Rockafeller Skank Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 without manolas idk wtf is skibbe doing. whole friendlies long he hasnt used our main Defending duo once. i mean he saw how we lost versus iceland.He should have gotten him and given him extra 2 tickets for the kid and his wife. vacation in australia would probably suck but you wont care if you are 5 months old.
Rockafeller Skank Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 Any reason why Petsos hasn't been selected ? Probably same reason why Manolas isnt. He got a move to a big club (Werder - although they fcked up this year) and he might want to be there in preseason to not lose his spot. I think Skibbe saw that Petsos is our only midfielder in form this year. Taxi - Samaris didnt work maybe Samaris- Petsos does.
georgelaz Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 Samaris & Petsos seem to work really well together. Was really really impressed with Petsos in the friendlies. Great outside box power shots, he plays to his strengths, seems very consistent. 1
ausgreek Posted May 10, 2016 Author Posted May 10, 2016 Ye its sucks out here with all the sunshine and talent. Don't ever come out here.
ausgreek Posted May 10, 2016 Author Posted May 10, 2016 Michalis Boukouvalas 169cm, back up for Torotsidis.
Akritis_1944 Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 31 players called up. Is this the travelling squad or will it be culled further? Knowing EPO They'll probably leave Bakasetas and Vellios at home while taking Siovas, Vydra and Moras along for the holiday.
Original 21 Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Probably same reason why Manolas isnt. He got a move to a big club (Werder - although they fcked up this year) and he might want to be there in preseason to not lose his spot. I think Skibbe saw that Petsos is our only midfielder in form this year. Taxi - Samaris didnt work maybe Samaris- Petsos does. I read that Manolas has his wedding scheduled during those games, so that's why he's not being called up.
Akritis_1944 Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Manolas had asked to be excluded so that's fine. The concern is that Sokratis and the better regulars miss the tour based on "injury". Australian Federation has stipulated that Greece send their best players so EPO will have to play the koroido and say theres's a spate of injuries to Samaris, Mitroglou, Sokratis etc. We will likely see Moras partner Oikonomou with Vydra on the right and Tzavellas on the left. Tziolis walking in the middle with Papazoglou up top. Even then I still see this being close.
Bananas Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 The fact is doing his job and not a kolo paido should not be a measuring stick. That serves little when you play as he does. At least Fetfa (who is not a kolo paidi) will be able to beat a player or 3 and create a scoring chance or score - on the field - big difference and that is what should matter Tziolis job is not to create chances but to be a link in the middle. Usually a thankless role unless you have the visual appeal of a Pirlo to give the role some oomph. Having said that, Tziolis range of passing is not good enough and his mobility is not good enough. Ideally you should be good in both, or at the very least excel in one to make up for the other. As for Fetfa, he is exactly the sort of player I hated playing with. Unpredictable, unreliable. Will he play today ? Is he on his rags ? Will he cover the space and mark his man ? Or will he do one dribble and then think he's the business. Playing with Tziolis is like playing with 10.5 players. With Fetfa it can be 10 or 12. But mostly, it's 10. That's why the kid is kicking it with the camels. 1
Original Sydney Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 His club wont release him, few others having the same issue and a few others out due to family reasons. Lets see if any of them can make the Greece matches
Original Sydney Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 One getting married, other having 1st kid and the rest aren't being released which leaves A League players, some who haven't played in 4 weeks. If these same guys miss the Greece games then we will be a massive chance at winning both.
Original Sydney Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 9 changes for England match is huge, I thought they'd stand a chance against England with the usual squad but not confident with the A League players, they've been out of action (well some have been) while EPL players will finish this week. Glad he called up Mauk from Adelaide United, he had a top season.
Akritis_1944 Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Spot on Amorgos. We all know Greece has been horrible and disjointed for some time. I personally don't care who plays as long as they put in an effort. Obviously I don't want to see Vyntra or Moras play as this is short sighted but a hungry Vellios, Bakasetas and Tachtsidis is better than a Mitroglou who looks disinterested.
Original Sydney Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 That's all everyone hopes for Akritis, don't want a repeat of 11 years ago when they last came here.
Akritis_1944 Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Agreed. They came as tourists then, although it was Australia's Golden generation. Just hope that the Greece team takes it seriously with an eye to the World Cup qualifiers.
Original Sydney Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 And they did it in style as tourists lol cant believe that game how bad it was. Hope so too mate because if they don't start waking up and playing then we wont be going Russia either
Akritis_1944 Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 That's 31 players as I mentioned previously. I think that's the extended squad and I doubt that they are all coming. Some good call ups and I would be annoyed if Vydra and Tziolis make the trip ahead of Vellios, Bakasetas, Gianniotas, Mantalos.
georgelaz Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 I really like the picks overall. My guess is Gianniotas & Fetfa called so we can experiment with having two good LW & RW. If the Aussie's are gunna start Giannou playing in China, might as well play Fetfa playing in Arabia. Fetfa should be playing in the Portugese or French league IMO. He'd be a key player for a team there. In Italy he tends to get drowned out in the noise. England, Spain, Germany would be even worse.
Greekaroos Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Probably cut the squad to 23 before they fly out the Sydney. http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/greece-name-squad-for-caltex-socceroos-friendlies/hzgv25vzfgmb1x3l6kjspln9e
Original Sydney Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 Rumour has it all their itinerary and details were confirmed last night.
GreekLunatic Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 People pay 157 dollars and we sending our b side here
PAOKSYD Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 I feel abit like that greek lunatic. I got me and my mrs top seats to watch the match and im goin to watch boukouvalas ffs
GreekLunatic Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 did their clubs tell them not to play cause it seems strange all the ads have mitroglou in them and he aint comming
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