Re: euro 2012 discussion thread

by sportsczy Wed May 30, 2012 2:01 pm

Lampard got injured in training today and could be out of the Euro.

by Art Morte Wed May 30, 2012 2:18 pm

sportsczy wrote:Lampard got injured in training today and could be out of the Euro.

If he is out and Henderson called up, it could even be a good thing. England need more energy in their midfield than all these 30+ guys Gerrard, Lampard, Parker walking about.

by sportsczy Wed May 30, 2012 2:22 pm

Art Morte wrote:
sportsczy wrote:Lampard got injured in training today and could be out of the Euro.

If he is out and Henderson called up, it could even be a good thing. England need more energy in their midfield than all these 30+ guys Gerrard, Lampard, Parker walking about.

I don't know. Lampard is no longer WC, but he's good. Much better than Gerrard imo. Hodgson plays hoofball and counter attacks... that's just how he is. Lampard fit that style perfectly.

Parker-Gerrard midfield is pretty ugly lol.

by Art Morte Wed May 30, 2012 2:29 pm

sportsczy wrote:
Art Morte wrote:
sportsczy wrote:Lampard got injured in training today and could be out of the Euro.

If he is out and Henderson called up, it could even be a good thing. England need more energy in their midfield than all these 30+ guys Gerrard, Lampard, Parker walking about.

I don't know. Lampard is no longer WC, but he's good. Much better than Gerrard imo. Hodgson plays hoofball and counter attacks... that's just how he is. Lampard fit that style perfectly.

Parker-Gerrard midfield is pretty ugly lol.

Parker-Gerrard was hopeless in their previous outing against Norway at least. In the final 15 minutes England played much better when young players were brought on. Henderson made good runs in midfield and actually got players moving, something that Parker and Gerrard couldn't do, plus England managed to bring the ball up using the crafts of Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain in the wings.

The bottom line is England need more mobility than what fielding all those veterans gives them.

by sportsczy Wed May 30, 2012 2:32 pm

Maybe Henderson will emerge... but it's not like the Liverpool midfield play is a thing of beauty, no offense. In fact, it was mostly awful after the Lucas injury.

by Art Morte Wed May 30, 2012 2:39 pm

sportsczy wrote:Maybe Henderson will emerge... but it's not like the Liverpool midfield play is a thing of beauty, no offense. In fact, it was mostly awful after the Lucas injury.

I'm not the biggest fan of Henderson - not yet anyway - but he fits the category of young & willing to run. England need someone like that, somebody whose runs in midfield will get the whole team moving, hopefully.

by Schweinaldo06 Wed May 30, 2012 3:44 pm

matpol wrote:ESPN Top 40 players in Euro 2012. So far 40-11:

40. M'Vila
39. Huntelaar
38. Ramos
37. Khedira
36. Ashley Cole
35. Chiellini
34. Xabi Alonso
33. Mata
32. Buffon
31. Götze
30. Pirlo
29. Nasri
28. Mario Gómez
27. Eriksen
26. Gerrard
25. Neuer
24. Busquets
23. Joe Hart
22. Nani
21. Balotelli
20. Piqué
19. De Rossi
18. Müller
17. Benzema
16. Lahm
15. Fàbregas
14. Sneijder
13. Casillas
12. Ribéry
11. Modrić
10. Robben
9. Schweinsteiger

Update.

So biased towards EPL ESPN is. Modrić at 11 Who will be in Top 10 now? Iniesta, Xavi, Silva, Robben, Van Persie, Schweinsteiger, Özil, Rooney, Ronaldo, Ibrahimović.

If Silva is not next, this list is complete bollocks.

by Babun Wed May 30, 2012 3:55 pm

I like how Podolski smirks creepily after his interviews eco smile

by sportsczy Wed May 30, 2012 4:08 pm

I think his brain cell goes into overload and causes him to smile creepily Babs. My german isn't great... but i get the sense that he's not the sharpest.

by Babun Wed May 30, 2012 4:18 pm

sportsczy wrote:I think his brain cell goes into overload and causes him to smile creepily Babs. My german isn't great... but i get the sense that he's not the sharpest.

At least, he pulls the trigger without second thoughts eco smile

Klose is the total opposite. He uses meditation to raise his concentration level for tournaments :lol!:
I once read one of his interviews. He tries many crude things eco smile

He uses yoga for stretching eco smile

by Kingofeverythingclassy Wed May 30, 2012 4:45 pm

I dont know why you buy into these lists so much. These depend on what the person or company making the list things and can change in a matter of months.

None of these are an absolute representation of player quality. So I dont see all the anger with regards to the list. Its like Fantasy Football and stuff or maybe Fifa ratings. Taking it like that. There is no absolute rating anyway

by _LMG_10_ Wed May 30, 2012 6:12 pm

Full Squads with pictures of all 16 teams, for anyone who's interested:

http://eurosoccerweb.com/full-squad-list-with-pictures-euro-cup-2012/

by halamadrid2 Wed May 30, 2012 7:06 pm

chat??

by VivaStPauli Wed May 30, 2012 7:10 pm

sportsczy wrote:I think his brain cell goes into overload and causes him to smile creepily Babs. My german isn't great... but i get the sense that he's not the sharpest.

Of course he smiles at the end of every sentence. He knows that means the interview is closer to being over, so he can go and play some football. :bow: