Official Euro 2008 thread.

[Bachaveli]

Rosicky is missing out the tournament? that sucks big time. I like him very much.

 

[Sebastian]

You like him so much that you dont even know that hes injured.

 

[_carmi]

Predictions? Italy obviously. It is a prediction and a preference. Oh yeah baby.

 

[2Pax]

My money's on France, although I'd love someone like Poland to win it.

 

[Bobby Sands]

I think Rosicky is out for 6 months. He will def. miss the Euros. Massive loss for Czech Republic. They aren't a whole lot even with him in the team. Ireland should have beaten them twice in the qualifiers.

 

[Flipmo]

Predictions? Italy obviously. It is a prediction and a preference. Oh yeah baby.

I personally wouldn't put my money on them. Seems like this time around there are a lot of favorites and underdogs that can swipe it.

 

[Bachaveli]

You like him so much that you dont even know that hes injured.

Yea but Germany still sucks though.

 

[hizzle?]

^^^...yeah...

And the Czechs are a good team Bobby, I think that they will be good in this tournement.

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^I dont agree. They were poor at the last World Cup and in the qualifiers. They were a excellent side when they had Nedved but now i feel that they are in decline.They still have shitty Baros and Koller up front.Jankulovski has been injured a lot this season. Cech had a poor season imo. He has been making alot of mistakes which is strange. Grygera and Ujfalusi are good defender but Rozenhal had a disastrous time at Newcastle. I dont rate the Czechs at all nowadays.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Cech wasnt that good last season, just the mistakes he made were when Chelsea were either winners or winning at the time (Tevez's goal west ham v Chelsea)

 

[Flipmo]

Czech Republic squad

Goalkeepers: Petr Čech (Chelsea FC), Jaromír Blažek (1. FC Nürnberg), Daniel Zítka (RSC Anderlecht).

Defenders: Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan), David Rozehnal (S.S. Lazio), Tomáš Ujfaluši (ACF Fiorentina), Zdeněk Pospěch (FC København), Zdeněk Grygera (Juventus), Michal Kadlec (AC Sparta Praha), Tomáš Sivok (AC Sparta Praha), Radoslav Kováč (FC Spartak Moskva).

Midfielders: Tomáš Galásek (1. FC Nürnberg), David Jarolím (Hamburger SV), Jaroslav Plašil (CA Osasuna), Jan Polák (RSC Anderlecht), Marek Matějovský (Reading FC), Libor Sionko (FC København), Daniel Pudil (SK Slavia Praha), Stanislav Vlček (RSC Anderlecht).

Forwards: Jan Koller (1. FC Nürnberg), Milan Baroš (Porsmouth FC), Martin Fenin (Eintracht Frankfurt), Václav Svěrkoš (FC Baník Ostrava).

No Nedved, as he said he wouldn't come back.

 

[Flipmo]

Russia squad

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (PFC CSKA Moskva), Vladimir Gabulov (FC Amkar Perm), Vyacheslav Malafeev (FC Zenit St. Petersburg).

Defenders: Aleksandr Anyukov (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Aleksei Berezutski (PFC CSKA Moskva), Vasili Berezutski (PFC CSKA Moskva), Sergei Ignashevich (PFC CSKA Moskva), Denis Kolodin (FC Dinamo Moskva), Roman Shirokov (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Renat Yanbayev (FC Lokomotiv Moskva).

Midfielders: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Dmitri Torbinskiy (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Vladimir Bystrov (FC Spartak Moskva), Aleksandr Pavlenko (FC Spartak Moskva), Yuri Zhirkov (PFC CSKA Moskva), Konstantin Zyrianov (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Igor Semshov (FC Dinamo Moskva), Oleg Ivanov (FC Krylya Sovetov Samara), Sergei Semak (FC Rubin Kazan).

Forwards: Roman Adamov (FC Moskva), Roman Pavlyuchenko (FC Spartak Moskva), Dmitri Sychev (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Pavel Pogrebnyak (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Andrei Arshavin (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Ivan Saenko (1. FC Nürnberg).

 

[iloveliverpool]

Yeah im gonna go for Italy..but i have a soft spot for spain..Go Torres!!

 

[Flipmo]

Romania (Organ snatchers) squad

Goalkeepers: Bogdan Lobonţ (FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti), Marius Cornel Popa (FC Politehnica 1921 Ştiinţa Timişoara).

Defenders: Cosmin Contra (Getafe CF), George Ogăraru (AFC Ajax), Cristian Chivu (FC Internazionale Milano), Gabriel Tamaş (AJ Auxerre), Dorin Goian (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Răzvan Raţ (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Laszlo Sepsi (SL Benfica).

Midfielders: Florentin Petre (PFC CSKA Sofia), Bănel Nicoliţă (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Răzvan Cociş (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Ovidiu Petre (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Mirel Rădoi (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Nicolae Dică (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Marian Aliuţă (FC Politehnica 1921 Ştiinţa Timişoara).

Forwards: Adrian Mutu (ACF Fiorentina), Ciprian Marica (VfB Stuttgart), Daniel Niculae (AJ Auxerre), Marius Niculae (Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC).

They may be lacking in keepers, but they sure have some talents in there.

 

[Flipmo]

Netherlands squad (Provisional as Basten has named it)

Goalkeepers: Sander Boschker (FC Twente), Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United FC), Maarten Stekelenburg (AFC Ajax), Henk Timmer (Feyenoord).

Defenders: Wilfred Bouma (Aston Villa FC), Tim de Cler (Feyenoord), Urby Emanuelson (AFC Ajax), John Heitinga (AFC Ajax), Kew Jaliens (AZ Alkmaar), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburger SV), Mario Melchiot (Wigan Athletic FC), André Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers FC).

Midfielders: Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Orlando Engelaar (FC Twente), Nigel de Jong (Hamburger SV), Denny Landzaat (Feyenoord), Hedwiges Maduro (Valencia CF), Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan), Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid CF), Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburger SV), Demy de Zeeuw (AZ Alkmaar).

Forwards: Ryan Babel (Liverpool FC), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (AFC Ajax), Danny Koevermans (PSV Eindhoven), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool FC), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid CF), Robin van Persie (Arsenal FC), Arjen Robben (Real Madrid CF), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic FC).

 

[S O F I]

lmao at organ snatchers.

 

[Sebastian]

I thought Seedorf didnt want to go? I just read that the other day.

 

[hizzle?]

I think that Persie or Babel will have to play in the Midfield...

 

[Flipmo]

That came after the squad was named. Van Basten said there are gonna be last minute changes for sure, and even maybe a few surprises..........



....to which he continued ravaging Oliver Bierhoff in the anus.

 

[Sebastian]

Bierhoff is a good looking man. Good choice.