Nah, stuff that.  Both stay silent and run to Grammenos saying its all the coaches fault. Yep, that old chestnut. The easiest of easy cop outs. Its June, the sun is shining, get me the hell out of here, but don't blame me, its all the coaches fault we are bad. We are a shamble, and it's embar...

It is looking likely that th is  forthcoming Greek Super League season will be a particularly tough one, for one of the oldest and most historic teams in all of Greek Football , Panionios. Various issues are casting a  huge  shadow over the club  and  they are  threatening to derail their season before it even begins. The most  immediate  issue,  is the fact that  Panionios  will begin their 2019/20   Super League  campaign  on the backfoot , starting the  season  on -6 points.  A  punishment  handed down by the  Hellenic Football Federation  for Panionios ,   “not meeting the  conditions for a license to compete  in the Championship”,  by virtue of the debts they owe to various entities. In addition  to this setback ,  Panionios  ha ve  also been hit with a transfer embargo , similar to the one suffered by Panathinaikos. During this current ...

Aris season review; Rating every player who has played 5 or more games on the roster Reminder; These ratings are opinion based and subjective. They are based on the author’s observations and opinions of the squad. CUESTA (7.5/10): Came as a completely unknown factor, but gained everyones trust from day one. Consistency has been Julian’s middle name and one can recall some solid performances but not a really bad one. Marginally Top 5 SLGR keeper for a SL top 5 side, although a slight improvement will be demanded in the process. TZANAKAKIS (6.5/10): Transisioned from FL to SLGR smoothly and took the starting RB spot home with him. In many occassions though, he gave the impression that he was picked just because there wasnt any alternative. Thats why Aris first summer transfer is a RB. Uncertain future. VELEZ(8/10): Dynamic defender with decent ball handling qualities. Fran represents a very solid option for the central defence positions. Not even fazed by a serious mid s...

The 2018-19 football  season  has finally concluded as t he last international break witnessed  Greece embarrassingly lose to Italy and Armenia at  the  OAKA in the EURO 2020 Qu alifying campaign.   It is now time to sit back and stay up-to-date with the latest news of transfer deals during this off-season.  Speaking of transfers,  it has come to the majority of the Greek fans attention that  every football season  the Greek Super League clubs  target and recruit  more foreign players than th ey do recruiting Greek players as well as harming the development of youth players who would potentially become regular starters for their respective clubs.  CLUBS - SUPER LEAGUE 18/19 Club Squad Age Foreigners Total Market Value Average Market Value 450 26,6 Years 215 £289.58m £644k Olympiacos  Piraeus 26 26,9 15 £66.69m £2.57m PAOK Thessalon...