Ziaka Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 The next NT game is the Zagorakis farewell game that will take place on August 22nd at Toumba Stadium. This game is also preparation for the upcoming EURO 2008 qualifying games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEK-MTL Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 If I were Otto, I'd call up Tavlaridis and Eleftheropoulos for this game. Play Ele for the first half and then put in Chalkias for the second. I'd keep Tav in there for the whole game to see what he can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evalagoal Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Eleftheropoulos??? :huh: :o :huh: :o :huh: :o :huh: :o :huh: :o WOW! Where is he playing anyway? Isn't he like 34 / 35? Still 2 old for the NT my man we need a young keeper that's going to jump at the "upper 90 shots" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEK-MTL Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Eleftheropoulos plays in Serie A (for Siena I think) and he did well last season for Ascoli. He may be getting up there in years (31 years old) but then again, he might be a better option than Chalkias or Nikopolidi at this point. It is a friendly after all so what do we have to lose? As for a younger keeper, who would you suggest? Sifakis and Kotsolis are not NT material (at least not yet) and other than those two, who else is in the fold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 I doubt Otto will experiment wit the team so closely to the important game with Norway. I would expect the same old call ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js1000 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 If I were Otto, I'd call up Tavlaridis and Eleftheropoulos for this game. Play Ele for the first half and then put in Chalkias for the second. I'd keep Tav in there for the whole game to see what he can do. agreed. i'd go further and give ele the full 90 mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Very strong friendly! A pleasant surprise! Agreed that King Otto should try out the lineup for the Norway game though I would like to see him give some playing time to Stathis Tavlaridis. He's going from strength to strength in a strong league and deserves a chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I can only see a loss for Greece, there not going to take this match too serious. So, 1-0 Espana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAO_OR_DEATH Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 yea i dont think that oto will experiment much.....as per usual i think we'll see a 1-1 draw, i pray and hope that we will score at least one goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loup Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Maybe a stupid question - but what is Zagorakis' role in this game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Maybe a stupid question - but what is Zagorakis' role in this game? Propably he would play a couple of minutes or maybe a whole half and then get substituded.At that time is when the activities will comence.As far as the game goes i dont believe that anyone will take it seriously ot try hard.It is the start of the season,who wants to get injured on a friendly/farewell game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAO_OR_DEATH Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 those are some good prices for the tickets, in NZ it costs somthing like $130 (65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 Like crazy said, Zagorakis will be honored for his NT services in the past and will probably play for a short period of time. I think he will play anywhere from 15 to 40 minutes and will be subbed so he can get a standing ovation from the fans. Back in 1995, there was a similar game at Toumba (last NT game played at Toumba) honoring Georgios Koudas. despite the fact that Koudas was 40 years old and retired, he played for 15 minutes against Yugoslavia. I expect something similar with Zagorakis. Just for the record, this will be Zagorakis's 120th game for the Greek NT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Like crazy said, Zagorakis will be honored for his NT services in the past and will probably play for a short period of time. I think he will play anywhere from 15 to 40 minutes and will be subbed so he can get a standing ovation from the fans. Back in 1995, there was a similar game at Toumba (last NT game played at Toumba) honoring Georgios Koudas. despite the fact that Koudas was 40 years old and retired, he played for 15 minutes against Yugoslavia. I expect something similar with Zagorakis. Just for the record, this will be Zagorakis's 120th game for the Greek NT. I hope he plays the full 90 mins. Its his day after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Just for the record, this will be Zagorakis's 120th game for the Greek NT. No Greek player will ever go anymore near that milestone. Zagorakis must play a full 90 minutes in Toumba to show the Greek fans how much they love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dark_horse Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Of all the players aborad who are called up for the friendly, Kapsis has been chose by King Otto. :LOL: I hope I don't get any headaches from his stubborness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Otto wants to have most of Zagorakis former team players on the roster to honor him,maybe even a future Paok player perhaps. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAO_OR_DEATH Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 thats what it looks like aye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphoria Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Anyone know the full list of players called up for this game? Was Vryzas called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I'm disappointed in Otto. This would have been a great game to try things. I'd play 2 different teams in this, in the 1st half I'd play a memorial/testimonial team: ----------------------------------------Nikopolidis------------------------------------------- Seitaridis------------------Goumas---------------------Kyriakos----------------Torosidis Patsa---------------Katsouranis-------Zagorakis--------Karagounis------Papadopoulos --------------------------------------------Gekas-------------------------------------------- In the 2nd half I'd go for abit more experimentation: ----------------------------------------Chalkias---------------------------------------------- Seitaridis---------------Papastathopoulos------------Kyriakos--------------Spyropoulos Ninis-----------------Patsa-----------Zagorakis----------Torosidis------------Amanatidis ----------------------------------------Samaras--------------------------------------------- With Lybe coming on for Zagorakis at some point and playing alongside Geka. I say this because, for me, where the team is lacking most is energy in the midfield and if Spyropoulos can play at left back that frees up Torosidis to move into midfield. We need more energy in centre-mid, if we manage that I think we can reignite the flame that we had in Euro 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loup Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Dude is right th cohession in the mids has been our weakpoint since Zagorakis retired We can't get away with 4-3-3 that we used the last few matches, although I liked it In reality I can't see Otto using Spyropoulos, but he might throw Fyssas in the back and move Toro into the mid with Basinas - Kats and Kara I guess it also depends where Patsa plays - i really think he is a special member of this team and adds something that makes the rest of the omatha better -if he plays in the back like he did vs Hungary, then Toro will be the forth mid I'd say, On the other hand I counld see Goumas or Dellas as Kyrgiakos' partner, and Fyssas in at LB then who is the 4th mid Toro? Patsa? Stelios? One of the forwards brought back? I'm really talking about the Norway game here Where I think we'll see- ---------------------------------Nikopolidis------------------------------------- Giorkas----------------Kyrgiakos----Goumas( or a healthy Dellas)-----Fyssas --------------------------Basinas--------Kats----------------------------- Toro----------------------------Kara------------------Amantidis---------------------- ---------------------------------Gekas------------------------------------------------- with Patsa coming in as an early 2nd half sub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js1000 Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 In the 2nd half I'd go for abit more experimentation: ----------------------------------------Chalkias---------------------------------------------- Seitaridis---------------Papastathopoulos------------Kyriakos--------------Spyropoulos Ninis-----------------Patsa-----------Zagorakis----------Torosidis------------Amanatidis ----------------------------------------Samaras--------------------------------------------- With Lybe coming on for Zagorakis at some point and playing alongside Geka. I say this because, for me, where the team is lacking most is energy in the midfield and if Spyropoulos can play at left back that frees up Torosidis to move into midfield. We need more energy in centre-mid, if we manage that I think we can reignite the flame that we had in Euro 2004.[/color][/b] i like the second half team i'd like to see how ninis papastathopoulos and spyropoulos perform. if spyropoulos plays well it could free up torosidis to play in his prefered position in midfield as there is a lack of quality midfielders in greece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 This is the list of the players that Otto has called for the game: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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