Group B squads

[meininki]

Jogi Löw announced his final squad today:

GOALKEEPERS

Jens Lehmann (Arsenal)
Robert Enke (Hannover 96)
Rene Adler (Bayer Leverkusen)

DEFENDERS

Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid)
Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen)
Philipp Lahm (Bayern München)
Arne Friedrich (Hertha BSC)
Marcell Jansen (Bayern München)
Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen)
Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04)

MIDFIELD

Michael Ballack (Chelsea)
Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart)
Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen)
Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern München)
Piotr Trochowski (Hamburger SV)
Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen)
David Odonkor (Real Betis)

FORWARDS

Miroslav Klose (Bayern München)
Lukas Podolski (Bayern München)
Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart)
Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke 04)
Oliver Neuville (Borussia Mönchengladbach)


Jermaine Jones, Marco Marin and Patrick Helmes were cut, after initially having been called up for the provisional 26-man squad.

[grodada]

you should rename the thread as "squads" ;)

latest update on Polish squad:

Poland
Gk
Artur Boruc (Celtic Glasgow)
Tomasz Kuszczak (Manchester United)
Lukasz Fabianski (Arsenal)

Def
Jacek Bak (Austria Vienne)
Marcin Wasilewski (Anderlecht)
Pawel Golanski (Steaua Bucarest)
Mariusz Jop (FC Moscou)
Adam Kokoszka (Wisla Cracovie)
Jakub Wawrzyniak (Legia Varsovie)
Michal Zewlakow (Olympiakos)

Mid
Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Cracovie)
Jakub Blaszczykowski (Borussia Dortmund)
Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Rafal Murawski (Lech Poznan)
Lukasz Gargula (GKS Belchatow)
Jacek Krzynowek (Wolfsburg)
Michal Pazdan (Gornik Zabrze)
Roger Guereirro (Legia Varsovie)

Fw
Maciej Zurawski (AE Larissa)
Tomasz Zahorski (Gornik Zabrze)
Marek Saganowski (Southampton)
Euzebiusz Smolarek (Racing Santander)
Wojciech Lobodzinski (Wisla Cracovie)

[meininki]

Or you could have just started one called "The Polish Squad"... ;)

A mod will have to rename it though, I don't think I can do that...

[Borussia]

Who's this guy named Roger Guereirro?

[Lahmfan]

Who's this guy named Roger Guereirro?
Now that u dont see everyday ,..

Star striker, Brazilian-born Roger Guereirro, who plays for Legia Warsaw and received Polish citizenship on 17 April made the final cut after receiving the green light from world football's governing body FIFA to play for Poland
http://www.fifa.com/confederationcup/news/newsid=781024.html

[Hrvat]

CROATIA

Goalkeepers
1 Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow)
12 Mario Galinović (Panathinaikos)
23 Vedran Runje (Lens)

Defenders
2 Dario Šimić (AC Milan)
3 Josip Šimunić (Hertha Berlin)
4 Robert Kovač (Borrusia Dortmund)
5 Vedran Ćorluka (Manchester City)
6 Hrvoje Vejić (Tom Tomsk)
15 Dario Knežević (Livorno)
22 Danijel Pranjić (Heerenveen)

Midfielders
7 Ivan Rakitić (Schalke 04)
8 Ognjen Vukojević (Dynamo Kyiv)
10 Niko Kovač (RB Salzburg)
11 Darijo Srna (Sahtor Donetsk)
13 Nikola Pokrivač (AS Monaco)
14 Luka Modrić (Tottenham Hotspurs)
16 Jerko Leko (AS Monaco)
19 Niko Kranjčar (Portsmouth)

Forwards
9 Nikola Kalinić (Hajduk Split)
17 Ivan Klasnić (Werder Bremen)
18 Ivica Olić (Hamburg SV)
20 Igor Budan (Parma)
21 Mladen Petrić (Borrusia Dortmund)

Coach: Slaven Bilić

[Smoga]

Now that u dont see everyday ,..




Maybe not everyday on the Polish NT, on the German NT its quite common however....

Besides there is already an entire thread devoted to Roger on BS:

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=691530

[Lahmfan]

Maybe not everyday on the Polish NT, on the German NT its quite common however....

Besides there is already an entire thread devoted to Roger on BS:

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=691530
Dude.. i am kidding ... :o
we will give you klose back ;):p

[Smoga]

I was kidding, too. ;) But there ia a bit of truth in every joke or rumor, isnt't there...and it's not like you guys don't have THREE Polish-born players this year...:)

[Smoga]

CROATIA



I'd say "on paper" that's the strongest all around squad in this group. Thankfully the games are played on the pitch, not on paper....

[benztown]

Maybe not everyday on the Polish NT, on the German NT its quite common however....

Besides there is already an entire thread devoted to Roger on BS:

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=691530

I don't know a lot about the Roger situation, but I do think that there's a difference between Podolski and Klose who came to Germany at a very young age (Podolski was two, Klose eight years old) grew up here and learned to play football here, opposed to say Paolo Rink who only became a German citizen because he would have never been called up to play for Brazil.

