The Greek national team: everyone will love this team again… | Blog – Michalis Tsochos

Michalis Tsouchos writes about the brave national team, with its brilliant mentality that didn’t get a result in Paris but was appreciated by everyone…

The first photo from the Paris stadium saddened me. On Monday evening, the French played a stadium with more than twice the capacity of Hagia Sophia in a match against Greece, which is certainly not a commercial competitor for them. And on Friday evening, the Greek fans did not fill the New Philadelphia stadium, in the derby match with the Irish.

The last photo from the same stadium makes me think that the time will come when the Greek stadium will be filled again with Greek fans at the matches of this team. This team will make everyone fall in love with it all over again. I had a long time to enjoy the defeat of the national football team. It’s been a while since we’ve seen him against a giant, such mentality, such logic and such willingness to get results. They never give up, they never stop believing, even though the strikes in the match were so hard that they made you suspect a huge loss in the final.

First penalty steel defense. After Vlachodimos intervened, but the repeat was due to a hasty entry into a large area of ​​Mavropanos. A very powerful double shock to handle as a team against a certain superior opponent. Not only did our internationals bear it, but they also came forward, looking for an immediate response, threatening or creating conditions for the threat. But the third blow in the match seemed to kill, the one from which we will never get out. It was Mavropanos’ red card that made you think that now despite a great effort a heavy defeat might follow. You’d basically expect our internationals to give up, never look to get anything out of the game, just look to not write too much at the table.

It didn’t happen after that either. And with 10 they keep playing, believing and claiming everything they have and everything they can. They threatened Fouda, won corner kicks, took risks and played to even the score of 10. They were clear on two or three occasions and could have conceded a second goal but they never gave up and that’s really amazing when you think about it. Where and with whom did they play.

A team that had a plan, knew how to implement it, got the players disciplined to it and finally had world power France worried until the 104th minute if they could pull off a win. With this mentality, such temperament and such concentration, this group of children who are so skeptical that they don’t fill their eyes with many, will change their minds. This group of kids have personality, they have metal and they will slowly produce a soccer ball capable of leading them to a major championship. Obviously, it is difficult for them to surpass this group, but it is also clear that they will fight to the end. If they are not successful, they will be given a second chance through the League of Nations. I don’t know if I’m right in making the assessment, although it’s too early, but I think this group will be one way or the other in the final stage of Euro 2024 and I make it the assessment because on Friday with the Irish people and on Monday night in Paris, I saw How much they want it, how much they try and how much they believe in it.

PS You’ve likely heard and read everywhere that everything is Mavropanos’ fault. There is no need for me or anyone to write anything to defend him on a difficult night for him. This team is a team that will protect itself without the need for anyone. This is also a great example of…