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Well if you are in the middle of a rebuilding process it makes sense. Also anybody that revolted against a coach and tried to sabotage the team should never wear the NT jersey.

U Grik. 4 3 3 Vlahodimos (Giannis) Masouras/Rota Manolas/Svarnas Hatzidiakos Tsimikas Zeca/Kourbelis GALANOPOULOS Fortounis (c) Donis/Limnios TZOLIS Fountas Giakoumakis Donis (George) Masouras Vasiliadis Kourbelis Giannoulis MAVROPANOS Svarnas Kyriakopoulos Rota Barkas Dioudis If no Manolas, then Retsos. Manager: Rehhagel...I mean JVS.

Maybe if we had Fortounis in the starting line up from game 1 and/or we brought back Manolas and Soc, kept Siovas we might have qualified 1st. I would have like that. Maybe the coach should have gambled from the start and used a more attacking formation. I would have gone for that. These are plausible questions. However, there is one thing that is different from other qualifiers and was clear in the Slovenia game. I never felt we were going to lose that game. All players, in the team had shown grit, bled to the last minute to the best of their ability and created chances, like no other Greek team in the last 6 years. We dominated the match, just couldn't get the goal. There are a lot of young players who made debuts, and they will be better in the next qualifiers. Getting back to where we want to be is a slow, painful process. I am confident whoever we play in WC qualifiers, that we will be a difficult team to beat, even Pot 1 and 2 teams. I think we are heading in the right direction, and physically and mentally team is in a good place.

Looks like a good lineup. I would like to see Galanopoulos in there once he is fully fit. Masouras could be utilized at RB as well and Kotsiras. Fountas will be our best option at striker. I think ive seen enough of Koulouris and Pavlidis I would use him as a sub late in games. As for Manolas maybe JVS will reach out to him as he is a world class back and will be needed vs a tougher pot 1 or 2 team. Sokratis i believe is done as long as JVS is the coach. I doubt he would take a chance with him seeing how he blew up on Ange and in the manner in which he did it. I will always love how he competed and loved playing for the Ethniki. Its a shame that it ended up that way.

Sorry bro but only under 30 makes no sense . Gekas scored lots of goals for us in his 30s Also i will remind you of Otto Rehaggel when asked by the greek media why he put a player on the team who did not have a club , and he said its because "he has not forgot how to play football". Otto tried to put the best players on the field. We had 2 must win matches and could not score. Personally i would have had Mitroglou out there .

I meant Tzolis. I understand we have a young team . but added Soivas and Manolas will help us defensively, until Rota and Retsos are ready. Fat Phil say hi back.

Anyone noticed how many times we have wasted a free kick or a corner? Life would be much easier if you had Fortounis searching for Manolas or Siovas unlike Tzavellas who's never been a real CB to begin with. Hatzidiakos is good in the build up play but I think he definitely isn't ready to be a starter yet. Needs to be tested in a tougher league because the Dutch one is soft in terms of defence.

First say hi to Fat Phil. Second there no such player as Tziolis. As far as I know he has retired. Third Siovas, Manolas and Tzavellas have no business being on the NT. Only players that are under 30 years old and in form should be called up for national team duties.