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Still not sure why Mitro the only proven goal scorer this team has had was not called up even as a sub at the very least an option... Scores his 2nd goal in his second game....

Watch us beat Finland and then lose to Liechtenstein..???

What about Koutris why isn’t he called up?

Finally Donis is healthy but yet he's not called up... I still would have called up Mitro at least as a bench option.

What was once a solid defensive team have allowed 8 goals in our last 3 qualifier games against Bosnia, Italy and Armenia and we have become one of the easiest teams to score against. Add that in with the fact that we have NEVER won in Finland in our history and we have a coaches first game in a do or die game who in no way has enough time to implement change tells me we have a minimal chance at best to come out with 3 points in this game. Call me pessimistic all you want but the truth in the matter is this team has completely disappointed and looked like a mediocre minnow at best since our last world cup appearance so there is no optimism on my end right now.

Qualifications will be very difficult. We have a do or die game next Thursday. The fact that our players folded and potentially threw the game against Armenia to get the coach fired probably cost us any chance we had. If we somehow pull a win then we should be right back in the mix of things.. To be honest no one knows what to expect with this team as they are in a mess IMO.. We are a week away and no real introduction or press conference has happened yet.. Has the coach even had enough time to properly scout the players and reach out to the guys... I mean what's going to happen 3 days before the game against Finland they are all going to get together and all of a sudden put together a new style of play and we think it's going to work?? I hate to say this but I think this may be a disaster for the NT as any coach that comes in needs more time then we have for this qualification..

I was a supporter of Fetfa joining the team as well but the more I think about it do we really not just want to start playing some younger players? Has Fetfa done anything where he currently is playing? Is he even getting regular playing time as a starter? All off these things need to be taken into consideration, he has not emerged like some of us thought he would.. I just don’t know if we should keep mentioning him as a starter for this team not sure he is the solution.. I’m not against having him called up don’t get me wrong I’m just thinking we have exhausted his name and not sure it’s worth it or not.. Playing in the Middle East did no favours for his career.. to be honest I don’t even think the new coach will even consider him.. I’m also not expecting this coach to make drastic changes to start I’m sure he wants to se first hand what he has and what he is working with.. It won’t be easy to go into Finland with a new coach and a new system and get a win so I’m just hoping I see some positive signs from this coach and it’s kind of not fair to be put into a do or die situation as your first game as a coach.. We don’t beat Finland we are done..

Has the new coach not had a press conference? They play in less then a month are they not going to introduce the coach and hear what the guy has to say about his plan with the team??

Going back to Santos' plan. https://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/new-ethniki-outlook-to-be-shaped-by-santos-vision

https://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/agona-profile-vant-schip-aiming-to-prove-the-doubters-wrong

Is the press conference today?

There is not just one problem with this team, There are several issues so just changing coaches will not fix our problem, it starts from the top down with the Epo who need to care more and put someone in charge that is not corrupt and that truly cares about the NT and has a plan to develop younger players. Then of course there is picking the right coach that understands the personalities of this team and has a good football mind and chooses the right players to fit with in a good football system that can make the team successful. The players I find have been getting a free pass, Their mindset and attitude and care factor has gone to s%$#!, They don’t play as a team and they don’t seem to give the efforts they give for there club teams. We need guys to obviously play there natural position plus we need to add guys with speed on the wings. We also need to find a mid fielding duo that can be consistent and control the game as this is a huge problem for us.. I don’t expect this new coach to come in and wave his magic wand and all off a sudden the team is going to start winning and playing good football, these Euros are done we need to start focusing on rebuilding the NT and stop with these bandaid solutions of just changing coaches and think this will fix the NT as there are deeper problems..

At the end of the day I'm not a fan of the hire but who know maybe the guy will surprise us at the very least lets judge him after we see what he does with the NT.

He won’t last and we will be going through this entire process of finding a new coach all over again. Does the EPO not realize it’s costing them more money to have to pay out contracts of coaches they fired rather then spending more for a top rated coach that will cost more initially but less in the long run..

There are reports now the Fyssas is going to take over as the technical director of the NT and he will be the one to pick the new coach for the NT. The EPO is waiting for a response which should come with in the next few days. Apparently he met with Santos when he was in Greece and discussed going back to the plan that Santos had built for this team.. So many different reports coming out who knows what to believe..

Let me make it clear I love offensive attacking football but in order to get the NT back to respectability we need to find a coach that can play to our strengths which is our defence, someone who can bring us back to a strong defensive team because ever since the last tournament we made, our goals against has been absolutely disgusting as we have become one of the easiest teams to score against. We need someone who can focus on defence and fast passing and someone that is going to play the best players in there respective positions. This revolving door of coaches will keep happening until we find a coach that understands our limits and uses our strengths to start getting results again. Raneri came in and tried to change the entire way this team played that made them successful and ever since then we have been sinking. Obviously the retiring of our veterans contributed to our freefall as well. The EPO needs to do there F....ing homework on this next hire..

They have also interviewed Thomas Doll apparently its between him Van Schip and one other guy whos name hasn't been mentioned..

I don’t know to much about this guy..

Reports are saying the EPO is close to signing John Van't Schip as the new coach of NT.

This guy was not the right fit at all but who ever they bring in I personally think this team is so broken and just not good enough to make the euros... The EPO doesn't care about the NT and it almost seems like its a burden for them and they don't really want to focus on them so they are just going through the motions.. Either our players aren't good enough or just don't care enough but its become even more clear as this is now the 3rd tournament in a row we are going to miss. The way the EPO runs the NT I have no hope for even the next waive of players that will eventually start to come up..

It's official Angelo is Fired! https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki_elladas/telos-o-aggelos-anastasiadhs-apo-thn-ethnikh-omada.5560019.html

After the loss to Armenia our chances of qualifying became very slim anyways and now with Fortounis out that pretty much just completely ends any slim chance we might have had.. Another missed Tournament for the Ethniki... The sad reality is it’s over after 4 games and this team can’t even keep it competitive until the end of this tournament.. another dreadful showing...

If Tziolis is back I’m officially done with this organization... Surprised the EPO hasn’t officially fired Ang... I keep hearing they are looking for a foreign coach but our very slim hopes of qualifying happens in September against Finland so hopefully a decision is made soon..

The coach needs to go ASAP and if with a new coach the results and drama continue then time to clean house get rid of everyone and start playing younger guys.. At the end of the day I would rather lose and get embarrassed with younger guys that may have some potential then watching these guys lose every time they play.. EPO just confirmed they will play at Oaka for the entire qualifier.. wow how embarrassing we don’t even have a home field.. lol Oaka is like we are playing on the road..

We might as well pick the best Greek coach available because there is no way the EPO will dish out the funds to hire a reputable foreign coach... They already said there budget is around $200,000 eu a year.