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Here is Skibbe's Press conference.. He has his main man Tzioliz with him. http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki_elladas/live-streaming-h-synenteyksh-tupoy-toy-skimpe.4712103.html

The official line up has not been released yet. It's still speculation.

E-M-I-R I can tell you are one of these rats that if you end up winning Friday you will be all over this forum trying to rub it in and if you lose you will disappear so actually I don't think anyone cares about your comments or remarks.

What's your point? I totally agree that we got outplayed against Bosnia the last game. But at the end of the day you scored one very lucky goal that hit the post and then our goalies head before going into the net. We also got lucky in the last minute to tie the game but that was a defensive break down which Bosnia is very prone to do and it was a rocket of a shot by Tzavellas. So even though you did outplay us I will give you that you still managed to only score one very lucky goal. Bottom line we are one point ahead of you in the standing and we will see Friday what happens.

http://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/do-or-die-in-zenica

^Completely agree

Yes it might have not been pretty but for anyone who knows anything about Football Greece managed to keep such a potent offence to the outside and not give them second chances. You also said Bosnia could have tied Belgium if they played with 11 men back.. I hardly doubt that as you don't have the high quality defenders we have, and if it we didn't have to play with 10 guys after getting a player sent off we would have won that game lets not forget that.

@Rockafeller Skank Thats kind of the same feeling I got from the article...

http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki_elladas/torosidhs-emeis-den-pame-na-paiksoyme-mpoks-alla-podosfairo.4709147.html

That's right I totally forgot.

@Argy im pretty sure we had a full squad in Athens against them did we not? I might be mistaken. I also think we had a full squad when they beat us 3-1 when we had Kara still. I could be wrong but I don't think we had a significant lose in any of those matches. This match is a different story.

Trust me I hope I'm wrong and I hope our mid does step up and show us they can compete. My only concern is who skibbe might select. I kind of would rather see a young guy get a look but I have a feeling if zeca is injured it will be maniatis and tziolis. I have no clue what Zeca brings to the table yet but I can almost guarantee he will start if healthy.

First off where did I say we are going to lose the game in that comment when I spoke about our mid? Did I say something that isn't true? Is our mid not a huge problem? do they not get out played 90% of the time especially against an average to good teams mid? is it not a huge reason we don't create flow and chances? so before you tell me to leave the form because I made a comment about our sub par mid. I did speak positive about our results up until the Belgium game but I did speak negative about how we played to get those results. I also said after the Belgium game it was the first time in a while I was proud of our team as they should confidence and played Steller D. Listen I hope we win just as much as the next guy but I was stating the obvious facts and if you cant deal with peoples opinion then maybe you should beat it from the forum. You've completely contradicted yourself I spoke about how our mid is the weakest part of our team and you agreed by saying its bad since kara and kats so I'm not to sure what your getting so up tight for kid. Either way not here to argue with you as everyone has the right to there opinion.

http://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/pjanic-uncertain-for-bosnia

Bottom line it doesn't matter who is missing from your team and who we put at midfield, Bosnia will control the mid way better then we will. Our mid is and will be for years to come our weakest position by far.

Our Midfield even when healthy is a below average midfield, Samaris is over rated and not nearly as good as some people think he is. Our attack on most days is non existent and if you take Mitroglou out of our line up I don't think we score on most days. GOALTENDING - ADVANTAGE BOSNIA DEFENSE - ADVATNAGE GREECE MIDFIELD - ADVANTAGE BOSNIA OFFENCE -ADVANTAGE BOSNIA When both teams have there full roster imo.

No matter who is out I still think you guys have the advantage.

For get Greece fighting for first place and forget about thinking of scenarios for us taking first. Let's just focus on the biggest game of this campaign and let's not look ahead because this will be a tough challenge for us take 3 points. The odds are definitely not in our favor as it's a tough place to play in.

If any s%$#! goes down it's going to happen from them not the Greek fans.

Bosnia is a much stronger team at home then they are on the road and they usually score in numbers at home. In saying that I think if we had a healthy team we would be able to shut the door on them. I think it will be a tough match for us as I think our midfield will cost us the game, I don't see any combination of players that can control the mid and the flow of the game for us. Also I don't want to see Oikonomou starting I think the guy shows flashes of being okay but overall he makes bad decisions and is sloppy in my opinion. I'm pretty sure you will see Tziolis start which is a bad move. Also if Zeca is healthy you can guarantee he will start. IMO the only thing Zeca brings to the team is speed. I believe the last time we played in Bosnia we conceded 3 and lost and that's when we had a solid defensive team so all in all this game scares the s%$#! out of me. Even with our full team at home we should have lost that game against Bosnia. I'm hoping even with the injuries the Greece team builds on the chemistry they've shown the last game against Belgium.

We are all throwing so many names out here of who should get a shot and yes we have some suspensions but realistically this is not the match to start tinkering and trying to figure out if a guy can cut it or not. This is game may decide whether we make the world cup or not. We need to be very smart about our selection and try to keep the chemistry this team has started to show. There are a lot of players who deserve a call up but now is not the time to take a chance, not in this match. We need more friendlies and during those friendlies is when we need to insert these players in. Another thing guys are throwing out there is we need to play for the win and attack Bosnia's defence, If we do that we will lose as we have shown over and over again that style doesn't work for us as we get exposed very easy on the counter. We need to build a wall defensively frustrate the Bosnian's until they start pushing there back end up and at that point we counter when we can. Its the only way we can win and its the way the Greeks should play.

^Completely agree.

We were lucky to scrap out a last minute tie against Bosnia at home with a full line up. Now we are going into the Bosnians house with a weaker line up it will be a tough task for us to come out of there with a point. Not saying Samiris is some great midfielder but he's the only guy we have right now and kpaps brings grit and energy to the team which we will miss fosure. Bosnia will have no problem controlling the game and they will get prime scoring chances let's just hope we can somehow hold a clean sheet which will be difficult. The mentality the NT team needs is the exact same one they had against the The Red Devils stay back defend like hell and attack when you get a chance because if we open it up at all we will concede a goal. Greece is always better when the play back first and attack on the counter.

Dzeko is still injured?