By admin Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos saved a penalty in Greece’s narrow 1-0 defeat to the Netherlands last night.
The 29-year-old, who is yet to play for Forest, saved Wout Weghorst’s first-half penalty as his nation looked to take a huge step towards EURO 2024 qualification.
Vlachodimos joined the club on deadline day from Portuguese champions Benfica for a fee in the region of £8 million – but has since been second choice behind Matt Turner.
However, after his form over the current international break, the Greek has boosted his chance of a debut upon his return to club football this weekend.
Vlachodimos delivers another outstanding performance.
The Greek international goalkeeper has a strong pedigree, having played over 150 times for Benfica, many of which were in the Champions League.
Despite his country’s late setback last night, Vlachodimos put up another fantastic performance.
He made five saves and had the greatest FotMob rating of 8.3 of any Greek player who appeared throughout the contest.
The 29-year-old also completed 14 passes, with six of them being long passes to teammates after playing out from the back.
Vlachodimos to make his debut against Luton?
Vlachodimos’ solid international performance last night will undoubtedly give Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper pause for thought ahead of the Luton match next Saturday.
Given his experience and pedigree, he won’t want to join the Reds only to sit on the bench, and his performance last night proved that he’s too excellent to be a bench warmer.
He’s earned his time, and a start against Luton Town on Saturday is his chance to shine after a strong international campaign.