U21s Euro Championship 2007

Ricardo Jol wrote:Tim Krul (Newcastle United)

Just back from injury aswell, the Dutchy coach must really rate him.

Good to see 3 City players in the England U21 squad, could have been 4 if Richards hadnt been promoted to the full team.

Still i think the England wont win it my money will go on Italy.

Sgoater1 wrote:Good to see 3 City players in the England U21 squad, could have been 4 if Richards hadnt been promoted to the full team.

Still i think the England wont win it my money will go on Italy.

what kind of player is michael johnson? haven't really seen him

Italy have a very good crop of youngsters coming up, it ensures that the Azzurri will maintain their level for the next 10 years... by which time the kids inspired by the WC win will take over....

Italy badly need a protagnist to replace Totti... Will Rosina rise to that challenge? Or Montolivo or Foggia? Only time will tell...

Sgoater1 wrote:Good to see 3 City players in the England U21 squad, could have been 4 if Richards hadnt been promoted to the full team.

Still i think the England wont win it my money will go on Italy.

Kimbo wrote:

Ricardo Jol wrote:Tim Krul (Newcastle United)

Just back from injury aswell, the Dutchy coach must really rate him.

Coach Foppe de Haan always forgot him! He rates Kenneth Vermeer . That guy is far from top class! Krul, the 18 year old super talent from Den Haag, is a much bigger talent!

He wasn't even selected if keeper Piet Veldhuis (Vitesse) was in the squad!

debaser wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:Good to see 3 City players in the England U21 squad, could have been 4 if Richards hadnt been promoted to the full team.

Still i think the England wont win it my money will go on Italy.

what kind of player is michael johnson? haven't really seen him

He is a CM, bit of an all rounder looks good going forward, decent passer, always gives 100% and gets stuck in, but without running around like a headless chicken. He is only 18 (as well as being in the U21s he is also in the U19s) and has a lot of potential, he has done very well since coming in always looking very calm and a good pro.

bluenine wrote:Italy have a very good crop of youngsters coming up, it ensures that the Azzurri will maintain their level for the next 10 years... by which time the kids inspired by the WC win will take over....

Italy badly need a protagnist to replace Totti... Will Rosina rise to that challenge? Or Montolivo or Foggia? Only time will tell...

Sgoater1 wrote:Good to see 3 City players in the England U21 squad, could have been 4 if Richards hadnt been promoted to the full team.

Still i think the England wont win it my money will go on Italy.

I think Rosina could be the star of the tournement, he is an amazing talent, the new Zola in fact.

The England U21 Championship final squad:

Goalkeepers

Ben Alnwick (Tottenham Hotspur)
Scott Carson (Liverpool)
Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Defenders

Leighton Baines (Wigan Athletic)
Gary Cahill (Aston Villa)
Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United)
Justin Hoyte (Arsenal)
Nedum Onuoha (Manchester City)
Liam Rosenior (Fulham)
Steven Taylor (Newcastle United)
Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City)

Midfielders

David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers)
Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspur)
James Milner (Newcastle United)
Mark Noble (West Ham United)
Nigel Reo-Coker (West Ham United)
Kieran Richardson (Manchester United)
Wayne Routledge (Tottenham Hotspur)

Forwards

Matt Derbyshire (Blackburn Rovers)
Leroy Lita (Reading)
David Nugent (Preston North End)
James Vaughan (Everton)
Ashley Young (Aston Villa)

Agbonlahor has been dropped after he went AWOL and missed his team's training camp in Spain. David Bentley, is in to replace him.

Will the game be shown on terrestrial tv in the U.K or only on Sky ?

Controversy wrote:It won't be England. There is no one in our youth team which has the potential to stand out against all odds, every other national team seems to have that quirk. Going by that logic, it'll be the Dutch.

It won't be the Dutch either, we're back to our old form in youth championships.

All the great youth players have already played a long season and are cancelling this tournament in order to have another good season for their clubs....and I can't blame them.

