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According to a Greek site JVS apparently told EPO that he would take a reduced salary to stay on as coach of the Ethniki. He is getting desperate. He looked like a lock to get a renewal but that Kosovo game looks to have opened up the eyes of the technical director and the higher ups in the EPO. It looks like EPO really want Santos but he has the playoffs with Portugal in March. It would be hard to see them not make it to the wcup but there is a chance they could be in the same path with Italy. Santos did say if he does not get the team to Qatar he will leave Portugal on his own.

They are a deranged bunch that is for sure. From the head coaching hires since Santos to not finding the NT a better stadium for years so Greece can gain a real home field advantage, to a host of other issues. Time for them to be shown the door.

I would take any over JVS especially Donis, Valverde, and Santos. I heard on the Hellas Footy podcast a long shot candidate could be Andre Pirlo. I personally cant see that happening.

They’re a disgrace. Now I heard on the Hellas footy podcast that UEFA are investigating them for fishy business in the Greek 2nd division.

No Greece would not have made it because we were in League C and Austria and Czech were in League B and their ranking is higher than ours and Slovenia who won our NL group. Austria finished 4th in there wcup qualifying group but still made the playoff.

yes for sure I have said that the NT should play somewhere else. EPO had said they would not play at OAKA for the Euro qualification and they were suppose to have the NT play in Crete. They still cant get the stadium issue sorted out.

I am going to listen to the show after. I enjoy it like the Gate 7 podcast. If we drop to Pot 4 because of that draw then that in itself is cause for JVS to be fired! I was worried about that during the game when Kosovo tied it up. Unbelievable!

For sure we had more fans than that and vs Spain it was more than 15 000 if we had gotten a result vs Sweden in October the crowd would have been much more than that as well.

I know my fried he did a great job with the NT. Had Greece won would have faced Holland close to a 50/50 game for a chance to play in the semi finals. I would have never believed after that game with Costa Rica we would have hit such lows. I was just thinking how amazing it was when we beat Romania and then the draw in Romania to qualify for the WCUP. Great memories!!

Agree with you, when we went down of a crap penalty call we should have looked to try and attack more but we kept giving the ball right back to Spain once we got it from them. To start the second half JVS subbed of Masouras our most dangerous player. JVS just looked like he was content with losing 1 nil instead of going all out to win the game.

Have to agree Santos won a Euro vs heavy favorites France in their country. With a good Portugal team but nothing like the star studded team they had when Greece beat them in 2004 or even their present day squad. Also his record with the Ethniki is incredible and as you said he got us far in the Euro 2012 and the last 16 of the World Cup. I would not mind Valverde he likes the possession based football with high press. He coached OLY and Barca of course so he is a step above JVS for sure. For me as I have said I would like Donis as a Greek who can speak to the players and he knows Greek football well. I think he would relish the chance of turning the Ethniki around and can bring along the younger players as he did when he was at PAO.

JVS and Project Qatar failed he said after the NL failure that he would ultimately be judged on wcup qualification. He failed miserably 5pts behind a Sweden team that was not that convincing. Greece had to make the playoffs in this group it was no where as difficult as the Italy/Switzerland group were Italy finished runner up. Its getting exhausting watching us fail yet again and seeing nothing football nations like Finland, Albania, and ffs even the Skopians making major tournaments and some of these countries now in the wcup playoffs too. Not only does JVS need to leave as he already should have after yet another draw vs Kosovo but so do the bums in the EPO who cant due there jobs and find a qualified coach to lead the NT and these same people who have left the NT way down on their agenda, they still haven't found the team a permanent stadium. They were suppose to have that done before the start of Euro 2020 qualification. The NT has to be the TOP priority! Greece have to be in World Cups and Euros. EPO needs to get down to work and make it happen enough of this s%$#!.

We cant afford JVS for NL if he continues to blow easy matches in League C and it could cost us a possible route through the playoffs that we may need to have at our disposal. The EPO are not to be trusted either I hear you on that, Since Santos its been a crap show with the coaches they have brought on. I would hope for Donis to come to coach the NT he can deal with these younger players and knows Greek football well and I believe he would command respect from the players.

Lets hope EPO realize we cant continue with JVS especially after yesterday Greece should have had an easy win but again for the 3rd time with JVS we cant beat Kosovo. Imagine if this result would have cost us a place at topping Sweden for 2nd place. Sweden finished with 15 points & Greece with 10 all those blown pts to the minnows cost us second place that just pisses me off thinking about it. Second place in this group was attainable I said it from the start but JVS crazy selections and tactics ruined it.

What happened to JVS playing the Dutch attacking style of football as you said he loads up the backline vs Kosovo? Makes no sense and he did not even use Alexandropoulos in this game to test him out instead we see Bouchalakis who can pick out a a good pass but he is way too slow in the middle of the park and when you see him lose the ball a few times yesterday and they caught us on the break I thought they would make us pay for it. Also he starts Mantalos and the guy just cant cut it for the NT he cant make the right decision were to go with the ball when we have a dangerous attack on. Its time for him to stop getting the call up to the NT. Why did Tzolis not get a start his pace and dribbling was way to much for Kosovo put him in from the start and we finish off Kosovo with 2 goals in the first half. JVS will not change his mad ways we cant continue on this path. EPO please bring in a serious coach who is smart enough too see that we cant afford to leave some of our best players out of the starting 11 and bringing in out of form players or guys who do not even start for their clubs like Mavrias. What a disgrace...

Lol your in JVS dog house too..

yup no clean sheet vs Kosovo not Spain but Kosovo yet again. In the Otto & Santos days at 1 nil up there is no way we lose the lead and especially to the Kosovos of the world. Just gutted with this team such a disappointing campaign. JVS has to leave..

Yes everyone here should read it, very well written and said!

100% Spot On!!

I really thought at the start at this campaign JVS would have learned from his mistakes with regards to player selections and in game tactics and that Greece would take max pts of the lesser countries. 2 points from Kosovo is a disgrace and both times we had the lead late on. We cant afford to keep him on and this pattern continues in the NL and it costs us a possible playoff spot should we not qualify directly for the EUROS. He has to go! Look at Serbia they change coach after failing to make the Euro and now they top a group with Portugal, meanwhile we cant beat the Kosovo's of the world.

This confirms he should go maybe a comfortable 2 or 3 nil win he could have made a case for a renewal. This is unacceptable it hurts to watch this s%$#!!!

Same old garbage we control the game and can’t put Kosovo away. Poor finishing not JVS fault but his substitutions are and again we can’t keep a clean sheet. JVS could have used Manolas or Siovas.

Serbia in the World Cup congrats they beat Portugal! WTF are we doing?

Absolutely right 3 times now JVS draws Kosovo only time Greece beat them it was with a Siovas goal!

Disgrace