Greece - Romania 15 Nov 2013, 20:45 The coaches agree that there is no favorite in this match. Both teams expect a tough battle throughout the 180 minutes Even though they were the favorites of their group, the Greeks did not manage to get a direct place for Brazil. They encountered a better team in this cycle and that was Bosnia and Herzegovina, and they ended up as second only because Bosnia had better head-to-head ratio. It was completely merited, but now Greece have a second chance. - I believe there cannot be a favorite in this fixture, this is the play-offs and every detail can decide the winner. We are in for two tough games, both in physical and psychological terms as the pressure is huge. Our fans and us want to be in Brazil next year - said Greek coach Fernando Santos and added: - Since we found out who our opponents will be, we have completely focused on analyzing their game, so we can say we know all their pros and cons. My players and I will decide how he will play, I wont make that public. I have enormous trust in my players. One of the best Greek strikers in the past few years, Dimitris Salpingidis said: - When speaking about opponents, I can say we were lucky, weve avoided France and Sweden. Of course, this doesnt mean we will go through more easily, as our chances are 50-50. It is hard to promise anything ahead of a game like this, but I can say we will leave our hearts on the pitch. The Greeks will be missing their suspended Giannis Maniatis along with defender Malezas and Papadopoulos and forward Athanasiadis, but the Greeks will somehow manage without them. Their defeat against Turkey made Romanias life in the group that much difficult as their win against Estonia and Netherlandss win against Turkey in Istanbul got them the second place in the group and a chance to get to Brazil through play-offs. The draw brought them to Greece which they secretly wanted as the rest of the teams were somewhat stronger. There is no point wasting words on the desire and motivation of the team. For a team as young as them, this would be a dream come true, which means we should see a real battle on the pitch, especially in the first 90 minutes where scoring a goal would be a strong wind for their sails. - We have two very important and serious games. We have to be careful, we have to have the same level of desire and intensity in both of them and we have to score a goal. It would be good to get 0-0, even though we dont base our game on defense and this is not our aim. We expect a hot atmosphere in Greece, even terrifying to some extent, because we know what kind of fans they have. We value them highly as they are a team of experienced and well-renowned players - said coach Piturca. Toottenham defender Chiriches broke his nose and Piturca was forced to replace him with Dragos Grigore. Steauas midfielder Pintilii is also out of action, but hes been absent for a while so its nothing new. Apart from that, the away teams coach has no additional problems with his squad. - We are optimistic and we really want to get to Brazil. Right now, we eat, sleep, and breathe through these qualifications - revealed the Romanian forward Keseru. Tip - 2,0 kurz 1,87 vklad 5/10 Tip -1,5 kurz 2,57 vklad 2/10 Tip 0:1 kurz 10,5 vklad 1/10
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:49:52 +0000
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