[Giorgos Samaras ‒ (retired)]

so sad to see how his career has just dropped. I strongly believed he was a step from being an well rounded elite player. is he married? did his wife screw his head or something? 

[Nt - What Changes Are Needed?]

Need to put a ten year grassroots program together where all professional clubs are forced to finance their own academies and have at least half of their first team squads to be filled with players born or eligible to play for our country.

This way the local players will get their necessary playing time to develop and harness their skills at a top competitive level and not be compromised with an array of s%$#! quality mercenary foreigners that enter our league.

Wait ...I'm thinking of how Germany refocused their football after 1998. Could something like this work in Greece and the SL ? I'm dreaming, sorry. As for the Greek NT. Were going to suck for the next decade. No creative young quality players coming through the ranks and the 5-6 decent starters we have right now are either defenders or players past their peak years.

 

Yes a program like that wouldn't hurt but most importantly is to re-structuring the management working all the way down to the players. I don't see Greece being in this disaster for the next decade. Teams are still respecting Greece right now, they just need to re-group and start from the basics again. i.e 2002 or 2006

[Nt - What Changes Are Needed?]

at this point there is not much they can do about changes. It is sad to see them not be able to qualify for the euro because on paper it is one of the most talented Greek national ever. Individually at least. They have to go back to the basics and find their strength again which is yes their boring defense. 

 

Changes of management and players attitude complete destroyed the NT. I think the current NT give or take a few players here and there will be good enough to qualify for the WC