Euro 2012: Predicting the Team of the Tournament

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Published: August 19, 2011

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The upcoming European Championship looks like an exciting one. It looks to be dominated by the two World Cup finalists of 2010. Let us take a look at their squad.

The undoubted favorites, and the regnant footballing stalwart is Spain. The Spanish have, undoubtedly the best style of football in the world. Their key virtue is that even if they don't have the quality players other teams have, their possession play will bring them through.

 

Spanish Lineup at WC: Casillas, Ramos, Pique Puyol; Busquets, Alonso; Silva, Xavi, Iniesta; Villa

The Spanish 4-2-3-1 aims for possession play through the middle. Here, the Spanish have 3 excellent players. One of the greatest playmakers in the history of the game, Xavi, is a defensive midfielder with great passing ability as well. Sergio Busquets is an expert in the deep lying pass. And finally, Xabi Alonso, who can also work defensively.  

They have a great wing as well, with dribbling playmaker David Silva and Andres Iniesta on the wing for them. Player for player, they have the best team in Europe.

The Dutch were cynical at the last World Cup, and they broke from their stereotypical free-flowing, passing, attacking football to adopt a style reflective of the fast, pragmatic nature of today's international game. The Dutch Coach, Ridder Lambertus Van Marwijk, realized that to beat teams that were technically superior to Holland he would need to adopt a more cynical approach.

 

Dutch Lineup at WC: Stekelenburg, Van Bronckhorst, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Van der Wiel; De Jong, Van Bommel; Robben, Sneijder, Kuyt: Huntelaar

This team uses two defensive midfielders: The experienced Mark Van Bommel acts as the more advanced passing midfielder and Nigel De Jong plays further behind him, getting stuck in and destroying the opposition plays. Wesley Sneij...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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