Well, Arsenal goes down 1-0 to Olympiakos. For all the talk about how we might be disrespecting
the competition by fielding a team of players in their teens and early 20s, it sounds like they
went out there and put on a pretty good performance. Playing Olympiakos in Athens is never easy,
and a 1-0 loss is nothing to be ashamed of.
Well, that's it then. Everton traveled to Athens, scored their single goal quickly and then
hunkered down behind the ball, conceded the bulk of possession and showed how hard it is to break
down a defensively organized side.
We conceded early, due to poor marking. It looked to me like Gorgeas just let his man slide
right by him on the wing, receive a lay-off pass and fire it into the ol'onion bag.
Everton clinched a spot in the knock out stages of the Europa League with this hard fought win
in Athens.
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I know, it's not a Carling Cup match. But we appear to be treating it like a Carling Cup match,
so I'm using the "Carling Cup Kids" picture.
Anyway, we travel to Olympiakos tomorrow for the final group stage match. The match is
pleasantly anticlimactic. As you'll recall, when the group stage draw was done and the fixtures
announced, my general sense was that we got a very good draw, but we needed to be sure and wrap up
a spot in the knockout stages by the 5th match, because Greece is always a tough place to play, and
we didn't want to be in the situation where we had to go to Athens and win just to get through.
After some lost playing time, harsh words, hurt feelings, and flirting with Man City, Rino
Gattuso has decided to not only stay with AC Milan, but extend his contract and take a 30% pay cut
(yes, it's true, now go back and read that sentence again because I don't think your eyes are
bulging out of your head quite enough).
