U-21 European Champions 2011

Group Stage Fixture List



Final Squads
Belarus
Goalkeepers: Aleksandr Gutor,Artyom Gomelko,Dmitri Guschenko;Defenders:Sergei Matveychik,Sergei Politevich,Yuri Ostroukh,Yuri Ryzhko,Vitali Gayduchik,Denis Polyakov,Oleg Veretilo,Yegor Filipenko;Midfielders:Stanislav Dragun,Dmitri Baga,Mikhail Sivakov,Nikita Bukatkin,Aleksandr Perepechko,Pavel Nekhaychik,Dmitri Rekish,Mikhail Gordeychuk,Evgeni Savostyanov;Forwards:Maksim Skavysh,Andrei Voronkov,Vladimir Khvoshchynsk

Czech Republic
Goalkeepers: Jan Hanuš (SK Slavia Praha), Marek Štěch (West Ham United FC), Tomáš Vaclík (FK Viktoria Žižkov).

Defenders: Ondřej Čelůstka (SK Slavia Praha), Jan Hošek (FK Teplice), Jan Lecjaks (RSC Anderlecht), Ondřej Mazuch (RSC Anderlecht), Radim Řezník (FC Baník Ostrava), Marek Suchý (FC Spartak Moskva), Lukáš Vácha (FC Slovan Liberec).

Midfielders: Milan Černý (SK Slavia Praha), Bořek Dočkal (FC Slovan Liberec), Marcel Gecov (FC Slovan Liberec), Adam Hloušek (1. FC Kaiserslautern), Tomáš Hořava (SK Sigma Olomouc), Jan Kovařík (FK Jablonec), Lukáš Mareček (RSC Anderlecht), Jan Morávek (1. FC Kaiserslautern).

Forwards: Jan Chramosta (FK Mladá Boleslav), Václav Kadlec (AC Sparta Praha), Libor Kozák (S.S. Lazio), Tomáš Pekhart (1. FC Nürnberg), Michael Rabušic (FC Zbrojovka Brno)

Denmark

GK: Jonas Lössl (FC Midtjylland), Nicklas Højlund (Lyngby BK), Mikkel Andersen (Reading FC).

DEF: Anders Randrup (Brøndby IF), Mads Fenger (Randers FC) Lasse Nielsen (Aalborg BK), Mathias Zanka Jørgensen (FC København), Andreas Bjelland (FC Nordsjælland), Jesper Juelsgaard (FC Midtjylland), Nicolai Boilesen (AFC Ajax), Daniel Wass (Brøndby IF).

MID: Kasper Povlsen (AGF Århus), Mads Albæk (FC Midtjylland), Mike Jensen (Brøndby IF), Thomas Delaney (FC København), Christian Eriksen (AFC Ajax), Matti Lund Nielsen (FC Nordsjælland).

FW: Nicki Bille Nielsen (Villarreal CF), Nicolai Agger (Brøndby IF), Nicolai Jørgensen (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Bashkim Kadrii (Odense BK),Søren Frederiksen (SønderjyskE), Henrik Dalsgaard (Aalborg BK).

Sturridge & co

GK: Frankie Fielding (Blackburn Rovers FC), Jason Steele (Middlesbrough FC), Alex McCarthy (Reading FC).

DEF: Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea FC), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal FC), Phil Jones (Blackburn Rovers FC), Michael Mancienne (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Chris Smalling (Manchester United FC), James Tomkins (West Ham United FC), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur FC).

MID: Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa FC), Jack Cork (Chelsea FC), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United FC), Jordan Henderson (Sunderland AFC), Henri Lansbury (Arsenal FC), Fabrice Muamba (Bolton Wanderers FC), Jack Rodwell (Everton FC), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Scott Sinclair (Swansea City FC).

FW: Nathan Delfouneso (Aston Villa FC), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea FC), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United FC), Connor Wickham (Ipswich Town FC).

Iceland:

GK: Haraldur Björnsson (Valur), Arnar Darri Pétursson (Sönderjysk), Óskar Pétursson (Grindavík(

Defenders: Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (West Ham), Eggert Jónsson (Hearts), Hjörtur Logi Valgarðsson (IFK Goteborg), Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson (KR), Jón Guðni Fjóluson (Fram-Germinal Beeschot), Elfar Freyr Helgason (Breiðablik), Þórarinn Ingi Valdimarsson (ÍBV)

Midfield: Bjarni Þór Viðarsson (Mechelen), Birkir Bjarnason (Viking FK), Andrés Már Jóhannesson (Fylkir), Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (AZ Alkmaar), Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson (Hoffenheim), Guðmundur Kristjánsson (Breiðablik), Aron Einar Gunnarsson (Coventry), Almarr Ormarsson (Fram)

Forwards: Rúrik Gíslason (OB), Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (AZ Alkmaar), Alfreð Finnbogason (Lokeren), Arnór Smárason (Esbjerg), Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson (Lilleström)

Spain

GK: David De Gea (Club Atlético de Madrid), Rubén Miño (FC Barcelona), Diego Mariño (Villarreal CF).

