Two days left before the second match of the Greek national team in the World Cup and this match with Japan is very crucial. Not only for Greece but for Asians, too, since both teams were defeated and they both need to win in order to pass to the next phase.

The Portuguese technician despite the funny mistakes in defence which led to Greece’s defeat, he is more concerned about the offensive strategy. Greece had many missed opportunities towards Colombians and this is something that must be fixed.

The Samaras-Gekas-Salpiggidis formation did not work well and Santos thinks of changing two of the above players, giving an opportunity to Fetfatzidis and Mitroglou to play.

Another issue is the centre, since Kone seemed to struggle alone several times. The performance of Costas Katsouranis was not the one expected, but it is not sure that Santos will risk to make any changes in the centre. Kone will certainly be included in the team and we will see if Tziolis will participate, too.