By Zafeiros AnastasiouBut let's take them from the beginning. APOEL managed to become the most successful team in the history of Cypriot football. No one can doubt that. And whoever disputes that, does not really know about football. On Wednesday, March 7, the whole of Cyprus was on the side of APOEL. Without a team, we all supported the effort of the blue and yellows for distinction. However, today's statements of Mr. Hatziliasis were a slap in the face to the rest of the non-blue and yellow Cyprus, which has been supporting APOEL for so long in its European effort.
Read the statements of APOEL spokesman Panikos Hatziliasis, as presented by the website shootandgoal.com: "At the stadium we want exclusively the APOELists. Those who traveled around the globe. Those who went to Dragao, to the Donbass Arena, to Zerlan. In the last few days I have received more calls from people who do not know what football is ".
"Football irrelevant people want to watch the game, but that leaves us coldly indifferent. Let everyone understand that the meeting with Real is not a secular event for golden boys and golden girls who have absolutely nothing to do with the legend of Nicosia. The match for the quarterfinals of the Champions League is the top moment in our history. Please let us enjoy it as we deserve. We do not need foreign crutches for the sold out. Whenever we want we fill the GSP for fun ".
In fact, Mr. Haziliasi, you are filling the GSP just for fun. But last week, just for fun now .. that you were playing with ENP because only 12,000 fans of the Legend went and not 23,000 which is the capacity of GSP ?? What can Barcelona say, my child? Which pleases Real Madrid fans to buy tickets to fill the Camp Nou! You have no right to tell us whether we will come to the stadium or not! APOEL will sell out anyway, so what bothers you? Where did some irrelevant people decide to come to the stadium? Do not worry! Some irrelevant people go to the stadium every week, it does not have to be a Champions League match. Or are you afraid that it will ruin the level of the team? I estimate that now that you have passed to the 8 of the Champions League you will ask questions such as "How many times has APOEL played in the Champions League Groups"? "How many championships did the Legend win"? and those who answer correctly will be given a ticket! Mercy that is! Half of them who go to the stadium do not know what the corner is, but otherwise it bothered you because they want some non-Apelists to come to the match.
Let me remind you, Mr. Hatziliasi, that when Anorthosis went to the Champions League groups, everyone said Anorthosis of Cyprus. People from different teams were at the GSP stadium to see and support her and no one from the Famagusta club made such offensive statements. But of course you forget that Anorthosis gave APOEL the right to dream…
But you will tell me now "I play in the 8 Champions League and I do whatever I want"! But no my friend, it does not go that way. Respect the Cypriot people who were by your side. Because no matter how we do it, it is better for an opponent (Anorthosis, Omonia, APE Pitsilias, etc.) to come to the stadium to see Apoel-Real Madrid that loves football and knows what to say offside, than some Barbie or no one High Class who mourned that in Apoelistas to the bone, when he learned that Cristiano Ronaldo will come to Cyprus!