Euro Board Official Euro 2008 XI

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---------------Casillas
Anyukov----Marchena----Zhirkov
----------------Senna
Sneijder-------Xavi--------Podolski
----------------Deco
----------Villa------Arshavin

Casillas, Zhirkov, Villa, Arshavin & Senna were by far the most popular.

But really other than Chiellini & Pepe who ran Anyukov & Marhcena relatively close for a place in defence, all other spots were won relatively comfortably by each of the players.

This is the BBC Sports Team XI as a comparison (4-4-2):

-----------------Buffon
Ramos--Marchena--Chiellini--Giovanni
Iniesta----Senna---Sneijder----Arda
-----------Villa---------Arshavin

Calidad wrote:------------------Casillas
Anyukov--Marchena--Chiellini--Zhirkov
---------------Senna------
--------Snejider---Pirlo-------------
Arshavin---Pavlyuchenko---Villa

I'd have Arda in there instead of Pirlo and would have picked different CBs but am the mind has gone blank thinking of more deserving names.

Srna deserves mention at RB and Kuyt who was Euro 08 MOTM

I pick Pirlo because he was Italy's on real creative midfielder. And if the Italian strikers had their shooting boots on he could have quite easily bagged 3/4 assists.

Think he won offical MOTM twice too

I liked Arda though

Ade Alonso wrote:

Calidad wrote:------------------Casillas
Anyukov--Marchena--Chiellini--Zhirkov
---------------Senna------
--------Snejider---Pirlo-------------
Arshavin---Pavlyuchenko---Villa

I'd have Arda in there instead of Pirlo and would have picked different CBs but am the mind has gone blank thinking of more deserving names.

Srna deserves mention at RB and Kuyt who was Euro 08 MOTM

HUH


Anyway Iniesta's gotta be in there, along with Podolski

The ENTIRE Spanish team. Undefeated, delivering cans of whoop ass left and right one right after another.

-----------------------Casillas-----------------------

--Ramos------Puyol------------Marchena------------Capdevila

Iniesta------------Xavi----------Senna----------Silva

--------------------Torres------------Villa---------

L.r.d wrote:

Ade Alonso wrote:

Calidad wrote:------------------Casillas
Anyukov--Marchena--Chiellini--Zhirkov
---------------Senna------
--------Snejider---Pirlo-------------
Arshavin---Pavlyuchenko---Villa

I'd have Arda in there instead of Pirlo and would have picked different CBs but am the mind has gone blank thinking of more deserving names.

Srna deserves mention at RB and Kuyt who was Euro 08 MOTM

HUH


Anyway Iniesta's gotta be in there, along with Podolski

Croatian RB

Metzelder and Mertesacker.. worst defensive partnership of any German side ever.

Ade Alonso wrote:

L.r.d wrote:

Ade Alonso wrote:

Calidad wrote:------------------Casillas
Anyukov--Marchena--Chiellini--Zhirkov
---------------Senna------
--------Snejider---Pirlo-------------
Arshavin---Pavlyuchenko---Villa

I'd have Arda in there instead of Pirlo and would have picked different CBs but am the mind has gone blank thinking of more deserving names.

Srna deserves mention at RB and Kuyt who was Euro 08 MOTM

HUH


Anyway Iniesta's gotta be in there, along with Podolski

Croatian RB

He's a midfielder....

Not a single player from the top half of the draw in your team Calidad!

I'd probably have Podolski, rather than Pav; Xavi for Pirlo; and maybe go with the Spanish cb pairing (Chiellini was only really impressive in one match).

Arda, Schweini, Gio, Silva, Iniesta could all have a shout too

I completly forgot about Podolski. He probably deserves a place over Pirlo.

He can be my supersub

debaser wrote:Not a single player from the top half of the draw in your team Calidad!

I'd probably have Podolski, rather than Pav; Xavi for Pirlo; and maybe go with the Spanish cb pairing (Chiellini was only really impressive in one match).

Arda, Schweini, Gio, Silva, Iniesta could all have a shout too

Get outta here

L.r.d wrote:

Ade Alonso wrote:

L.r.d wrote:

Ade Alonso wrote:

Calidad wrote:------------------Casillas
Anyukov--Marchena--Chiellini--Zhirkov
---------------Senna------
--------Snejider---Pirlo-------------
Arshavin---Pavlyuchenko---Villa

I'd have Arda in there instead of Pirlo and would have picked different CBs but am the mind has gone blank thinking of more deserving names.