Ricardo Jol wrote:DOEL:
Agil Etemadi (SC Heerenveen), Tim Krul (Newcastle United), Kenneth Vermeer (Ajax) en Boy Waterman (AZ).

VERDEDIGING:
Ryan Donk (AZ), Royston Drenthe (Feyenoord), Calvin Jong-A-Pin (SC Heerenveen), Milano Koenders (RKC Waalwijk), Arnold Kruiswijk (FC Groningen), Erik Pieters (FC Utrecht), Frank van der Struijk (Willem II), Dwight Tiendalli (Feyenoord), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord) en Gianni Zuiverloon (SC Heerenveen).

MIDDENVELD:
Kemy Agustien (Roda JC), Ismail Aissati (FC Twente), Otman Bakkal (FC Twente), Luigi Bruins (Excelsior), Urby Emanuelson (Ajax), Hedwiges Maduro (Ajax), Haris Medunjanin (Sparta Rotterdam) en Robbert Schilder (Heracles Almelo).

AANVAL:
Ryan Babel (Ajax), Roy Beerens (NEC), Tim Janssen (RKC Waalwijk), Julian Jenner (AZ), Jermain Lens (AZ), Daniël de Ridder (Celta de Vigo), Maceo Rigters (NAC Breda) en Tim Vincken (Feyenoord).

Loads of good players are MIA, this is the final selection :

EK-selectie Jong Oranje


Doel: Krul (Newcastle United), Vermeer (Ajax), Waterman (AZ).

Verdediging: Donk (AZ), Jong-a-Pin (SC Heerenveen), Kruiswijk (FC Groningen), Pieters (FC Utrecht), Van der Struijk (Willem II), Vlaar (Feyenoord), Zuiverloon (SC Heerenveen).

Middenveld: Aissati (FC Twente), Bakkal (FC Twente), Bruins (Excelsior), Drenthe (Feyenoord), Maduro (Ajax), Medunjanin (Sparta Rotterdam), Schilder (Heracles Almelo).

Aanval: Babel (Ajax), Beerens (NEC), Janssen (RKC Waalwijk), Jenner (AZ), De Ridder (Celta de Vigo), Rigters (NAC Breda).

Great selection!!! This looks promising!

Azzurrini Euro squad revealed
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Pierluigi Casiraghi has named his Italy squad for the Under-21 European Championship this summer. There are few surprises with Roma’s Alberto Aquilani making the squad after a season disrupted by injury, while Giuseppe Rossi’s goals to keep Parma in the top-flight have been recognised too. Arsenal owned striker Arturo Lupoli, who will join Fiorentina next month, has missed out though.


Goalkeepers: Consigli (Sambenedettese), Curci (Roma), Viviano (Brescia)

Defenders: Andreolli (Inter), Canini (Cagliari), Chiellini (Juventus), Coda (Udinese), Criscito (Genoa), Mantovani (Chievo), Potenza (Fiorentina), Raggi (Empoli)

Midfielders: Aquilani (Roma), Cigarini (Parma), Dessena (Parma), Lazzari (Piacenza), Montolivo (Fiorentina), Nocerino (Piacenza), Padoin (Vicenza), Rosina (Torino)

Forwards: Palladino (Juventus), Pazzini (Fiorentina), Pellè (Cesena), Giuseppe Rossi (Parma)

I think Eurosport always airs these games. A couple of game swill be played in the Goffert (NEC stadium) too.

Sgoater1 wrote:The England U21 Championship final squad:

Goalkeepers

Ben Alnwick (Tottenham Hotspur)
Scott Carson (Liverpool)
Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Defenders

Leighton Baines (Wigan Athletic)
Gary Cahill (Aston Villa)
Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United)
Justin Hoyte (Arsenal)
Nedum Onuoha (Manchester City)
Liam Rosenior (Fulham)
Steven Taylor (Newcastle United)
Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City)

Midfielders

David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers)
Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspur)
James Milner (Newcastle United)
Mark Noble (West Ham United)
Nigel Reo-Coker (West Ham United)
Kieran Richardson (Manchester United)
Wayne Routledge (Tottenham Hotspur)

Forwards

Matt Derbyshire (Blackburn Rovers)
Leroy Lita (Reading)
David Nugent (Preston North End)
James Vaughan (Everton)
Ashley Young (Aston Villa)

Englan U21's >>> Seniors.

