Olympiacos Piraeus

[Faliro]

Is anyone interested or there any rumours about Kasami and Fortounis?

None so far on those two.

The three being linked with other clubs at the moment. Ironically it is the three players whose names I never spell correctly.. Elabdelouani, Milojevic and Doumaz.

http://gavros.gr/blog/podosfairo/exei-toys-kalyteroys-kai-me-apodeikseis

[Godescalco]

Whatever happened to Sifakis?

He was a promising GK back in his day, right?

[Faliro]

He had some talent - but he never seemed to be able to take it to the next level. I think he plays in Belgium atm. He was a good all-rounder.. no obvious flaw.

Keepers have been a problem area in Greece. Someone said on some forum somewhere - young people don't tend to change the way they vote as they grow older. I think with keepers it is the same. If they have a flaw in their game - it never fully leaves them. It seems a mental block develops.

I remember I saw a very talented keeper for panthrakikos - this guy.. http://www.transfermarkt.com/georgios-athanasiadis/profil/spieler/234888 Seems Asteras just picked him up.

[Covenant]

Lodygin almost played for Greece, but he can be the MVP or the worst player in the field...

[Faliro]

Yip, Russian father - Greek mother.. He was called to the greek squad but never showed up.

He wasn't impressive in Greece either at club level. Greeks were probably just fascinated by the Russo/Greek mixture..

[Faliro]

He is your problem now..

[Red Eyes]

He is your problem now..

Not ours, I assure you...

[IloveSLB2014]

MARCO SILVA LEAVES OLYMPIAKOS!!!!!

WHY FALIRO?

[Trapattoni]

Though reverse with Marco Silva leaving, im quite shocked

[Covenant]

MARCO SILVA LEAVES OLYMPIAKOS!!!!!

WHY FALIRO?

My bet is that the club don't give him good players... "Another season with Sebas in the Champions... Nah..."

[BenfiquistaRSA]

Hope doesnt miraculously appear at porto...


Also hope he miraculously appears on Portugals bench. Mr. Santos has lost his mind

[NicoGaitan10]

Hope doesnt miraculously appear at porto...


Also hope he miraculously appears on Portugals bench. Mr. Santos has lost his mind

Yeah and NES would just be kicked out like that

[Red Eyes]

Faliro must still be in shock! I picture him with buggy eyes, opening and closing his dead silent mouth, just like a fish out of water.

Don't expect him to post here for a whole week...

[Godescalco]

I think Faliro is well used to this sort of thing. In Greek football, managers lasting more than one season is the exception, not the rule.

[Faliro]

Faliro must still be in shock! I picture him with buggy eyes, opening and closing his dead silent mouth, just like a fish out of water.

Don't expect him to post here for a whole week...

How did you know?? 

I have been in a darkened room since I heard the news playing this song on full volume over and over..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDLiVwpv89s

No but seriously speaking, I was not shocked at all. I will give you a free lesson on the Greek psyche which you will see first-hand if ever you visit Greece. Greeks live in a world where islands sink back into the sea and earthquakes level cities. Greeks have seen almost every tribe in Europe and a couple from Asia come in and take over. Everyone just gets on with it until the invaders leave.. and then still - unchanged.. the Greeks just get on with it as before.. Football fans - especially Olympiacos are used to seeing our star players leave during pre-season training..managers come and go like birds on a tree.. the shortest ever stint of a manger is not even that remembered in Greece because it happens so often.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikos_Alefantos Greek's resilience is matched only by their capacity for complete ambivalence.. That is why my favourite Greek saying is 'as one man's beard is on fire, the man next to him lights a cigarette.' 

So to this bizarre event. Seems Marco Silva left because of personal reasons.. it is said he resigned.. I am sure more gossip will come out and as soon as I hear anything I will post it. I rated him at around 65/100 at Olympiacos. Steady if unspectacular. Some of his selections were obviously a little off - especially in key games. However he was a gentleman and professional.  That is why I was a little annoyed that Silva was signing players like Diogo Figueiras when I wasn't 100% convinced he would be staying.

Now what is interesting is that it was announced 6 hours ago that Marco Silva had resigned by Olympiacos. 10 minutes later Victor Sanchez was announced as new coach.  Now Victor Sanchez is an excellent coach, while Michel was in charge - apparently it was Victor Sanchez selecting the 11 even though he was the assistant and Michel was more of the man motivator. Sanchez for me is an excellent coach.  Not only did it take Olympiacos 10 minutes to agree with Victor Sanchez after Silva left- he started coaching the team which is in Austria immediately!!!  This tells me something strange was happening.

Here is Victor Sanchez training the team today (36 minutes ago!!!):