Some of the moans I've read are that Jardims removal was unfair and that the club showed its unprofessionalism by getting rid of a manager who was unbeaten in Greece and had qualified for the last 16 in the champions league.
To counter that I would say that being unbeaten in Greece isn't a big deal. The superleague has declined so badly that our rivals for this year are Atromitos, Tripolis and the fucking Voulgaroi - teams we've traditionally thrashed.
Even then, our play in the league has been terrible. We've been outplayed in both of the two historic derbies and looked bad in most of the games.
Jardim had the uncanny ability to play central midfielders on the wings, have a lack of player rotation and left players annoyed (such as Ibagaza refusing to come to training on one occasion).
More than anything though it was the horrific style of play that Jardim employed. As a more learned man than myself has said, "when you play against Levadiakos as if they're Arsenal then you know you're in trouble". The midfield was totally detached in play and never managed to get forward effectively, our attacks too often devolved into long balls hit into the area and hoping for a players head.
Our results in the Champions league flattered to deceive. For our three wins, one was against Arsenal kids and in another we were totally outplayed and only managed to win in the last fifteen minutes with two individual displays.
Jardims removal came at the end of bad displays against Levadiakos, Veroia, Panachaiki, Kavala and the Lagoi. This site itself published an article at the end of December complaining about the terrible form and style so it shouldn't come as any great surprises to hear of his removal.
Jardims removal is not an unprofessional act, it is a very understandable move by a club concerned with the low quality offerings provided.
Olympiakos is not a normal European club. We are a club for champions and as such we need to be happy with our results and performances. We will always act to preserve our quality and keep our domination within Greece.
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