Greece manager Ivan Jovanovic has been speaking to the media before his side’s Nations League play-off first leg against Scotland on Thursday night in Athens.
Here are the key points from his press conference:
- Jovanovic doesn’t think there’s too much difference between the sides, but says Scotland have more experience of playing at a higher level, given they’ve played in League A and appeared at the last two Euros.
- Says Scotland have “a lot of quality players, especially in midfield”. Recent results against Portugal, Croatia and Poland in their group shows the level they can compete at.
- Impressed Steve Clarke’s side can “alter their play depending on opponent”.
- On preparing to face Scotland four times this year, he says they will “all be interesting matches” and difficult games for both sides.
- On being without captain Tasos Bakasetas, who’s injured, Jovanovic admits “missing key players is a concern”.
- Konstantinos Karetsas, 17, who represented Belgium at youth level, “is a player we’ve followed for a while”, and says the midfielder has made “an emotional decision” to chose Greece.
