Rehhagel keeps Greece plans under wraps

By Karolos Grohmann

SALZBURG (Reuters) - Greece coach Otto Rehhagel declined to disclose his plans on Monday for the holders' Euro 2008 opener against Sweden but his players said it would be a low-scoring affair with tight defences and counter-attacks.

"Even if you get to see a bit of our training today, I train in such a way even I myself get confused and don't know how we will play (on Tuesday)," Rehhagel told reporters.

"I then have to wait for match day to decide. I am not going to tell you here how we will play against Sweden."

But Rehhagel did talk about how Greece would not play in the Group D game in Salzburg.

"We will not play like the Poles, whose defenders suddenly decided to grant the Germans 30 metres of space and allow them to score," he said referring to the first goal by the 1996 champions in their 2-0 Group B victory in Klagenfurt on Sunday.

"That was a modern offside trap but also a modern way to lose 2-0," said the 69-year-old German, drawing laughter from the media.

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Rehhagel, who has coached Greece since 2001, said all his players were healthy including midfielder Giorgios Karagounis who has recovered from a knee injury.