CHAOS REIGNS AT OLYMPIAKOS
World Soccer|August 2023
Fans of the normally omnipotent Olympiakos, who have won 19 Greek championships in the current millennium alone, will want to swiftly draw a veil over the horrendous events of 2022-23, a campaign of wall-towall chaos at the Piraeus outfit
Nick Bidwell
CHAOS REIGNS AT OLYMPIAKOS

At the same time as AEK Athens were celebrating only their second Hellenic Super League title in nearly three decades, the Olympiakos faithful were left bemoaning their club's descent into comedy of errors territory this season, a mess symbolised by the four head coaches on the payroll; the 23 new signings; the revolving door to the first-team (47 players used); the star recruits (Colombian attacking midfielder James Rodriguez, former Real Madrid left-back Marcelo and Croat full-back Sime Vrsaljko) who came, saw and promptly exited the scene; and the constant claims of a Greek federation.

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