[Suggested Call Ups, Starting 11]

I'd like to see something like this

-----------------------Vlachodimos

---------Sokratis-------Siovas-------Manolas

Torosidis------Pelkas----Kourbelis-----Koutris

---------------Fortounis----------Donis

---------------------------Koulouris

 

Pelkas is a good choice as an 8. You can replace Kourbelis with Zeca if you like. And Donis can also serve as a second striker next to koulouris.

[Euro 2020 Qualifying]

3 hours ago, J1078 said:

He says everyone was complaining that we weren't playing good soccer and they were sick of seeing 1-0 results so they changed their philosophy and look what happened.

Well, actually I was sick of seeing 0-1 results. Not 1-0 results. We never really changed our style of play. We just stopped defending AND attacking.

But yeah. A strong defense is very important, we should stop LOSING so much. Especially against smaller teams.

[Suggested Call Ups, Starting 11]

1 hour ago, AchillesHeel said:

You're right but even 1/8 is good enough to be considered greek (for me).
Not that I'm advocating his being called up but what skills he has are what we lack in the midfield. He was actually having a breakout season (5 goals in 12 app.) when he was sold off to Alanyaspor during PAO's firesale.
We really don't have the luxury of a wide variety of options as far as offense goes, seeing how Fortounis and Mantalos have panned out so far for the NT.

For me too. Being 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 Greek is no issue at all. As long as you really wanna play for your country and not treat it like a "good career" choice.

But I just don't see how Villafanez will solve our problem. We have Fortounis, Pelkas, Donis, Lamprou, Limnios, Lazaros, Fetfatzidis and even Chatzigiovanis. Fortounis really isn't the problem here. That's plenty attacking options. Villafanez and Klonaridis won't add much I'm afraid. Although Klonaridis isn't worse than the ones mentioned. But he was seriously waiting for a call-up for Belgium all the years. I mean there is zero chance that will ever happen.

We lack a proper (in form) striker and a strong defensive midfield. Guys like Zeca, Bouchalakis, Koutroubis, Tziolis, etc are very limited.

 

It may also be time for the coach to change the system of the Ethniki. This 4-2-3-1 didn't do much for us.

[Suggested Call Ups, Starting 11]

8 hours ago, AchillesHeel said:

A CAM needs to be able to dribble and pass....2 things that Klonarides isn't very adept at doing....and Villafanez is 1/4 greek....and that's greek enough for me.

He is 1/8 Greek. But the more important question. Is he even good enough?

There is a reason why he plays for Alanyaspor, a turkish team that is constantly losing and struggle to score goals.

 

Even Klonaridis would be just a good back-up. That's it. He barely made it anywhere.

 

Besides He can't even speak Greek! You'd think he speaks it after living in Greece for so many year. He even comes from AEKs youth department. Even Zeca is fluent in Greek.

Don't mind if Greeks outside Greece struggle to speak Greek. But a Greek who lives in Greece for so many years? (same goes for Calathis tbh)