Ellada2004

We screwed ourselves in Zagreb, losing 1-2 would have been bad enough but we still would have a decent chance. I am still trying to wrap my head around how we give them 4 goals and 3 were so cheap and laughable. Even IN Belgium a far greater and skilled Belgian team could only get 1 and that was with us down to 10 men for 25 minutes and the goal came in the 89th minute. Missing Manolas was a huge loss a crime by FIFA if he's in there its safe to say the backline is more stabilized and we are not running around like a bunch of chickens. Skibbe better field a lineup that will attack and no Tziolis and Samaris please. Bakasetas should not see the field at all. The team has worked hard for 2 years to get to this point and needed help from other results to get a top eight 2nd place and its ashame things went sideways for us from having Manolas suspended, Torosidis out and Donis injured who I thought would have put the weak Croatian defence under pressure with Mitroglou. I pray to the good Lord that we can get a 3-0 it would hurt to miss a World Cup after what happened missing out on the Euros in what was as straightforward a group as you will ever see. PAME ELLAS!

Two years of a solid qualification overall and it goes down the drain in 30 minutes.

It sucks we couldn't pull out a 2nd goal at the end there. Make it 2-4 and then we are somewhat back in the tie going back home. I am Stoll stunned at how crap our defense looked only Germany hit us for 4 goals in the Euro and they earned them, we gifted Croatia 2 of the dumbest goals possible.I can't believe it.

It was embarrassing right up there with the Faroes matches but this was the first game of a playoff tie to go to the WorldCup and the team was unorganized and most were not giving it there all on the field. Samaris, Tzavellas, Tziolis, Staf, Fortounis, Karnezis were abysmal as was our coach! The players were talking about securing a World Cup spot for there injured teammate Mandalos and this is the match they played. Absolute Garbage!

I was just saying keep them off the board and there angst would start to rise. Then that passback and boom it’s a 1-0 and there it goes. Missing Manolas was a crime that FIFA should pay for, those arses. Not having Toro exposed us even more, it’s a shame at 2-1 our team and coaches plan should have been to lock it down and not concede and even losing 1-2 was manageable but 3 minutes later another goal? Also why was Tsanas given the boot?

I am still steaming, we looked like a laughing stock. All the other ties will be closely contested. Our coach today coached like it was a friendly. The formation, starting Maniatis and Samaris. His substitutes throwing in Bakasetas who is brutal.

It’s a shame we did not have Donis available to run at the weak Croatian defence. Lovren was brutal and in the last 5 minutes they were under pressure and completely disorganized as we were. If K Paps gets the ball to Mitroglou it’s 2-4, and then we have hope for Sunday in Greece.

Bosnia is just another made up country like the Skops they have nothing and are nothing. Bunch of p*****s.

We defended like a team canada it was disgraceful. Every goal except one was a gift. It’s like we had a bunch of Lovrens on our side. We give up 1 goal in Belgium to a superior team down a man for 30 mins and today 3 goals in a half hour. Just unacceptable.

We shut the Croats out in 2 games then we give away to stupid goals like a BOSNIA would concede. But we are Greece not failures like the Bosnians so it’s unacceptable.

They are a shi t show just like the Albanians and the Turkeys

Bosnia are sh it, lots of trophies over there a re vlaka!

We lost so many fifty fifty balls and were dispossed so easily. Tzavellas had one of the worst games ever as did Fortounis. Karnezis looked so uncomfortable. only guys who played were Sokratis and Zeca. Assist to FIFA for banning Manolas.

You and your made up little country can take a walk m#$%!!

We should be pressing there weak back line, look how crap Lovren is

Samaris needs to hit the bench can't even make a pass

If we can find another goal and get out of there 2-3 it would be a blessing

Tzavellas with a horrible pass back and Karnezis could not hit it first time. He also failed to mark his man on the 2nd goal.

3 goals conceded in a half? Not even Germany would do that to us! Ti vlakies

YaAAAAAA

Goal Sokratis

Wtf!,

True, for me too I like to focus on match and listen to the commentary.

Will be on Sportsnet. I like to watch it at home because I pace around like crazy during these matches :)

Ellada 2 Croatia 1 won't be easy as it was with the cocky Romanians who we ran out of Athens...Let's do this ELLAS!