Nations League: England-Greece (10 October 2024, Wembley Stadium, London)

[J1078]

Players called up for the game against England.

 

Goalkeepers: Vlachodimos, Mandas, Tzolakis

Defenders: Mavropanos, Hatzidiakos, Koulierakis, Giannoulis, Vagiannidis, Tsimikas, Rota, Retsos, Ntoi

Midfielders: Bakasetas, Mantalos, Zafeiris, Kourbelis, Chatzigiovanis

Forwards: Ioannidis, Masouras, Pelkas, Tziolis, Konstantelias, Pavlidis, Douvikas

[Omonoia9]

My OCD requires me to mention that Wembley Stadium is in London. We always include the city around here. I wish I was still a mod

[PaokCT]

A draw would be amazing. I just hope we don't sit back and absorb pressure for 90 minutes.

[ausgreek]

I hope that Finally puts to bed the constant speculation that Fortounis will represent the Ethniki ever again. We must now keep going forward.

[HellasLEAF]

If we don't have the players full heart and commitment to this cause they really are of no use to us.  Fortounis or something like him I think was the missing piece last campaign we could have easily been in the Euros.  We have talented players hungry for success with the NT at the moment and must support and lean on them to deliver.   

 

[Dean97]

I think if Fortounis ever wants to commit and put his heart  into the Ethniki again we should welcome him back.  He’s done a lot for Greece in the past and he is quality.

[Ellada2004]

5 hours ago, HellasLEAF said:

If we don't have the players full heart and commitment to this cause they really are of no use to us.  Fortounis or something like him I think was the missing piece last campaign we could have easily been in the Euros.  We have talented players hungry for success with the NT at the moment and must support and lean on them to deliver.   

 

Definitely needed him vs Georgia our midfield in that match could not posses the ball and could hardly make a through ball to our forwards. I think Greece will get a draw in England which is like a win! Let’s Go Hellas!!

[Dutch Eagle]

On 10/1/2024 at 7:44 AM, Omonoia9 said:

My OCD requires me to mention that Wembley Stadium is in London. We always include the city around here. I wish I was still a mod

I like concistency too, so as a/the mod I will adjust it. 😁

But if Lazarus wants to change it back, I won't be offended.

[ausgreek]

Konstantelias is the heir apparent to Bakasetas now.

Edited October 6, 2024 by ausgreek

[J1078]

Just heard Ioannidis will miss the match with England.. Big loss.. 

[Blackhawk]

Our history against England:

21-Apr	1971	qE	London	Wembley Stadium	56,000	ENGLAND	GREECE	3:0
1-Dec	1971	qE	Piraeus	Karaiskaki	37,000	GREECE	ENGLAND	0:2
17-Nov	1982	qE	Thessaloniki	Kaftanzoglio Stadium	41,534	GREECE	ENGLAND	0:3
30-Mar	1983	qE	London	Wembley Stadium	48,500	ENGLAND	GREECE	0:0
8-Feb	1989	F	Athens	Olympic Stadium	3,364	GREECE	ENGLAND	1:2
18-May	1994	F	London	Wembley Stadium	23,659	ENGLAND	GREECE	5:0
6-Jun	2001	qW	Athens	Olympic Stadium	29,338	GREECE	ENGLAND	0:2
6-Oct	2001	qW	Manchester	Old Trafford	66,090	ENGLAND	GREECE	2:2
16-Aug	2006	F	Manchester	Old Trafford	45,864	ENGLAND	GREECE	4:0

GAMES:  9,  WINS:  0,  TIES:  2,  LOSSES:  7

[Omonoia9]

In the US, it'll be on FS2

[Ellada2004]

13 hours ago, J1078 said:

Just heard Ioannidis will miss the match with England.. Big loss.. 

Terrible news! He has been in great form. I guess Pavlidis will now start? 

[paokarag4]

Correct it will be Pavlidis, who has been starting for Benfica since his summer move so he has plenty of minutes in his legs. 

Jovanovic said that he won't be calling up anyone to replace Ioannidis and he is happy going into these 2 games with Pavlidis and Douvikas as the squads strikers.

I guess that probably means it is almost NT career over for Giakoumakis. He hasn't been called up since his move to Mexico (which also coincided with the change in manager). 

[Brklyngrk]

Didn't Giakoumakis also say that he didn't want to travel for the Ethniki as the distance was too much?

[Athens4]

Managed to get two tickets with the Greek fans for me and my father. I would post some pics from Wembley but unfortunately you can only upload via URL on here.

[Blackhawk]

Athens4 send them to me and will post them here.

[PaokCT]

Due to the most recent tragic news, I doubt we play this upcoming window. Idk how the players would be able to focus on the game. Terrible, terrible news 

[Dutch Eagle]

Crossed my mind too as he is an active international.

[Ellada2004]

42 minutes ago, PaokCT said:

Due to the most recent tragic news, I doubt we play this upcoming window. Idk how the players would be able to focus on the game. Terrible, terrible news 

Very sad just heard the news RIP George Baldock 🙏 

[Blackhawk]

The game will go on with players wearing a black arm band. I am sure there will be a minute of silence before kickoff.

[Athens4]

Neither UEFA nor FIFA are that humane. For them it's all about getting the games crossed off the calendar.

[ChrisT]

Horrible news about Baldock, how comes he wasn't in the original squad for this game? He's been getting a few caps of recent.

[Brklyngrk]

I don't think he was.  He had been injured and just starting playing again recently. Vagiannidis was playing as RB for PAO until recently (pre-contact dispute).

[Blackhawk]

Our lineup:

---------------- Vlachodimos ----------------
Rota - Mavropanos - Koulierakis - Giannoulis
------- Siopis -------------- Kourbelis -------
Masouras ------- Bakasetas ---------- Tzolis
------------------ Pavlidis -------------------