Your Euro 2008 Dream Team

[Point forward]

Now that the half finals are played, it is custom to choose the Team of the Tournament. My choice would be:

--------------------------------------------- Casillas (Spain)

Lahm (Germany) ----- Simunic (Croatia) -------- Pepe (Portugal) -------- Zhirkov (Russia)

Schweinsteiger (Germany) --------- Senna (Spain) --------- Deco (Portugal)

Arshavin (Russia) ---------------- Semih Senturk (Turkey) ----------- Villa (Spain)

And yours?

[BlackMamba]

--------------------------------------------- Casillas (Spain)

Lahm (Germany) ----- Kolodin (Russia) -------- Gökhan Zan (Turkey) -------- Zhirkov (Russia)

Schweinsteiger (Germany) --------- Xabi (Spain) --------- Sneijder (Netherlands)

Arshavin (Russia) ---------------- Villa (Spain) ----------- Podolski (Germany)

[El Turco]

GK: Iker Casillas(Spain)
RB: Sergio Ramos(Spain)
LB: Yuri Zhirkov(Russia)
CB: Pepe(Portugal)
CB: Vedran Corluka(Croatia)
RM: Arda Turan(Turkey)
LM: Bastian Schweinsteiger(Germany)
CM: Hakan Yakin(Switzerland)
CM: Wesley Sneijder(Netherlands)
FW: Andrei Arshavin(Russia)
ST: David Villa(Spain)

[Dutch]

Edwin vd Sar
Lahm Pepe Puyol Zhirkov
Senna Semak
Schweinsteiger Arshavin Fabregas
Villa

[Slava]

-----------------Van Der Sar--------------

---Ramos----Kolodin----Pepe-----Evra
--Arshavin---Fabregas--Deco---Shweini
-----------Pavlyuchenko---Villa---------

Coach: Guus Hiddink.

[Profanity]

Ummm ... Van Der What?

he's a great GK, but better than Casillas? In this tournament?

[a-rod]

GK: Casillas(Spain)
RB: Sergio Ramos(Spain)
LB: Yuri Zhirkov(Russia)
CB: Servet (Turkey)
CB: Puyol(Spain)
RM: Luka Modric(Croatia)
LM: Wesley Sneijder(Netherlands)
CM: Senna(Spain)
CM: Fabregas (Spain)
FW: Lukas Podolski(Germany)
ST: David Villa(Spain)
Coach: Fatih Terim.

glad to see Zhirkov is getting some recognition.....

[Bit's]

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

-----S.Ramos------Marchena------------Pepe--------------Capdevilla----

-------------------------------Ballack------Modric------------------------------

-----Schweinsteiger------------Arshavin-------------------Podolski-------

------------------------------------David Villa-------------------------------------

Coach: Guus Hiddink

[Slava]

Ummm ... Van Der What?

he's a great GK, but better than Casillas? In this tournament?

Trust me, I watch him every game for the entire English season and over this tournament he barely put a foot wrong and played better than his best ability. I love Casillas and he's my favourite GK but Van Der Sar barely put a foot wrong and saved Holland's defense, which is much weaker than the Spanish, more than once.

[magik9113]

Starters (sub)
------------------Casillas------------------ (Van Der Sar)
--Lahm----Puyol----Pepe----Grosso--(Zhirkov, Chiellini)
--------------Deco---Senna-------------- (Ballack, Pirlo)
--Schweini----Sneijder----Podolski-- (Fabregas, Arda Turan)
--------------Pavlyuchenko-------------- (Villa)

[tkb]

GK: Buffon (Italy)
RB: Ramos (Spain)
LB: Zhirkov (Russia)
CB: Chiellini (Italy)
CB: Pepe (Portugal)
RM: Schweinsteiger (Germany)
LM: Sneijder (Holland)
CM: Fabregas (Spain)
CM: Arshavin (Russia)
ST: Villa (Spain)
ST: Podolski (Germany)


The homer in me picks Buffon even though Casillas is also deserving of a spot.

[magik9113]

I think Ramos had a rather poor tournament...

[BlackMamba]

someone that really deserves a place and it's barely named is david silva.

[SA37]

GK: G. Buffon (Itlay)
LB: G. Van Bronckhorst (Netherlands)
RB: C. Panucci (Italy)
CB: Pepe (Portugal)
CB: C. Marchena (Spain)
M: M. Ballack (Germany)
M: X. Hernandez (Spain)
M: M. Senna (Spain)
M: L. Modric (Croatia)
F: Arshavin (Russia)
F: D. Villa (Spain)