News about Vangelis Pavlidis

England's Nations League showdown with Finland on Sunday evening will be a game that one Three Lions man will never forget. Lee Carsley's men are looking to bounce back after Thursday's shock 2-1 defeat to Greece at Wembley.  England were huge favourites on home turf but the Greeks  pulled off an almighty upset in the dying stages, with Vangelis Pavlidis' goal in the 94th minute giving the visitors a historic win in London. 

Lee Carsley has heaped praise on Harry Kane as he stakes his hopes of a bounce-back victory over Finland on the newly-fit England captain. The Three Lions slumped to a humiliating 2-1 defeat at the hands of Greece, who are ranked 48th in the world, at Wembley on Thursday night in a match which hampered the interim manager's chances of becoming the boss full-time. A late equaliser from Jude Bellingham looked to have rescued a point for the home side, after Vangelis Pavlidis opened the scoring in the 49th minute, but a stoppage-time goal sealed a brace for the Greek forward and condemned England to defeat. Kane was missing from the squad for the debacle, having been ruled out with an ankle injury picked up for Bayern Munich in a Bundesliga match, and his absence was felt deeply with Carsley's attempt to play Jude Bellingham up front backfiring.

Finland are sizeable outsiders at 10/1 with Sky Bet to upset England in Sunday night's Nations League clash in Helsinki. While Finland have struggled through three games at this year's Nations League campaign - they will take some confidence into the fixture given what happened during the week. England were huge favourites to defeat Greece at Wembley Stadium on Thursday - however - Greece pulled off an almighty upset in the dying stages, with Vangelis Pavlidis' goal in the 94th minute giving the visitors a historic win in London.

Jordan Pickford gave a vague answer over whether England's limp 2-1 defeat to Greece will play a role in Lee Carsley's future as head coach as the goalkeeper offered a rare defence of his side's performance on Thursday evening.  The England No 1 conceded twice to goalscorer Vangelis Pavlidis on a historic night for the Hellenic visitors as they recorded their first-ever victory against the Three Lions at Wembley.  Greece's victory came with a layer of poignancy as they dedicated the win to the late George Baldock, the former international and Sheffield United player who died on Wednesday after drowning in his swimming pool. 

George Baldock's body is expected to be flown back to the UK this weekend following the former Premier League's star's shock death on Wednesday. The former Sheffield United defender, 31, was found dead in the communal pool of his villa in Greece after drowning - shortly before he was due to fly back to England for his son's first birthday. Baldock made over 400 appearances in English football and spent seven seasons with Sheffield United until this summer, winning two promotions with the Blades.

Greece were good value for their win on Thursday night and had the ball in England's net on five occasions, though three of their goals were ruled out. Vangelis Pavlidis scored both goals - including a 94th minute winner - to dampen the intrigue infused by a creative and attacking set-up laid on by Lee Carsley . A particular concern was the display of Everton stopper, who was far from the levels normally displayed when turning out for the Three Lions. And Richards believes this had an impact on the whole team.

Gary Lineker believes Lee Carsley is being judged too harshly after England's shock defeat at the hands of Greece on Thursday night. The interim Three Lions boss opted to start Jude Bellingham as a false nine, rather than start a striker, while also selecting Anthony Gordon, Bukayo Saka Phil Foden, and Cole Palmer in a mouth-watering attacking line-up. However, the risk did not pay off as Vangelis Pavlidis netted a brace, including a stoppage-time winner, as Greece secured a historic victory at Wembley. Carsley has come into criticism due to his tactics, but Lineker, who was capped 80- times by England, has come to the 50-year-old's defence.

Greece captain Tassos Bakaseta delivered a moving speech in honour of late team-mate George Baldock ahead of Greece's historic win over England at Wembley on Thursday night. Vangelis Pavlidis' brace, including a strike deep in stoppage time, secured the country's first-ever win over the Three Lions. The emotional victory came just 24 hours after Baldock was found dead in the communal pool of his villa in Greece after drowning. And footage has now emerged of Bakaseta's powerful speech in the away dressing room away Wembley prior to kick-off.

Greece captain Tasos Bakasetas has criticised sections of the Greek media for 'telling lies' about George Baldock's death. Bakasetas was also a club team-mate of Baldock at Panathinaikos and insisted that the game against England on Thursday night shouldn't have been played. Tributes were paid to Baldock at Wembley after the former Sheffield United and Greece defender passed away at the age of 31.

SAMI MOKBEL AT WEMBLEY: Lee Carsley suffered a major blow to his hopes of becoming permanent England head coach on Thursday night, as Greece scored an emotional Wembley win. Interim boss Carsley fell short of confirming that he wants the England job on a full time basis in a confusing post-match press conference after watching his risky attacking gamble sensationally backfire as Vangelis Pavlidis, who also netted Greece's first, hit an injury time winner after Jude Bellingham equalised to send Greece into a frenzy. As Mail Sport predicted yesterday, Carsley named a team crammed with attackers: Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Bellingham - deployed as a false nine - all included in a move that served to excite the fans.

The striker pointed to the sky and held his black armband aloft in tribute to Baldock after putting Greece 1-0 up in the 49th minute at Wembley. His team-mates also ran over and held Baldock's shirt in the air to commemorate the 31-year-old after his tragic death. The former Sheffield United defender was found dead in the communal pool of his villa in Greece, with local media reporting that he had drowned. Greek stars had also held his shirt ahead of kick-off and a minute's silence was observed by both teams for the Buckinghamshire-born Greek international.

Bukayo Saka has sparked injury fears after the Arsenal star was forced off for England against Greece on Thursday night. Saka limped off six minutes into the Nations League match at Wembley following a knock. The forward was replaced by Noni Madueke having sustained the issue moments after Greece had taken a 1-0 lead through Vangelis Pavlidis.

Greece were good value for their win on Thursday night and had the ball in England's net on five occasions, though three of their goals were ruled out. Vangelis Pavlidis scored both goals - including a 94th minute winner - to dampen the intrigue infused by a creative and attacking set-up laid on by Lee Carsley .

England suffered their first defeat under interim boss Lee Carsley as Vangelis Pavlidis struck twice to earn Greece a shock win at Wembley. Pavlidis opened the scoring for the visitors in the opening stages of the second half, with Greece paying an emotional tribute to their late defender George Baldock, who died on Wednesday. Jude Bellingham, who started in a false nine role, appeared to have rescued a draw with a driven equaliser in the 87th minute.

Ajax returned to the Johan Cruyff Arena after the humiliation against Feyenoord only to lose again, this time losing 2-1 to AZ Alkmaar. Both Vangelis Pavlidis and Dani de Wit scored for Alkmaar, with Branco van de Boomen's 73rd minute goal proving nothing more than a consolation. The Dutch giants are now in the relegation zone, with only five points in their six games.

By Dutch standards, AZ Alkmaar is regarded as a modest club. They compare favorably to Ajax, Feyenoord, and PSV Eindhoven, with just two Ethical titles and one European final appearance in their history. However, West Ham should have no doubts about the challenge in the Europa Conference League semi-finals, which starts on Thursday night. AZ must always strive to excel without the same fame or resources as the Netherlands' top three, and they do.