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The Nations League cycle ended positively for the Greek National Team and Ivan Jovanovic gave a taste of what’s to come. The additions expected in the blue and white, the criterion of the federal technician and the example of Mouzakitis.
The Greek national team completed their duties in League B of the UEFA Nations League in the best possible way, beating Finland 2-0 away from home. With this win, Greece moved level at the top of the group with England and will now turn their attention to the crucial play-offs that will decide their promotion to League A.
The victory in Helsinki brought only positives for Ivan Jovanovic’s team, who, as he emphasized in the press conference after the match, was satisfied with the image of the Greek internationals.
One of the moments that stood out was undoubtedly the entry of Christos Mouzakitis into the game, making him the youngest footballer to play for Greece in an official match.
The 17-year-old midfielder of Olympiakos, however, seems to be only the beginning for the new faces that will emerge from the representative group.
The example of Mouzakitis and the message of Jovanovic
Understandably, the federal coach was asked to talk about Mouzakitis’ presence in the National Team and his answer opened the door of the blue and white for the next promising talents of Greek football:
“It is a message that the national team is also for the young players. The rotation must be opened because there are injuries, there are cards. Mouzakitis is not the only one, there are other children who will soon get the opportunity”.
If nothing else, it becomes clear that in the next international break, in March, we are going to see even more “new blood” in the Greek National Team.
In addition to the fact that he will introduce new faces to the team, Ivan Jovanovic also gave the stamp on the criterion of his selections. It is clear, that for the two “final” promotion to League A, the federal coach will rely on footballers who will have competitive pace in their feet.
“Of course there will be additions, it’s a very long period until March. The main thing is that my players are involved in the games, have a competitive pace. It’s up to them to be competitive in the teams they play,” were the words of the elector of the blue and white.
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One of the possible changes expected to be considered is that of the goalkeeper. Odysseas Vlachodimos, although an integral part of the Greek National Team in previous years, does not have time to participate in Newcastle, which may affect the choice of the former coach of Panathinaikos. On the contrary, Konstantis Tzolakis is a regular at Olympiakos and his excellent performances make him a candidate for a place in the starting line-up.
In addition, 17-year-old forward Babis Kostoulas managed to catch the eye with his performances in the Stoiximan Super League, and it is clear that he has also piqued the interest of Jovanovic.
Beyond that, let’s not forget that the EPO people have put a lot of weight on the young talents competing abroad, as has been shown by SPORT24.
At this time, the effort of the Federation has been focused on the cases of Constantinos Karetsas and Dimitris Rallis. Of course, their possible presence in the National Men’s National Team seems distant at the moment, however both… Christoi, Zafeiris and Mouzakitis, earned their presence in the National Team in dt time.
Even more so when there is a period of four months until the next call, a period that often seems like an eternity in football…
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