With the exception of Richardson & NRC, I like that squad a lot.

Here are the odds :


Under 21 Euro Championship - Win Outright (Sunday June 10th, 15:00)
Italy 9/4 Israel 9/1
England 3/1 Czech Republic 16/1
Holland 7/2 Serbia 20/1
Portugal 4/1 Belgium 20/1

Each Way terms: 1/3 of odds for 1st 2 places



Group A - Win Outright (Sunday June 10th, 15:00)
Holland 5/4
Portugal 13/8
Israel 7/2
Belgium 10/1

Group B - Win Outright (Sunday June 10th, 15:00)

Italy 11/10
England 11/8
Czech Republic 7/1
Serbia 9/1

Serbia has the best odds 9/1. Its a tough group but Serbia could upset and go all the way - literrally anyone can qualify from that group. I'd only put Italy as favourites really.

of Group A, Holland: easy group (Portugal and us will go on), good squad and home advantage. But not good odds - those are "will Brazil win the WC" odds. Which we aren't even though we won the U-21 WC.


Semis will be Italy-Portugal, Netherlands- ? (England?)

from then on your guess is as good as mine.

David Bentley rocks at this level. I prefer the English u21 midfield to the seniors by some considerable distance

I am Mum-Ra wrote:David Bentley rocks at this level. I prefer the English u21 midfield to the seniors by some considerable distance

The defence is also better.

Belgium odds look pretty decent, they have some pretty good players. Dont think we will win it, the best players wont compete there. I think England looks good as well...

Sometimes I think the bookies don't watch or read enough football... Serbia youth are very very good. Easily the best odds.

Italy probably start as favourites, but then the odds reflect that so its not worthwhile to bet on them.

DD wrote:Serbia has the best odds 9/1. Its a tough group but Serbia could upset and go all the way - literrally anyone can qualify from that group. I'd only put Italy as favourites really.

of Group A, Holland: easy group (Portugal and us will go on), good squad and home advantage. But not good odds - those are "will Brazil win the WC" odds. Which we aren't even though we won the U-21 WC.


Semis will be Italy-Portugal, Netherlands- ? (England?)

from then on your guess is as good as mine.

Belgium squad:

Goalkeepers: Logan Bailly (KRC Genk), Frank Boeckx (K. Sint-Truidense VV), Michaël Cordier (FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek).

Defenders: Laurent Ciman (R. Charleroi SC), Steve Colpaert (FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek), Sepp De Roover (Sparta Rotterdam), Guillaume Gillet (KAA Gent), Nicolas Lombaerts (KAA Gent), Landry Mulemo (K. Sint-Truidense VV), Sébastien Pocognoli (KRC Genk), Thomas Vermaelen (AFC Ajax), Jan Vertonghen (RKC Waalwijk/AFC Ajax).

Midfielders: Jonathan Blondel (Club Brugge KV), Marouane Fellaini (R. Standard de Liège), Faris Haroun (KRC Genk), Maarten Martens (AZ Alkmaar), Killian Overmeire (KSC Lokeren OV), Anthony Vanden Borre (RSC Anderlecht), Axel Witsel (R. Standard de Liège).

Forwards: Tom De Sutter (Cercle Brugge KSV), Tom De Mul (AFC Ajax), Stijn De Smet (Cercle Brugge KSV), Kevin Mirallas (LOSC Lille Métropole).

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Not a bad squad ..

Portugal;

Goalkeepers; João Botelho(Santa Clara), Paulo Ribeiro(Porto), Ricardo Batista(Fulham).

Defence; Semedo(Cagliari), Amoreirinha(Amadora), Rolando(Belenenses), Antunes(Paços) João Pereira(Gil Vicente), José Goncalves(Hearts), M: Da Costa(PSV), Veloso(Sporting).

