Giannakopoulos: “EPO made a mistake not keeping Poget, we must invest in the success of Olympiakos”

The view that The EPO made a huge mistake with the removal of Gustavo Poget, Stelios Giannakopoulos expressed to News Bulletin 247 and emphasized that Greek football must take advantage of the Conference League’s conquest by Olympic.

At the same time, he spoke in preparation for the 2004 Legends ahead of the friendly for 20 years since winning the Euro, with the game being played in Otto Rehagel’s hometown.

Excerpts of what Stelios Giannakopoulos said in the show “Attack from the back” with Sotiris Tabakos

For the fact that it is 20 years since Portugal won the Euro and the friendly with the UEFA stars: “You should ask the coach… For our part, we meet when we have the opportunity, we had the opportunity to meet at some Youth Camps that are organized. Others want more work, others less… From what we learn there is a great mobilization from the Greeks in Germany and the game will be quite interesting, since it is also in the Euro in those days. It will be a beautiful celebration for everyone who will be there…

I think that the Greek footballer has great value. Both nationally and collectively, the Greek footballer has plenty of talent and is capable of great things.”

For Olympiacos winning the Conference League: “It is a huge success for Olympiakos and also for Greek football at a collective level. It is a huge success, which we must build on. Olympiacos is building and proving it and the rest must follow in order to reach this level. When you do it right, the reward always comes. The league has gone up and that is good for the teams. The competition that went all the way to the end of the championship kept him on his toes and this resulted in the Conference being won. We must not let it go unexploited, as happened with our own success with the national team.”

For the situation of the Greek national team after the Euro qualifiers: “None of the players are to blame. The Federation has made a mistake, the coach should not have left, as he had caught the pulse of the Greek player, the talent and I think that a mistake was made by removing the coach. I hope it can be fixed by hiring a suitably qualified technician. It’s a shame that the coach didn’t continue at the helm of the national team.”