Ellada2004 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Antaeus7 said: You got to play with who they got. Greece gotta have that "Next man up" mentality. Thats true but Kosovo will be a tricky encounter so the team cant overlook them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean97 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 13 hours ago, Ellada2004 said: Listening to Sport Fm and the reporter at the Ethniki practise said Tzolis could be ready to go for the Kosovo match and that Mavropanos could be fit to play as well. Losing Masouras & Galanopoulos is a big blow and Zeca is suspended for the match vs Kosovo which adds to our problems. Wow. That’s great to hear. We need them. Looks like Greece’s chances have gone up now. Now that you say Zeca is suspended, this should mean Alexandropoulos plays. Alexandropoulos is a great CM and I hope he starts against Kosovo which will be a difficult game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbxk508 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Of those out injured, at least 3 would be starters. It’s bad when 1 or 2 are missing but that’s half or 3/4 of the attack. Next possible players who may start are Limnios, Chatzigiovanis, Mantalos, Vrousai or Douvikas. Players that are either not playing regularly, inexperienced or out of form. Not ideal when you need wins. Then again Greece seem to get results when it’s not expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Massouris and Fourtonis out of lineup ?? OUCH !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaeus7 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Fourtonis injury will keep him out for the remainder of 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellada2004 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 10 hours ago, Dean97 said: Wow. That’s great to hear. We need them. Looks like Greece’s chances have gone up now. Now that you say Zeca is suspended, this should mean Alexandropoulos plays. Alexandropoulos is a great CM and I hope he starts against Kosovo which will be a difficult game. I am eager to see Alexandropoulos play he has a lot of promise. It sucks that Galanopoulos has too miss these matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellada2004 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 44 minutes ago, Antaeus7 said: Fourtonis injury will keep him out for the remainder of 2021. That’s tough for him another long absence due to injury and again the Ethniki will miss him as we did for the last six Euro qualifying matches. What a big blow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Our history against Kosovo: 2 games - 1 win, 1 tie, 0 losses 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellada2004 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 I just saw Kazakhstan fight back twice to draw Ukraine 2-2. That is the second time they have played in this quailification campaign and ended in a draw. This group would have been better for Greece in terms of finishing in second place. France are the clear 1st place favourites but Ukraine (pot 2) dont look good dropping points twice to Kazakhstan especially in defence. Also Bosnia are in the group and they are trending downward and I think although its a rivalry between us I think we would have done well against them as our recent Euro qualifiers we got 4 points and really should have been two wins if we didnt start so poorly in the game in Bosnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellada2004 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Kosovo beat Georgia 1-0 and could have made it more they missed a one on one with the goalie too. Muriqi scored off a header. Greece are going to have to be careful with his height in the box of crosses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaeus7 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Kosovo win is a good one, right now 1-1 for Spain/Sweden, which is good, but a Spain victory would be ideal for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J1078 Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 Sweden beating Spain 2-1 right now is the worst thing that can happen to us as a Sweden victory will make it next to impossible for us to qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaeus7 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Sweden is just a world class team, they are difficult to break down. Olsen is one of the best goalkeeper in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaeus7 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Here is the standing right now Sweden 9 pts 3 g Spain 7 pts 4 g Kosovo 3 pts 3 g Greece 2 pts 2 g Georgia 1 pts 4 g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brklyngrk Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Game over, 2-1 Sweden. Doesn't change anything for us. We still need to win our games. Anything other than a win on Sunday pretty much ends our chances. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellada2004 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Just now, Brklyngrk said: Game over, 2-1 Sweden. Doesn't change anything for us. We still need to win our games. Anything other than a win on Sunday pretty much ends our chances. Just watched it. We can’t catch a frigin break Spain lose after going up 1 nil. Isak and Kulesveski were dangerous that’s going to be a tough tandem to face. JVS get on the phone and beg Manolas and Siovas to come back!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyp Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 The result doesn’t change anything. Greece needs to win all their games. You have to take care of your own backyard. No one will do it for you. Just win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J1078 Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) With our current setup we are not beating Sweden or Spain so I agree with @Ellada2004JVS needs to do something regarding Manolas and Siovas or we will get shredded. We are not in the same class as both those teams so leaving our our better players is just stupid at this point. Edited September 2, 2021 by J1078 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brklyngrk Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 So after Sunday, I expect the following: Spain 10 pts 5 g Sweden 9 pts 3 g Greece 5 pts 3 g Kosovo 3 pts 4 g Georgia 1 pts 5 g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J1078 Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Brklyngrk said: So after Sunday, I expect the following: Spain 10 pts 5 g Sweden 9 pts 3 g Greece 5 pts 3 g Kosovo 3 pts 4 g Georgia 1 pts 5 g If that's how it plays out then the game against Sweden will be our do or die game as we need to beat them no matter what if we want to give ourselves a chance going into October and November. Its going to be extremely difficult. Edited September 2, 2021 by J1078 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean97 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) A draw or loss against Kosovo should mean JVS gets the sack. Can’t lose against them. Have to win. Sweden will be hard, we might be defending all game like we did against Spain. I just hope we win our next 2 games. That all I could wish for. His trust and loyalty of Bakasetas will make him get the sack in my opinion. Bakasetas shouldn’t and can’t lead us into a major tournament. If we eliminate him we’ll look like a good team and can possibly make something happen and also qualify. Edited September 2, 2021 by Dean97 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellada2004 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, J1078 said: If that's how it plays out then the game against Sweden will be our do or die game as we need to beat them no matter what if we want to give ourselves a chance going into October and November. Its going to be extremely difficult. Now that loss to Georgia looks even worse and they were absolutely terrible today at home to Kosovo. JVS better get 2 wins or he’s done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellada2004 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dean97 said: A draw or loss against Kosovo should mean JVS gets the sack. Can’t lose against them. Have to win. Sweden will be hard, we might be defending all game like we did against Spain. I just hope we win our next 2 games. That all I could wish for. His trust and loyalty of Bakasetas will make him get the sack in my opinion. Bakasetas shouldn’t and can’t lead us into a major tournament. If we eliminate him we’ll look like a good team and can possibly make something happen and also qualify. For sure Dean. He should have never seen the field vs Georgia were he couldn’t create anything. How will Bakasetas break down the Swedes who know how to defend. Anyways if JVS gets it wrong here especially vs Kosovo then he has no more outs left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellasLEAF Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 So they need to jump Sweden, and Spain will have more to play for now they aren't even assured 1st anymore. Even then will need to go into playoff for 2nd spot in which they won't be seeded. It's looking grim. Just beat Kosovo and go from there all they can do at this point.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellada2004 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 This was Spains first World Cup qualifier loss since 1993 a 1 nil loss in Denmark. What a great run... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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