Hot coals for Tsimika in the National team ahead of playoffs for Euro-Alternatives if he doesn’t make it

It created a big headache in her classes National team The serious injury to Kostas Tsimikas in yesterday’s derby between Liverpool and Arsenal (1-1).

The 27-year-old left-back fell badly on the grass in a challenge for the ball with Bucayo Sakaleft with a forced change and was found to have suffered clavicle fracture. Everything shows that the international ace will have to be operated on immediately and will be out of action for a long time.

The first estimates speak of absence of 3-4 monthswhich means that it is very marginal if it will catch up to the playoffs of the National team that has a historic chance to qualify for Euro 2024. The Greek team faces Kazakhstan on March 21 at the Opap Arena and if he qualifies, then will play a single final away from home on March 26 against the winner of Georgia-Luxembourg.

THE Gustavo Poget he should already start thinking about how to fill the gap. The dominant substitute for Cimika is Dimitris Giannoulis, who had deservedly covered the gap in the recent match against France at Opap Arena (2-2) having also assisted Fotis Ioannidis for the 2-1. The 24-year-old ace is having a good season with Norwich, making 22 appearances and 3 assists in the Championship.

But there are also the less obvious solutions, even for alternatives. THE George Kyriakopoulos since 2020 he has had a very remarkable career in Italy and this year he has 16 appearances and 3 assists with Sassuolo, so this is a very good choice. His is a similar case Babi Lykogianniswho has 15 appearances and 1 goal in Bologna this year.

In the big teams, there does not seem to be any “light” to offer solutions in the position of left back, as Olympiacos and Panathinaikos rely on foreigners, while Stavros Pelios of AEK and Yannis Michaelidis of PAOK (mostly as a stopper) have few appearances this year. The possibility, however, that we will see a player who has distinguished himself in the Greek league called, such as for example Kostas Peleas of Panserraikos (14 appearances-2 goals-1 assist) don’t look like much.