Olympiacos Piraeus

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After the game ended, a Fenerbahçe fan suffered an epileptic crisis but luckily Olympiacos' doctors were there to save him

[Cloughie]

First thoughts on Marco, Faliro?

[Faliro]

Far better than Pereira. This game was impossible to take too much from because we started two 3rd choice CBs and two 2nd choice CMs. We also had a few injuries. Even with that, if the game was in the CL or Europa, Fener would have been down to 10 men first half and we would have probably won. Just goes to show how far behind Turkey still is.

In general Marco has impressed me. I am still heavy-hearted concerning Michel, but Marco seems smart and clever. This season is going to fun in Greece. PAOK already in melt down. Essien injured and going to have surgery this week - will be out for ages! AEK secretly going to try to beat everyone. 

I love our kits today, reminds me of the days when i started supporting Oly, lots of white in them. Love how many players we have. VAT went up from 13% to 23% this week. Olympiacos announced it will shelter that increase towards the fans and they wont be paying extra for tickets. We have already sold 10,000 season tickets. Good vibes all round.

[Blitzer]

Meireles

[Festivus]

After the game ended, a Fenerbahçe fan suffered an epileptic crisis but luckily Olympiacos' doctors were there to save him

This reminds me of Sporting's doctor telling Jesus not to put one of Benfica's players in again because he could die. It was in the 3rd fixture of the 2013/2014 season. Remember that?

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After the game ended, a Fenerbahçe fan suffered an epileptic crisis but luckily Olympiacos' doctors were there to save him

This reminds me of Sporting's doctor telling Jesus not to put one of Benfica's players in again because he could die. It was in the 3rd fixture of the 2013/2014 season. Remember that?

Yeah,I remember it. Was it with Enzo or Matic?

[Zlatan]

It was Enzo. He, Salvio and Gaitán had to leave the game. It was dreadful. Salvio had his first serious injury.

The score was 1-1, thanks to Markovic.

[cipri_slb]

It was Enzo. He, Salvio and Gaitán had to leave the game. It was dreadful. Salvio had his first serious injury.

The score was 1-1, thanks to Markovic.

Salvio had a serious injury before.... 2010/2011 Europe League against PSV and then he returned to Atlético Madrid. 

[bellini]

How is Jara playing? Sorry i dont follow greek football too much but Jara was a player i always liked 

[Faliro]

He is one of the least well coordinated players we have had at Olympiacos since Borja - but... He seems to be doing well. Runs hard, plays hard. He is a limited player, but he seems to be effective in a strange kind of way lately.

I would much rather have Benitez start, but he always seems injured.

We have a friendly tonight at 6.30pm Portuguese time. Playing another Turkish team in Turkey.

I am torn whether to watch it because there is a good chance PAOK could be knocked out the Europa cup tonight - their game starts at 6pm.

According to A Bola Marco wants Yohan Tavares. We are still weak at CB.

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According to A Bola Marco wants Yohan Tavares. We are still weak at CB.

You're not gonna get any better with Yohan Tavares

[Cloughie]

Yohan had some good times with Marco at Estoril.

[Faliro]

We also made an offer for Rafael Tolói of SP for €4 million - was rejected by the Brazilians.

[_1904_]

Faliro,

How do you, as a Olympiacos supporter feel about Vitor Pereira? How was his image in Greece and how was it affected after him leaving the way he did (negotiations with a Scottish club while under contract). If you could choose a portuguese manager for Olympiakos, who would you choose and why?

[Faliro]

Faliro,

How do you, as a Olympiacos supporter feel about Vitor Pereira? How was his image in Greece and how was it affected after him leaving the way he did (negotiations with a Scottish club while under contract). If you could choose a portuguese manager for Olympiakos, who would you choose and why?

Many points there, so I will try answer them one by one. Personally I didn't like VP that much.  I didn't mind the whole Leoforos pantomime. What irritated me is that I found him far to defensive. 

The undercurrent of what happened with him is thus and it is not totally his fault. Olympiacos - the fans and the management - were not sold on him. He lost some key games and there was the general belief that Michel was far better. However, the decision makers at Olympiacos publicly backed Pereira, but deep down, there was the feeling that they were not satisfied with him. VP correctly imo, felt this and started looking around for a new club. When Olympiacos found out, the excuse was there to sack him. That is what happened. No one really hates him for going to Turkey or speaking to another club - everyone knew his position was not safe - so it's hard to blame him. He didn't want to be a victim and I think we can all relate to that.

If I could choose ant Portuguese manager, it would have to be the The Special One, would just be fantasy land. I don't need to tell you why - you must surely know the intellectual assets that man has. As it is, Marco seems an good fit. I just hope he is clever with the squad selections. Intelligence is only one thing you need to be a success as a football manager. The other is luck.