Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers | A-leagues)

Costa is only 23...if he has a great season or two with Victory then he could be picked up overseas.....more like Asia this time!  Time will tell if it is the right move. The reports I'd heard was that Pana wanted him and they had agreed on wages but the Ruski's wanted some $$ that Pana just could not find. Costa will probably get more $$$ at Victory

Panathiniakos signed new forwards so i dont think they wanted him its pure spin and alania were happy to release im sure

Is it a concern that a second division Russian time did not see him as good enough..?

The only thing I'm a bit worried about is the 3 year thing.

why? Its kinda sensible, victory could see a nice transfer fee if he gets snapped up by a european club, unlike rojas who left on a free.

Unless he meant from Kosta's perspective. Perhaps there is a clause in the contract that would allow an overseas club to snap him up.

This. Clearly their plan!

If we think he might struggle to even get a starting spot in an A League team then aren't we really saying that he might not even be A League standard [or close to it] therefore he is at the right level for his ability.

All that information is granted, so why has he come back to the A League? surely he could have got a job in Europe based on the level he was playing. Maybe there was something in the agreement for him to leave Russia early, for free as long as he goes back to Oz. Any history of young players coming back and then getting a later gig at a higher level? I suppose Smeltz did after a fashion.

i like and rate kosta, but i hope he's sorted out his passing, i grew tired of him giving the ball away over and over again for various nz teams

seems to me that we were playing him out of position on the left flank.  he should line up on the right for melbourne, so hopefully this works better for him

I tend to agree. I think in an AW set up, I'd like to see him on the right, Marco on the left, Wood up top and Wee Mac in behind.

With his and Marcos ability to roam, if we can play/find players that can impersonate 2 DMs much like the Phoenix are shaping to play, then it would allow Kosta a bit more room to tempt fate knowing there is back up behind him so his 'passes' won't have as much of a danger element of change of possession.

I dont think it will either but I don't really see what other options we have other than a flat back 10 and counter. In some respects this team has some better players than the 2010 class but also some glaring holes. I still don't RH has a clue what our best formation is and this back 3 approach will doom us. I think Marco is closer to Kosta than Wee Mac. I think they are different footballers.

Back to Kosta I agree the island games were not his best but he does look better against higher ranked opponents. Maybe is cause they don't kick lumps out of him.

Kosta Barbarouses, who is also due to miss Round 1 as New Zealand has a friendly, scored an 83rd minute consolation goal for Victory.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/mark-milligan-suffers-knee-injury-during-melbourne-victorys-pre-season-loss-to-adelaide-united/story-fni2fq5b-1226732470192

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide 1- 2 loss highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1atNvx23Yw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPLVO0waZL0

Kosta 27' goal in 3-0 win v Western Sydney two weeks ago: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz5ZbbW8-mE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czGWNxA8U_g

1-0 loss away to Brisbane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO2Bww6tzdY

Kosta Barbarouses was superb in my FIFA 2014 Ultimate team!!!

If he can finish a higher percentage of his chances, including one or two against Mexico and several in the WC we'd be very happy...

Love your constant insightful posts and general positivity Leggy. Keep it up. 

haven't got the draw, but now have that sinking feeling that we're playing them right?

http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/bootroom/id/529?cc=3436

fairly unrelated link for Leggy's positivity- made me laugh

Am I wrong did Kosta play for Phoenix before? But not on Getty Images? By the way Kosta is my main striker in the FIFA ultimate team!!!

We had a young guy called Costa who played for us.  Left because he wanted to play CAM and liked the training facilities at Brisabane I think.

I think his GF also liked the shopping in QLD better.

Thanks for the inform but he was borned in Wellington, right?!?!?!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDkVMp57zL4

From 6 seconds, Kosta Barbarouses scored his first goal for Melbourne Victory.

beware, oh neophyte, of the twin evils of sarcasm and the noxious in-joke of those of yore, whose beard reaches their toes and their memory stretches back further than the beginnings of the mountains

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