[Projekt4]

I'd say "on paper" that's the strongest all around squad in this group. Thankfully the games are played on the pitch, not on paper....

This reminds me of how the Swiss press and players talked about Germany before the recent friendly (clearly underestimating the quality of the squad). Chances are you're in for a little surprise.

[Marbur66]

I'd say "on paper" that's the strongest all around squad in this group. Thankfully the games are played on the pitch, not on paper....
I don't think Croatia is better "on paper" than Germany. No way.

[Yggdrasil]

I don't know a lot about the Roger situation, but I do think that there's a difference between Podolski and Klose who came to Germany at a very young age (Podolski was two, Klose eight years old) grew up here and learned to play football here, opposed to say Paolo Rink who only became a German citizen because he would have never been called up to play for Brazil.
Not only that but both Klose and Podolskis families from Silesia came on the grounds of having German roots to Germany in the 80ties like many mixed families.

[Smoga]

Not only that but both Klose and Podolskis families from Silesia came on the grounds of having German roots to Germany in the 80ties like many mixed families.

Stop already!!! There are very few "mixed" families: it all goes back to the war and the German imposed caste system. In the 70's and early 80's many Polish families left Poland For West Germany in order to partake of better economic situation. In my kindergarten, in the early 1970's for instance, we came to school one day to find out that a QUARTER of our school was gone. Everyone knew that every other person in Poland could find a "German" ancestor if they looked hard enough (yes, even my family, even though the Germans killed both of my my grandfathers). But for many it was an issue of honor, and so they didn't leave. For others, well, it was their choice, and we can judge them if we feel like it,and so we do when it comes to the supposed Germans such as Klose, Podolski and Trochowski.

I don't want this match to be political, but for many reasons it can't be avoided...and I so I don't think there is anything wrong with that, it adds a certain kind of spice to the tournament, the way it did two years ago.

[benztown]

Stop already!!! There are very few "mixed" families: it all goes back to the war and the German imposed caste system. In the 70's and early 80's many Polish families left Poland For West Germany in order to partake of better economic situation. In my kindergarten, in the early 1970's for instance, we came to school one day to find out that a QUARTER of our school was gone. Everyone knew that every other person in Poland could find a "German" ancestor if they looked hard enough (yes, even my family, even though the Germans killed both of my my grandfathers). But for many it was an issue of honor, and so they didn't leave. For others, well, it was their choice, and we can judge them if we feel like it,and so we do when it comes to the supposed Germans such as Klose, Podolski and Trochowski.

I don't want this match to be political, but for many reasons it can't be avoided...and I so I don't think there is anything wrong with that, it adds a certain kind of spice to the tournament, the way it did two years ago.

Well, what you write is not political, its personal. If you feel that the Podolskis, Kloses and Trochowskis acted dishonorable, then why do you even care, that their kids play for Germany?

They grew up in Germany and they learned to play football here. That's reason enough to play for Germany. They may or may not have had German ancestors, but that's a non sequitur. Arguing about that would be chasing a 19th century illusion. Nationality has never been about "blood".

It's not as obvious in Europe as it is in America, but it's still true. The blood in your veins doesn't define your nationality.

[meininki]

Stop already!!! There are very few "mixed" families: it all goes back to the war and the German imposed caste system. In the 70's and early 80's many Polish families left Poland For West Germany in order to partake of better economic situation. In my kindergarten, in the early 1970's for instance, we came to school one day to find out that a QUARTER of our school was gone. Everyone knew that every other person in Poland could find a "German" ancestor if they looked hard enough (yes, even my family, even though the Germans killed both of my my grandfathers). But for many it was an issue of honor, and so they didn't leave. For others, well, it was their choice, and we can judge them if we feel like it,and so we do when it comes to the supposed Germans such as Klose, Podolski and Trochowski.

I don't want this match to be political, but for many reasons it can't be avoided...and I so I don't think there is anything wrong with that, it adds a certain kind of spice to the tournament, the way it did two years ago.
Judging from you're favourite club though, you're not from Silesia like Klose and Podolski. Silisia has (or had) quite a large German minority, especially Opole, where Klose is from.

To stay on the personal level: When I was in third grade, my class got a new student, who's family had moved to my German hometown from Poland. And believe it or not, his family was (and still is) very much German.

[Dead Fingers]

Back to the team squads and not their ethnic makeup and/or the historical situation between Poland and Germany. We had this discussion during the World Cup and it went like this one will go...nowhere. Posts that continue on this course WILL BE DELETED!

[BMike86]

enough with this ethnic bullsh!t... lets get this motherfocking party started!!! :D

http://szymon.plejada.pl/25,2048,1,odc14_-_seria_vi,1,wideo.html

there will be a lot of fan support for these 4 nations even though the Turkish aren't a part of this group... the Polish, Croatians, and Germans sure do know how to party... lets hope the Austrians can take a quick learner's course in the next few days before the 1st match :cool:

polacy, do boju!

[Marbur66]

polacy, do boju!

I hope our boys take that to heart!