Euro 2008 Austria/Switzerland Official Thread

[The Real Laoislad]

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[Gaaboardmod3]

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[The Real Laoislad]

New Devil, That post has been edited for Personal Abuse. Please refrain from posting that sort of stuff.

Goog man Mod..Edit New Devils post but leave in the same line you edited in Apple Tops quoted post 

I could add a rule to ban people for being smart arses as well you know

[his holiness nb]

Have a tenner or Turkey at 33-1 from about 6 months ago.

Cant remember why, must have been pissed on christmas day at dinner time.

Come on the turks!

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Living in the Greek area of Toronto - there's only one team I can go for - Let's go Ελληνική

[ExiledGael]

Starting to really look forward to this now. Few squads announced at the weekend and there's a few surprising omissions.
France have left out Trezeguet and Clichy. Spain have not included Raul.
Think there's a bit of a real changing of the guard in Europe with a lot of the older players moving on/excluded/retired like Rui Costa, Totti, Nesta, Raul, Kahn and so on. Time for a new breed of worldbeaters to emerge.

[el Chino]

i quite fancy sweden as a dark horse,

seen ibrahimovic hit two for inter today, with him fit and larsson they should get plenty of goals!!

[AZOffaly]

Spain have not included Raul.

Raul has been out of favour for a while with your lad Aragonés. I think, similar to the Del Piero argument in Italy, that it is causing a lot of a stir in the Spanish press, and amongst the 'pro-Madrid' fans and even players, against the 'anti-Madrid' fans and players. I think a lot of lads, especially the Catalans and Basaques are happy that Raul is out of the picture, he was a fairly negative voice in the World Cup apparently. The coach has left himself open for a kicking by excluding him though, especially if Spain underachieve again, so it is a brave enough move, but probably the right one.

[AZOffaly]

Squads so far....

Group A

Czech Republic

Goalkeepers: Jaromir Blazek (Nuremberg), Petr Cech (Chelsea), Daniel Zitka (Anderlecht) Defenders: Zdenek Grygera (Juventus), Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan), Michal Kadlec, Tomas Sivok (both Sparta Prague), Radoslav Kovac (Spartak Moscow), Zdenek Pospech (FC Copenhagen), David Rozehnal (Lazio), Tomas Ujfalusi (Fiorentina) Midfielders: Tomas Galasek (Nuremberg), David Jarolim (Hamburg), Marek Matejovsky (Reading), Jaroslav Plasil (Osasuna), Jan Polak (Anderlecht), Daniel Pudil (Slavia Prague), Libor Sionko (FC Copenhagen), Stanislav Vlcek (Anderlecht) Strikers: Milan Baros (Portsmouth), Martin Fenin (Eintracht Frankfurt), Jan Koller (Nuremberg), Vaclav Sverkos (Banik Ostrava).

Group B
Croatia
Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow), Vedran Runje(RC Lens), Mario Galinovic (Panathinaikos)

Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Manchester City), Dario Simic (AC Milan), Robert Kovac (Borussia Dortmund), Josip Simunic (Hertha Berlin), Dario Knezevic (Livorno), Hrvoje Vejic (Tom Tomsk)

Midfielders: Danijel Pranjic (Heerenveen), Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Niko Kovac (Salzburg), Luka Modric (Dinamo Zagreb/Tottenham), Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth), Jerko Leko (Monaco), Ivan Rakitic (Schalke 04), Ognjen Vukojevic (Dinamo Zagreb), Nikola Pokrivac (Monaco)

Forwards: Mladen Petric (Borussia Dortmund), Ivica Olic (Hamburg SV), Ivan Klasnic (Werder Bremen), Igor Budan (Parma), Nikola Kalinic (Hajduk Split)

Germany (provisional 26 man squad)
Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal), Robert Enke (Hanover 96), Rene Adler (Bayer Leverkusen)

Defenders: Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Marcell Jansen (Bayern Munich), Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen), Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04)

Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburg SV), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), David Odonkor (Real Betis), Marko Marin (Borussia Moenchengladbach)

Forwards: Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Bayern Munich), Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart), Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke 04), Oliver Neuville (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Patrick Helmes (Cologne)

Group C
Netherlands (provisional 25 man squad)

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

Defenders: Wilfred Bouma (Aston Villa), Tim de Cler (Feyenoord), John Heitinga (Ajax), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Mario Melchiot (Wigan Athletic), Andre Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers)

Midfielders: Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Orlando Engelaar (Twente), Nigel de Jong (SV Hamburg), Denny Landzaat (Feyenoord), Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid), Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg), Demy de Zeeuw (AZ Alkmaar)

Forwards: Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Real Madrid), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic)

Romania (provisional 26  man squad)
Squad: Lobont (Dinamo Bucharest), Danut Coman (Rapid Bucharest), Marius Popa (FCU Politehnica Timisoara); Contra (Getafe), Tamas (Auxerre), Radu (Lazio), Rat (Shakhtar Donetsk), Chivu (Inter Milan), Sapunaru (Rapid Bucharest), Goian, Ghionea, Radoi (all Steaua Bucharest), Moti (Dinamo Bucharest); Petre (CSKA Sofia), Codrea (Siena), Cocis (Lokomotiv Moscow), Petre, Nicolita, Dica (all Steaua Bucharest), Cristea (Dinamo Bucharest); Mutu (Fiorentina), Marica (Stuttgart), D Niculae (Auxerre), M Niculae (Inverness), Bratu (Dinamo Bucharest), Deac (CFR 1907 Cluj).

France (provisional 30 man squad)
Goalkeepers: Gregory Coupet (Olympique Lyon), Sebastien Frey (Fiorentina), Mickael Landreau (Paris St Germain), Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille).

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

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

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

Group D
Sweden
Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (Manchester City), Rami Shaaban (Hammarby), Johan Wiland (Elfsborg Boras) Defenders: Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa), Petter Hansson (Stade Rennes), Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Niclas Alexandersson (IFK Gothenburg), Andreas Granqvist (Helsingborg), Daniel Majstorovic (Basel), Fredrik Stoor (Rosenborg Trondheim), Mikael Dorsin (CFR Cluj) Midfielders : Tobias Linderoth (Galatasaray), Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg Boras), Kim Kallstrom (Olympique Lyon), Christian Wilhelmsson (Deportivo Coruna), Fredrik Ljungberg (West Ham United), Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham City) Forwards: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan), Johan Elmander (Toulouse), Marcus Allback (FC Copenhagen), Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen), Henrik Larsson (Helsingborg)

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

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

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

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



Final squads due May 28th

[Billys Boots]

France have four keepers and Willy Sagnol, and left Clichy at home - Jaysus.

[AZOffaly]

That's only a provisional squad Billy, so I'd say one of the keepers will definitely go. Very surprised at Clichy alright. Trezuguet is another notable omission.

[Billys Boots]

The Netherlands squad (defence) wouldn't fill you with confidence heading for the bookies either.

[AZOffaly]

Bouma He's one of those 'How the fcuk?' players.

[Billys Boots]

Yeah, he's surely in the 'total football' tradition. 

[Doogie Browser]

Bouma He's one of those 'How the fcuk?' players.

AZ he is effective at what he does, although it is fair to say he is not blessed with natural talent, hard as nails! He must be around the Dutch squad for 7/8 years now though?