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The thing is, we do have a lot of players who play in same positions and are left out because the coach is picking players he needs to cover different positions both in the starting line up and on the bench. However, calling up Stafylidis and Koutris both LBs, and who are not regulars at club level, and then not picking say someone like Kyriakopoulos who plays each week at Sassuolo in Italy Serie A is hard to understand. Unless, he’s worried we’re going to need more defensive muscle in midfield. I would have left out one of Stafylidis, Koutris, and brought in Kyriakopoulos and replaced Mantalos or Vrousai with Kolovos whose in form at Sheriff, and proving he can match intensity in UCL. I think Kolovos would be a better backup for Bakasetas. Saying that, we don’t know what goes on behind the scenes, so there may be other factors impacting selections. As it was noted, we need to go for the win in these next two matches.

That's exactly it we are quick to criticize why some of our strikers on why they can produce for their club team but not the national team and there is a simple explanation and @Dean97 hit on it, most of the time it comes down do we have a below average midfield on the NT and the strikers just don't get the service they do for their club teams. Calling up Staf is absurd. JVS better understand that he better push forward as its 2 wins or bust for us in these upcoming games. I hope he's learned a few lessons from the Sweden game and continues with that style and hopefully he now has learned if the team is up by a goal they cant just sit back it has burned us every time he needs them to keep pushing forward.

Athanasiadis replaces Dioudis in the Ethniki!

Great result for Olympiacos. Great goals by Masouras.

Great to see. Even if he doesn’t play he is a great back up and this call up will give him loads of confidence.

I agree with what you have said. Especially in regards to Kolovos he has been in very good form for Sheriff especially during there CL qualifying and at Real Madrid in their win he played very well. JVS said he wants to have the opportunity to pick players from clubs that are playing in the CL. Kolovos is their and they just beat Real Madrid a great team with the most success in the CL. I think it merits a callup? but like you said there is more that goes on behind the scenes.

For club he is. If you look at his statistics over the past couple of seasons he is our best. At international level most of our midfielders can’t cope and our strikers are left with little to no service.

Fountas or Giakoumakis should’ve been called. Both are our best in front of goal and the numbers they have done in the past speak for themselves. Doesn’t make sense to call Stafylidis as we have way better LBs now and he isn’t a CB. There shouldn’t have to be 4-5 LBs in this team. Athanasiadis deserves to be here. He has been doing very well for a long time and was man of the match against Real Madrid. He’s been impressive. Kolovos also seems to be inform aswell. I’m hoping we see the old Limnios because he can be dangerous for us when he’s playing well and Masouras is in the best form he’s ever been.

OMG, GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AGAIN MASOURAS!!!!!!!!! FERTE NA PIO, NA XIMREOTHO, PO PO PO PO PO TI TSB**KI ITAN AFTO!!!!!!!