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Ioannidis was completely spent no way he could stay on. He worked so hard vs three centre backs. Same can be said for Bakasetas, his penalty was that of a tired man. With the benefit of hindsight, we really should've rested players when we went 4-0 vs Kazhakstan at half time. The game was over.
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1 hour ago, nick said:
This is why so many wanted Poyet gone!!! And any of you who wanted him to stay deserve this. Most in form F***in player in Tzolis not even on Bench. Ruins a relationship with fortounis, manolas, sokratis but picks tzavellas for his squads….. plays players like pelkas, kourbelis and Bouchoulakis who should never be close to the NT with ability and form to consider. Masouras was runnning on fumes from 60 min on and we had nobody to come on !!! What a F***in joke
I think we played well enough to win though. Pelkas was very good v Kazahkstan as was Kourbelis. In the end we had the best chance with Mavropanos header and we didn't take it. Manager can only do so much.
Let me ask you a question. If Mavropanos header goes in does that change everything you said about Poyet? It really is a game of inches.
Seriously Tsimikas is complete rubbish Im sorry with his basic skill errors he was by far our worst out there tonight.
Vlachodimos could not get close to any of their penalties and they were all weak penalties. He has a lot to answer for as well.
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Big problems at the back. Mavropanos is a mistake waiting to happen and Tsimikas needs to stop prancing around like he's some sort of billionaire. Yeah we get it you play for Liverpool but play for us like you're playing for Liverpool, not that flairish BS he produced the other night.
Karhavatskellia is world class. He will create plenty of chances for them and is probably the only thing in our way to qualifying. Need to get an early goal and silence the crowd and most definitely dont go defensive like we did vs Holland.
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2 hours ago, Ellada2004 said:
I would say Greece should beat Kazakhstan especially in Athens but they won today in Finland which is a tough place to get a result and they have beaten Denmark too. They are currently 3rd in their group but Slovenia & Denmark should get top 2.
I think playing Georgia or Luxembourg would be easier matches.I think if we cant win a playoff against any of those teams we really don't deserve to be there anyway.
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5 hours ago, Tahma said:
we waited way too long to actually apply any pressure or attack, this was a weak Dutch side.
This. How dangerous did we look in the final minutes actually playing with some urgency? It's our home game, we needed to win, had to put more pressure on the Dutch but instead sat back and let them boss the game.
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For me Pavlidis is the biggest disppointment. Seems to excell at club football but continuously lets us down at National Team level. Such a stupid penalty to give away as soft as it was and butchers his chances time and time again.
Ioannidis gives us something we never really have (a forward who can turn his opponent) but fark me he should have squared that ball to Masouras for an easy tap in. Playing against the Dutch we needed to take whatever chances we got, especially after we saved the penalty and escaped unsacathed from some awful blunders.
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On 6/13/2022 at 7:02 AM, Ellada2004 said:
JVS started well but then he regressed. His game management & subs at times were baffling and cost us a few games.
Siopis had another great match. His work rate is incredible.JVS was rubbish. Couldn't even succeed in our lowly Aussie A League. Argued with his best player Bruno Fornarelli and never played him again. Blocked me on Instagram when I asked if he thought that zero shots on target at home in the first half vs Kosovo was acceptable.
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Now let's really finish this group on a high. Six wins and zero goals conceded is a must, if even just to set our culture.
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Bakasetas again with a lethal strike and two assists. He’s playing like real leader. He is seriously dangerous around the edge of the box he hits them low and into the corner. Gun.
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Bakasetas again!! Clinical finish from the edge of the box. Two very impressive goals to start qualifying for him. Shows his ambidexterity against NI he took the touch with hiss left and fired on the right, against Kosovo right then left. This guy is a weapon on the edge of the box.
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He cops a lot of criticism Bakasetas but fark me he took his chance EXTREMELY well like a real pro.
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On 12/1/2021 at 1:49 AM, J1078 said:
That's what concerns me. With Portugal he had some great attackers and played more defensive but a team like Portugal who can capitalize on a few chance's can make them successful but with Greece our shots on target to goal ratio is very bad so playing defensive and only creating a couple chances a game will make it difficult for us. Obviously results are the most important thing at the end of the day but i don't want to go back to watching Greece line up heavy in the back and just protect the net until they get one or two chances a game to counter. Santos style was successful with the players he had for us at that time but i cant see that style being successful with this generation of players.
Guys it's this kind of attitude that got us into this situation in the first place. We all thought we should play more attacking/had better players etc and wanted Santos gone so the NT could blossom. Look what happened!
Maybe Santos and Otto they understand Greek football and our talent levels better than anyone (including us). Maybe that's why they are such successful coaches.
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14 hours ago, Jimmyp said:
Have you actually seen their forward line lately and watched them play? I’m not saying they are better than Greece. But their top 2 players David and Davies are better than anyone on both teams.
