THE National confronts her New Zealand in a friendly game in Rizoupoli (17/11, 19:00, ALPHA).
Ahead of the match, Mr George Baldock stressed that Greece must be focused in this game as in the others, while referring to Gustavo Poget but also him George Masoura.
His statements in detail:
To return after termination of: “Right now I’m fine. Those seven weeks lasted, I watched the games from home and I’m glad to be back.”
On whether they have Mbappe’s company in mind: “No, the coach wants us to see the game as seriously as the qualifying matches. We prepare like in any other game.”
On his impressions as one of the young footballers: “My impressions are impressive, the coach is fantastic, every single player is amazing. We are one big family, I enjoy it every time I come here.”
For New Zealand: “They have a lot of strengths, which we have to take into account. They have Chris Wood, who plays in the Premier League. They are always a threat and we take this game very seriously.”
On whether he missed working with Masoura: “Yes, he is one of my best friends in the National Team, he welcomed me from the first moment. We talk often and I’m looking forward to playing with him again.”
For the fact that there will be no people: “Of course, people will miss us. They were incredible every time I played in front of them. For some reasons they won’t be and we will miss them.”
Source: Sport Fm
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