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    My big fat Greek transfer: Roving Matt Derbyshire enjoys his time at Olympiakos
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    That result cost the manager, the former Newcastle midfielder Temuri Ketsbaia, his job – even though he had been hired only the previous May to replace Ernesto Valverde, who had left to take charge of Villarreal. "That shows you what it's like here ... We are the Manchester United of Greece and there is huge pressure to win every match. I think performing with that pressure is something that can help me improve." The day after Ketsbaia was sacked Olympiakos beat AZ Alkmaar 1-0 in their opening group game of this season's Champions League. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
    That shows you what it's like here ... We are the Manchester United of Greece and there is huge pressure to win every match. I think performing with that pressure is something that can help me improve.
    – Matt Derbyshire SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
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My big fat Greek transfer: Roving Matt Derbyshire enjoys his time at Olympiakos
  1. Mark Hughes had been great, Paul Ince had been OK but under Sam Allardyce I got no respect at all. I know I was a young player but he treated me like someone who had never given anything to the club. I just wasn't involved. At my age I have to play to get better, so I asked my agent if he could get me a...
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  2. I don't see myself playing for anyone other than Olympiakos for at least the next four years
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  3. The reaction was unbelievable. For weeks afterwards every time I put my head out the door people were coming up to me saying, 'You're the best!' or 'Thanks for doing what you did.'
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  4. I wasn't getting a look-in
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  5. I have to get a DVD of it because it's a goal I'll cherish for the rest of my life
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  6. Blackburn will always be my team. I hope to get back to as many matches as I can this season – especially the Burnley one.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  7. I saw this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience a different type of football. The Greek league is not as fast as the Premier League but it's very technical and I think I've already improved. I've also got the chance to play in the Champions League, something I know for a fact I would never ...
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  8. At Blackburn I was a bit of a utility player but here they gave me the No9 jersey and told me I'm a striker whose job is to get goals. That's what I want.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  9. You can't understand the frustration of not playing after a club pays that amount of money for you ... The staff and the fans have been fantastic to me and I feel I owe it to them to get on to the pitch, yet I haven't even kicked a ball this season.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago

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