hiː wʌz kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd wɪð bˌiːɪŋ ˈiːɡɚ tə mˈænɪdʒ ðə tˈiːm dᵻspˈaɪt ðə tʃˈɛɹmən dʒˈaɪəniz ɐlɐfˈuːzoʊz hˈɔltɪŋ ðə klˈʌbz fˈʌndɪŋ ænd ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ ɹˈædɪkəl bˈʌdʒɪt kˈʌts æz ɐ mˈiːnz ʌv ɹᵻdˈuːsɪŋ pɐnˌæθɪnˈeɪkoʊz dˈɛt.
He was credited with being eager to manage the team despite the chairman Giannis Alafouzos halting the club's funding and imposing radical budget cuts as a means of reducing Panathinaikos' debt.