eventually battling their way out of the relegation zone. Wadi Degla Earning credit for Ergotelis' impressive improvement and acclaimed performances, Ergotelis' owner Maged Samy offered Gonias the head coach position at his Egyptian Premier League club Wadi Degla starting from 12 June 2018. On 11 February 2020, Gonias was dismissed from his duties at Wadi Degla. Pyramids On 29 June 2021, he was hired by the Egyptian club Pyramids. However, he was dismissed after twelve matches in September of the same year. In April 2022, he was reappointed for a second tenure, then signed a new contract in September until 2025. On 5 January 2023, he was sacked from his position as head coach. Tactics Gonias' teams place much emphasis on retaining possession of the ball and dictating play, often playing a high defensive line with the full backs pushing high up their respective sides. His teams are usually young, and rely heavily on passing and positional interchange to retain possession, a style of play reminiscent of the tiki-taka style of football. As a result, his teams often achieve possession percentages close to 60-70% throughout the game, but are also known to easily concede goals on the counterattack. His unwavering approach to the game regardless of the opponent and match progression, has often been openly questioned by the press and fans as inappropriate for the realities of the second tier of the Greek football league system. Gonias has therefore built a reputation in Greece for his post-match analysis during statements to the press, and his tendency to get overly defensive when questioned about his tactics. Managerial statistics References 1971 births Living people Footballers from Livadeia Greek footballers Greece international footballers Levadiakos F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players Sporting de Gijón players Paniliakos F.C. players Panionios F.C. players A.C.R. Messina players F.C. Crotone players Greek expatriate footballers Greek expatriate sportspeople in Spain Greek expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Serie A players Association football midfielders Greek football managers A.O. Glyfada F.C. managers Episkopi F.C. managers Kallithea F.C. managers Ergotelis F.C. managers Expatriate football managers in Egypt Wadi Degla SC managers Pyramids FC managers Greek expatriate football managers