'We're inspired by Greek history, not Merkel,' says Greece coach ,“more Greek than the Greeks”.

It did not take long for Greece’s victory over Russia and qualification of the Euro2012 soccer championships on Saturday night to become a political issue.
Moments after the game, Greece coach Fernando Santos, who is from Portugal, was asked where comments by German Chancellor Angela Merkel about Greece needing to stick with austerity helped inspire his players ahead of the game.