So who do people fancy to win it?
i think Portugal could do it this year, especially if Ronaldo keeps up his form.
Anyone know where there's odds for top goalscorer?
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So who do people fancy to win it?
i think Portugal could do it this year, especially if Ronaldo keeps up his form.
Anyone know where there's odds for top goalscorer?
I think Germany or Italy.
Czech Rep or Spain
Martin Fenin for top goal scorer
Fenin will be a top striker one day, but for topscorer is a bit unlikely, he is not first choice for the Czechs.
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Originally Posted by TheBoss
I reckon he'll get a run in the upcoming friendlies against Latvia and Belgium. If he does the stuff he'll EASILY get in ahead of Baros
Plus he'll be great outside odds for EURO2008, even for an each way bet
Fancy Benzema for top scorer myself.
I think Croatia might surprise a few at this. Hope they win it.
I thought that too after seeing how good they were in beating England, but I'm not sure how much they will miss Eduardo. They can still go far though but it might scupper their chances of winning it. I could see them outplaying someone like Italy/Germany etc but still lose and get knocked out.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
As jmurphyc pointed out, I think Eduardo will be a massive loss for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
i dont think they'll win it but i can see them getting to the semis at best! i think portugal will do well....i cant see the quality being anything special at this one, nothing blew me away in the qualifiers
Czech Rep I reckon
Havent seen any top scorer odds but Id go for Ronaldo
i always find the euro's to be a lot more entertaining then the world cup and i think this will be the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by feo123
I hope Poland do well
France or Germany
I'd say Spain will win it. Villa for top goalscorer.
Russia are a good outside bet maybe
First time i've heard something like that been said:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Soper
I think Croatia had a very good chance of going far until Eduardo got injured. The Spanish team on paper looks frightening but can they get their game together at a major tournament?
Croatia have Ivan Klasnic coming back though now. He's an amazing player. Different to Eduardo but still very good.
Germany
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Originally Posted by gilberto_eire
I'm confused too Gavin...
Croatia still have very good attacking players. They could play Mladen Petric as the main striker and have Ivan Rakitic dropping off him. Petric (Dortmund) is a good player and will get a few goals, Rakitic (Schalke) is a very special player and has shone for his club in the last few months, he's got a lot of pace and a great eye for a pass, he's got a crisp shot too. Don't forget the likes of Modric (Dinamo Zg), Pranjic (Herenveen) and Ivica Olic are all great attacking options Croatia still have.Quote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
The Eduardo injury is a blow, but in attack the Croats have a lot of other options, if there was an injury to Dario Simic or one of the Kovac's then they would have worse problems.
I'd also like to echo these sentiments.Quote:
Originally Posted by GavinZac
France
Goalkeepers: Gregory Coupet (Olympique Lyon), Sebastien Frey (Fiorentina), Mickael Landreau (Paris St Germain).
Defenders: Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Francois Clerc (Olympique Lyon), Sebastien Squillaci (Olympique Lyon), Gael Clichy (Arsenal), William Gallas (Arsenal), Bakary Sagna (Arsenal), Julien Escude (Sevilla), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Gael Givet (Olympique Marseille), Philippe Mexes (AS Roma), Lilian Thuram (Barcelona), Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich).
Midfielders: Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal), Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth), Claude Makelele (Chelsea), Samir Nasri (Olympique Marseille), Jeremy Toulalan (Olympique Lyon), Patrick Vieira (Inter Milan), Rio Mavuba (Lille), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Florent Malouda (Chelsea).
Forwards: Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea),Hatem Ben Arfa (Olympique Lyon), Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyon), Sidney Govou (Olympique Lyon), David Trezeguet (Juventus), Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Louis Saha (Manchester United).
Who do you leave out to make that a 23 man squad? And then cut it down to 18 and 11.
The 8 players I would leave out:
Gael Clichy (Arsenal)
Julien Escude (Sevilla)
Gael Givet (Olympique Marseille)
Lilian Thuram (Barcelona)
Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth)
Claude Makelele (Chelsea)
Rio Mavuba (Lille)
Louis Saha (Manchester United)
England.
Oh wait...
Thuram???? Get a grip man. 138 caps, one of the all time greats, and an intelligent and inspiring leader of men. He's worth having in the squad for what he brings to the dressing room alone. Never mind the fact that he is still one of the best defenders around. Last night case in point..Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBoss
I'd drop Mexes like a hot stone...
Do you watch Roma much? He's been excellent for years now.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveyCakes
My eleven to watch for the tournament are:
1:Casillas 2:Miguel 3:Lahm 4:Chivu 5:Cannavaro 6:Krancjar 7:Smolarek 8:Nasri 9:Torres 10:Podolski 11:Ronaldo.
I think Casillas, Miguel, Lahm, Ronaldo, Smolarek, Torres and Podolski, are players in great form who should make their reputations even bigger in this tournament. Chivu is a superb footballing centre half who is going to be busy in the group of death but I fancy he'll excell. Cannavaro is one to watch as he was player of the year after World cup but is now beginning to maybe get a bit of stick for club form. Intresting to see his reaction for the Azzuri.
Then there's Nasri. Heir to Zizous throne, and potentially the best young French player in a decade. If he starts he could be magic....
Krancjar I just like personally. He's a gifted technical footballer, two footed and can be way better than the player we are seeing at Pompey, so I would watch for him also..
Player of the tournament?? For me, Podolski.
I don't understand how people believe Czech Rep could possibly win it. They were shocking against us in the qualifiers - only the fact we had our worst campaign in 25 years meant we didn't finish ahead of them. They need to be completely rebuilt - Cech, Jankolovsky and Koller won't be able to carry the team against better sides.Quote:
Originally Posted by redtildead
I'd back Spain to win it - if their top players perform they should be an unbelievably exciting team to watch - ie Torres, Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Villa, etc
They topped the group though (albeit Germany gave up in the last few games). We were nowhere near finishing ahead of them. Also, France were pretty shambolic in qualifying from our group in the '06 qualifiers and they got to the World Cup Final. I'm not saying Czech Republic are going to win it, or even come close, but they aren't as bad as you are making out.Quote:
Originally Posted by lionelhutz
Also, Spain hardly set the world alight in qualifying, and whilst they have as good a squad as any (arguably better) they always fail and under Aragones I see no reason why they will buck that trend this time. I don't know why they always fail though. Could it have anything to do with a few of their players having no national identity with Spain?
Spain have the Arsenal syndrome. They are blessed with fantastic footballers who play an attractive, style of football which we all admire and respect. But..... They lack the vital Physical, Thug Bully aspect of the game which is needed sometimes when faced with superior players. Liverpool did it to Arsenal last night, and Germany to Argentina in 2006 World Cup. This is why for me, Spain will fail again....Quote:
Originally Posted by jmurphyc
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Originally Posted by TheBoss
Clichy is EASILY one of the best full backs in the premiership. He's class
I agree...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs4Ever
But they already have Abidal and Evra in that positionQuote:
Originally Posted by Pike B
He's better than Abidal.. Evra number one, Clichy two.. In my opinion..Quote:
Originally Posted by gustavo
All boils down to whether you think your full backs should be able to defend properly I guess...Quote:
Originally Posted by Pike B
Very true. But I rate Clichy very high. Ashley who at the emirates now.. Not an easy thing to do....Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die