It has taken me nearly 20 years to admit it, but this was a fantastic team Greece had. Without any stars , they assembled a team full of confidence and belief that they went out and beat some a team full of stars who had won everything like France. Greece 2004 is straight out of Greek mythology, all smaller teams should study them
It wasn't just luck. For example in this game the teams looked pretty even and the final result was not a travesty Maybe France didn't look like they were at best but most of it was due to the disruptions Greece caused in the midfield
Greece had the greatest footballers as Greece.And Otto didn't have many greek superstars like Akis Zikos (Monaco back then,CL final against Porto),Georgatos (one of the best cb ever existed for Greece),Ntampizas (he played for Alan Sheerer's Newcastle back then,a skillfull defender) and many many more
@@john-sketo Dabizas was member of the squad, however he didn't play. He was supposed to enter as substitute against France but the referee took the final whistle
@@loicdelacroix6873 il a été CATASTROPHIQUE dans ces matchs Loïc 😅 et le simple fait que tu n’aies que 2 exemples appuie mes propos. Les faits sont cruels et Henry était littéralement connu pour ça.
@@nwa7769 Premièrement, je répondait au fait que tu disais qu'il n'était pas décisif dans les grands matchs. Et puisqu'on parle de jeu, je t'invite à revoir la finale de l'Euro 2000, certes il n'a pas marqué, mais il a été un vrai poison pour la défense italienne.
@@loicdelacroix6873 oui et je confirme, Henry était éclaté dans les grands matchs, et ça a toujours été son gros soucis, et il a toujours été énormément critiqué pour ça même par les plus fervents supporters d’Arsenal. Son match en finale de l’Euro 2000 je l’ai vu en direct… encore une fois catastrophique, Pires, Wiltord et Trezeguet ont plus apporté en 10 minutes que Henry pendant tout le match… Henry ça fonctionnait contre Everton et compagnie dans des larges victoires à Highbury, mais quand il fallait les porter dans les grands moments il avait les jambes qui tremblait. Ne serait ce qu’à Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge, Anfield ou même White Hart Lane, y’avait plus personne. Tu ne vas pas refaire l’histoire.
Por coincidencia, en aquellos años, utilizando un sistema similar al de la Grecia 2004, Boca Junior de Argentina salió 3 veces campeón de la copa libertadores: 2000, 2001, 2003, y también Cienciano de Perú en la copa Sudamericana 2002. 👍
Bescheuert,daß ständig gemeckert wurde ,die Griechen würden keinen schönen Fußball spielen,ganz im Gegenteil,eine phantastische Mannschaft hat ein phantastisches Turnier gespielt und verdient den Titel geholt...😎
Superbe épopée des grecs je me souviens de cet euro magnifique le meilleur euro des 20 dernières années le Portugal la Grèce les pays bas la République tchèque les grand favori de cet euro en 2004 la france était pas au niveau les voir en quarts était déjà quelque chose de bien étant donné le niveau affiché en poule
A vrai dire, c'est plutôt mérité sur l'ensemble du match. La Grèce maitrisait sa tactique à la perfection, nous non. Le 4-4-2 de Santini fait que Zidane (excentré à gauche) et Pirès (sur son mauvais côté) n'étaient pas à leur poste et n'ont pas su alimenter Henry et Trézéguet dans de bonnes conditions. Un 4-2-3-1 avec Pirès-Zidane-Wiltord derrière Henry aurait été plus judicieux, voir un offensif 4-1-3-2 (duo Henry-Trézéguet) avec le seul Makelele à la récupération, comme il le faisait au Real.
One reason this team failed, and I'm not taking anything away from Greece, is the system they tried to play. Zidane as a side midfielder just doesn't work unless it's in a false winger system that actually plays him as a 10. This was done to accommodate Henry and Trezeguet as they were the in-form strikers at the time, but it enabled Greece with their hard working system to isolate Zizou out on the wing. YOu'll notice Zidane is almost absent from this video as well
@@hecate7163 Yes, I mentioned that too. Real Madrid had a different system, built around a single striker and more offensive wingbacks, which allowed him to cut in and be a inverted 10 from the wings. Which btw was also eventually not as successful as they wanted it to be
@@hecate7163 Yes it was, while France in 2004 played more of a flat 4 with Zidane playing out right most of the time, as can be seen here too, which is a silly way to play him (kind of like when Riquelme was shoved to the side in Barcelona) I think the perfect system for Zidane is what France played in Euro 00, which is why he had his best tournament there too, it is also a 4-2-3-1 like you said, but rather than a Xavi type in the double pivot, there needs to be a more destroyer type to really allow Zidane more control, which is what Deschamps/Petit (and later on Makelele) filled, combined with a box to box type like Vieira, who could run forward with the ball and press above, which Gerrard could do
This game perfectly encapsulates why Henry never won the ballon dor. In these big moments when he's needed he is either extremely wasteful or goes missing. Same with Arsenal in the UCL
You want to watch 2 hours of people kicking a ball around? I am a football fan, but even with the Euros and world cup, I just watch the highlights as the full matches take way too much of my time.... That goes for basketball or any other sport as well
@@stewiegriffinfan18 I'm interested in the german commentary. If I want to watch, they sold the full games on DVD in Greece.. I am German but lived in Greece at that time, thus I only saw the matches with Greek commentary. It is interesting to hear it from neutral point of view and at the half time whistle the commentator is saying that it is impressive how they are performing but it gets cut.
French dream team, but Zidane out wide doesnt work. 4-3-1-2 or a 4-2-3-1 wouldve been better as Zidane couldve been behind the striker(s) as #10. 🤷♂️ Credit to Greece as they were able to capitalize throughout the tournament with their golden generation.
That was the golden generation of Greek football. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to produce good talent domestically. Our league teams invest heavily on bringing questionable talent from abroad instead of investing in youth academies. Plus, we never had a manager like Rehaghel, he was the best, his tactics were amazing.
a lot of the players on this team were also players that played for a large team in greece that had relative international success stories. They were athletic and vets. The new gen are clowns
Тут пишут что у греков была команда фантастика без звёзд что дело не в удачи. Я смотрел в прямом эфире этот матч. Сегодня вы видите как Франции не везло с голом . Обороняться легче чем играть с мячом и ломать оборону. Абсолютно незаслуженная победа греков. Франция должна и обязана была выйти в финал. Про финал я не буду писать. Это другой матч. Там португальцам тоже не везло.
No. its not unfair. You believe this because you think in your mind that teams withe better attack win.. So you have to learn that defends win the attacks of teams. Its not luck its total football. Greece won almost all the matches so much luck????😅 ... Its simple.. your mind cant accept it so you say its a luck.
This was not a joke. This was the biggest shock that soccer (and the betting offices) ever experienced. This arrogance to underestimate the courage and discipline of the Hellenes was the greatest triumph of the Greek (and any) national team!
