Euro 2012 My All Time Euro Squad

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The main topic in the World of football over the last couple of days has been the transfer of Eden Hazard to Chelsea. I think the only point that needs to be made on the subject of Hazard is that he is an immense talent, but it seems he is ill-advised, why on earth has he signed for a club without a permanent manager in position? In signing him Abramovich has also revealed a lot about the way Chelsea is run, but thats enough about Chelsea I had a rant about the blues just the other day. Instead I have decided to do something a bit different and given that Hodgson has just submitted his final squad to UEFA I am going to put together my all time European Championships squad.Goalkeepers:Edwin Van Der Sar The giant dutchmans record in this tournament speaks for itself, he has the joint most appearances in the competition having played for the Netherlands on 16 occasions acro s four tournaments. He also holds the record for the most clean sheets at the European Championships with nine.Peter Schmeichel Another ex-Manchester United legend. Schmeichel won the tournament in 1992 with a Danish side who didnt even qualify and only made it to the tournament after Yugoslavia were forced to drop out due to war. He will however want to forget this which happened four years laterRicardo Whilst he isnt the greatest keeper to have graced the competition I had to include him for his outrageous penalty shootout antics against England. Not only did he take his gloves off, he banged in the winner for Portugal.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtZLspwoIH8Defenders:Lillian Thuram Thuram also sits on 16 appearances in the competition. The versatile defender also appeared in four different tournaments, but unlike Van Der Sar managed to win it in 2000.Franz Beckenbauer The German captained his side to victory 1972 and took them to the final again in 1976 only to be beaten on penalties (yes Germans beaten on penalties). This makes him one of a handful of players ever to have played in the final twice.Laurent Blanc Blanc was voted in the team of the tournament three times in a row and won it in 2000 before retiring along with Didier Deschamps.Ashley Cole The reason Cole makes my squad is I remember watching him mark Cristiano Ronaldo Michigan Wolverines Jersey out of the game in 2004. It was a brilliant display against a formidable opponent and Cole was more then up to the task. The performance really stuck in my memory and for that reason alone he has to be in there. Cole has also made more tackles than any other Englishman in the competition, something Im sure he will add to this summer.Giovanni Van Bronckhorst The fact that Van Bronckhorst has made more fouls then anyone in the competition (35) makes him an absolute must as a defender. That along with his goal and a sist contribution Devin Bush Jersey to the destruction of Italy 3-0 in 2008.Traianos Dellas The colo sal Greek defended like a God in 2004 and without him I have no doubt Greece would not have won the competition. However he will be remembered for what he did at the other end of the field. Dellas is the only player to have scored a silver goal, knocking out the Czechs in the semi-final.Yuri Zhirkov Some of you may remember this Ru sian from a short stint at Chelsea. In 2008 Ru sia enjoyed great succe s in the competition, reaching the semi-finals and one of the main reasons was the brilliant attacking threat Zhirkov offered. On the back of this tournament he also made the shortlist for the 2008 Ballon Dor.Midfielders:Michel Platini The UEFA President who has clearly lost his marbles in recent years was once stunning. He has the record with a total of 9 goals coming in one competition. He has also bagged two hatricks on his way to winning the 1984 tournament as captain of France.Lothar Matthus The German played in four tournaments winning once in 1980. In 2000 it was reported that he and some other senior players looked to overhaul the manager mid-tournament. Matthus pulled out last minute, good job or he wouldnt have made the cut!!Karel Poborsky Poborsky currently holds the record of the most a sists in the tournament (6). Oh and there is the small matter of this moment of cla s..See 3.00.Zinedine Zidane Zizou has made more pa ses than anyone (yes including the Spanish) with a grand total of 843. He won the tournament in 2000 and was named in the team of the tournament twice. He also broke some English hearts with this double:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODOVia2nw3MMarcos Senna The midfield destroyer brought a balance and bite to a 2008 Spain side with all the potential in the World. The unsung hero did all the dirty work and let the others get on with it. Spain met Ru sia in the semi-finals and at the time Andrey Arshavin was absolutely flying, Senna locked up the playmaker and made it look easy. Spain made it to the final with a comfortable 3-0 victory and went on to win it.Luis Figo Figo has made 14 appearances in the competition and will probably feel he should have captained his side to a home victory in 2004. He has lit up the tournament on a number of occasions, not least with this goal:Theodoros Zagorakis Zagorakis like Dellas was influential to the Greek win in 2004 and the captain who at one time played for Leicester brought some flair to an otherwise dull side.Xavi Player of the tournament in 2008. Pa s completion of 94.99%. Opening goal against Ru sia in 3-0 Semi-Final victory. A sist for Torres in 1-0 Final victory. Tournament winner, and this isnt even considering what he could do this summer.Attackers:Milan Baros Most will remember Baros for his mediocrity in a Liverpool shirt, and his shambolic appearances for Aston Villa. However he lit up the Euros in 2004. The striker scored five goals as part of a strong Czech side who were unlucky not to make the final.Marco Van Basten Van Basten scored five tournament goals when he won it in 1988, and his goal in the final was one of the greatest of all time.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu4LX74PKUIAlan Shearer Footballs coming home, its coming home, its coming home. And in 1996 with Shearer up top we really thought that it was. He has 5 tournament goals as well as Baros and Van Basten, but his goals against Holland remain some of my earliest footballing memories.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DaPAP6fSkINuno Gomes The striker burst on the scene in Euro 2000 as he scored the winner against England in his fourth ever appearance for Portugal. He went on to make 14 appearances in the competition and never quite hit the heights of Euro 2000 and Euro 2004 at club level.Wayne Rooney 2004 saw a young Rooney make his mark at International level scoring four goals, Jon Teske Jersey and becoming the tournaments youngest ever scorer (for four days) before being injured against Portugal as England crashed out . England didnt qualify in 2008 but the stage is set for him to make his mark again this summer.Starting XI:Vand Der Sar, Thuram, Blanc, Beckenbauer, Cole, Platini, , Xavi ,Senna, Zidane, Figo, Van BastenManager:Otto Rehhagel woud have to be my manager, winning the tournament with Greece surely makes him the tournaments best ever manager? Rehhagel led Greece to victory over France, Portugal and the Czech Republic in 2004 and they won the tournament without conceding a goal in the knockout stages.
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