Germany could be in pot 2. So we could run the risk of landing a group with two powerhouses. And if one of the seeded teams is a UNL finalist, we will be in a group with 5 teams, meaning no opponents like San Marino to pick on.
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It's official. Germany is a pot 2 team. Here are the drawing pots:
Pot UNL: England, Portugal, Switzerland, Netherlands
Pot 1: Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Poland, Spain
Pot 2: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, Wales
Pot 3: Bulgaria, Finland, Israel, Northern Ireland, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey
Pot 4: Albania, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia
Pot 5: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova
Pot 6: Andorra, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Malta, San Marino
Had Greece finished first in the group, we'd be in pot 3. And the next time we qualified for the euros in 2024, we could potentially go up to pot 2 if we were to win our group in 2021. That won't happen now. We can thank Skibbe, Tzavellas, Tziolis, and the EPO for that failure.
As for worst case scenario:
France
Germany
Slovakia/Scotland
Greece
Kazakhstan (mostly because of the travel)
Latvia (again, travel)
Best case:
Switzerland (UNL winner means 5-team group)
Czech Republic
Israel
Greece
Gibraltar
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Originally posted by Don Giovanni View PostIt's official. Germany is a pot 2 team. Here are the drawing pots:
Pot UNL: England, Portugal, Switzerland, Netherlands
Pot 1: Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Poland, Spain
Pot 2: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, Wales
Pot 3: Bulgaria, Finland, Israel, Northern Ireland, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey
Pot 4: Albania, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia
Pot 5: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova
Pot 6: Andorra, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Malta, San Marino
Had Greece finished first in the group, we'd be in pot 3. And the next time we qualified for the euros in 2024, we could potentially go up to pot 2 if we were to win our group in 2021. That won't happen now. We can thank Skibbe, Tzavellas, Tziolis, and the EPO for that failure.
As for worst case scenario:
France
Germany
Slovakia/Scotland
Greece
Kazakhstan (mostly because of the travel)
Latvia (again, travel)
Best case:
Switzerland (UNL winner means 5-team group)
Czech Republic
Israel
Greece
Gibraltar
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Don G. Who would you like to see in the middle?
For me, this who out of form central player on the wing with no speed and poor passing is killing this ethniki.
I watched highlights of the Costa Rica match last night... man... worlds appart. Lazaros was a beast on the wing.
As it stands, we will be happy to beat pot 5 & 6 teams. We haven’t beaten a great team in ages and last big official win was RomaniaLast edited by Amorgos; 11-21-2018, 07:21 PM.
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Fortounis, or a creative option in a relatively free role, with two terriers behind him in the form of Zeca and Kourbelis (or Galanopoulos). We need a pretty consistent trio so we can develop a core and build from there.
The big question for me now is do we drop Mitroglou and go strikerless? Maybe we bring the big man on late if we're desperate for a goal. I think it would be a good idea to play Fetfatzidis or Donis up top generally. Between Fetfatzidis/Donis and Fortounis, we can finesse the ball forward, and at the same time we can press harder. Mitroglou doesn't have the energy to press.
I feel like we would need to drop either Mitroglou or Fortounis to accommodate the idea of playing Fetfatzidis.Last edited by Don Giovanni; 11-23-2018, 05:40 PM.
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