UEFA EURO 2016 - Final Tournament

[les Habs]

He's not called up for tomorrow's game either, I'll assume thats why he wasn't called up for Spain. I'm certain he didn't retire.

Ingio and Ruiz probably deserve a spot over Bartra.

Didn't see that. That makes sense. Either way I'd rather not see him suit up for Spain.

If you mean in terms of minutes played this season I'd agree. Still I rate Bartra as a better CB.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Italy's squad for friendly matches against Spain and Germany

Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Perin (Genoa), Sirigu (PSG)
Defenders: Acerbi (Sassuolo), Antonelli (Milan), Astori (Fiorentina), Barzagli (Juventus), Bonucci (Juventus), Darmian (Manchester United), De Silvestri (Sampdoria), Ranocchia (Sampdoria)
Midfielders: Bonaventura (Milan), Candreva (Lazio), Florenzi (Roma), Giaccherini (Bologna), Montolivo (Milan), Thiago Motta (PSG), Jorginho (Napoli), Parolo (Lazio), Soriano (Sampdoria), Verratii (PSG)
Forwards: Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Eder (Inter Milan), El Shaarawy (Roma), Immobile (Torino), Insigne (Napoli), Pelle (Southampton), Zaza (Juventus)

No Chiellini and Marchisio due to injury, first call-up for Brazilian born midfielder Jorginho and Fiorentina attacking winger Bernardeschi. The defense doesn't seem all that convincing to me outside the Juve players

 

[HajdukSplit]

international friendlies all this week starting from Wednesday and ending on Tuesday, here are all the games involving the 24 Euro teams

Wednesday March 23
Croatia vs. Israel
Romania vs. Lithuania
Poland vs. Serbia

Thursday March 24
Turkey vs. Sweden
Denmark vs. Iceland
Ukraine vs. Cyprus
Czech Republic vs. Scotland
Italy vs. Spain
Wales vs. Northern Ireland

Friday March 25
Slovakia vs. Latvia
Rep. of Ireland vs. Switzerland
Netherlands vs. France
Portugal vs. Bulgaria

Saturday March 26
Russia vs. Lithuania
Austria vs. Albania
Poland vs. Finland
Hungary vs. Croatia
Germany vs. England

Sunday March 27
Romania vs. Spain

Monday March 28
Ukraine vs. Wales
Northern Ireland vs. Slovenia

Tuesday March 29
Greece vs. Iceland
Luxembourg vs. Albania
Austria vs. Turkey
Sweden vs. Czech Republic
Switzerland vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina
Belgium vs. Portugal
Germany vs. Italy
Rep. of Ireland vs. Slovakia
England vs. Netherlands
France vs. Russia

 

[East Coast Bias]

international friendlies all this week starting from Wednesday and ending on Tuesday, here are all the games involving the 24 Euro teams

Wednesday March 23
Croatia vs. Israel
Romania vs. Lithuania
Poland vs. Serbia

Thursday March 24
Turkey vs. Sweden
Denmark vs. Iceland
Ukraine vs. Cyprus
Czech Republic vs. Scotland
Italy vs. Spain
Wales vs. Northern Ireland

Friday March 25
Slovakia vs. Latvia
Rep. of Ireland vs. Switzerland
Netherlands vs. France
Portugal vs. Bulgaria

Saturday March 26
Russia vs. Lithuania
Austria vs. Albania
Poland vs. Finland
Hungary vs. Croatia
Germany vs. England

Sunday March 27
Romania vs. Spain

Monday March 28
Ukraine vs. Wales
Northern Ireland vs. Slovenia

Tuesday March 29
Greece vs. Iceland
Luxembourg vs. Albania
Austria vs. Turkey
Sweden vs. Czech Republic
Switzerland vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina
Belgium vs. Portugal
Germany vs. Italy
Rep. of Ireland vs. Slovakia
England vs. Netherlands
France vs. Russia

Wait till those Swiss fans realize all the bars in Dublin are closed on Friday (Good Friday).

