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Father Greek, mother Dutch so I must root for The Netherlands. Sucks that both countries are drawn together. @Omonoia9 has the same with Greece and Cyprus.

This line up would be so much better if Fortounis replaced Mantalos and Konstantelias replaced Pelkas..

Kourbelis is out injured and will miss these games. Reports saying that 8-9 players are locked in to start, they are: Vlachodimos, Baldock, Mavropanos, Chatzidiakos, Tsimikas, Siopis, Bakasetas, Mantalos, Fortounis. Question marks are over whether Pavlidis/Giakoumakis starts and Konstantelias/Masouras on the wing. Bakasetas, Mantalos and Fortounis could be played in a few different positions, just depends on how Poyet wants to go about it. Either way I think that team is probably the best we can put out, and it should have enough attacking talent to score a few goals and record a routine victory. https://www.sport24.gr/football/ethniki-elladas-ta-dyo-senaria-sto-myalo-toy-poget-gia-tin-endekada-me-to-givraltar.9982928.html

Gibraltar 0-3 Greece FT

Also Alexandropoulos deserves a start Ik he’s not a starter at sporting Lisbon but that’s still a champions league level club

Solid win first up, seems we never really got out of 2nd gear and still managed to score three and hit the woodwork another 3 times. On another day we score 5-6. Not too much more to take out of it but the 3 points. France beating the Netherlands is good news, it means assuming we beat Ireland in Greece in June (we also play France in June but we assume that's a loss and anything we get out of it is a bonus) we would be leading the Dutch heading into our match-up in September. The Dutch don't play in June due to the Nations League finals. It will be important going to the Netherlands and being 3 points clear of them in September, meaning a draw will keep ourselves clear of them heading into the last 4 matches. Schedule has helped us, and France sweeping the group will also help. We can keep our noses in-front of the Netherlands until they come to Greece in our 2nd last match. A lot of water to go under the bridge until then, but if we take care of business v Ireland (not easy) and Gibraltar we are in with a fighting chance to pinch 2nd spot.

BAKASETAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I believe the Euros are head to head

F - NL 3-0 !!!

I think he's a great player but I can see the exclusion...

Still for someone that could be the future of our midfield playing Gibraltar could give him some good experience and confidence.

France - The Netherlands already 1-0 for Les Bleus.

Alexandropoulos is on the B team for Sporting, not even on the bench.

GIBRALTAR 23 Coleing(GK) 12 Olivero 14 Chipolina(Captain) 4 Sergeant 11 Valarino 22 Torrilla 20 Britto 6 Lopes 17 Ronan 10 Walker 7 Casciaro BENCH 1 Banda(GK) 13 Hankins(GK) 2 Jolley 3 Chipolina 5 Hartman 8 Pozo 9 Styche 15 Santos 16 Mouelhi 18 Hernandez 19 Yome 21 Coombes Manager: Julio Ribas(URU)

Bakesetas will be an automatic starter. I'm not saying i agree with this at all but to be honest the last campaign he produced for us regularly and was a big part why we won the Nations League. You can tell he has the Greek passion and he wants to win with the NT team. I need to give credit where credit is due. In saying that i would love to see fortounis in as I think he can become the main player that controls the game as his talent is miles ahead of players like Bakesetas and company and has the skill to really control the pace of the game and break down opposing defenses. Give Fortounis some capable wingers and a decent striker and i think the dynamic of this team drastically changes. Just my two cents