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The League of Nations and how it impacts Euro2020: League A:12 teams; 4 groups of 3 League B: 12 teams; 4 groups of 3 League C: 15 teams; 1 groups of 3 and 3 groups of 4 League D: 16 teams; 4 groups of 4 (55 teams) -------------- Teams that top their group in League A go into a semi final and final to determine the UEFA Nations League winner in Jun-2019. Teams that top their group in Leagues B, C and D get promoted to Leagues A, B and C respectively for 2020. Teams that bottom their group in Leagues A, B and C get relegated to Leagues B, C and D respectively for 2020. One League A group has Spain, England and Croatia; and so one of these nations will be relegated into League B for 2020 -------------- UEFA Euro2020 Qualifiers: 5 Groups of 5 and 5 Groups of 6 (55 teams) (Groups A-J) Top 2 in each Group automatically qualify for Euro2020 i.e. 20 teams automatically qualify. -------------- Remaining 4 position in Euro2020 will come from League of Nations. How? In each of the Leagues A-D, the top 4 ranked teams that did not qualify for EURO2020 will enter a play-off in Mar-2020 with one finals place on offer per League i.e. a semi-final and final per League. E.g. if Greece tops it's group in League C and doesn't automatically qualify for Euro2020 then it will be guaranteed a semi-final play-off match in Mar-2020 with other top ranked teams in League C that also did not qualify. This means that 1 team from League D will make it to the Euro2020 finals. What about if all the nations in League A automatically qualify for Euro2020? Then, the top 4 ranked teams in League B that did not automatically qualify for Euro2020 takes the place of League A and then the next 4 ranked teams in League B enter a play-off for Euro2020. -------------- What does this mean for Greece's chances? We need to top our Group in League of Nations! Not only does it give us a 2nd chance to make Euro2020 in the event we don't automatically qualify, but it also means we get promoted into League B in 2020.

Galanopoulos, Zeca, Sokratis, Torosodis, Siopis, Jedinak, Petsos all better than Tziolis for Hellas. When Tziol breaks the record for most caps for a Pirate ever, I will have to explain that to the friends in the shower next time.

Tryharding for Graduation. Honestly though Skibbe put Stafylidis at CDM and you guys were still talking s%$#! about him. Call it CM CDM whatever you like. in Skibbe's 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-1-1 to be more exact he uses 2 midfielders who are defensively orientated. Zeka Samaris Tziolis. I don't think we have anyone else and that is exactly my point. Sure Mantalos Fortounis can go CM but they are not CM they are needed up front to help offence with a key pass. Galanopoulos is an 8 a box to box. Samaris was a box to box as well at the beginning of his career. Tziolis was a box to box as well until he moved to Paok. Siopis is no box to box either. Papadopoulos is terrible with the ball on his feet. Charisis is not box to box. Kourbelis is not box to box. Kone was a 10 and has became box to box but where is he now. He has played less than 20 games in his last 2 career years. My point is that no matter who you guys choose on his place. The difference is gonna be minimum. I would prefer to have a 5 2-3 with fully offensive wingers/AMF than use defensive midfielders hoping that transition somehow comes by itself. By the