Wednesday 2 June 2010

Group B - Greece

Ah, Greece. Euro 2004 Champions. How?! We're still trying to work that one out. It would help Greece to go further in the World Cup, due to their current economic state, but hey, you can't win 'em all. And Greece certainly won't - with Argentina, Korea Republic, and Nigeria in their group, the best they can hope for is a couple of draws, or a win against Nigeria.

With the team aging, and most players being 30+, there is very little pace in the team, and the youngest players are in fact defenders, which doesn't exactly help the cause. But they've shocked us once, maybe they'll shock us again...

Capital City: Athens
Captain: Giorgos Karagounis
Manager: Otto Rehhagel
Star Man: Sotiris Ninis - if all the speculation is right, this little speed bullet could be absolutely massive come July. He's meant to set the world alight, and at only 20, could be snapped up for a couple of million now, or £20m come the end of the tournament. Greece's hopes may rest upon his shoulders. 
Group Games: Korea Republic (12th June); Nigeria (17th June); Argentina (22nd June)
Adam's Prediction: Will hopefully beat Nigeria and set up a big game against Argentina, but it could prove too little, too late. 3rd in Group B.

Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: Michalis Sifakis (Aris Salonika), Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos), Kostas Chalkias (PAOK Salonika) 

Defenders: Giorgos Seitaridis (Panathinaikos), Loukas Vintra (Panathinaikos), Evangelos Moras (Bologna), Socrates Papastathopoulos (Genoa), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Liverpool), Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiakos), Vasilis Torosidis (Olympiakos), Nikos Spiropoulos (Panathinaikos), Stelios Malezas (PAOK Salonika) 

Midfielders: Kostas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos), Alexandros Tziolis (Siena), Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos), Christos Patsatzoglou (Omonia), Sakis Prittas (Aris Salonika) 

Forwards: Angelos Charisteas (Nuremberg), Dimitris Salpigidis (Panathinaikos), Pantelis Kapetanos (Steaua Bucharest), Theofanis Gekas (Hertha Berlin), Giorgos Samaras (Celtic)

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