As with Bayern, so also with Milan, Antonis Papakanellos scored because he decided not to see who was in front of him. The 19-year-old midfielder with the princely style is knocking on the door of the first team with his hands and feet.
Willingly or not, his comparison Antonis Papakanellou with the captain of Olympiakos, Kostas Fortounis, is inevitable (s.s. this is Antonis Papakanellos). Same position, same position, high technical training.
Fortounis, however, is Fortounis and Papakanellos a player who is now starting his career at the highest level.
However, the stamp that the 19-year-old attacking midfielder (b.b. 2005) made in his presence in the Youth League and especially in the matches against Bayern and Milan is enough in the first phase to try his luck in the first team.
The saying makes perfect sense
What Papakanellos said to SPORT24 after Olympiakos’ triumph in the final of the competition says a lot: “I have football courage”.
Yes, the quality is what shines in the end but what to do when playing ball you think double and triple. Sometimes the one and only becomes the cornerstone to build careers.
After all, football is fantasy and when the limits are broken, phases like that of “Pap” and Bakula appear.
It’s all about him
Olympiacos is a team that has proven to give promising players opportunities.
A great example is Constantis Tzolakis, at the given moment, who came full circle and managed to become the first and carry a qualification to the “4” of the Conference League on him.
So, with Papakanellos and all the footballers “with this something”. One could say that others of Antonis’s age are already playing. Does not matter. Preparedness is everything.
No one is looking for the one participation, the point is to make one 101 and for the Greek player to be permanent in his team.
The evolution of Papakanello from here on belongs to him. He will determine where his football will go.
Olympiakos’ door has been open for him for years…
