Conspiracy Theories Welcome

Well, it’s that time again: conspiracy theories about Olympiakos will be rife after a rather poor performance by referee Georgios Daloukas (see the aptly named video embedded below) but the reality of the situation is that – again – AEK simply proved that the gap has widened between themselves and Greece’s best club.

Aside from the bad luck and conspicuously poor decisions, AEK never really looked like winning the game despite having played the better football for most of the match.

Football fans will be familiar with the feeling associated with watching their side “dominate” proceedings, missing chances that will clearly prove costly later in the game – and that was exactly the case here.

Yes, there were encouraging performances from the likes of Nemeth and Roger Guerreiro – who look astute signings by Bajevic – but it simply wasn’t enough given the clear lack of quality in defence and the relative resources at the disposal of Zico (who now occupies the Olympiakos dug-out after the comical departure of Temuri Ketsbaia).

Kyrgiakos’ departure has signalled the end of any title hopes AEK might have had this season and the lack of investment in the wake of his move to Liverpool has been puzzling and frustrating, the product of which was seen at the OAKA Spiros Louis in midweek.

Next up? Panathinaikos and is surely a must-win game, if not for any title challenge, then for morale.

Whether there is enough quality to do so remains to be seen – in the meantime, I’ll console myself and try to make sense of it all with conspiracy (all of which are welcome from readers of this blog).

Category: AEK Athens Team News

Tags: AEK Athens, AEK Athens Team News, Dusan Bajevic, Krizstian Nemeth, Olympiakos, Panathinaikos, Roger Gurreiro, Temuri Ketsbaia, Zico

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