Shock decision for Yusuf Yazici in Greece!
National footballer Yusuf Yazici, who plays for Olympiakos, one of the Greek League teams, started to play slowly at the beginning of this season after a long-term injury, and the player almost took his team off the hook in the 2 matches he played. Greek team Olympiakos, who will also compete in the Champions League, gave Yusuf Yazici a big shock. Here are the details of the news.
Greek representative Olympiacos, which will compete in the UEFA Champions League in the 2025-2026 season, has determined the squad that will appear in the tournament. Yusuf Yazici had a big shock after the announced squad.
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While there are important names in the list announced by Olympiakos, Yusuf Yazici, who joined the squad last season but regained his jersey at the beginning of this season after a long-term injury, was not included in Olympiakos' squad this season.
In addition to Yusuf Yazici, two new signings Remy Cabella and Gustavo Mancha were not included in the UEFA list.
'IT WAS CLEAR THAT HE WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE SQUAD'
According to the Greek press Tanea; it is not a big surprise that Yazici was not included in the squad. The statements about Yusuf Yazici in the news in question are as follows;
Yusuf Yazici's omission was an added circumstance. The Turk may have won Mendilibar two league games, but it's no secret that the 28-year-old midfielder doesn't fit the profile of the Basque coach's game. The decision was made a few days ago as he had many options in midfield. The arrival of Taremi and Podense has made things easier in the coach's head."
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The Greek team's UEFA team list includes the following names:
"Paschalakis, Tzolakis, Ortega, Biancon, Pirola, Kalogeropoulos, Costinia, Rodinei, Retsos, Bruno, Nascimento, Garcia, Scipioni, Ciquinho, Ese, Liatsikouras, Mouzakitis, Podense, Taremi, Pneumonides, Strefetsa, Martins, El Kaabi, Yaremchuk."
CLOSED THE SEASON IN THE FIRST MATCH
Yusuf Yazici, who was on free status for a long time after his contract with Lille expired and signed for Olympiakos at the beginning of last season, had a great misfortune in his first match with the Greek team.
In his first match for Olympiakos, Yusuf Yazici was involved in the game in the 70th minute and could not complete the match due to an injury. The national footballer had to close the season due to a ruptured cruciate ligament.
HE STARTED THE LEAGUE WITH A GOAL
In the 1st week of the Greek Super League, Olimpiakos defeated Asteras Tripolis 2-0 with last minute goals. In the second half of the match, the hosts stepped up their attacks and took the lead in the 90+3 with national footballer Yusuf Yazici. Ayoub El Kaabi scored one more goal in 90+7 and Olympiacos won the match 2-0.
