{"id":435339,"date":"2026-02-20T02:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/435339\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T02:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:47:11","slug":"dinos-mavropanos-names-west-hams-jarrod-bowen-alongside-mesut-ozil-as-one-of-his-best-ever-teammates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/435339\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinos Mavropanos names West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen alongside Mesut Ozil as one of his best-ever teammates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Konstantinos\u00a0Mavropanos\u00a0has hailed\u00a0West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen as one of the top three teammates\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0ever played alongside, as well as Mesut Ozil.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mavropanos<\/a>\u00a0stepped in to captain\u00a0West Ham United<\/a> in Bowen<\/a>\u2019s absence against Burton last time out, although the England international is set to return\u00a0for Saturday\u2019s game against Bournemouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bowen issued his seal of approval to Mavropanos\u2019s captaincy at West Ham<\/a>, and the defender has been one of the stars upon which Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s side\u00a0have\u00a0built their recent revival.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Things are looking up \ud83d\ude0d So who are we sending down to the Championship?! <\/p>\n

Forest? Leeds?\u2026\u2026Spurs? \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n

\"ACredit: Getty Images\/Rob Newell \u2013 CameraSport <\/p>\n

The defender spoke to West Ham\u2019s official website<\/a> and was asked for his top three teammates. Having played for Arsenal,\u00a0Greece\u00a0and Stuttgart over the course of his career, he had a lot to choose from.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mavropanos\u00a0named Bowen as one of them and said: \u201cI will also say Jarrod [Bowen]. I think his qualities and the energy he puts into every training session and game are exceptional.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"KonstantinosPhoto by Simon Stacpoole\/Offside\/Offside via Getty ImagesJarrod Bowen\u2019s appearance data alongside Konstantinos Mavropanos <\/p>\n

Mavropanos\u00a0joined West Ham in 2023<\/a> and most of his time here in east London has been a struggle for the club as a whole.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Still, he has largely remained an ever-present since breaking into the first team towards the second half of his first season at the club. <\/p>\n

He has played with Bowen 77 times for a total of 5,460 minutes and they have averaged 1.25 points per match, though the two have never linked up for a goal. <\/p>\n

How do these appointments make you feel about the relegation battle? \ud83d\udc40 <\/p>\n

\"ACredit: Getty Images\/Marc Atkins\/Jose Breton\/Pics Action\/NurPhoto The other two former teammates Konstantinos Mavropanos named alongside Jarrod Bowen <\/p>\n

Mavropanos has enjoyed a fine career thus far, amassing 40 caps for Greece and picking up a medal when Arsenal won the FA Cup in 2020. <\/p>\n

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the defender\u00a0named Ozil as one of his top three former teammates, having played with him at Arsenal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMesut Ozil,\u201d he said. \u201cI really liked his quality and everything. What a player he was!\u201d <\/p>\n

He also hailed fellow defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos, with whom he played alongside for Arsenal and Greece. <\/p>\n

\u201cLastly, I will say Sokratis Papastathopoulos. We played again together for Arsenal, and he helped me a lot to understand more of the game and everything outside of it because it was my first year outside of Greece playing in the Premier League.\u201d <\/p>\n

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