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I want to see him back in Europe, but he should be called up regardless of where he plays. He is possibly still Greece's most menacing player with the ball at his feet and does not even get considered for a friendly. Does Belgium have a problem with Axel Witsel because he plays in China? He is consistently in their starting XI and everyone knows the depth they possess in every position.

Papadopoulos is also out, he is suspended for 2 games (The one in Brussels and the next one in Bosnia).

PAOK men's handball team won the Greek Cup. In the final played in Kozani PAOK defeated Panellinios Athens 25:23.

I did some calculations and it seems that this draw will boost our rankings, we'll be around 39th or so in the next update. Of course it's important not lose in Bosnia in order to make the playoffs at the first stage. I would prefer us going there to win the game so we could still have a shot at the first place by beating Belgium in Athens. That's the way the team should approach the games.

I know there is a long way to go and the picture will be much clearer after June 9th, but we are in line for a playoff and here is how that stands: POT 1: Portugal (8), Italy (15), Iceland (23), Rep. of Ireland (24) POT 2: Slovakia (25), Northern Ireland (35), Sweden (45), Greece (46) Even after rankings are updated for this round, the pots will look roughly the same. The current second place teams will certainly look different in November, but POR/SWI, ITA/SPA will be waiting in Pot 1. Priority is obviously securing a playoff spot, which will be a dogfight until the bitter end, but, as some other posters have brought up in other threads, it is paramount that we start climbing the rankings, and that may take scaling a couple of friendlies. The good news is that most of our negative results were bunched up two years ago and hold less weight moving forward, therefore victories in the next 6 months are crucial.