Evangelos Marinakis Megathread!

[MASE]

There are of course exceptional years here and there up and down but the overiding issue we've had for a very long time is producing a regular high, winning performance against teams which on paper and league position would indicate we should beat them. We more than often don't.

It is arrogant for me to even say that, but for some reason our players/managers are also arrogant about teams lower down and they seam to coast when playing such teams and more then often lose to those teams with more fight in them than us.

Hence why we are where we are, this has to change for us to ever have a chance of competing where some of us think we should belong.

I dont think its arrogance or complacency on our part, certainly not last year, simply the inferior teams set up in such a way we couldn't break them down.

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[congo_red]

I dont think its arrogance or complacency on our part, certainly not last year, simply the inferior teams set up in such a way we couldn't break them down.

Also, a lot of the 'inferior' teams made their living on being big and physical set-piece threats. Which has been our Achilles heel for a long time now.

[Eddie Yates]

I like how Marinakis mentions at the end of his interview that we often did well against the better teams last season but dropped points to some of the teams lower down in the league and ones that were relegated.

Welcome to Nottingham Forest!

That in a nutshell is the exact issue that has plagued our team over the past 20+ years, if we ever break that (almost guaranteed) losing too many points to teams lower down the pecking order we will eventually go up!

The likes of Rotherham & Walsall have been a pain up our bollocks for years

[Captain Sinister]

Also, a lot of the 'inferior' teams made their living on being big and physical set-piece threats. Which has been our Achilles heel for a long time now.

I don't know if you noticed it, but I think Olympiacos were wise to our weakness defending set pieces...

[Captain Sinister]

The likes of Rotherham & Walsall have been a pain up our bollocks for years

...add to that Ipswich last season... and Barnsley from previous seasons, and Yeovil... and Burton.
The bollox-paining inferior opposition are legion.

[congo_red]

I don't know if you noticed it, but I think Olympiacos were wise to our weakness defending set pieces...

It may have been in my thinking...

[Captain Sinister]

It may have been in my thinking...

...and Achilles was a Greek!

[congo_red]

...and Achilles was a Greek!

Atlas-t someone noticed.

[mouldynffc]

I think it’s clear that EM expects a certain level of performance from people that he pays handsomely.

No surprise that we have embarked on something of a cull (if you believe the rumours) of some of the higher earners on the playing staff after we did not meet his objectives on the pitch last year.

He clearly expects more from the likes of Murphy, Pantilimon, Guedioura, Benalouane, Ansarifard etc. in return for what he pays them.

Can’t say I blame him to be honest. It’s easy to wait for consistent performances from players when you aren’t the one paying them upwards of a million quid a year.


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Clearly expects everything now, so did the last guy!

[Alf-aSemedoBlueJeans&Chinos]

Atlas-t someone noticed.

Apollo-gies for not noticing sooner!

[adam09]

Apollo-gies for not noticing sooner!

A colossus mistake.

[Alf-aSemedoBlueJeans&Chinos]

A colossus mistake.

Don't Hades me for it

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[Strummer]

You’re just throwing random comments into the thread, to see what Styx.

[adam09]

Where’s Helios?

[Alf-aSemedoBlueJeans&Chinos]

Where’s Helios?

Iris I knew!

[Strummer]

I Hera lot of nonsense on this thread.

[Alf-aSemedoBlueJeans&Chinos]

I Hera lot of nonsense on this thread.

We can post some right Pollux

[Strummer]

We can post some right Pollux

I‘d often Castor my net around for Greek puns.

[Notcher]

If you lot had a job to make Greek puns you'd all be collecting your gyros

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[Strummer]

If you lot had a job to make Greek puns you'd all be collecting your gyros

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Just you wait. Ulysses some better efforts tomorrow.

[adam09]

If you’ve got a feta idea let’s hear it

[Notcher]

If you’ve got a feta idea let’s hear it

I'm sure I can Crete an idea if I wanted.

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[Flagman]

It's all greek to me...

[Ravi]

This thread is Chaos.

[Ryde Red]

Good interview with Maranakis on BBC Sport/football/leagues/championship