Midfield; Oliveira(Marítimo), M. Fernandes(Everton), Organista(Pontevedra), Moutinho(Sporting), Machado(Leiria), Amorim(Belenenses).

Strikers; R. Vaz Té(Bolton), Nani(Sporting), Y. Djalo(Sporting), H. Almeida(W. Bremen), Moreira(Valencia), Varela(Setúbal).

Such a good squad almost any eleven players are equal, but I'd like;

------------------------Ribeiro
-Amoreirinha--Da Costa--Rolando---Antunes
------------------------Veloso
-------Moutinho-----Fernandes-----Nani
----------------Djalo-------Almeida.

The qualifying for the 2009 U21 competition has started, and Italy beat Albania 4-0

Dessena, Rossi, Acquafresca, Motta and Lupoli had a good game...

Mihawkavelli wrote:Belgium squad:

Goalkeepers: Logan Bailly (KRC Genk), Frank Boeckx (K. Sint-Truidense VV), Michaël Cordier (FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek).

Defenders: Laurent Ciman (R. Charleroi SC), Steve Colpaert (FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek), Sepp De Roover (Sparta Rotterdam), Guillaume Gillet (KAA Gent), Nicolas Lombaerts (KAA Gent), Landry Mulemo (K. Sint-Truidense VV), Sébastien Pocognoli (KRC Genk), Thomas Vermaelen (AFC Ajax), Jan Vertonghen (RKC Waalwijk/AFC Ajax).

Midfielders: Jonathan Blondel (Club Brugge KV), Marouane Fellaini (R. Standard de Liège), Faris Haroun (KRC Genk), Maarten Martens (AZ Alkmaar), Killian Overmeire (KSC Lokeren OV), Anthony Vanden Borre (RSC Anderlecht), Axel Witsel (R. Standard de Liège).

Forwards: Tom De Sutter (Cercle Brugge KSV), Tom De Mul (AFC Ajax), Stijn De Smet (Cercle Brugge KSV), Kevin Mirallas (LOSC Lille Métropole).

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Not a bad squad ..

Not a bad squad indeed. It's a shame though that we're missing a few key players like Kompany, Dufour and Dembele.

Motta is more talented uf you ask me... less experienced, but more potential.... I say this inspite of Potenza being an Inter product!

This would hurt the azzurini tho - coz Potenza, Mantovani, Andreolli & Chiellini have a fantastic understanding with each other... and its always tough to lose yr captain at the last minute... I guess Chiellini will be captain now...

Azzurrini lose Potenza Thursday 7 June, 2007
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Fiorentina defender Alessandro Potenza has been forced to withdraw from Italy’s Under-21 European Championship squad. The stopper was one of 23 players named by boss Pierluigi Casiraghi for the Holland tournament which kicks off on Sunday. However, Potenza has suffered a muscle strain which will rule him out of the competition.

Casiraghi is allowed to replace the Viola talent and he’s called in Marco Motta who was already on the stand-by list. Motta, 21, is highly rated in the peninsula and has just ended a decent campaign with mid-table Udinese in Serie A. Italy will kick off their Group B campaign against Serbia on Monday night in Nijmegen at 19.45pm UK time.

Im going to see England versus Serbia!

Kimbo wrote:

I am Mum-Ra wrote:David Bentley rocks at this level. I prefer the English u21 midfield to the seniors by some considerable distance

The defence is also better.

hoyte.....cahill......taylor....baines

is better than

neville...ferdinand...terry....cole


Really ?????

or is this just because they have a member of the acclaimed newcastle defence in it kimmy

$h!t. Portugal have a really strong midfield - easily the best of the under 21 championship IMO

COTR wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

I am Mum-Ra wrote:David Bentley rocks at this level. I prefer the English u21 midfield to the seniors by some considerable distance

The defence is also better.

hoyte.....cahill......taylor....baines

is better than

neville...ferdinand...terry....cole


Really ?????

or is this just because they have a member of the acclaimed newcastle defence in it kimmy

Names coater names. The U21 team has cohesion and balance all over the pitch.