Rehhagel makes 9 reservations for South Africa

Otto Rehhagel has announced 9 players he has given a guaranteed seat on the plane to South Africa in June. The biggest surprise of the group is Pantelis Kapetanos, who recently made his international debut in the loss to Senegal. The striker had a fantastic year for Steaua Bucuresti in the Romanian Liga 1 and has been rewarded for his success. The addition of Kapetanos might mean the end of Kostas Mitroglou's chances to make the squad, the striker has had a difficult season with Olympiakos after finally cracking the starting eleven. Theofanis Gekas (Hertha BSC), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Liverpool), Vangelis Moras (Bologna), Socratis Papastathopoulos (Genoa), Christos Patsatzoglou (AC Omonia), Giorgos Samaras (Celtic), Alexandros Tziolis (Siena) and Angelos Charisteas (Nuremberg) are the remaining players all to be given assurances of their place on the World Cup squad by Rehhagel. One player I think should have also been included on Rehhagel's list is Sotiris Ninis. The pacy winger had a great season with Panathinaikos in the Greek Super League and Europa League (especially his great performance against AS Roma in the first knockout round). His speed down the wing is exactly what Greece needs going into South Africa.  The "Greek Messi" looks to have a bright future ahead of him if he continues to improve at this rate, word is he is already on the radar of european giants Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan. The remaining roster spots will be filled at a later date by Rehhagel.