Boxou Posted October 24, 2017 Posted October 24, 2017 karelis scored twice for genk's b team and it's reported he's ready to be included in their squad again the upcoming weeks.
J1078 Posted October 24, 2017 Posted October 24, 2017 33 minutes ago, Boxou said: karelis scored twice for genk's b team and it's reported he's ready to be included in their squad again the upcoming weeks. That's positive as we can really use him as an option.
J1078 Posted October 24, 2017 Posted October 24, 2017 Looks like Manolas will be ready... Not sure about Donis and Toro...
Polikastano Posted October 24, 2017 Posted October 24, 2017 Need to keep this first away game as close as possible to have a chance Any loss of 2 goals or more (2-0, 3-1) we can forget about it. Im very worried about their midfield that they will have total control .
Argy Posted October 24, 2017 Posted October 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Polikastano said: Need to keep this first away game as close as possible to have a chance Any loss of 2 goals or more (2-0, 3-1) we can forget about it. Im very worried about their midfield that they will have total control . I am worried that we will give them too much respect.
paokara777 Posted October 24, 2017 Posted October 24, 2017 19 minutes ago, Argy said: I am worried that we will give them too much respect. Well they are going to play uber defensive on the away (first) leg, even Skibbe said that in the interview, something about not conceding.
Boxou Posted October 24, 2017 Posted October 24, 2017 19 minutes ago, Argy said: I am worried that we will give them too much respect. not really..our players are not amauters to do that. @J1078torosidis is reported to be out for 2 weeks so he might be available and about donis we'll know on saturday whether he will be ready or not.
Argy Posted October 25, 2017 Posted October 25, 2017 He is likely asking because Croatia already announced their preliminary roster. But yes, probably by the end of next week.
TheBigGoat Posted October 25, 2017 Posted October 25, 2017 On 10/24/2017 at 3:01 PM, Argy said: I am worried that we will give them too much respect. I absolutely agree with you. If it happens, we already start losing the match. Playing defensively doesn't mean we can't have a winning mentality. 1
paokara777 Posted October 25, 2017 Posted October 25, 2017 We seem to play better when we play defensively and counter attack, though. Every time we are the stronger team and play an attacking/possession style of football we look like we don't know what to do with the possession. Except when Donis played recently, he looked like he had some sort of plan of attack. I don't mind sitting back and soaking pressure/frustrating the Croats
TheBigGoat Posted October 25, 2017 Posted October 25, 2017 On 10/24/2017 at 12:18 AM, nick said: How the F*** does vellios or diamatakos get called up instead of samaras who has more game time that vellios.. those 2 players are bottom end players. I’d rather Samaras then either of them... Perfect! Samaras is a monster, I miss him playing as winger. Not sure if he still has a good pace, though. 1
Ellada2004 Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 3 hours ago, paokara777 said: We seem to play better when we play defensively and counter attack, though. Every time we are the stronger team and play an attacking/possession style of football we look like we don't know what to do with the possession. Except when Donis played recently, he looked like he had some sort of plan of attack. I don't mind sitting back and soaking pressure/frustrating the Croats Donis could be the wildcard here, if he plays like we saw vs Belgium he could give Croatias backline problems. I expect to see us sit back and wait for counter to open up. If we limit there chances they will get nervous as will there fans and they will try hard to force the issue and then mistakes will happen.
paokara777 Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Ellada2004 said: Donis could be the wildcard here, if he plays like we saw vs Belgium he could give Croatias backline problems. I expect to see us sit back and wait for counter to open up. If we limit there chances they will get nervous as will there fans and they will try hard to force the issue and then mistakes will happen. Yeah but he's out for another 4-5 weeks so he doesn't make the first leg definitely and most prob the second leg
Ellada2004 Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 I read Donis could be back for first leg? Hopefully.
J1078 Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 I just read on Stuttgarts page the Donis will be out until approximately November 30th. I don't know if there has been an update but it looks like he won't be available.. Sucks he could have been a weapon for us..
Argy Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 10 hours ago, J1078 said: I just read on Stuttgarts page the Donis will be out until approximately November 30th. I don't know if there has been an update but it looks like he won't be available.. Sucks he could have been a weapon for us.. There is word that he is resuming training and may be match fit in time for the playoffs. I don't see Skibbe playing him anyway during the first leg in Zagreb; Maybe in Athens.
jason Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 I would like to say we will playing a counter attacking style with a focus on set pieces. I don't think we need to just park the bus. Croatia is good but they don't compare to Belgium who in my opinion are a superior side.
Argy Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 32 minutes ago, jason said: I would like to say we will playing a counter attacking style with a focus on set pieces. I don't think we need to just park the bus. Croatia is good but they don't compare to Belgium who in my opinion are a superior side. Belgium has a slightly better XI, but much deeper as a team.
J1078 Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 22 minutes ago, Boxou said: about donis we'll know on saturday What's going on Saturday that will give us info on Donis?
Boxou Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 40 minutes ago, J1078 said: What's going on Saturday that will give us info on Donis? his MRI
Ellada2004 Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 Hopefully he can play at some point vs Croatia 1
ausgreek Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 Soula afew doors to the right asked me about my bank balance during my chat, she sounds like one for you Pash, she yours.
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