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La Mendel

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  1. I hope not he did much more for the Ethniki than Amanatidis (I know he scored a winning goal vs Turkey).
  2. Gazzetta.gr says Tsanas chose the 4-4-2 system (source: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/796298/me-4-4-2-kai-ena-erotimatiko-o-tsanas-pic). The lineup I copied in in the morning was a hoax (I found the Kitsiou part of it very surprising). After Thursday training it seems that Tziolis will start as a defensive midfielder instead of Kyriakos Papadopoulos. Karnezis will be the keeper, Vyntra (and ofc not Kitsiou), Manolas, Papastathopoulos and Holebas will be the defenders. Tziolis, Samaris, Fortounis, and one of the Fetfatzidis-Kone duo will be in the center. Mitroglou and Karelis will attack. (I can easily imagine that this will be another 4-3-3, with Tziolis as CDM, Kone/Fetfatzidis on the right wing and Karelis as a LW - although the picture shows quite another formation with Kone as LM.) Tachtsidis and K. Papadopoulos can also play tomorrow. Tsanas will decide about the lineup on Friday morning, he said that to the players. He wants them to be alert. The lineup (it is reported ofc, but more plausible than that in the morning): http://wcdn.gazzetta.gr/sites/default/files/11ada_elladas.jpg' title="
  3. Tsanas said to the press that he hadnt decide the lineup yet (compare with the statement of many sites today "eight players will probably start"). Press conference with Tsanas and Tziolis: http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki_elladas/tsanas-theloyme-na-kanoyme-mia-nea-arxh.3645084.html
  4. He wants a new start. Press conference with Tsanas and Tziolis: http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki_elladas/tsanas-theloyme-na-kanoyme-mia-nea-arxh.3645084.html The more interesting passages. They spoke about a new beginning. Tsanas said "I havent decided who will start" (1) or something to that effect. He said he isnt responsible for the former debacles and cant tell what was wrong with the former coaches. Tziolis said all teams have ups and downs, but with a win versus Finland the NT will find the right path. (1) Cf. with what the sites wrote about that eight players will start.
  5. Euro 2008 wasnt a success, I must admit. Although, we wouldnt have been out after 2 matches but for the referee. He has stolen the goal of Charisteas (87th minute).
  6. Rehhagel changed the formation (and consequently the line-up) on that match (5-3-2). We didnt perform on EVERY occasion well, but we achieved great results under Rehhagel and Santos.
  7. Yes, especially Croatia is a good example. They conceded 3 goals last year versus the goody goody mexican team and were overwhelmed. Same vs Brazil. And Switzerland, they conceded five versus France and it could have been easily more (cf. one French player missed a penalty, and there were other chances too). Conceded 7 goals in 4 matches - cf. Greece conceded five. And they were absent from Euro 2012, probably because of their good defensive record in the qualification stage. Sweden, however, missed the 2014 tournament after Ronaldo scored four times against them at the playoff (cf. we scored four goals at that playoff). Greece conceded very few goals in qualification matches. At the finals, in 2012 Holebas made great mistakes versus Poland and Czech Rep which costed us two goals. Germany was a very strong team and some of our players seemed extremely nervous (+ an abysmal performance from Sifakis who was OK in the group stage matches). In 2014, the first Colombian goal with which our problems at once started was again partly due a mistake from Holebas (and partly an unlucky touch from Manolas).
  8. Perhaps he cast aside our match strategy? And replaced it with... exactly what? The players themselves didnt know what the clown wanted.
  9. We used the former strategy for years, against minor opponents too, and we were successful. Since the WC every experimenting led to a disaster.
  10. Our starting XI: Karnezis Kitsiou/Vyntra Manolas Sokratis/K. Paps Holebas K. Paps/Petsos Samaris Fetfatzidis Fortounis Karelis Mitroglou
  11. More news: http://www.sdna.gr/ethnikes-omades-podosfairoy/article/109630/tsanas-stin-akri-ego-koitakste-emeis Tsanas said players should subordinate their ego to the community, so the team can escape from the current situation. He will employ the 4-2-3-1 system (with an attacking midfielder and two wingers). Eight players (says SDNA) secured their place in the Ethniki: Karnezis, Manolas, Holebas, Samaris, Fetfatzidis, Fortounis, Karelis, Mitroglou. Kitsiou and Vyntra can play right back, with the former having reportedly more chance to start [this surprised me - LM], Papastathopoulos and K. Papadopoulos contest for the place of the other CD. The second DM - if one of the former duo will be benched - can be eventually Petsos. (It seems Tziolis and Tachtsidis will start on the bench.)
  12. On paper our offense is stronger with more attackers, but it isnt certain that we can afford it. However, the number of DMs is less important than the system in which the team plays. With a Defense First & Counterattacks system, a Kone-Tziolis-Samaris midfield would be OK too.
  13. We always had more chances against the Finland type teams (Latvia, Israel, Lithuania) with a Tziolis-Katsouranis-Maniatis midfield.
  14. I think we will win vs Finland with 3 defensive minded midfielders too. We have nearly no chance and our fate isnt in our hands. We should return to the system of which we know it works.
  15. The match versus Romania will be tougher than the Finland game. We should use the strategy vs Romania on Friday too. So the guys will know the system better and will have more experience with it. It has become clear in the last months the system is very important in our case, much more important than which wingback will start, the more experienced and older one or a younger but equally average one?
  16. Two defensive midfielders are too few in our current form. We should play Tziolis too. And we should concentrate more on defending. I dont think Tsanas would choose Kitsiou over Vyntra. When he was the coach versus Serbia, Vyntra and Avraam were in the starting eleven and the Kitsiou type players (Tasoulis, Bakakis) sat on the bench. This is important because of the chemistry too, Vyntra and Tziolis know the others fairly well. Id say Tsanas wont tinker with the line-up. Probably we will start like this: Karnezis - Vyntra, Manolas, Papastathopoulos, Holebas - Tziolis/Tachtsidis, K. Papadopoulos, Samaris - Fetfatzidis, Mitroglou, Karelis.
  17. On the only occasion when Tsanas was the head coach Vyntra started (and as a left back). Just saying.
  18. Hungary plays vs Faroe Islands at home, Greece in this form can hardly win four times in a row.
  19. Karabelas could be called up, hes playing for Levante and is only 30. Tzavellas is only 27.
  20. News for you: I wrote that Samaras is a free agent, Christodoulopoulos could help us now because we have only two somewhat experienced attackers (Fetfatzidis, Mitroglou), none of them is a left winger. Salpingidis was also a key member of the team and was way more experienced than Aravidis, Platellas or Fountas. Also he could help us more than any of the aforementioned players.
  21. The Romania game wont be easy at all. We too have many injured players (Torosidis, Maniatis, Ninis) or players who dont have a club (Samaras, Christodoulopoulos, Salpingidis), and Tsanas is an average coach. I hope we will win but in these circumstances it will be very difficult.
  22. He was a great player, he is third on our all-time scorer list.
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