A look into the current potential of Eastern European soccer. Although its been a while since that region had a strong showing in a major tournament it continues to produce world class players. Below is a 23 men squad and starting 11. Formation: 4-5-1 ------------------------------------------------ GK: 1. Cech (Czech Republic) ------------------------------------------------- RB: 3. Ivanovic (Serbia) ------------------------------------------------- CB: 15. Savic (Montenegro) 37. Skrtel (Slovakia) ---------------------------------------------------- LB: 11. Kolarov (Serbia) ---------------------------------------------------- DM: 21. Matic (Serbia) 8. Krychowiak (Poland) -------------------------------------------------- CM: 19. Modric (Croatia) 4. Rakitic (Croatia) -------------------------------------------------- AM: 17. Hamsik (Slovakia) --------------------------------------------------- FW: 9. Lewandowski (Poland) ---------------------------------------------------- BENCH: 12. Szczesny (Pol) 23. Begovic (Bos) 5. Nastasic (Ser) 14. Lovren (Cro) 26. Piszczek (Pol) 16. Kovacic (Cro) 10. Dzagojev (Rus) 22. Konoplyanka (Ukr) 18. Mchitarjan (Arm) 32. Jovetic (Mon) 13. Dzeko (Bos) 27. Mandzukic (Cro) ------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------HANDANOVIC IVANOVIC-----------GLIK-------------------SKRTEL-----------KOLAROV YARMOLENKO-----MODRIC--------------MATIC-------------KONOPLYANKA -----------------------------------MKHITARYAN -----------------------------------LEWANDOWSKI reserves : ------------------------------------OBLAK BASTA-----------------SAVIC-----------------LOVREN------------KADLEC JOVETIC--------------RAKITIC-------------KRYCHOWIAK------DZSUDZSAK ------------------------------------HAMSIK ------------------------------------DZEKO