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this is the type of game that should be a non issue - a game we are expected to win and a game that we should win...period. If we want to considered a "more" elite team, these are the games we should cruise to victory......come to think of it, looking at the teams in this section we should not lose one game. The teams needs to start thinking this way - we advanced to the quarters in the euro, beat russia are ranked in top FIFA 20 - so...............this should be an easy victory......2-0, or 3-1...

IT ALL DEPENDS ON US....DO WE SIT BACK AND GIVE THE OTHER TEAM THAROS or DO WE DICTATE THE PACE, RHYTHM AND IMPOSE OUR WILL ON THE GAME. That always seems to be the issue.

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this is the type of game that should be a non issue - a game we are expected to win and a game that we should win...period. If we want to considered a "more" elite team, these are the games we should cruise to victory......come to think of it, looking at the teams in this section we should not lose one game. The teams needs to start thinking this way - we advanced to the quarters in the euro, beat russia are ranked in top FIFA 20 - so...............this should be an easy victory......2-0, or 3-1...

IT ALL DEPENDS ON US....DO WE SIT BACK AND GIVE THE OTHER TEAM THAROS or DO WE DICTATE THE PACE, RHYTHM AND IMPOSE OUR WILL ON THE GAME. That always seems to be the issue.

I think we'll keep them in it, but take a narrow win. Greek football is not easy, not even for the fans!
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LATVIA

1 Vanins(GK)

3 Klava

4 Krjauklis

5 Laizans

6 Ivanovs

8 Cauna

10 Visnakovs

11 Lukjanovs

13 Gorkss(Captain)

16 Rudnevs

18 Fertovs

BENCH

12 Dorosevs(GK)

30 Malins(GK)

2 Savcenkovs

7 Kamess

9 Verpakovskis

14 Rugins

15 Zjuzins

17 Gauracs

19 Kovalovs

20 Bulvitis

Manager: Alesksandars Starkovs(LAT)

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GREECE

12 Karnezis(GK)

2 Maniatis

4 Spyropoulos

5 Papadopoulos

6 Tziolis

9 Mitroglou

15 Torosidis

17 Gkekas

19 Papastathopoulos

21 Katsouranis(Captain)

22 Fortounis

BENCH

1 Tzorvas(GK)

13 Glykos(GK)

3 Siovas

7 Samaras

8 Malezas

10 Christodoulopoulos

11 Vyntra

14 Dimoutsos

16 Mavrias

18 Ninis

20 Holebas

23 Athanasiadis

Manager: Fernando Santos(POR)

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Didn't see the whole half but Greece carried the play.

What concerns me is the mental lapses that have occurred.

1-Maniatis hits the left post but then lost his poise and could have easily controlled the rebound and put it in.

No...he had to show the drama of the miss and forgot that the ball was in play. How many times have we seen this happen to other teams and they easily put in the rebound.

2- Didn't need to take the guy down in the box. The Latvian pushed the ball forward but still need to get to the ball. He could have been closed down by another player. Bad play by the defenseman there.

Overall....Greece can still win this game. They need to keep pressing and something will happen.

Latvia does not have the depth that Greece has.

Perhaps this "kick in the butt" will get the team to focus and finish.

It's only the first game of the tournament so a loss or a tie isn't the end of the world but I do want to see the team pressing forward and creating chances.

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