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Greece has been creating, just lacking quality up front...

Well - if they do light it up in practice, hopefully that will encourage all of them to do the same.

He's treating it as a friendly...

Staf as CB, Mandalos should be in place of Bakasetas, Fetfa/Donis instead of Mandalos

Paschalakis Bakakis Hatz Staf (c) Giannoulis Kourbelis Galanopoulos Bakasetas Limnios Pavlidis Mandalos

I like the fact that he benched Fefta for tardiness. You need to show commitment and professionalism. Hopefully it resonates.

Masouras didn't play because he was suspended. Koulouris hustles but lacks that final quality. Limnios impressed. The formation and the formation was great, we played very well as a group and a million times better than the 1st leg with better defenders in Sok/Manolas. I would remove Bakasetas and replace with Fefta. Donis for Koulouris. Tsimakis for Staf, Retsos for Bakakis, Use Masouras/Pavlidis/Varsouj off the bench. My biggest question is why Vlacho didn't start. Paschalakis wasn't even called and he comes in and starts. Didn't make sense at all.

Donis has shown flashes of brilliance, he is talented but needs to be more consistent. We do not have anyone like him, if you see some of his highlights, you can see how quick he is. He has scored some impressive goals against Bayern.

I think he excluded them so he can put his own imprint on the team. Those two are Greece's best players, command a certain respect and may overshadow anything the coach says. He may want to gain control of the locker room first. Not saying that they are a problem, he may want the players to look to him instead of Sokratis if something is happening.

I think he is testing the best cohesiveness for the team. He knows Socrates and Manolas play well, why not see who else can make the cut?

I think he wants to see what he has, we lost with them 3-0 to Italy. He probably wants to be able to put his stamp on this team without worrying what the more senior players say. Once he establishes what he wants, he can bring them back as contributing players knowing that they are part of the team, not the team.

Honestly - don't agree with a few of the names, do about the others. I do know what we had wasn't working. We shall see...

At the end of the day, the rankings reflect a mathematical formula, wins - go higher, losses - go lower. We haven't done much winning so we deserve to be were we are. Hopefully we can string some wins together and start going in the other direction.

OLY was the better team, didn't realize how fast they were. They could have and should have won. Podence is a good player but can be a little selfish at times. Funny, if you read any of the commentary on the match, everyone talks about the comeback but no one is talking about how OLY outplayed them. If they could just finish, they could have been up a goal or two before the penalty.

It sounds like EPO was trying to force selections on him or "suggested" some players, and he said no - I want these guys. I hope he means what he says..

At the very least, we need the pts to be able to be seeded at a higher pot, so every game still matters!!

Greece were outplayed bc of scheme. The US used 2, even 3 guys to guard Giannis and we couldn't adjust. We started out great, but it just fizzled - can't keep that up for the entire game. Also, it seems that Giannis is given a breather every two minutes.

We really missed Fortounis. Mitro/Donis would have been great but they are not fit. Mitro has been put in for just 15 minutes each for 2 games to help get his stamina. Donis hasn't played a game bc he was trying to earn a transfer, which he did. The two new guys did ok. I can see Kyriakos being that kind of leader, if he can ever stay healthy.

Based on current point differential, we are up by 10 (30 to 20). US has 75 point difference. If the scenario discussed, in all likelihood, we would go through but again, we need to beat the US.

So it ended today - tough way to lose. To be fair, we didn't deserve to win - a draw would have been a fair result. From here on in, we should start the younger players and aim for the next tourney. We are clearly lacking in something.

He hasn't played yet. OLY is keeping him out so he wont get hurt, they are trying to sell him.

Donis will get called up as soon as he starts playing. Mitro just recently returned, I think he has only played 15 minutes this year.

He hasn't played - he wants a move abroad and his team hasn't given him any time.

Call ups where made - Fetfa/Pavlidis/Vrousai - called up, as well as Toro/Sok/Manolas. No Mitro but other than that, like the call ups, no real complaints as you can make an argument for all of them.

Thanks - I saw that site but you need a fan id number and an AMKA number. Called ticketmaster on Saturday and they said I would need to reach out to Olympiacos directly. Had to send them a note, see what they say.