Euro 2024 Group B - Republic of Ireland - Greece (13 Oct. 2023 21:45 EET, Aviva Stadium, Dublin)

[ChrisT]

Highlights:

 

 

[Dean97]

The few things I took away from this win is Giakoumakis deserves to start instead of Pavlidis from now on. His bullet header and his positioning to start the 2nd goal told me everything. He is our best ST at the moment outside of Douvikas who didn’t get called. We are lucky to have so many inform forwards at the moment. Wish that could be said at CM.

We still desperately need a 6 who is fast and can make quick passes and  decisions. I saw Mantalos playing as the 6 at times because I assume poyet thought Kourbelis was getting caught out for his slow moving and thinking with the ball. Which I agree and believe was the case. Midfield in general needs improving and different players.

Vlachodimos saved us a handful of times. Especially in the beginning of the first half. He did well considering he had been criticised a lot by Benfica fans. 

I’m still not convinced in having Bakasetas as our captain and starter. I don’t think I ever will be. Fortounis is way more creative and better player in general and I’ll always stand by that. 

Happy to see the team win and succeed but there are still a lot of question marks as usual with player selections.

 

[nick]

Is the first tie-breaker head to head or goal difference?

[Ellada2004]

On 10/14/2023 at 6:34 PM, Dean97 said:

The few things I took away from this win is Giakoumakis deserves to start instead of Pavlidis from now on. His bullet header and his positioning to start the 2nd goal told me everything. He is our best ST at the moment outside of Douvikas who didn’t get called. We are lucky to have so many inform forwards at the moment. Wish that could be said at CM.

We still desperately need a 6 who is fast and can make quick passes and  decisions. I saw Mantalos playing as the 6 at times because I assume poyet thought Kourbelis was getting caught out for his slow moving and thinking with the ball. Which I agree and believe was the case. Midfield in general needs improving and different players.

Vlachodimos saved us a handful of times. Especially in the beginning of the first half. He did well considering he had been criticised a lot by Benfica fans. 

I’m still not convinced in having Bakasetas as our captain and starter. I don’t think I ever will be. Fortounis is way more creative and better player in general and I’ll always stand by that. 

Happy to see the team win and succeed but there are still a lot of question marks as usual with player selections.

 

Good points. Fortounis is the best pure footballer Greece has, period. Imagine having him in the lineup today.

[Dutch Eagle]

3 hours ago, nick said:

Is the first tie-breaker head to head or goal difference?

HTH as this is organised by UEFA. 

[Omonoia9]

GREECE

 

1 Vlachodimos(GK)

15 Rota

4 Mavropanos

2 Retsos

3 Koulierakis

11 Bakasetas(Captain)

6 Kourbelis

20 Mantalos

7 Masouras

21 Tsimikas

8 Ioannidis

 

BENCH

 

12 Paschalakis(GK)

13 Dioudis(GK)

5 Bouchalakis

9 Pavlidis

10 Pelkas

14 Fountas

16 Chatzigiovanis

17 Konstantelias

18 Goutas

19 Giakoumakis

22 Giannoulis

23 Siopis

 

Manager: Gustavo Poyet(URU)

[Omonoia9]

NETHERLANDS

 

1 Verbruggen(GK)

5 Ake

4 Van Dijk(Captain)

2 Geertruida

12 Hartman

14 Reijnders

8 Wieffer

22 Dumfries

7 Bergwijn

10 Simons

9 Weghorst

 

BENCH

 

13 Olij(GK)

22 Noppert(GK)

3 van de Ven

6 De Vrij

11 Stengs

15 De Roon

16 Veerman

17 Blind

18 Malen

19 Brobbey

20 Maatsen

21 Frimpong

 

Manager: Ronald Koeman(NED)