The West Ham traits Greek media pinpointed in Konstantinos Mavropanos' Serbia show

West Ham United's Konstantinos Mavropanos began his and Greece's Nations League campaign on Thursday.

The 28-year-old has been included in Ivan Jovanovic's Greek side for these Nations League internationals.

Greece began their Nations League A group two campaign with a tough away test in Serbia.

Serbia took the lead after just four minutes, setting up what looked to be a long evening for Mavropanos and his comrades.

However, Greece turned it around in the second half, equalising on 74 minutes before finding a winner deep into stoppage time at the end.

Mavropanos started the game before being replaced in the 91st minute, and his performance has been hailed in the media.

How was Konstantinos Mavropanos' Greece display vs Serbia summarised?

It was the FIFA-ranked 40th team in the world (Serbia) against number 46 (Greece) in Beograd.

The Greeks entered the game on a five-game winless run in all competitions, with their last coming against Scotland in November last year.

As a result, this was a big statement victory for them on Thursday against a tough Serbian outfit.

Hellas Football heaped praise on the West Ham defender, and picked out some key attributes to his performance that Irons fans will be familiar with.

"Was aggressive when he needed to be and comfortable on the ball, a very steady evening for the West Ham man. Seven," they wrote.

Meanwhile, SportsDunia gave his display a 7.1/10 rating, once again pointing towards the Hammers defender enjoying a good night at the office.

But just how good were his underlying numbers from the game, and why will West Ham want Greece to wrap him in cotton wool now?

Mavropanos showed why he's not a Championship-standard defender in Greece win

West Ham supporters will be counting their lucky stars that the club were able to retain Mavropanos' services this summer.

Indeed, many expected him to be heading for the exit door following relegation, as he was one of the team's best players last season.

Alas, the big Greek defender stayed put, and his numbers against Serbia show exactly why he deserves to be playing on the biggest stages.

Per FotMob, he completed 96 per cent of his 73 pass attempts successfully, had two shots on goal, completed two dribbles and played four passes into the final third.

Mavropanos also made three clearances, two interceptions, two recoveries, won two ground duels and played two accurate long balls.

Greece's next game is against Germany on Sunday, and another similar performance against Jurgen Klopp's side could really boost his transfer profile.