OR National football of Greece lost 3-1 at its headquarters Danias In the second game of the two teams for the World Cup qualifiers and was excluded from the third group of the competition.
Despite its excellent start and expectations even for the first place, Greece’s national football has been left behind by Scotland in the group’s standings, After 3-1 from Denmarkhaving conceded 9 goals in his last three games in the World Cup qualifiers.
The “blue -white” has proven that it has the talent to lead the next few years, but it will have to translate it into wins in the grass, to return to a final phase of an international event after years.
Unacceptable reaction after the mistake of Zafiris
National Greece started the game strong in Denmark and was more “threatening” in the first 20 minutes of the match, but Zafiris’ mistake brought a goal for the Danish against the flow of the match. The home side, however, also brought an unacceptable… collapse for Jovanovic’s team after the match.
After Denmark’s goals, the “blue -white” showed losing her … mind and allowed the home side to take control of the match. The game was still in the first half, but the reaction of National Greece was such that it allowed its opponent to “dominate” the stadium and … end the match, while it was still too early.
The Danes thus managed to score two more goals in two minutes, which shows that Jovanovic’s players were … out of the game. Their image in the second half showed even more that the poor reaction after the first goal cost the game, as Greece could react against Denmark.
Jovanovic’s mistakes in the qualifiers
Its coach, Ivan Jovanovic, is also responsible for the image of National Greece. The federal technician has credited the team’s renewal and the rise to the Nations League, but he is also responsible for performing under the circumstances in the World Cup qualifiers.
After the terrible start of 5-1 in Belarus, it is clear that he failed to manage the excitement of his young players, resulting in an easy 3-0 defeat in the first game against Denmark.
The team’s image was better in the next two games, but also … naive, after focusing more on the attack and less on the defense, conceding 6 goals in two games and 9 in three consecutive games. Jovanovic’s National Greece appeared in these three games and without the proper tactic that would protect her… note to take advantage of her offensive talent.
The Serbian technician is also checked for not seeing enough of the eleven of the match that “swept” Scotland in the Nations League, with many faces changes between the matches in the World Cup qualifiers.