U-21 NT (Elpidon)

[pash]

Currently 3-0, a brace by Mavrias, one additional by Fountas

[pash]

And Vergos with the fourth goal, 60'. This is a good day.

 

-edit- game ended 5-0

[pash]

Currently down 2-1 vs Hungary. Ioannidis scored our only goal, via penalty.

[PAOKSWEDEN]

http://www.planetadeportesweb.com/canal5.php

 

Stream 

[pash]

Lost to Israel 0-1

[Blackhawk]

Started to watch the game on Laola, but could not stand to watch the whole game. Pathetic.

 

if can't beat Albania and lose to Israel at home, you have no right to speak about qualifying from this group.

[pash]

Portugal has a massive lead in that group anyway (6/0/0). Nobody was going to overtake them, unfortunately.

[Blackhawk]

Nikopolidis

[FrappeFetish]

4 runner-ups qualify for a playoffs, correct? But, seems like a very difficult task: its the 4 runner-ups with the most wins against teams 1,3,4, and 5 in their respective groups. If we win the next two, maybe we can start dreaming of a push for the playoffs. 

[Tzatziki]

He was an assistant for a while at Oly under two different managers if I remember right...

[Tzatziki]

With Jardim and Michel, that is the sum of his coaching resume.

[Akritis_1944]

Nikopolidis has never shown any football nous. What are his qualifications exactly? Does any one know?

He was a crap goalkeeper.

[Tzatziki]

Ella, let's be real, he was not very acrobatic and had bad games like anyone else, but he was a very good keeper, and when in form he could steal a match. 

[Akritis_1944]

I like you Tzatziki. Do you like me?

[Tzatziki]

Sure why not.  :wub:

[Akritis_1944]

Good. Agree with me tote

[Tzatziki]

:D  If it is really that important, I guess I could patronize you. Kindly advise.

[pash]

Katalava, well looking at results and match reports looks like he is in way over his head. Blackhawk you said it was horrible to watch?

 

This team has potential and in the past has done great. I looked at our line up, I though the two guys from PAOK were picked in Charissis and the guy Pash loved - Mystakidis? they didn't play... Also the guy who is not playing in Spain, Vergos started, was replaced by Koulouris, who is he?

 

I stand corrected, turns out Charissis came in on the 2nd half as a sub

 

 

Don't question my love. Mista is not in any squads because he is out for 4-6 weeks due to an injury in the last game.

 

Koulouris is a PAOK player, loaned out to Anorthosis Famagusta. I don't know enough about Vergos to compare them, but judging by the results this campaign, neither were good enough.

[pash]

The U21 plays Albania in the 7th round of the U21 EURO qualifiers on the September 2nd. Albania is currently in second place in that group, we're in 5th. Portugal is way ahead of everyone based on points and games played.

[Dutch Eagle]

Greece won 2-1 after trailing 0-1. Goals Nikos Ioannidis (penalty) and Kosmas Tsilianidis in 90'. Adam Tzanetopoulos was sent off after two yellows. Albania also ended the game with 10 (red card leading to the penalty).

With Portugal - Israel at 0-0 a few minutes from time Greece is just two points behind second place that gives the opportunity to go to the play-offs.

[Dutch Eagle]

Games left for Greece: Portugal and Israel away and finally Hungary at home.

Will be difficult. Plus #2 Israel play Liechtenstein in Israel. 

[Akritis_1944]

The betting markets had Albania as overwhelming favourites too. Is that how bad the Elpides have been performing?!

If you go through the squad, it's packed with regular first team players and some promising youngsters like Tzanetopoulos and Barkas, Siopis etc

[RED SHERIFF]

some very poor results..but a very good squad on paper...

the betting markets just look at results ... the fact that we have some good players and Albania had players from trikala and kallithea in their squad means nothing to them..

[Blackhawk]

Portugal - Greece 1:0

Our chance of qualifying from this groups is pretty much gone. 

 

[Nikod]

what was our lineup?