The Greece head coach believes his players will be fired up for the occasion and will their all against Germany.
Fernando Santos’ men sprung a surprise by edging http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991 to qualify for the quarter-finals. The Greeks went through by scoring just three goals in the group stage. Although they do not play like a championship winning side but they
have shown it a few years back. The Ethniki led by Otto Rehhagel lifted the 2004 European Championship trophy by defeating http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984.
Now the Mediterranean side face Germany in the quarter-finals, and the Portuguese tactician thinks that the fact that they are playing Die Mannschaft amidst the crisis will give his players extra motivation.
“As far as the players are concerned, they can have extra motivation and more passion in this game against Germany,” he is quoted as saying in an interview.
The former Benfica manager states that his players are well aware of what is happening in the country, and their families are affected by the crisis. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c40446 insists this crisis is not just a financial or political one; the unemployment
linked to this crisis is causing a social unrest.
When the players go out to play http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 tonight, they will have this entire crisis on their mind, as they partly blame them for the situation their country is in.
"Look, the situation has affected us. The players have family, they have friends, and they worry about what is going on. I would say Greece is going through more than just a political or economic crisis. There is a social crisis,
with a lot of unemployment. The players are human beings and they feel that,” he added.
The bookies will be keeping an eye on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-c13609 Santos’ side, as they are being tipped by many experts to cause an upset.
An upset could well be on the cards, with the way http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908 play; they will make life very difficult for Joachim Low’s men. Die Nationalelf players are like to play when they have a lot of space in front of them. The Ethniki are unlikely
to concede space as they will be in DFB eleven’s faces.
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