Showing posts with label Midfield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Midfield. Show all posts

Thursday, 2 December 2010

Future Stars - Ioannis Fetfatzidis

After easing in to this new feature with Liverpool defender Martin Kelly, we have now spread our wings further afield to Greece.

Olympiacos' attacking midfielder, who can also operate on the wing, is causing a lot of people to sit up and take note in his native country.

Fetfatzidis joined the Olympiacos academy at 12, rejecting overtures from other Greek giants AEK Athens and Panathinaikos.

He made his debut against Atromitos a little over a year ago, and went on to make his Champions League bow a few days later as a substitute at Standard Liege.

The Greece national team was the next calling, making his under-21 and senior debut's both this year.

This season has seen the youngster feature more for his club, with Olympiacos finally realising his huge potential and rewarding him with a new contract.

Europe's top team swill now have to pay in excess of £10m, Fetfatzidis also seen his wages rise significantly in a contract which now runs until 2015.

His main attributes is his dribbling ability, along with a great technique for someone so young.

If he can continue to improve in this way, Fetfatzidis could be a huge name for Greek football for many a year.

Friday, 2 July 2010

Brazilians showing their class!

As we prepare for the quarter finals of the World Cup to kick-off, only one thing has been certain in the duration of the tournament so far.

That is that Brazil have to be the over whelming favourites to take the title.

No one has come close to matching them so far, not even Portugal as you might argue.

Even though they drew 0-0, it was simply to cement both sides places in the round of 16.

Julio Cesar looks solid if not a world class as goalkeeper, while their defence is also looking more stable.

A place where Brazil have traditionally suffered is now a strong point, watch out the rest of the World Cup.

Who ever the play as holding midfielder aren't just one dimensional.

As well as breaking up play, they can also set up attacks whether that be with storming runs or defence splitting passes.

Then, finally, we come to the free flowing attackers that everyone loves the samba superstars for.

Their strength in attack, with Fabiano, Kaka, Robinho etc, is just too much to handle.

Even Elano, an outcast at Manchester City, seems to be loving life at the World Cup with Brazil.

While Holland will be a test today, no one can stand in the way of Brazil on their quest for a sixth World Cup triumph.

Wins breed confidence, so this side must be simply unstoppable.