John van’t Schip accepts Greece are a team in transition but still wants to see them “face a great team with the right spirit” against Italy tomorrow.
Grecce will miss out on the Euro 2020 Finals after a dismal qualifying campaign, which has seen them pick up just five points so far.
“I want to see that we can face a great team with the right spirit, while playing differently from the past,” Van’t Schip said at a Press conference.
“I also want my players to help each other so we can put our game plan into practice. Tomorrow will be an important experience.
“Mancini’s done a great job, he’s been the author of the Italian renaissance in a short time.
“We’ve had problems, so we’ll have to restructure the national team and target the next World Cup. In these games we’ll have to try to gain experience.”
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“I’ve told the four players that I left out the reasons for their exclusions. I have four games to see as many players as possible.
“The things that didn’t work before weren’t just about defence. My duty is to turn a new leaf. I wasn’t afraid of taking over a national team in difficulty.”