The official Euro 2008 thread!

[abhijit_reddevil]

Let's discuss everything about Euro 2008 here. I anyone has objections with creating this new thread instead of the Football Channel thread (the FOOTBALL channel), then mods, please delete this thread.

[Kl@w-24]

Alright!!!! Here are the groups and the countries involved in Euro 2008 (we'll miss u, England):

GROUP A

Switzerland
Czech Republic
Portugal
Turkey

GROUP B

Austria
Croatia
Germany
Poland

GROUP C

Netherlands
Romania
Italy
France

GROUP D

Greece
Sweden
Spain
Russia

The official site: http://www.euro2008.uefa.com

[dreamcatcher]

England..

gerrard,lampard..we will miss you..

I think netherlands can be the dark house...with greece winning last time..anything is possible..esp with van persie playing..

cannavaro out from the Italy tam due to ankle injury...

[Arsenal_Gunners]

^^Yup RVP will win the golden boot
Looking forward to a Holland vs. Portugal match like last WC
Go France(Arsenal) W000000T

[Log_net2]

Ill bet for Germany and Spain.

England out why?They do not have good strikers.
Rooney is good but he is not a goal scorer and he is bad in air.
You see the England squads and would agree with me.

[dreamcatcher]

^^i agreee...
but i feel walcott and lennon are not given enough oppurtunitites to prove themselves..

england's midfield is the best in Europe..but it harly clicks..

beckham,lampard,gerrard,joe cole

defense-terry,cole also pack a punch..

But they need potent strikers...

France is not much without Zidane though..Ribery is too inconsistent..

[Log_net2]

yes some say walcott is not that good and not Wenger choice but i feel this is not the time to comment negative on Walcott as he is/was having no chance in the club.

who is the most consistent players?i need to think.

Benzema is the man to watched.He would be my choice to pair with Henry.

[iMav]

Originally Posted by amd64_man2005

but i feel walcott and lennon are not given enough oppurtunitites to prove themselves..

england's midfield is the best in Europe..but it harly clicks..

beckham,lampard,gerrard,joe cole

defense-terry,cole also pack a punch..

But they need potent strikers...

I rooted for them during the World Cup too, they have one of the best line ups on paper but they hardly matter when they have to.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Clichy and Sagna not in French squad

[Kl@w-24]

Even Trezeguet is not included for France. Flamini just made it due to Patrick Vieira's injury. Their manager is playing a dangerous game, leaving out so many players .

[dreamcatcher]

Trezeguet has become too old..now most managers are voching for "youth"..lol

i would have liked a Euro-America cup... cooll...

[ssk_the_gr8]

hey i was thinking of starting this thread... but decide against it becuz of the football channel thread..

anyway i'll be supporting Netherlands, Portugal & maybe France..

@arsenal_gunners
RVP for golden boot !! u must be jokin he will be injured half the time
i want the dutch to win... but RVP for golden boot is a dream..

u do have a case for arsenal defenders not being in the squad... but france does have equally good defenders in the team..& the team can only have a certain no. of defs.

The coach seems to go for experience rather than youth...

[Kl@w-24]

Originally Posted by amd64_man2005

Trezeguet has become too old..now most managers are voching for "youth"..lol

Trezeguet, Henry and Anelka are of the same age (29-31 sumthing) group. While both Anelka and Henry have had less than outstanding seasons, TrezaGOL has been banging them in for fun in the Serie-A. Still, the other two make it and he doesn't. As for youth, Ben Arfa, Sagna, Flamini were all culled from the squad, while Thuram wasn't, despite being almost twice their age. Raymond Domenech has a certain ill-feeling against some players and he's not afraid to show it.

[sourav123]

Which channel is showing Euro?

[Kl@w-24]

^ ^ ^ ESPN/Star Sports.

[dreamcatcher]

Flammini had a good season for Arsenal..Henry well..but henry is like a sachin tendulkar in France..you cant chuck him out just like that...someone had to pay..Trezeguet seemed to be the option..more so because he hadn't played in the 2006 world cup..they more or less retained their squad of the world cup finals...

[Kl@w-24]

Now that Vieira is injured, Flamini IS in the squad. But he should have been there from the start. I was thinking of posting the entire squads for each nation, but it'll stretch the page to a great length

[goobimama]

Here are the Indian timings for the Euro 2008 games.

[escape7]

Originally Posted by Arsenal_Gunners

^^Yup RVP will win the golden boot
Looking forward to a Holland vs. Portugal match like last WC
Go France(Arsenal) W000000T

Arsenal is actually an English team not French...

[Kl@w-24]

Originally Posted by escape7

Arsenal is actually an English team not French...

Darn it!!! You didn't get it!!!!

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Um he is not wrong either

[Kl@w-24]

Originally Posted by Arsenal_Gunners

Um he is not wrong either

Theoretically, he's 100% correct. But u know why I busted my gut laughing!!! FRANCE(nal) anyone? Nudge-nudge, wink-wink!!

[dreamcatcher]

LOLzzzz....
WOOOOOOOOOOOOT ARSENAL!!!!

but no france...

i vouch for netherlands...

[techtronic]

My personal vote goes to Germany.

In terms of Group of death, I would very well go with Group C.

[goobimama]

Viva Portugala!!!!

[dreamcatcher]

http://en.fantasy.euro2008.uefa.com/

play fantasy football...

[hullap]

This should be merged

[Kl@w-24]

I'm rooting for Germany! They never fail to turn up at major tournaments, no matter how poor they might be playing before that!!

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Glory Hunter,no wonder you are supporting Chelsea too

[Kl@w-24]

Originally Posted by Arsenal_Gunners

Glory Hunter,no wonder you are supporting Chelsea too

FYI, I'm a big fan of Michael Ballack, Miroslav Klose and Oliver Kahn (he has retired though). I reckon I don't need to prove my fanhood to anyone. I don't want to get drawn into an endless debate about the reasons for supporting a club, otherwise I hv a LOT to say about 'fans' of the other big clubs.