Official Euro 2008 thread.

[Bachaveli]

Wow, Netherlands forwards are probably the strongest forwards of any other team.

Surprised Seedorf is still with the team.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Seedorf will not be going to Euro 2008. He blamed Van Basten for it

 

[Duke]

Don't mention Seedorf, goddammit.

Van Basten is an idiot. In his period as national coach he has managed to piss off three important players. RVN, who thank the Lawd has been reconciled, Seedorf now twice, and van Bommel who isn't coming at all.


Brilliant work, Marco. He obviously has no people skills, as the whole Ajax-Cruijff situation also attests.

Our weak point is controlling/defensive midfield and defense.

Mathijssen vs. Mutu? Please no...

 

[Duke]

and lmao @ Basten/Bierhoff hot stuff. Random stuff....


Errr, vids...pics? :horny:

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

? What is this Bierhoff VanBasten stuff?

 

[Flipmo]

Van Basten wants to pork Oliver Bierhoff. To help, Dutch/Kraut relations.

 

[Sebastian]

Kraut? Get the fuck outta here. Whats that?

 

[Flipmo]

Sour Kraut.

Sometimes cooked, other times eaten raw. Either way, it's good stuff.

Kiselo Kupus as we'd call it.

 

[hizzle?]

lol @ Loew's squad.

That young Bosnian he chose is very good for a 19 year old, but not Euro material.

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^He would be good enough for Bosnia though ha ha

 

[Sebastian]

lol @ Loew's squad.

That young Bosnian he chose is very good for a 19 year old, but not Euro material.

What bosnian? Marin?

 

[hizzle?]

Yes, Marin.

And Sands, I don't even think that he'd have his place in our midfield lol...

 

[Bobby Sands]

Spain's Squad:

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Andrés Palop (Sevilla).

Defenders: Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Juanito (Real Betis), Arbeloa (Liverpool), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Fernando Navarro (RCD Mallorca), Raúl Albiol (Valencia), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal).

Midfielders: Cesc (Arsenal), Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi Hernández (Barcelona), Rubén de la Red (Getafe), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), David Silva (Valencia), Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), Marcos Senna (Villarreal).

Forwards: Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Daniel González Güiza (RCD Mallorca), David Villa (Valencia), Sergio García (Real Zaragoza).


notable ommisions are Raul and Joaquin.

Raul was great for Real Madrid this season and Joaquin is a class player despite Valencia's poor season. He was Spains best player whenever he played at the last 2 World Cups imo.

 

[Bobby Sands]

No Diego Capel either

I suppose Spain will play a 3-5-2 formation with 2 wing backs and 3 central midfielders.

 

[hizzle?]

It's interesting that the Spaniards have only one real Spaniard in their Midfield.

And leaving Raul out is an idiocy.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Leaving Raul out and then including Sergio Garcia? Wtf..

Spains midfield is pretty good, despite its lack of wingers. Last season Joaquin/Rieria/Reyes/Vicente would be competing.

 

[Duke]

lol @ no Raul. wth?

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Spanish Politics. Aragones wants to have no player power within the squad.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Preliminary French Squad

Goalkeepers: Gregory Coupet (Lyon), Mickael Landreau (Paris Saint-Germain), Sebastien Frey (Fiorentina), Steve Mandanda (Marseille).

Defenders: Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon), Francois Clerc (Lyon), Julien Escude (Sevilla), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), William Gallas (Arsenal), Philippe Mexes (AS Roma), Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich), Sebastien Squillaci (Lyon), Lilian Thuram (Barcelona).

Midfielders: Alou Diarra (Bordeaux), Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth), Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal), Claude Makelele (Chelsea), Jeremy Toulalan (Lyon), Patrick Vieira (Inter Milan), Samir Nasri (Marseille).

Forwards: Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Hatem Ben Arfa (Lyon), Karim Benzema (Lyon), Djibril Cisse (Lyon), Bafetimbi Gomis (Saint-Etienne), Sidney Govou (Lyon), Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Florent Malouda (Chelsea).

No Trezeguet.

Players I think will not go will be:

Mandanda
Gomis
Malouda
Govou
Flamini

Then Im no so sure.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Nah Flamini will surely be there. Malouda and Govou should make it as well.

Gomis is supposed to be the new Drogba.A lot of clubs after him.

Trezequet finished second in the Serie a scoring charts this season. One goal behind Del Piero. That is unless Genoa's Marco Borriello scores a hat-trick today.

I think Aragones will have Torres and Villa up front. If Raul was left on the bench then he might not be happy with it.Then you will have the Spanish media putting pressure on Aragones to include him the team.