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LSUSOBEAST1 
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/16/12 at 11:58 am to BobLoblaw)
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Yes because it sounds to me like it's probably about 3 times in the last year and a half
Since 2010, Ashely Young is the only international with more assists (5) than Downing (4). Both were selected.
He has been playing better recently. He's a better passer and crosser than Lennon and Johnson.
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thenry712 
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/16/12 at 12:00 pm to TFTC)
Shits about to get real rotten up in here...
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Goalkeepers : Thomas Sorensen (Stoke), Stephan Andersen (Evian).
Defenders : Lars Jacobsen (FC Copenhagen), Michael Silberbauer (BSC Young Boys), Simon Busk Poulsen (AZ Alkmaar), Daniel Wass (Evian), Simon Kjaer (AS Roma) , Daniel Agger (Liverpool), Andreas Bjelland (FC Nordsjaelland).
Midfielders : William Kvist (Stuttgart), Christian Poulsen (Evian), Niki Zimling (Brugge), Jakob Poulsen (FC Midtjylland), Lasse Schone (Nijmegen), Christian Eriksen (Ajax).
Forwards : Dennis Rommedahl (Brondby), Tobias Mikkelsen (FC Nordsjaelland), Michael Krohn-Dehli (Brondby), Thomas Kahlenberg (Evian), Nicklas Bendtner (Sunderland).
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BobLoblaw
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/16/12 at 12:01 pm to TFTC)
Fair enough. I know I'm harsh on him but I tried to like him for a year and a half and he finally started to show a little form at the end of that and thanked Villa for continuing to show faith in him and giving him time to find form. then he promised he would stay to thank us for giving him time even if we were relegated. 3 weeks later he turned in a transfer request, don't rate him as a player or a person.
His reputation when we signed him was very different he was considered the scapegoat of the mcclaren era and the biggest criticism from villa fans when we signed him on crutches was that he "played like a pussy" I don't think that has changed.
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crazy4lsu 
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/16/12 at 12:02 pm to LSUSOBEAST1)
That England squad doesn't look too impressive. It looks like the same old same old. They do have genuine pace on the wings though. They should play a version of the 4-2-3-1, but I with Barry and Parker in the middle. Rooney should play just off a main striker, with any combo of Walcott/Chamberlain/Young on the wings. That team would be pretty good on counterattacks.
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crazy4lsu
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/16/12 at 12:06 pm to crazy4lsu)
Also, I think Kyle Walker would have been a better option than Johnson, Richards or Jones at RB. He has better positional sense than all three in my opinion.
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TFTC
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/16/12 at 12:07 pm to crazy4lsu)
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Kyle Walker
I believe his omission was due to fitness...
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TN Bhoy
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/16/12 at 4:24 pm to BraveTiger225)
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Goalkeepers - Green (West Ham), Hart (Man City) Ruddy (Norwich).
Fraser Forster > Green and Ruddy
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Defenders - Baines (Everton), Cahill (Chelsea), Cole (Chelsea), Johnson (Liverpool), Jones (Man Utd), Lescott (Man City), Terry (Chelsea).
England might not get a point.
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engvol 
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/16/12 at 8:05 pm to TN Bhoy)
Please, we beat full strength sweden side starting people Bobby Zamora, id bet my tigerdroppings account (obviously its the most important thing to me) on england getting a minimum of 4 points
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TN Bhoy
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/16/12 at 10:41 pm to engvol)
Russia:
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Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (PFC CSKA Moskva), Vyacheslav Malafeev (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Anton Shunin (FC Dinamo Moskva).
Defenders: Aleksandr Anyukov (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Aleksei Berezutski (PFC CSKA Moskva), Vasili Berezutski (PFC CSKA Moskva), Sergei Ignashevich (PFC CSKA Moskva), Vladimir Granat (FC Dinamo Moskva), Yuri Zhirkov (FC Anzhi Makhachkala), Dmitri Kombarov (FC Spartak Moskva), Roman Sharonov (FC Rubin Kazan), Roman Shishkin (FC Lokomotiv Moskva).
Midfielders: Igor Denisov (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Konstantin Zyryanov (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Shirokov (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Denis Glushakov (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Magomed Ozdoev (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Igor Semshov (FC Dinamo Moskva), Marat Izmailov (Sporting Clube de Portugal), Alan Dzagoev (PFC CSKA Moskva).
Strikers: Andrey Arshavin (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Aleksandr Kerzhakov (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Artem Dzyuba (FC Spartak Moskva), Aleksandr Kokorin (FC Dinamo Moskva), Roman Pavlyuchenko (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Fulham FC).
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Broski
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/16/12 at 10:51 pm to TN Bhoy)
As a Man City fan, I'm laughing hysterically at the Joleon Lescott pick.
He's a good dude, but a horrid center back.
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TN Bhoy
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/16/12 at 11:57 pm to engvol)
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we beat full strength sweden side starting people Bobby Zamora
That England backline is terrible, Hodgson isn't the caliber of Capello and doesn't have nearly enough time, the squad's in crisis, and the English media's about to have a month-long gangrape of the squad.
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TN Bhoy
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/17/12 at 1:07 pm to TN Bhoy)
Greece:
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Goalkeeepers: Costas Chalkias (PAOK Salonica), Michalis Sifakis (Aris Salonica), Alexis Tzorvas (Palermo).
Defenders: Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiakos Pireaus), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Werder Bremen), Vassilis Torosidis (Olympiakos Pireaus), Jose Holebas (Olympiakos Pireaus), Stelios Malezas (PAOK Salonica), Yiannis Maniatis (Olympiakos Pireaus), Giorgos Tzavellas (Monaco), Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Schalke).
Midfielders: Yiannis Fetfatzidis (Olympiakos Pireaus), Grigoris Makos (AEK Athens), Costas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos), Giorgos Fotakis (PAOK Salonica), Costas Fortounis (Kaiserslautern), Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Alexandros Tziolis (Monaco), Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos), Panayiotis Kone (Bologna).
Forwards: Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Dimitris Salpigidis (PAOK Salonica), Costas Mitroglou (Olympiakos Pireaus), Nikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens), Fanis Gekas (Samsunspor)
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engvol
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/17/12 at 4:38 pm to TN Bhoy)
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That England backline is terrible,
4 of the 5 starters will be the same from all of the qualifiers, Hart, Johnson, Terry and Cole...the 2nd CB was chopped and changed a lot anyway, and it will probably be Cahill as they will be more used to playing with each other through training every day with each other at chelsea...so if anything its better than before
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English media's about to have a month-long gangrape of the squad.
And whats new about that?
As if the media being critical is new to anybody involved with the England set up, something would be wrong if they werent
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TN Bhoy
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/22/12 at 5:18 pm to TN Bhoy)
Villa out for Spain
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cwil177
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/22/12 at 5:26 pm to TN Bhoy)
I think Lescott played well for City this year.
Also, only one player on Russia's team not playing in the Russian Premier League.
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Tweezy
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/22/12 at 5:27 pm to TN Bhoy)
I did a little dance in my pants when I saw that :boospain:
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crazy4lsu
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/22/12 at 5:33 pm to cwil177)
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Also, only one player on Russia's team not playing in the Russian Premier League.
Yeah the Russian Premier League is underrated. Russian football as a whole is underrated.
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cwil177
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/22/12 at 6:20 pm to crazy4lsu)
I was surprised to see how highly it was rated on UEFA's coefficient.
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Dandy Lion
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| re: Official Euro 2012 Squad Thread (Posted on 5/22/12 at 7:23 pm to TN Bhoy)
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