DUDE Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 This are the first players to be called for the game against Norway: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loup Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Otto will play: ------------Nikopolidis------ Giorkas-Kygiakos-Dellas-Kapsis-Toro --------Basinas---Kats---------------- Amantidis--------------Kara----------- ---------------Gekas-------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittman13 Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 AFTER THE TRAGEDY IN GREECE I HAVE BAD NEWS 4 U NORWAY.... WIN 99.99% QUALIFICATION100% :gr: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAO_OR_DEATH Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 good news for NZ fans espn(pacific rim) will show game, that means i save $10 yeas, i feel that our nationalism will be up due to fires lets hope we dont crumble like we did against the t u r k s i hope for a solid 0-2 win but i'll take 0-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympiakosthyra7 Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 i cant wait till this game!!!! lets go HELLAS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Don't we all my little friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genome Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Amanatidis ready for Norway trip Monday 3 September 2007 by Vassiliki Papantonopoulou Eintracht Frankfurt striker Ioannis Amanatidis has been recalled to the Greece squad to face Norway in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group C on 12 September after recovering from injury. Papadopoulos omission Amanatidis's gain is Dimitrios Papadopoulos's loss, however, as the Eintracht forward who played in the 3-2 friendly defeat at home to Spain ten days ago has been left out of the 20-man squad. Coach Otto Rehhagel's has also overlooked Angelos Charisteas as the striker is struggling with a thigh injury, while, after picking up an injury while playing for APOEL FC in a pre-season friendly against Doxa Katokopia FC, centre-back Mihalis Kapsis is another injured absentee. Giannakopoulos missing Stylianos Giannakopoulos is also out after having been sidelined ever since undergoing groin surgery in late July. After seven matches Greece lead their group with 18 points, having suffered just one defeat, while Bosnia, Norway and Turkey trail on 13 points, though the latter have a game in hand. Greece squad Goalkeepers: Antonios Nikopolidis (Olympiacos CFP), Konstantinos Chalkias (Aris Thessaloniki FC). Defenders: Giourkas Seitaridis (Club Atletico de Madrid), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Eintracht Frankfurt), Traianos Dellas (AEK Athens FC), Nikolaos Spyropoulos (Panionios GS), Loukas Vintra (Panathinaikos FC), Ioannis Goumas (Panathinaikos FC), Vassilios Torosidis (Olympiacos CFP), Paraskevas Antzas (Olympiacos CFP), Christos Patsatzoglou (Olympiacos CFP). Midfielders: Angelos Basinas (RCD Mallorca), Georgios Karagounis (Panathinaikos FC), Alexandros Tziolis (Panathinaikos FC), Konstantinos Katsouranis (SL Benfica). Forwards: Dimitrios Salpingidis (Panathinaikos FC), Nikolaos Lyberopoulos (AEK Athens FC), Theofanis Gekas (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Georgios Samaras (Manchester City FC), Ioannis Amanatidis (Eintracht Frankfurt). Source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
as5664 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Amanatidis is a good player; I hope next week he finally gets that first goal he's been longing for. I'm not worried about Norway, they have a poor defense, and we have been building a really dangerous offense lately. I'm predicting a victory, with Amanatidis and Gekas each scoring on our side, and Carew for Norway. In any event, even though a 5-3-2 probably makes sense, I expect the following 4-3-3: -------------------------Nikopolidis----------------------- Seitaridis--------Dellas-----Kyrgiakos-----Patzatzoglou (Torosidis sub) -------Basinas-----Katsouranis---Karagounis--------- Samaras----------------Gekas-----------------Amanatidis (Salpingidis sub) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 I would be in content to think Otto would be using a 4-5-1 or his usual 4-3-3. He will be aware of Norway's dangerous attacking formation, Greece's main target to get more action in midfield, have a little more ball possession if they can without losing it on silly turnovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 It's fixed! We'll just keep the picture Dark horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Kapsis and Spyropoulos are both out for this game with injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geok Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Having a look at the squad I can make the following comments: We have very few middlefield players. Perhaps Patsa and Toro can also play in the middlefield but still 5-6 available players there, where we should have the most power because of the particular opponent that we face in 8 days, is a(nother) mistake by Otto. He just needs more middlefield players, it is that simple. I leave it to you guys to make recommendation, not that it will make any difference to Otto, who appears not to follow this forum... About the starting team: Nikopolidis must be the reserve goalkeeper from now on. End of the story there. Especially because in this game we need a tall goalie to intercept the crosses for the tall Norwegians. With Spyropoulos and Kapsis injured, but the inclusion of Antzas, with the form he displayed a couple of days ago, is a boost. Given that Dellas is extremely slow player, I would have liked to see Kyriakos and Antzas in the centre of defense, but I am almost sure to see Kyriakos Dellas playing. Perhaps this time this is not so bad because Dellas can intercept some headers in this particular game. In the sides we are surely going to see Seitaridis and Torosidis; I don't think anyone could have any doubts on that. In the middlefield, our usual players: Basinas, Karagounis, Katsouranis, at least. Upfront: I see Gekas for sure, and Salpi as the duo was extremely good versus Spain, but if Otto decides to play with just 2 players upfront, he may pick Gekas and Samaras. So the players that we all think are going to play, are: Chalkias Seitaridis Kyriakos Dellas Torosidis Basinas Katsouranis Karagounis ? Gekas ? Some of you said that we need power in the middlefield. In that case, I would also like to see Patsa/Tziolis there, but who plays should be determined by our opponents too. We need