Konstantinos Mavropanos has been praised following his performance in Greece’s shock 2-1 win over England on Thursday.
The blue and whites made the most of an unfamiliar and bewildering England performance, with a brace from Vagelis Pavlidis securing their first win at Wembley.
Actually, the nature of England’s defence it meant that Greece should have won by a greater margin and had several goals disallowed after VAR review.
But despite their effectiveness at the break, Greece still had to do their fair share of defending.
West Ham man Mavropanos led that backline effort, registering four sacks, three recoveries, two tackles and an interception, while winning two of his three aerial duels and all three ground duels.
Konstantinos Mavropanos puts in a ‘world batsman’ performance against England
Mavropanos’ performance at Wembley certainly caught the eye of former Arsenal defender Lee Dixon.
“Mavropanos looks like a world beater today,” said the ITV Sport commentator (via TBR).
“Most of the preparation game (from Greece) is not really physically involved, but commands the midfield players in front of him.
“But every time the ball comes to him in the box, it seems like the ball hits him at some point. Positionally it has been very good.”
Mavropanos started each of West Ham’s first five Premier League games of the season, while he was used as a half-time substitute in the 1-1 draw with Brentford before sitting out the 4-0 win -1 over Ipswich Town.
Julen Lopetegui appears to be trying to form a partnership between summer arrivals Max Kilman and Jean-Clair Todibo.
However, Mavropanos hopes this excellent performance at Wembley can catch the eye of Lopetegui ahead of West Ham’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday a week.
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