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“We showed that we are a very good team,” was Jávelas’ comment after the match, after Greece’s 0-0 victory over Slovenia. “We make the Greeks proud,” Limnios said.ς.
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No, this is not the definition of “very good team”, nor of “proud”. It doesn’t even come close. These unfortunate sentences show something. Which sadly, the more we can, the lower the bar.
WE ARE US, YOUR DEFINITION UNTIL THERE
Something strange is happening with this group. You see her struggling and you understand that she does the best she can. He has consistency, he tries everything he can push when he loses the ball, he wants to be the boss, he does not lose control, he plays.
The players are close to their standards, they do what we are used to of them. You do not see them worse than they should be, they all give what you expect, they are themselves. This is what you expect from a Zeka – Kourbeli duo, this is Limnios as extreme, what we know is given by Fortounis and Bacaceta.
There is no image on the lawn that justifies harsh criticism or even cracking for those who like it. Personally, I don’t see any reason for such things. You cannot break a team that has not lost a single match in the group, conceding a single goal.
And at the same time, you don’t see things that make you optimistic, to smile. We play close to our ceiling and even that is not enough. We don’t lose, but we don’t win at all. We are the definition of “up there.”
THE ORCHESTRA IN THE TAVERN
Ethniki looks like those orchestras that play in some taverns, in some taverns. They are never more than mediocre, but how do you criticize them? They play in a tavern, how good can they be?
Somehow we too. In Group C of the Nations League we are, by definition, mediocre.
NEITHER THE BOTTOM WITH C
We couldn’t win even such a group, to be promoted back to Group B and be entitled to an extra effort to qualify for the World Cup. Last week, the Hungarians managed to do it and went to the Euro, today they also rose to Group A.
We did not get the Inferior even with C. Reexamined on this, firmly on mediocrity.
NOT EVERY DAY OF THE HOLY CARGO
After Moldova we said we needed a plan, a personality, a class. Some of all that. Well, against Slovenia, a level higher than Moldova, what we had was not enough.
The design, personality and class we featured weren’t enough for anything but 0-0. It is not every day from St. Fort, not all opponents are like Moldova.
Greece had two essential games at home, with their opponents Kosovo and Slovenia. Next, in an essential game that you can hardly find. Both games ended 0-0, buns. As much as we can.
We missed something
It was clear that we were missing something. The original 11 from Van Sip and our form wasn’t bad. El Nacional regained cohesion and, more importantly, the courage to press as soon as the occupation was lost. We were well organized, proper help from Zeka to Tsimikas in Ilisic.
But something was missing. Despite the efforts of Fortunis and the shots of Bacaceta, despite the actions of the (very chatty) Limnios and the ups and downs of the back, Slovenia took the game quite comfortably. At half time we changed, but there was not much difference in Pavlidis instead of Giakoumaki.
It seemed that the party wanted Tzolis, but his entry was not easy. We knew that Bakasetas would not come out and neither the little boy nor Fortounis feel comfortable on the right to take Limni’s place.
ALL FOR ALL IN ONE PHASE
Ultimately, Van Sip opted to take Zeka out and play the last 20 minutes as follows. Kourbelis at six, Bakasetas ahead of him, Fortounis at ten behind Tzolis and Pavlidis – Limnios at the ends.
The bet was that Fortou would find his moment in the center and that Tzolis, Pavlidis, whoever he is, scores. Kourbelis sent the shot he made at the height of the large area line, Oblak said no to the good shot that Pavlidis tried.
Finally, the other change, Tzolis was the one who made the best moment, but the turn from the left in 88 ‘was sent by Limnios from the small area.
DO WE WIN?
The final found us with the failure of not taking 1st place, with the reality that we don’t lose, but we don’t win when we should.
Only good news, that we maintained, despite 0-0, our place in the 3rd capacity group for the World Cup qualifying group draw.
It is still the same question we asked ourselves after the previous 0-0 with Kosovo. byAs Van Sipp says in the Qatar project, we will have to climb more than two steps from where we are now.
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