Comments on: Dreadful Olympiacos Waste Nikopolidis Heroics http://www.premiershiptalk.com/2009/09/30/dreadful-olympiacos-waste-nikopolidis-heroics/ Premier League news and views Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:28:07 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Zain Alvi http://www.premiershiptalk.com/2009/09/30/dreadful-olympiacos-waste-nikopolidis-heroics/comment-page-1/#comment-1835 Zain Alvi Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:50:57 +0000 http://www.premiershiptalk.com/?p=5948#comment-1835 I disagree, Thomas. PSV Eindhoven came to the Emirates and knocked us out (albeit with extremely negative tactics) of the Champions League a couple of years ago. So basically, if you're in the CL, you've got to at least show up in a game, which Olympiacos certainly didn't! I disagree, Thomas. PSV Eindhoven came to the Emirates and knocked us out (albeit with extremely negative tactics) of the Champions League a couple of years ago. So basically, if you’re in the CL, you’ve got to at least show up in a game, which Olympiacos certainly didn’t!

]]> By: Thomas O'Loughlin http://www.premiershiptalk.com/2009/09/30/dreadful-olympiacos-waste-nikopolidis-heroics/comment-page-1/#comment-1834 Thomas O'Loughlin Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:25:03 +0000 http://www.premiershiptalk.com/?p=5948#comment-1834 Zain, you are correct in saying Olympiacos were awful but isn't a bit unfair to expect big things from a team from one of the minor leagues. Teams like these cannot afford to compete with the likes of Arsenal nor can they attract players of top quality. Also a team playing at home is expected to dominate the game. While Arsenal did their job, they are in an easy group and will qualify with ease and their first test will be the first knockout round. Zain, you are correct in saying Olympiacos were awful but isn’t a bit unfair to expect big things from a team from one of the minor leagues. Teams like these cannot afford to compete with the likes of Arsenal nor can they attract players of top quality. Also a team playing at home is expected to dominate the game. While Arsenal did their job, they are in an easy group and will qualify with ease and their first test will be the first knockout round.

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