to play in a EURO 2004 style in this game, with a solid defense and destructive in the counter attack. With this in mind, if our formation is 4-4-2, we should see: Chalkias Seitaridis Kyriakos Dellas Torosidis Basinas Katsouranis Karagounis Patsatzoglou/Tziolis Gekas Salpi/Amanatidis (from the 2 choices, pick your favourite) But I now think that Otto has established a more attacking formation, such as 4-3-3, in which case we can expect: Chalkias Seitaridis, Kyriakos, Dellas, Torosidis Basinas Katsouranis Karagounis Salpi Gekas Samaras/Amanatidis I would go for a 4-4-2 formation for this particular game because of the nature of this game (the fact that Norway needs a victory). With that in mind, we could make the Norwegian's night even more difficult with a 5-3-2 formation! : Chalkias Seitaridis Kyriakos Dellas Torosidis Katsouranis Basinas Karagounis Patsatzoglou/Tziolis Salpi/Amanatidis Gekas I would like to see the 4-4-2 system with Salpi and Tziolis in. It is going to be a very interesting game with Norway needing 3 points, in which case we need to defend, but also counter attack, hence the 4-4-2. Good luck to us! And some comments about Papadopoulos being left out: Papadopoulos has done almost nothing since his 2004 league; he has not actually being playing for some years now. I hope that this correct decision by Otto will make Papadoupoulos try a bit moreto get a deserved place there. Correct decision by Otto with a direct message to Papadopoulos. There is a final say that if works it would be fantastic, but there are some risks associated with it...: Chalkias Seitaridis Kyriakos Dellas ! Vyntra ! Katsouranis Basinas Karagounis Torosidis Salpi/Amanatidis Gekas If that work it would be fantastic because we can easily defend and attack very well with this system, but it all depends on Vyntra.......your comments are sought here....... :gr: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Kapsis and Spyropoulos are both out for this game with injuries. Charisteas and Giannakopoulos are also out with injuries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loup Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 so in a 5 back set Patsa joins Dellas and Kyrgiakos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genome Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Two players that are in according to EPO.GR: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aekmafia21 Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 may the gods be with us in oslo, very tough match optimistic score 1-0 for ellas more realstic score 2-0 norway with carew and riise scoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAO_OR_DEATH Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 this game will make or break us i fear...... a win will be amazing...... a loss, its do or die from here on.... God i love football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loup Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I don't see the similarities between this team and the one that lost vs the Danes - this team will have only 6 of the same starter - that team was older and doomed - this team will win I'm calling it 0-2 with Amantidis netting his first two for the ethniki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Except for the Turkey loss, Greece has not allowed a goal and has won all their matches. Thats something to be optimistic about. Greece-Norway 1-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I don't see the similarities between this team and the one that lost vs the Danes - this team will have only 6 of the same starter - that team was older and doomed - this team will win I'm calling it 0-2 with Amantidis netting his first two for the ethniki I don't think Aek66 meant that this team is similar but rather that the anti-climatic performance will be similar to the one in Denmark. I have to say that with Otto's tactics this is something I also fear. Having said that, in the home game against Norway the stadium was practically empty & the weather was perfect for them and we were the much better side, particularly in the first half when Giannakopoulo & Seitaridi completely owned Pederson & Riise! Seitaridi in particular had the game of his life! They just couldn't contain him, so he obviously has the beating of Pedersen & Riise if he is brave enough to get forward. So considering that Torosidi is always brave enough to get forward, and that our priority is to avoid defeat I would like to see a 5-3-2. -------------------------------------------Chalkias------------------------------------------- ---------------------------Goumas-------Kyriakos--------Antzas--------------------------- Seitaridis---------------------------------------------------------------------------Torosidis ----------------------------------Patsa-------------Katsouranis---------------------------- -----------------------------------------Karagounis------------------------------------------ --------------------------------Salpingidi-----------Gekas---------------------------------- I'd also play a high defensive line because they lack pace up front, their primary danger is ariel. So Kyriako on Carew and a high line could do the trick. I'll also add that Amanatidi could always replace Salpi and move to the left where the team could revert to a 4-5-1, but that's only if we're having probs on the wings. Or, move Salpi to the right and Patsa to the left. If we are desperate for a goal, I'd throw on Samara instead of Lybe who was awful against Sevilla & isn't mentally prepared. Of course that's something that only an insider like Otto can detemine. Norway aren't that good and if we're at our best we should get a result, however, following the Turkey game I just don't have confidence in the side tbh. So I'm predicting a 2-0 Norway win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 I predicated as early as September 2006 that Norway will win 1-0, Greece hasn't looked very organized and that's my biggest concern. Our only matches in the Euro 2008 qualifyer that Greece played very well we're against Hungary and Norway (in Athens). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 After today's loss by Bosnia in Hungary, Greece can have one foot in Euro 2008 with a win in Norway. A tie would be good as well as Norway have a tougher schedule than than Greece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loup Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 2-2 malta turkey 10 to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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