The two great underachievers!!! Anybody else fancy them lads???
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Group A: Swiss 1-1 Czech/ Portugal 2-1 Turkey/Czech 2-2 Portugal/ Swiss 1-0 Turkey/ Swiss 0-0 Portugal/ Turkey 1-1 Czech.
Group B: Austria 1-2 Croatia/ Germany 3-1 Poland/ Croatia 1-1 Germany/ Poland 1-1 Austria/
Poland 1-1 Croatia/ Austria 0-2 Germany.
Group C: Romania 1-2 France/ Holl 1-1 Italy/ Italy 1-0 Romania/ Holl 0-0 France/
Holl 3-0 Romania /France 1-0 Italy.
Group D: Spain 2-1 Russia/ Greece 1-1 Sweden/Sweden 1-2 Spain/ Greece 1-0 Russia/
Greece 0-1 Spain/ Russia 2-2 Sweden.
Under achievers they may be, but I just think they have too many quality players that are actually doing the business on a regular basis with their clubs this season.
For example:
Spain.....Cassilas, Ramos, Fabregas, Xavi, Iniesta, Torres, Villa, etc;
Holland....Van Der Sar, Seedorf, Robben, Snjeider, Van Der Vaart, Babel, Van Nistelrooy, Huntelaar.....etc;
i reckon spain could be dark horses but i'd still tip the germans
A lot of love for Dutch and Spain. What about the French? Are they still a threat? Not the same without the great Zizou I think..
Maybe a tad early for this thread lads, but it's open for when the action starts in June. All opinions welcome..
you can't doubt the ability of the Dutch,it's there for all to see,but i reckon it's how they'll gel as a squad not as a team.alot of big names there,u can only start with 11 and it's the lads who don't make the first team,or their ego's i should say which could determine their tournament..i know the same can be said about other countries but the Dutch are famous for infighting and sniping in major tournaments............for sure:D
I'd rate Agger, Reina, Finnan, Benayoun, aswell. We need at least 5 signings in the Summer. But it's been that way for a long time. A lot of players just don't seem to settle. I also think Babbel can become a vital player. He has everything, but needs confidence. What odds he has a blinder for Holland in the Summer...