DEF: Mikel San José (Athletic Club), Álvaro Domínguez (Club Atlético de Madrid), Alberto Botía (Real Sporting de Gijón), Martín Montoya (FC Barcelona) José Ángel Valdés (Real Sporting de Gijón), César Azpilicueta (Olympique de Marseille), Didac Vila Rosello (AC Milan), Víctor Ruiz (SSC Napoli).

MID: Ander Herrera (Real Zaragoza), Diego Capel (Sevilla FC), Daniel Parejo (Getafe CF), Emilio Nsue (RCD Mallorca), Thiago Alcántara (FC Barcelona), Rubén Pérez (RC Deportivo La Coruña), Javi Martínez (Athletic Club).

FW: Bojan Krkić (FC Barcelona), Adrián López (RC Deportivo La Coruña), Juan Mata (Valencia CF), Iker Muniain (Athletic Club), Jeffrén (FC Barcelona).

Switzerland
GK:Yann Sommer,Kevin Fickentscher,Benjamin Siegrist
DEF:Philippe Koch,Fabio Daprelà,Jonathan Rossini,Timm Klose,François Affolter,Daniel Pavlović,Gaetano Berardi
MID:Pajtim Kasami,Fabian Lustenberger,Moreno Costanzo,Fabian Frei,Xherdan Shaqiri,Admir Mehmedi,Granit Xhaka,Frank Feltscher,Amir Abrashi,Mario Gavranović,Xavier Hochstrasser
FWD:Innocent Emeghara, Nassim Ben Khalifa


Ukraine
Goalkeepers: Denys Boyko (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Dmytro Nepogodov (FC Metalurh Donetsk), Anton Kanibolotskiy (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
Defenders: Oleksandr Matvyeyev (FC Vorskla Poltava), Yaroslav Rakitskiy (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Temur Partsvaniya (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Yevhen Selin (FC Vorskla Poltava), Bohdan Butko (FC Volyn Lutsk), Serhiy Kryvtsov (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksiy Kurilov (FC Vorskla Poltava), Artem Putivtsev (FC Illychivets Mariupil).
Midfielders: Mykola Morozyuk (FC Metalurh Donetsk), Vitaliy Vitsenets (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Denys Garmash (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Taras Stepanenko (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Yevhen Konoplyanka (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Volodymyr Chesnakov (FC Vorskla Poltava), Valeriy Fedorchuk (FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih), Oleg Golodyuk (FC Karpaty Lviv), Maxym Biliy (FC Zorya Luhansk)
Forwards: Andriy Yarmolenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Artem Kravets (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Roman Zozulya (FC Dynamo Kyiv).

England U-21 team > All

where are italy and germany???

Nah Spain will rape us IMO. Superior midfield and a slightly better defence as well since Richards and Gibbs pulled out.

Got a feeling our tactics will be to keep it tight at the back and hope for the best from Sturridge and Welbeck.

Anyoneknows how England will line up vs Spain ??


-----------------------Keeper------------------
Walker------Jones---------Smalling------Rose
----------------------Rodwell------------------
---------Henderson------Cleverly-----------
--Albrighton-------------------Sturridge----
----------------------Welbeck-----------------

probably

Sepi wrote:Anyoneknows how England will line up vs Spain ??


-----------------------Keeper------------------
Walker------Jones---------Smalling------Rose
----------------------Rodwell------------------
---------Henderson------Cleverly-----------
--Albrighton-------------------Sturridge----
----------------------Welbeck-----------------

probably

That's how you would line up

Now Stuart" Jack Wilshere should of been rested for the last month of the season so he could be ready for U21's" Pearce is'nt that bright

Ahh, right...Gibbs pulled out. Freakin injuries -.-

I don't think Richards should be allowed to participate in the first place. He might kill someone by accident out there lol

Sepi wrote:Anyoneknows how England will line up vs Spain ??


-----------------------Keeper------------------
Walker------Jones---------Smalling------Rose
----------------------Rodwell------------------
---------Henderson------Cleverly-----------
--Albrighton-------------------Sturridge----
----------------------Welbeck-----------------

probably

i would prefer to see Sturridge on the right and Albrighton on the left tbh.

