La Mendel Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 He should have a new thread, he will remain the head coach for at least these two matches vs Finland and Romania. Tsanas about Santos: http://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/seleccao/portugal/clube-portugal/artigo/2015/08/20/kostas-tsanas-sobre-fernando-santos-desejo-lhe-tudo-de-bom The title is: "Tsanas about Santos: I Wish You Good Luck". He praised (elogios) Santos in the interview, he is quoted to say: "He is a good man and a great coach. We had a good relationship. He knows what he wants, this can be seen in the way he manages the team." He wished Santos good luck to the qualification. The article mentions Benfica players Samaris and Mitroglou were called up by Tsanas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omonoia9 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Might as well keep him for the rest of the lame duck campaign. He can pull double duty with the U21 for a couple months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omonoia9 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 He cant be worse than Ranieri? lol! Markarian came close. The only way to top Ranieri would be to lose to like, San Marino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Mendel Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 So far this can be seen (it isnt much): Tsanas doesnt lean exclusively on younger or experienced players. Not every older foreign-based player was called up (no Gekas or Avraam), nor will be there younger "options" who dont play for their club at all there (e. g. no Mavrias), but there are youngsters and more experienced guys in the squad too. This is a balanced squad so far (as for the ratio of youth vs experience). Of course, it is possible that the performance of the team and the results will be mediocre, we cant prognostize that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Mendel Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Ranieri also tinkered the lineup and formation in every single game, hence his nickname "the tinker man". He was all over the place. There was no opportunity to build chemistry. + he cast our former defensive system aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausgreek Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Comparing the recent past coaches is like saying which of these green apples are greener? Markarian replaced a white-hot Fetfatzidis with Katsouranis in the second half recently. The game ended up a draw against Hungary I think. That for me proves he needed to be thrown out and replaced by Tsanas, even before the match ended! We cant greek-dance around the fact we are in a painful re-building stage, I hope we have now re-built. I get a good feeling that the squad seems happy and a happy squad means 100% effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Mendel Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 It's just an easy "point the finger" option. Aek66 has pointed out the lack of other options and if anyone remembers the game, out front 3 of Samaras-Mitroglou-Salpigidis were super flat & lazy with 0 off the ball runs. Was he the only option, a player with zero caps? Hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Mendel Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Kone, K. Papadopoulos, even Fortounis. Tziolis could have been also called up (instead of Mantalos, for example). They would have offered stability, the chemistry between the players could have worked. With the former system we could have easily secured a draw (at least). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Mendel Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 More news on Tsanas: http://www.newsnowgr.com/article/846235/vlepei-thrylo-o-tsanas.html He will go to the Oly-Panionios if I understand it well. Possibly Siovas, Kapino, Fortounis could be included in the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Fortounis is a lock. Kapino probably should be the back up keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausgreek Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Bravo re AEKARA, good man. our defensive system was park the fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Mendel Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Back to topic: We should find an experienced head coach instead of Tsanas as soon as possible. If Tsanas would be a Mourinho or a Fernando Santos, he would have been considered as a head coach after the Ranieri debacle. Nor was his overall strategy versus Serbia very convincing. Id say we could beat Finland at home, but we will have a tough time vs Romania away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J1078 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 We can't just got out there and get any big name coach that doesn't have a job right now. We need to be smart we need to do some research and we have to find a coach that is best suited for our team and our style of play. We can't just go out and get for example a run and gun style of coach because he's the best name out there. We need to make a decision on a coach and stick with him. We can't keep switching coaches every 5 games or so. We need a coach that will restore our defensive system plus add a bit of creativity on offense, we need a coach that will preach fitness and dedication, we need a coach that is a players coach, a coach that will be patient with young players and gives them a chance to develop and not afraid to put them in the line up, we need a coach that will give us an identity again and everyone will know there roles and not be asked to do something they are not capable of. Yes it will be a long road for our team as we are in a transition but we do have some good pieces that we can build on. We still have defenders that are above average and very capable of playing solid defense, we lack in our midfield position right now, we do have some pieces that show potential up front we just hope with a new coach that one of these guys can step up and take the role. We need someone that is willing to stick with a line up if he really believes in it because all of this juggling of players all the team will not allow the team to build a system and get comfortable with each other. Just my thoughts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Mendel Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 We can't just got out there and get any big name coach that doesn't have a job right now. We need to be smart we need to do some research and we have to find a coach that is best suited for our team and our style of play. We can't just go out and get for example a run and gun style of coach because he's the best name out there. We need to make a decision on a coach and stick with him. We can't keep switching coaches every 5 games or so. We need a coach that will restore our defensive system plus add a bit of creativity on offense, we need a coach that will preach fitness and dedication, we need a coach that is a players coach, a coach that will be patient with young players and gives them a chance to develop and not afraid to put them in the line up, we need a coach that will give us an identity again and everyone will know there roles and not be asked to do something they are not capable of. Yes it will be a long road for our team as we are in a transition but we do have some good pieces that we can build on. We still have defenders that are above average and very capable of playing solid defense, we lack in our midfield position right now, we do have some pieces that show potential up front we just hope with a new coach that one of these guys can step up and take the role. We need someone that is willing to stick with a line up if he really believes in it because all of this juggling of players all the team will not allow the team to build a system and get comfortable with each other. Just my thoughts. I thought so too. Very good post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Mendel Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) Several Greek sites state today that Tsanas wanted to see yesterday (at Oly-Panionios) mainly Siovas, Bouchalakis and Fortounis. See for example: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/790937/tsekare-siova-fortoyni-kai-mpoyhalaki-o-tsanas Fortounis is said to have been very good, Bouchalakis was OK too, and both of them scored against Panionios. An afterthought. How many defenders does he want to call up? There were some eight of them among the foreign-based players, and now there is Siovas too. I thought he wants to cap attackers from the Super League (Mitroglou was the only striker on the list). Edited August 24, 2015 by La Mendel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausgreek Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Whoever knows the Greece squad in full. gets to date my former supermodel girlfriend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 You pimping her out, ausgreek? Send through some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausgreek Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 When is this homo of a coach going to name the f,,, team?? Ange picked his team last week, and they have all had their first shave since already f....!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausgreek Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 When is this homo going to name his team?? Ange already picked his, and they all have had a first shave since already. Typical of Greek soccer. Finland will humble us cause we don't do professionalism good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Is Tsanas really a gay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makynia Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 He has until Friday to name his players from Greece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausgreek Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) He's not gay Akri, but he is very happy. Although we like to leave things till last minute, look at the Olympics. My thio Stelio was picking the weeds out from around the northern end of the stadium whilst the 200m sprints were on! Now that can turn a person gay, or ungay maybe. Edited August 26, 2015 by ausgreek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Bravo, well said ausgreek! Let me speak on everyone's behalf and say that you are a voice of reason on these forums. With your skinny jeans and your smallish sized pola you speak tell truth. May you bless us with your posts for a long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausgreek Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Well Akkri, whats a pola? Is it something I put on your chin ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausgreek Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Or have I mis-read this and your an ally? In that case, disreguard previous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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