Euro 2024 Group B - Netherlands - Greece (7 Sep. 2023 21:45 EET, Philips Stadion, Eindhoven)

[Dutch Eagle]

MD 5.

For me a match with mixed emotions as I want them both to win......

[J1078]

This game will most likely determine 2nd place.. 

[Ellada2004]

If Greece get a draw it will be a good result. If we can get a win in Holland it will almost lock up qualification as we would be 6pts ahead of the Dutch and have the head to head tiebreaker. 

[HellasLEAF]

It's great to have hopes raised heading into difficult matches such as this.  At least we go there with belief we can get a result.  Still, if they don't manage a win or even a draw that we don't get too down.  

The team has come a long way it looks like very quickly but Dutch NT even without appearing at their strongest do we really know?  Obviously a huge match for them as they at home as they must see us now as their most direct opponent for 2nd place.  

[Ellada2004]

Mephis Depay and Steven Bergwijn will miss this match and against Ireland due to injury. 

[paokarag4]

Baldock ruled out due to injury, that's a blow. My confidence in us getting a result has dropped with the news, Rota is poor defensively and gets found out often. In a game where we are going to have to be solid at the back, it does hurt our chances. Going to need a big defensive shift from Masouras (which he is capable of)and the mids to support Rota at right-back. 

No surprises in the reported starting XI but of course we won't know for sure until an hour before kick-off. Mavropanos is suspended due to the send off v France in June. 

----------Vlachodimos

Rota----Retsos---Xatzidiakos---Tsimikas

-------Kourbelis----Siopis-----Bakasetas (playing as a 10)

Masouras----Giakoumakis/Pavlidis----Mantalos

 

Edited September 7, 2023 by paokarag4

[J1078]

Huge blow not having Baldock and Mavropanos. Rota will get exposed big time. Poyet during his pre-game press conference said when asked if they will try to attack more "It all depends if we have this one injury that i was told that may make us change our game plan" he was talking about Baldock. he knows now they cant be that aggressive down the right side with Rota back there. Badlock was doing a good job joining the play and crossing the ball in.

[PaokCT]

Need France to beat Ireland too. To essentially make this a 3 team race for 2 spots.

[Omonoia9]

NETHERLANDS

 

1 Flekken(GK)

2 Geertruida

4 Van Dijk

5 Ake

22 Dumfries

15 De Roon

21 De Jong

17 Blind

7 Simons

8 Gakpo

9 Weghorst

 

BENCH

 

13 Verbruggen(GK)

23 Noppert(GK)

3 De Ligt

6 De Vrij

10 Lang

11 Berghuis

12 Hartman

14 Reijnders

16 Veerman

18 Malen

19 Wieffer

20 Koopmeiners

 

Manager: Ronald Koeman(NED)

[ChrisT]

The game is on TV in the UK if you have Sky, on the Viaplay Xtra HD, channel number 420

[Omonoia9]

GREECE

 

1 Vlachodimos(GK)

21 Tsimikas

17 Hatzidiakos

4 Retsos

15 Rota

6 Kourbelis

23 Siopis

11 Bakasetas(Captain)

20 Mantalos

7 Masouras

9 Pavlidis

 

BENCH

 

12 Paschalakis(GK)

13 Athanasiadis(GK)

2 Papanikolaou

3 Koulierakis

5 Bouchalakis

8 Ioannidis

10 Pelkas

14 Fountas

16 Chatzigiovanis

18 Limnios

19 Giakoumakis

22 Giannoulis

 

Manager: Gustavo Poyet(URU)

[PaokCT]

We are playing horrible. Yellow already for Siopis

[Omonoia9]

Yellow against Siopis

[Omonoia9]

Just now, PaokCT said:

We are playing horrible. Yellow already for Siopis

First few minutes are always the hardest in games like this

[PaokCT]

No possession not even trying to play. Maybe we are just trying to weather the storm

[Ellada2004]

Yellow card 

[ChrisT]

We just had a shot, the ball just narrowly missed the corner flag. 

[Ellada2004]

Good counter there for Greece shot of target from Rota 

[ChrisT]

Holland have scored. Pathetic defending.

Edited September 7, 2023 by ChrisT

[PaokCT]

Those Dutch fans and Van Gaal sipping on wine 

[Omonoia9]

De Roon, 1-0

[J1078]

That didn’t take long for Netherlands to score.??‍♂️

[Ellada2004]

Terrible 

[Ellada2004]

This where we miss Mavropanos! 

[Dutch Eagle]

2 minutes ago, PaokCT said:

Those Dutch fans and Van Gaal sipping on wine 

VIP-Box. The other one was Hans van Breukelen. Euro 1988 champion and penaltykiller! Know your classics, @PaokCT! 

The regular fans drink beer in plastic glasses.