Otto Rehhagel Greece Coach Talks Euro 2008

[Euro_2004_Champs]

Otto Rehhagel Greece Coach Talks Euro 2008


"Our team is complete. We have a slight problem with Seitaridis but that is it. He will visit Finland to be examined and it will be decided at that time if he needs to undergo a surgery or not."

Rehhagel about the two games (Norway & Turkey) giving Greece a booking to the Euro 2008 finals stage.

"In the games against Norway and Turkey we played with passion and heart. We deserved the qualification. Now we must face an opponent that everyone already thinks we have beaten. But it is these type of games that we must show everyone that we can still keep winning. I just hope that our supporters will be there to celebrate with us. The past has shown us that if you under-estimate any opponent you can get burned. For example, the game between Germany and the Czech Republic. Germany had already qualified, they went easy on the pitch, they lost 3-0, and their supporters started jeering them instead of celebrating. Our goal is to make sure that the players do not under-estimate Malta."

"Every game is important. We will not play many games until the Euro 2008 finals stage so we must take advantage of every game to prepare for that."

When asked to compare the current team with the wining team of the Euro 2004 Rehhagel noted.

"This is all hypothetical. We will see what happens at the upcoming Euro. The best team is the team has the most successes."

"People will never change said a German chancellor in the past," said Rehhagel to those that criticize his player choices. Rehhagel also touched on the record number of games that he will have at the helm of the Greek national team in the game against Hungary.

"I am always interested in history. Now come to think of it, the six years that have gone by feel only like six minutes."

"At the moment, I am employed by the Greek federation and I am focussing on the Euro. I want us to play well and for all my players to stay healthy until that time."

[macedonian]

Hail to the mighty Greeks.