Can Greece defend their title?

As simple as the title goes. What do you think? Can they do it?

Group D
Greece
Russia
Spain
Sweden

And their squad:
Goalkeeper:
Alexandros Tzorvas
Konstantinos Chalkias
Antonios Nikopolidis

Defender:
Vassilios Torosidis
Nikolaos Spyropoulos
Christos Patsatzoglou
Loukas Vintra
Paraskevas Antzas
Ioannis Goumas
Sotirios Kyrgiakos
Giourkas Seitaridis
Traianos Dellas

Midfielder:
Alexandros Tziolis
Georgios Karagounis
Angelos Basinas
Konstantinos Katsouranis
Stelios Giannakopoulos

Striker:
Theofanis Gekas
Dimitrios Salpingidis
Nikolaos Liberopoulos
Georgios Samaras
Ioannis Amanatidis
Angelos Charisteas

I don't think they can. I know that noone expected them to win it last time but i can't see it happening again. IMO they won't even make the 1/4's. I could be wrong though.....

Sweden and Spain will put them out probably.

Absolutely not no, if they do i will eat my shoes. The system they operate, a sort of 4-3-3 formation is the same that they have had for years with much of the same personnel from their 2004 triumph in Portugal and because of this they will not have that key element of surprise any longer. Teams will have certainly done their homework this time and they will know what to expect from Rehagel.

What floody said.

Plus I think the competition is fresher this time around as well.

So if they do pull it off, you both will eat your shoes?

Yep. And my socks. And trousers. And T-Shirt. And ..... No I'll stop short of the underwear.

I expect that on video and on YouTube for the world to see. I'm holding you to it.

Yes! And mine are made of hard Italian leather.

I'm holding you to it too Axe.

We haven't really seen them play so it's kinda hard to tell.

We've seen Italy play and they haven't impressed....

And this has to do with Greece retaining their Euro cup?

i doubt it if i remember their squad was old and i's basicallt the same now

No they can't simple as that. They're going to find it though to qualify from their group, let alone defend their title. Spain are odds on to win their group, with Sweden and Russia both deceptively good teams, so they are in a hard group imo.

oddly enough, Greece's group when they won it last time round consisted of Portugal, Spain, Russia and themselves. So they've got two of the same teams they had last time. Only this year they have Sweden instead of Portugal.

I still wait to see their game but for the moment i'll go for Holland Spain and Germany to win the euro.

And they beat Portugal twice in Portugal.

Oh yes, so they did. Crap start to this campaign though



3 winners? Is that possble Rc?

No way, I can't see them winning again!

haha smartass!!!