Was just being funny mate but yes every country has a golden era at some stage. I remember the US were unlucky to lose to Belgium in the knock outs back in 2014. I'm sure Canada's time is coming.
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Oh mate that would be massive coup if we got Santos back! 🙏
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9 hours ago, Ellada2004 said:
The EPO have to get it right with this hire, ever since Santos left they have failed with all these coaching hires. Greece have good talent to draw from just don't try and build the team around Bakasetas as JVS tried to do. Start from the back with Vlachodimos, Mavropanos, Tsimikas and hopefully the new coach will bring back Manolas who can still play at a high level and bring that experience to the team.
It's like my team in the AFL, Carlton. We sacked the last decent coach we had and since then we've been through five of them with no success. Sixth time lucky?
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5 hours ago, Jimmyp said:
They would destroy Georgia Kosovo Moldova and Slovenia also. I will say that with confidence. In fact, why don’t we make a little wager. No money. Just a friendly banter wager. I’ll bet you Canada gets to the knockout phases in the World Cup. If I win, you leave this board for a year. If I lose, I’ll leave this board for a year. Great friendly little wager.
Ela re it's soccer not ice hockey! 🤣
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As for JVS good riddance!
Hopefully we can secure a decent coach to build this youngish side.
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On 11/27/2021 at 2:14 AM, AEK RE GAMOTO said:
I really liked JVS as a human. He seems like a good guy and he always said it as it is. A straight-shooter.
He's right what he says about EPO. We all know its corrupt as F***. Canadians/Dutch don't put up with this kind of thing. Its not in their DNA.
Truth is, however, he didn't get the team into Euro 2020 or WC 2022. There were some bad losses and ties to countries we should have beaten with our eyes closed. I have no clue why Greece has always stunk against minnows but is always respectful, if not great, against the giants. People mention the good times of Otto and Santos but forget how many times we had to eek out a win against the Lichenstein's of the world in extra time. The problem is in the mentality of the players. You have to approach every game as a must win situation and take no team for granted. Corruption has to be abolished. How do small countries like Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Portugal, etc., do it? They have smaller and/or equal populations to Greece but they are ages ahead of us...
I hope the new generation in Greece which seems to be less corrupt and much more innovative moves in and clears the scum out of EPO so some respectability can be put into place. I'm gutted by the current state of affairs. I never in my life thought I would see the day where I would watch Canada's national team play and think, "holy crap! this team would smoke Greece if they played today".
I respectfully diagree with this part. We used to spank the minnows under Otto and Santos, I remember Gekas alone would score two or three. I can remember a few last gasp wins against Kazhakstan and Malta but other than that we've usually accounted for these sides quite easily.
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On 11/17/2021 at 2:59 AM, J1078 said:
I just heard on Hellas footy podcast that with the draw to Kosovo we now drop into pot 4..... Can anyone confirm? if that's the case that is absolutely embarrassing. The guys on the podcast are afraid the EPO will keep JVS on.
My god can you imagine? Game after game v the minnows eeking out 0-0 draws.
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On 11/15/2021 at 3:11 PM, trotsk13 said:
But it’s been this way throughout qualifying even dating back to before Covid
Not 1300 fans re we've had more than that!
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8 hours ago, Alphonse said:
Unpopular opinion - for me Pavlidis has been a huge let down after a promising start to the Ethniki, the amount of turn overs he produces is incredible. IMO Fetftazidis (30 yo) would offer so much more than Pavlidis who only really has a finish on him, his passing is terrible, hold up play very poor and I think hurting us more than helping.
Couldn't agree more re he is all hype and that's it. Unforgiveable the header he missed against Sweden, should be bread and butter for a guy his size.
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Cant blame them really can we? Cold weather, covid and JVS are three things worth avoiding.
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1 hour ago, J1078 said:
Guys give this a read he explains everything JVS has done from nations league to the World Cup qualifiers. He is spot on.
That's quite ironic. Can I tell you after we couldn't beat Kosovo I jumped on his Instagram and asked him how he could justify 1 shot at goal in the first half against the Minnows in Kosovo in a must win game. Two minutes later I was blocked. Which is effectively what he did to Siovas when he too questionned his methods. So it's obvious the guy can't take criticism in any way shape or form which must be tough for him considering what a failure he's been as a coach throughout his career.
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38 minutes ago, Bardouuu said:
Anyway.. on another note, another really bright performance for tsimikas and masouras.. which is basically the only positive thing I could come up with.
Masouras is now clearly our greatest attacking threat.
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Euro 2024 Qualifying Play-Offs - Georgia - Greece (26 March 2024 19:00 EET, Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi)
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I echo this sentiment. Poyet a breath of fresh air. At least the team is united and plays with a strong spirit.