Olympiacos: Medibar from the “5” will maintain 2-3 for the first team | Blog – Kostas Nikolakopoulos

In his blog in the newspaper, K. Nikolakopoulos analyzes the talent management plan of Olympiacos U19’s five greatest talents.

I have already mentioned that since the beginning of the week, five players from Olympiacos B and the club’s under-19 team, Kotsidis, Bakolas, Mozakitis, Papakanellos and Charalambos Kostolas, have been informed to be ready because they are supposed to take part in the preparation. From the first team.

Medialibre I completely agree with the management’s desire to promote these players, in theory I prefer the team that won the Champions League last April by beating Milan 3-0 in the Nyon final, and have previously eliminated Bayern, Inter, Lens, Nantes, Lecce. After all, the Basque coach has shown in practice that he has no problem working with young children even at the highest levels:

Ksincere The main goalkeeper is 21-year-old Tzoulakis.

He gave Tough opportunity (Europe and Derby) at the end of the season for the 21-year-old left-back also Apostolopoulos…

He prefers Two other children, 20 and 21 years old, Abi and Douy, from Viso and Bianconi in decisive matches with PAOK (first) and with Aris and AEK (second).

from now on, We should know that the Olympiacos coach will not keep these five players in the first team. Not because he doesn’t want to, but because he made it clear that the list will be tighter, of around 25 players, meaning that of the five youngsters, two, or a maximum of three, will remain in the first team. Otherwise, approximately 25 players do not come out.

nowWho these two or three lucky ones will be, of course we will have to wait and see.

theoretically The most prepared is goalkeeper Koutsidis (19.5 years old), having played 33 matches (28 as a starter) for the B team for three years in the National B Championship. At the age of 16.5, the tall central defender played as a starter for Panserikos in their third national championship.

Close to him Midfielder Bacolas (19.5) and midfielder Papakanellos (19) are both seniors. The latter has 15 appearances for the B team (six as a starter) with one goal to his credit, while the former has been a pleasant late-season surprise for the Under-19s as he has been steadily improving in the team’s victorious run in the league. The so-called European Youth League.

On the other handAcademy experts (Añigo and others) consider the younger of the two, striker Costula (17 years old) and left-handed midfielder Mozakitis (17.5), to have greater talents. Mouzakitis has already scored 16 matches (15 starts) in the reserve team, while Kostolas has played 22 matches (10 starts) in the reserve team, with three goals to his credit.

All of them, With the exception of Koutsidis, they are U19 internationals: Kostoulas 7 times, Mozakitis 3, Papakanellos 9 and Bakulas 5. It is questionable how Koutsidis has not been called up to the junior national teams. By the way, he is injured at the moment, but logically he would be ready to participate in the preparation with the first team of Olympiacos.

The overall roster makeup will certainly play a role in Mindliber’s final selection. For example, if he lacks a midfielder, chances increase for Mozakitis or Pakula, if he lacks a stopper, chances increase for Kotsidis, if he lacks strikers, chances increase for Kostola or Papacanello.

accidental: Two clubs are competing to sign 32-year-old William Carvalho, the towering Portuguese international defensive midfielder Betis (80 times). One Greek and one Russian.

today’s picture:

happened A bit of fun. Do you know who is the coach with the best goalscoring crop in the league this year? Martinez! In the 13 matches he played on the Olympiacos bench, he scored 30 points, earning an average of 2.307 points.

more It is the champion Lucescu with an average of 2222 points from 80 points in 36 matches. From the second meda with M.W. 2166 points from 78 points in 36 matches. Jovanovic follows them up with a mo.o. 2133 (32 points in 15 games) and Mediabar with Mo. 2071 (29 points in 14 games). Terim’s harvest was worse with Mu. 1.85 (37 points in 20 games) and Carvalhal with Mo. 1625 (13 points in eight matches).

certainlyThe relative order does not accurately reflect reality except for Lucescu and Almeida, who were from start to finish. De Martinez was with Jovanovic at the beginning, with an easier program compared to for example. With Medilibar who were in the playoffs and also with many derbies. However, it certainly has its own value.

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