This is the most interesting group in this year Euro Cup. Three favorites team to win Euro Cup are here. They are “The Total Football”, Holland, “World Cup 2006 Winners” Italy, “World Cup 2006 Finalist”, France and “The long time no see”, Rumania.
Let’s start this group with Italy, the team who’s recently lost their captain and last year best player of the world, Fabio Cannavaro, due to an ankle injury that occurs in a practice. It’s a bad signal for them. But Italy with in depth squad is capable do the unthinkable. In World cup 2006, not many people can believe in them to win it but they can. Italy’s squad is not much changing, except Francesco Totti who’s retiring and will be replaced by “The Bad Boy”, Antonio Cassano who had an impressive season with Sampdoria. Italy’s attacking force is so fearful. They have Luca Toni who’s become Bundesliga Top Scorer this season, Alex Del Piero who found his touch again lately, Marco Borriello the Genoa’s goal getter, and Antonio Di Natale who’s really sharp in international matches. But can Italy defend well after the lost of Canna??
Holland will be Italy’s hardest enemy besides France. Holland best known with their total football also have a great pace in attacking. With 4-3-3 formation, Marco Van Basten will hope his team can revive the Euro 88 memory. Holland squads are superior in all positions except defense. Okay, they have Edwin Van Der Sar as a veteran goalie who’s in a top form after winning BPL & Champions League with MU, but they don’t have a real defense leader after Jaap Stam’s retiring. In the midfield, Van Der Vaart & Wesley Sneijder will control the ball distribution and it’s up to Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben, & Robin Van Persie in the upfront to make Holland become this year winner.
France who will be playing in the Tournament without their maestro Zinedane Zidane for the first time since Euro 1996 is now counting on young blood like Franck Ribery, Samir Nasri, & Karim Benzema, although they still have veterans player in this team such as Lilian Thuram, Claude Makelele, & Patrick Vieira. But I doubt that France will perform well because I think they don’t have a natural leader anymore. Ribery is still too young to carry this team alone. But if Raymond Domenech can plan a good strategy again like in World Cup 2006, Thierry Henry will lift the Euro Cup once again.
Rumania will become the most underdog team. They will feel that the other teams in this group are more superior to them. They only have Adrian Mutu & Christian Chivu as the experience players. In fact, Rumania hasn’t play in a major tournament since Euro 2000. So if they can get through this group is a big miracle, but they still having chances to do that.
It’s a tough one but Italy & Holland will get through leaving French with Rumania who will come home early.
Let’s start this group with Italy, the team who’s recently lost their captain and last year best player of the world, Fabio Cannavaro, due to an ankle injury that occurs in a practice. It’s a bad signal for them. But Italy with in depth squad is capable do the unthinkable. In World cup 2006, not many people can believe in them to win it but they can. Italy’s squad is not much changing, except Francesco Totti who’s retiring and will be replaced by “The Bad Boy”, Antonio Cassano who had an impressive season with Sampdoria. Italy’s attacking force is so fearful. They have Luca Toni who’s become Bundesliga Top Scorer this season, Alex Del Piero who found his touch again lately, Marco Borriello the Genoa’s goal getter, and Antonio Di Natale who’s really sharp in international matches. But can Italy defend well after the lost of Canna??
Holland will be Italy’s hardest enemy besides France. Holland best known with their total football also have a great pace in attacking. With 4-3-3 formation, Marco Van Basten will hope his team can revive the Euro 88 memory. Holland squads are superior in all positions except defense. Okay, they have Edwin Van Der Sar as a veteran goalie who’s in a top form after winning BPL & Champions League with MU, but they don’t have a real defense leader after Jaap Stam’s retiring. In the midfield, Van Der Vaart & Wesley Sneijder will control the ball distribution and it’s up to Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben, & Robin Van Persie in the upfront to make Holland become this year winner.
France who will be playing in the Tournament without their maestro Zinedane Zidane for the first time since Euro 1996 is now counting on young blood like Franck Ribery, Samir Nasri, & Karim Benzema, although they still have veterans player in this team such as Lilian Thuram, Claude Makelele, & Patrick Vieira. But I doubt that France will perform well because I think they don’t have a natural leader anymore. Ribery is still too young to carry this team alone. But if Raymond Domenech can plan a good strategy again like in World Cup 2006, Thierry Henry will lift the Euro Cup once again.
Rumania will become the most underdog team. They will feel that the other teams in this group are more superior to them. They only have Adrian Mutu & Christian Chivu as the experience players. In fact, Rumania hasn’t play in a major tournament since Euro 2000. So if they can get through this group is a big miracle, but they still having chances to do that.
It’s a tough one but Italy & Holland will get through leaving French with Rumania who will come home early.
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