Srna deserves mention at RB and Kuyt who was Euro 08 MOTM

HUH


Anyway Iniesta's gotta be in there, along with Podolski

Croatian RB

He's a midfielder....

That played at RB for most of the games bar one of the games, think againist Croatia

Calidad wrote:I completly forgot about Podolski. He probably deserves a place over Pirlo.

He can be my supersub

How can you mention Pirlo but not Deco, easily the best CM in the tournament.

Calidad
You surely don't believe that that is a team of the tournament??

TITO wrote:Calidad
You surely don't believe that that is a team of the tournament??

What would be your team then tito?

clearly you disagree and that is the beauty of forums

@shaz

deco is another i forgot. definitely portugals best player and one of the best midfielders in the tournament

................. Casillas
Anyukov .. Pepe ..Chiellini .. Zhirkov
.......... Senna ... Sneijder
Schweini ... Arsharvin ... Podolski
.................... Villa

^^two good teams above

maybe I can do a a toll of all the posts after a couple of days and stick the the most selected XI in my first post

Well, the fact that you forgot some really great performances from some players means that at least according to my opinion the team should look a little bit diferentely.
Deco should be there, Xavi, Silva, Lahm, Arda, Nihat, VdV, Marchena...
I don't know why is Pavlychenko there, or Pirlo, or Anykov?
My team:
Casillas
Lahm Chielini Marchena Zhrikov
Senna
Xavi Arshavin Silva
Villa Nihat
Well, i can only have 11 players in the team.

TITO wrote:Well, the fact that you forgot some really great performances from some players means that at least according to my opinion the team should look a little bit diferentely.
Deco should be there, Xavi, Silva, Lahm, Arda, Nihat, VdV, Marchena...
I don't know why is Pavlychenko there, or Pirlo, or Anykov?
My team:
Casillas
Lahm Chielini Marchena Zhrikov
Senna
Xavi Arshavin Silva
Villa Nihat
Well, i can only have 11 players in the team.

Good idea putting Lahm on the right, I'd do that as well.

------------------Casillas
Boularouz------Goian----Pepe-------Zhirkov
---------------------Senna------
----------------Deco---Iniesta-------------
Kuyt------------------Villa-----------Arshavin

............................. Casillas
....... Anyukov – Pepe – Marchena - Zhirkov
.............................. Senna
................ Sneijder ........... Deco
......... Arshavin ......................... Podolski
................................ Villa

-------------Akinfeev-------------

Srna--Goian--Simunic--Zhirkov

-----------Senna--Xavi-----------

---Arshavin--Deco--Sneijder---

----------------Villa----------------

---------------Casillas-------------

Boulahrouz--Goian--Chiellini--Zhirkov

--------------Senna--Xavi----------------

---Schweini--Arshavin--Sneijder--------

--------------Pavlyuchenko----------------

This XI is based purely on statistics but it still represents a fairly interesting team from this years tournament.

On player who has surprised me was Chiellini, I used to consider him as a rather average leftback but now it looks like he will go on to be the mainstay in the Italian backline for years to come.

---------------Van Der Sar
-----Ramos-----?----?---------Lahm
-----Snejider---?-----Ballack----Schweinsteiger
--------Villa-----Podolski

Fabregas in there?

As for center backs I have no idea.

Wenger recently said that the tournament hasn't shown to many great performances from the centrebacks, I would agree with this, expecially if you compare it to other championships.

You can see why Real Madrid paid all that money for Pepe though.

Casillas
Puyol-Pepe-Marchena-Chiellini
Senna
Xavi-Deco-Sneijder
Arshavin-Podolski

UEFA's squad of the tournament:

SQUAD OF THE TOURNAMENT

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands).

Defenders: Bosingwa (Portugal), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Carlos Marchena (Spain), Pepe (Portugal), Carles Puyol (Spain), Yuri Zhirkov (Russia).

Midfielders: Hamit Altıntop (Turkey), Luka Modrić (Croatia), Marcos Senna (Spain), Xavi Hernández (Spain), Konstantin Zyryanov (Russia), Michael Ballack (Germany), Cesc Fàbregas (Spain), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Lukas Podolski (Germany), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands).

Forwards: Andrei Arshavin (Russia), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russia), Fernando Torres (Spain), David Villa (Spain).

Enigma wrote:---------------Van Der Sar
-----Ramos-----?----?---------Lahm
-----Snejider---?-----Ballack----Schweinsteiger
--------Villa-----Podolski

Fabregas in there?

As for center backs I have no idea.

Only 4 Teutons? You are too modest.