 

[Savi]

The Belgium v Portugal friendly has been cancelled.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Croatia will play 3-5-2 today with Perisic as the left wingback apparently...ummm ok, I guess it's ok to experiment in a friendly against Israel but that better not be the plan for Euro

 

[Savi]

The Belgium v Portugal friendly has been cancelled.

update: game won't be cancelled, but will be played in Portugal (Leiria) instead

 

[Ivan13]

Croatia will play 3-5-2 today with Perisic as the left wingback apparently...ummm ok, I guess it's ok to experiment in a friendly against Israel but that better not be the plan for Euro

Čačić is doing his worst Ćiro impersonation.

 

[HajdukSplit]

All three Euro participants won their friendly matches today, quite surprising they decided to play today with a lot of league matches taking place on Sunday then the players having to fly to their home countries, doubt they even trained much

Croatia beat Israel 2:0 thanks to two goals from the Inter duo Perisic and Brozovic, Croatia experimented with formations and didn't play the best stuff, not sure a 3-5-2 will work against stronger teams as even Israel were causing some problems

Romania beat Lithuania and Poland defeated Serbia by the score of 1:0. Poland weren't too impressive against Serbia who had the same problems as usual, they are good in possession but can't finish. Poland were surprisingly very defensive

 

[HajdukSplit]

Italy-Spain is such a snoozefest, Italy working hard but they are sloppy in possession while Spain are typical slow possession based barely getting forward

 

[Savi]

I'm having trouble staying awake as well

 

[HajdukSplit]

Italy playing well this second half, especially with the inclusion of Insigne. I will fault Buffon for Spain's equalizer, should have done better

In the earlier matches, Turkey defeat Sweden 2:1 with two goals from Tosun, Iceland lost 2:1 away to Denmark, Ukraine beat Cyprus 1:0

 

[Savi]

Spain did nothing for 70 minutes, then Italy scored, suddenly Spain went forward and immediatly tied it up, and then just continued doing nothing for the remaining 20 minutes

 

[HajdukSplit]

Solid performance by Italy but as Savi said Spain were very boring today, like they didn't want to be there. Although Aduriz scored it was more due to poor goalkeeping. I still don't think Spain know who their #9 will be at the Euros, if in fact they do use one, Aduriz and Morata didn't help their case today while Costa has been useless for Spain since the World Cup

Elsewhere in the later kickoffs: Wales needed a late penalty kick to earn a 1:1 draw at home to N. Ireland in a match played in the typical British rain. Wales were without Bale. The Czechs lose at home to Scotland who scored early through Anya and apparently defended well, limiting the Czechs to half chances

 

[HajdukSplit]

Portugal lose at home to Bulgaria, its only a friendly but Portugal has too many of these kind of results, Ronaldo did miss a penalty though. Ireland defeat the Swiss 1:0 in Dublin, France beat Netherlands 3:2 in Amsterdam while Slovakia continue their poor form for the end of qualifications with a scoreless draw at home to Latvia

 

[spintheblackcircle]

England Hotspur

 

[HajdukSplit]

Poland go two for two in their March friendlies, today a comprehensive 5:0 win over Finland. Two goals each from Grosicki and Wszolek, none from Lewandowski in the two matches but he came off the bench today

Russia defeat Lithuania 3:0, Austria beat Albania 2:1 thanks to two early goals while Hungary and Croatia play their traditional draw in Budapest, goalscorers were Mandzukic and Dzsudzsak

 

[HajdukSplit]

What the hell are England and Germany wearing? England wearing kits suitable for Russia or the Czechs while Germany's kit are even worse

 

[ecemleafs]

What the hell are England and Germany wearing? England wearing kits suitable for Russia or the Czechs while Germany's kit are even worse

i like germanys kit

 

[Deficient Mode]

i like germanys kit

Same. They're just not very German.

Nice shot from Kroos. Horrendous keeping though.

 

[Theon]

Lallana has been awful.

 

[Deficient Mode]

Germany's back four

Gomez

 

[spintheblackcircle]

England's Harry Kane!

Wow, that was ALL Kane.

 

[Deficient Mode]

TFW Löw prefers Schürrle to Brandt and Draxler.

Apparently his 50th cap too.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

It's a Vardy Party! Level at 2, what a goal

....I like this side.