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Former Panathinaikos Player Criticizes Team's Performance After Heavy Defeat

Published January 19, 2026, 23:00
Former Panathinaikos Player Criticizes Team's Performance After Heavy Defeat

Kostas Katsouranis, commenting on Panathinaikos' 4-0 defeat to AEK, expressed his strong dissatisfaction with the team's performance. He described the defeat as an image that does not suit the size of Panathinaikos and argued that the team is going through one of the darkest periods in its history. Katsouranis highlighted the lack of team defense and emphasized that the responsibility for the poor performance lies with the coach. He also mentioned that AEK could have exploited the speed of its attackers earlier, but Panathinaikos' performance was still disappointing.