Greek Same with Chelsea

Greek football defensive demonstrate often equated with Chelsea. Not agree, the German coach, Joachim Loew said if Ethniki better than the Blues. Chelsea's success in winning two titles this season and brought the play defensive strategy. In fact, the strategy of 'parking the bus' which they apply, a team like Barcelona and Bayern Munich also successfully subdued them.

See the last game that was exhibited by Giorgos Karagounis et al. public suddenly was immediately reminded of the game, which carried by a team from London. No doubt the title as the 'Chelsea of ​​the Mediterranean' was immediately pinned to the Greek. Loew who know Greece is demonstrating how to play defense since the Euro in 2004, stating that they are not the same game with Chelsea. Fernando Santos' farm team that he says has a better game. "I've often heard that they are referred to as the Chelsea of ​​the Mediterranean, but not like that," said Loew as reported by ESPN Star. "Greece played a combination of good football. Their defense is strong, tough as they tackle and defense, and counterattack in their blood." "They've played it in years. It is similar or less or about the same as in 2004 (when they won the European Cup)." "But after all, Chelsea play football that is different from what we see in the final or Champions League semi-final," he said. Germany and Greece will compete in the Arena strength, Gdansk, Saturday (4/23/2012) early morning tomorrow. The winner of this match was expected winner of the match England vs. Italy in the semifinals.

Greece Squad Still Dominated by the Old Home

Greek national team will select 25 names prepared for the upcoming Euro 2012. Later there will be two players are eliminated from the squad provosional still inhabited old faces.

It is delivered Greece coach, Fernando Santos, as announced to-25 name, Thursday (17/05/2012) yesterday. Alignment of that name, Santos still include the names of ordinary older strengthen the "Hellas". Among them was the Panathinaikos midfielder, Giorgos Karagounis and AEK Athens striker Nikos Libeopoulos and PAOK Salonika goalkeeper, Costas Chalkias. All three are aged over 35 years. Then there are also other names such as Giorgos Samaras and Theofanis Gekas on the front line's 2004 European champions. But still there are some young players hope brought by the Greeks as Yiannis Fetfatzidis Santos, Kyriakos Papadopoulos and Costas Fortounis. Greece will undergo a training camp in Austria before the later counter-inaugural melakoni Poland June 8 next football party and open European countries. Their opponents in the other Group A Czech Republic and Russia.

Reuters quoted the Greek squad

 Goalkeepers: Costas Chalkias (PAOK Salonica), Michalis Sifakis (Aris Salonica), Alexis Tzorvas (Palermo).

Defenders: Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiakos Pireaus), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Werder Bremen), Vassilis Torosidis (Olympiakos Pireaus), Jose Holebas (Olympiakos Pireaus), Stelios Malezas (PAOK Salonica), Yiannis Maniatis (Olympiakos Pireaus), Giorgos Tzavellas (Monaco), Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Schalke).


Midfielders: Yiannis Fetfatzidis (Olympiakos Pireaus), Grigoris Makos (AEK Athens), Costas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos), Giorgos Fotakis (PAOK Salonica), Costas Fortounis (Kaiserslautern), Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Alexandros Tziolis (Monaco), Sotiris Ninis ( Panathinaikos), Panayiotis Kone (Bologna).

Attackers: Giorgos Samaras (Celtic), Dimitris Salpigidis (PAOK Salonica), Costas Mitroglou (Olympiakos Pireaus), Nikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens), Fanis Gekas (Samsunspor)