9-11-17 TEAMS IN PLAY OFFS
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS 1ST LEG
NORTHERN IRELAND
SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Roy Carroll (Linfield), Michael McGovern
(Norwich), Alan Mannus (St. Johnstone)
Defenders: Aaron Hughes (Hearts), Gareth McAuley (West
Brom), Jonny Evans (West Brom), Chris Brunt (West Brom), Conor McLaughlin
(Millwall), Lee Hodson (Rangers), Paddy McNair (Sunderland), Daniel Lafferty
(Sheffield United), Rory McArdle (Scunthorpe), Tom Flanagan (Burton)
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Southampton), Niall McGinn
(Gwangju), Oliver Norwood (Fulham), Corry Evans (Blackburn), Shane Ferguson
(Millwall), Stuart Dallas (Leeds), Paul Paton (St. Johnstone), Matthew Lund
(Burton), Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock), George Saville (Millwall)
Forwards: Kyle Lafferty (Hearts), Josh Magennis (Charlton),
Conor Washington (QPR), Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest)
Predicted team
Mc Govern, Mc Laughlin, Mc Auley, Evens, Brunt, Norwood,
Evens, Steven Davis, Magnus, Washington, Dallas
SWITZERLAND
Yann Sommer, Marwin
Hitz, Yvon Mvogo, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Francois Moubandje, Nico Elvedi, Manuel
Akanji, Michael Lang, Ricardo Rodriguez, Johan Djourou, Fabian Schar, Remo
Freule, Granit Xhaka, Steven Zuber, Blerim Dzemaili, Fabian Frei, Denis
Zakaria, Xherdan Shaqiri, Breel Embolo, Haris Seferovic, Mario Gavranovic,
Admir Mehmedi, Eren Derdiyok
Predicted team
Sommer,Lichteiner,
Schar, Djourou, Rodriguez, Xhaka, Shaqiri, Dzemaili, Mehmedi, Seferovic
MY
OPINION
This is a match that can define
how we as a nation can go forward as very few people would have seen such a
small country be able to compete in a match of such a match of so much
importance but they do play a team on form and getting to Switzerland with a
lead any lead is such a big thing. NI will rely on players like Josh Magnus and
Steve Davies to be able to change the game when needed. As for Switzerland
players like Seferovic and Shaquuiri will make a huge difference. I say 2-1 NI
CROATIA
Goalkeepers: Danijel Subasic, Lovre Kalinic, Dominik
Livakovic
Defenders: Domagoj Vida, Ivan Strinic, Dejan Lovren, Sime
Vrasljko, Josip Pivaric, Matej Mitrovic, Marin Leovac, Zoran Nizic, Tin Jedvaj
Midfielders: Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Marko Rog, Mario
Pasalic, Filip Bradaric, Nikola Vlasic, Marcelo Brozovic, Marko Pjaca, Ivan
Perisic
Forwards: Mario Mandzukic, Duje Cop, Nikola Kalinic, Andrej
Kramaric, Ante Rebic
Predicted team
Subasic, Vida, Mitrovic, Lovern, Vrsaljko, Ratikic, Badelj,
Kramaric, M Kodric, Perisic, Mandzukic
GREECE
Goalkeepers: Orestis Karnezis, Stefanos Kapino, Giannis
Anestis
Defenders: Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Kostas Manolas,
Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Vassilis Torosidis, Kostas Stafylidis, Marios Oikonomou,
Dimitris Kolovetsios, Georgios Tzavellas, Panagiotis Retsos, Charalampos
Lykogiannis
Midfielders: Andreas Samaris, Panagiotis Tachtsidis, Giannis
Maniatis, Zeca, Alexandros Tziolis, Dimitrios Kourmpelis, Kostas Fortounis,
Dimitris Pelkas, Anastasios Bakasetas, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
Forwards: Kostas Mitroglou, Dimitrios Diamantakos, Giannis
Gianniotas, Apostolos Vellios
Predicted team
Greece: Karnezis;
Torosidis, Sokratis, Papadopoulos, Tzavellas; Zeca, Samaris, Tziolis,
Stafylidis; Fortounis; Mitroglou:
MY
OPINION
This is going to be close to
call in the first leg as Croatia are stronger but they might think of going to
a ground with none of their own Fans in the seccond leg. This could be won by Croatia
in this match but I don’t think it will be lost Manzucic and Lovern will make
sure this will not happen.
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