Akritis_1944

If the Greek NT was filled with players from Niki Volos, OFI, Ergotelis, Kavala and the other clubs under financial stress then logically they may well not to be motivated to play for the national team as they aren't getting paid! However this is NOT now not never been the case. Did the Venezuela players fail to progress past the Quarters in the Copa America because their country is facing hyper inflation where a carton of eggs costs $200??? No! The majority of the Greece team were not based in Greece. This is not a factor. It's not even close to being plausible.

Aek66, what's your concern with my post? The fact that he was born in Nafplio which is geographically close to Tripoli or my logical opinion that he wouldn't consider Asteras even if they were interested in him. I think you misunderstood my post.

He's the captain of Steaua, so that's a positive. He's a Cape Verde international so he obviously knows Garry Rodriguez.

Yeah he turns 41 in 2 weeks. I had to look his age up as I was going to say that he's younger than you, but turns out he's also younger than me too!

He was born in Nauplio. About 60 kms down the coast from Tripoli but doubt he could be enticed to play for Asteras.

Don't you worry about it. I will!

Good loan move for Kolovos. Mechelen are a mid-table team in Belgium so hopefully he gets a chance.

Your teams loss Pana. I'll take him!

No I think what he's doing is a common old fashioned goalkeeper pose thing. He's 100% Greek. Barkas is a common enough name in Greece. Although he's born in Holland as OS pointed out.

Good signing. A lot of Ukrainian based players being looked at by a few Super League clubs. As unattractive as Greece is at the moment, ask yourself a question: if your options were playing in a country with a failed economy over staying in a country that is going through civil war and is also an economic basket case. I know what I'd choose for me and my family.

Are you still fitting in to your skinny jeans?

Agreed on both counts but when Pelkas is "on" he's very impressive.

I'm more excited about this tournament than the Euros. I hope Mexico win and they can then stick it up that orange colored moron Trump.

Paoksyd, I agree with you aside from Gianniotas and Tachtsidis. I thought they were the better players in Sydney and they definitely have a role provided to that they are playing regularly and are improving.

It's good to get a win against an opponent that never treats friendly matches as a friendly but like Mark Bosnich said, Australia is not at the level of quality teams (yet). He said that Greece isn't a Germany, France, Belgium, England or Brazil, but they are still better than Australia as Australia has only had 1 win against the elite teams and something like 6 losses and 1 draw. That draw was against Germany in Germany. Four days later they then traveled to Yugoslavia to play Monkeydonija and drew 0-0. So that's the reality of the Socceroos. We should be beating this team and this group of players. We need to have our best players fit and organised against Holland and Russia or we will be embarrassed but for team moral and psyche tonight was good.

Shame Barkas couldn't get his first cap, but I guess you need to earn it.

The finish was one in a million but what about the dink over the opponent?! I never thought I'd see that level of finesse and skill from Maniatis.

No surprise. "Violent foreigners". Typical and by the play book in how to vilify an ethnic group and a sport.

Samaris apparently the best player on the pitch according the pundits.

Some of the players have been talking positively about the match. Typical media is showing how clueless they are though.

Greece needs to fix up the defending from set pieces. It's how we have conceded the bulk of our goals the last year. We look lost so it needs to be improved.

Greece have better players so it's about time we won against these minor nations. Holland in September now.

Don't bother with stastics. Australia out possessed England too but they too lost 2-1. So apparently Australian players were on holiday so that's why they lost say the commentators. Bwahahahsga Yeah playing in Asia is taxing!!!! Excuses coming out already. So Greece were jetlagged in the first match but that's just us whingeing like lazy Mediterraneans. Psofo ilithioi!

Some mangka with a Verona flag. Suck it blockheads!

Winding down. Only seconds left but final whistle blown. Deserved win by Greece B over the BPRoos.