I think England would line up something like this:


Not my preferred team, but knowing Pearce he'll start with Muamba. Who knows, he might actually prove to be a good selection against Spain as tackling and closing down the opposition are the things he's good at.

No Canales!?

Dont expect such fantastic and hilarious goals then, especially against England. No Sergio, No Party!

I'm betting Daniel Sturridge will score a goal, and that may be enough to win against Spain who look far more experienced than their English counterparts, but I smell an upset on the cards.

Spain's young players unimpressed by England team without Jack Wilshere and Micah Richards

"They can be a dangerous team for us but we expect to play well and win,'' said Barcelona's midfielder Thiago Alcantara, whose father Mazinho won the World Cup with Brazil in 1994.

"We play the better football. We are very technical and pass the ball more, whereas England are very direct.

"The only ones we really know are Wilshere and Richards but they are not here. That is good news for us. Richards is a very good defender while Wilshere is probably the best footballer in the whole team. We've not really heard of any of the players."

Thiago did add that he enjoyed watching English football. "It's very entertaining and quick. The top teams are also more competitive.''

Yet Spanish criticism was noted by Pearce's players.

"They're obviously good at their mind games,'' remarked Marc Albrighton, the Aston Villa right-winger.

"If they want to think that, then brilliant, that's a plus for us because they're not going to be expecting what they're going to get on Sunday. We've got some great players.

"Obviously it would have helped if Jack Wilshere, Andy Carroll and Micah Richards were here but the players that we've brought in to replace them are great players.

"We're technically gifted – maybe not as much as Spain, but we've got the fight and the passion that overtakes that. I don't think many countries have the passion and the hard work that England possess.

"Spain look vulnerable at the back, so we'll look to counter on them while they're playing their pretty football. And I don't really know their players. We wouldn't really recognise them."

Albrighton might soon recognise David de Gea, Atletico Madrid's exceptional goalkeeper who hopes to shake off a thumb injury to start.

"De Gea will be the best goalkeeper in the world in a few years,'' said Thiago of the keeper wooed by Manchester United. "He has everything: the hands, the strength and the feet.''

Thiago added that the success of the Spanish senior side meant the under-21s had to deliver.

Telegraph

lAlbrighton wins this round

Honestly, I can see where Thiago is coming from. Most of our squad don't play regularly for their teams and the ones that do don't play so well as to gain a high level of recognition.

However, it's dangerous to understimate your opponent. I hope England come out extra-motivated to win and give Spain a real "shock".

Where is Canales?

Bah. No Wilshire, Carroll, and Richards.

That is sad and I thought England had a pretty good team. Still is good but not as good if them 3 were to play.

Sepi wrote:Anyoneknows how England will line up vs Spain ??


-----------------------Keeper------------------
Walker------Jones---------Smalling------Rose
----------------------Rodwell------------------
---------Henderson------Cleverly-----------
--Albrighton-------------------Sturridge----
----------------------Welbeck-----------------

probably

if that is your squad am glad to say this buddy you lose against spain team..

Looks like Xavi has taught Thiago well.

Sepi wrote:Anyoneknows how England will line up vs Spain ??


-----------------------Keeper------------------
Walker------Jones---------Smalling------Rose
----------------------Rodwell------------------
---------Henderson------Cleverly-----------
--Albrighton-------------------Sturridge----
----------------------Welbeck-----------------

probably

Walker on right back ? Mata would eat him for breakfast . They would be better of putting a CB like Mancienne in at right back .

------------------------Steele------------------
Mancienne----Jones------Smalling--------Rose-
-----------------------Rodwell--------------------
----------Lansbury-------------Henderson--------
----Sturridge------------------------------Albrighton-
-----------------------Wickham--------------------------



this team is much more disciplined then the Spanish one, has more potential IMO and is VERY balanced...something the Spanish don't have

No McEachran? That makes me sad. Sturridge is a must then!

Albrington is quite good winger

kick mars wrote:No McEachran? That makes me sad. Sturridge is a must then!

McEachran is going to the u20 WC in July, that's why he wasn't picked for the Euros.

Anyone know why Canales isn't going to the Euros?????

Oh, that makes sence. Thanks for clearing that up.

SUPERCARTTS wrote:

kick mars wrote:No McEachran? That makes me sad. Sturridge is a must then!

McEachran is going to the u20 WC in July, that's why he wasn't picked for the Euros.

Anyone know why Canales isn't going to the Euros?????

I would expect its probably because he's hardly kicked a ball in anger all season