Holland team A: Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Barcelona) Khalid Boulahrouz (Hamburg) Joris Mathijsen (AZ Alkmaar) Barry Opdam (AZ Alkmaar) Mark van Bommel (Barcelona) Phillip Cocu (PSV) Rafael van der Vaart (HSV) Arjen Robben (Chelsea) Ruud van Nistelrooij (Manchester United) Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord) Holland team B: Henk Timmer (AZ Alkmaar) Jan Kromkamp (Villareal) Ron Vlaar (AZ/Tottenham Hotspur) Hedwiges Maduro (Ajax) Andre Ooijer (PSV) Nigel de Jong (Ajax) Denny Landzaat (AZ Alkmaar) Wesley Sneijder(Ajax) Solomon Kalou (Feyenoord) Roy Makaay (Bayern Munchen) Robin van Persie (Arsenal) Holland team C: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax) Olaf Lindenbergh (Ajax) Urby Emanuelson (Ajax) Mario Melchiot (Birmingham City) Theo Lucius (PSV) Edgar Davids (Tottenham Hotspur) Boudewijn Zenden (Liverpool) Johnny Heitinga (Ajax) Romeo Castelen (Feyenoord) Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (PSV) Ryan Babel (Ajax) Holland team D: Edwin Zoetebier (PSV) Michael Reiziger (PSV) Arjen de Zeeuw (Wigan Athletic) Serginho Greene (Feyenoord) Tim de Cler (AZ) Ugur Yildirim (Heerenveen) Barry van Galen (AZ Alkmaar) Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan) Collins John (Fulham) Andy van der Meyde (Everton) Quincy Owusu Abeyie (Arsenal) Some I left out: Jaap Stam (AC Milan) Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal) Patrick Kluivert (Valencia) Ellery Cairo (Hertha BSC) Pierre van Hooijdonk (NAC) Wilfred Bouma (Aston Villa) Patrick Pauwe (Feyenoord) Kevin Hofland VFL Wolfsburg) Kew Jaliens (AZ Alkmaar) Ismail Aissati (PSV) Ibrahim Afellay (PSV)
paul robinson robert green david james chris kirkland scott carson nigel martyn john terry rio ferdinand sol campbell gary neville ledley king johnathan woodgate phil neville luke young stephen wornock jaime carragher paul konchesky garetn barry j llyod samuel chris riggot trevor sinclair danny mills michael dawson owen hargreaves nicky butt frank lampard danny murphy steven gerrad david beckham joe coal shaun wright-phillips stuart downing scott parker michael carrick kyren dyer johnathan greening jermain pennant jermaine jenas wayne rooney michael owen jermaine defoe alan smith peter croutch andy johnson marlon harewood darius vassel emile heskey andy cole bobby zamora
ENGLAND A robinson g neville terry ferdinand a cole beckham lampard gerrad j cole owen rooney ENGLAND B james upson campbell carragher young wright-phillips carrick parker downing crouch defoe ENGLAND C green p neville king woodgate konchesky hargreaves jenas dyer pennant vassell bent
Portugal A Vitor Baía (FC Porto) Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea) Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea) Jorge Andrade (Deportivo) Nuno Valente (Everton) Costinha (Dinamo Moscow) Maniche (Dinamo Moscow) Figo (Inter) Deco (Barcelona) C.Ronaldo (Manchester United) Pauleta (PSG) Portugal B Ricardo (Sporting) Miguel (Valencia) F.Meira (Stuttgart) Caneira (Valencia) Jorge Ribeiro (Dinamo Moscow) Petit (Benfica) Tiago (Lyon) Quaresma (FC Porto) Simão (Benfica) João Moutinho (Sporting) Nuno Gomes (Benfica) Portugal C Quim (Benfica) Nelson (Benfica) Ricardo Rocha (Benfica) Pedro Emanuel (FC Porto) Miguelito (Nacional) Pedro Mendes (Tottenham) Custódio (Sporting) Boa Morte (Fulham) Sérgio Conceição (Standard Liege) Manuel Fernandes (Benfica) Hugo Almeida (FC Porto) Portugal D Bruno Vale (E. Amadora) Alex (Wolfsburg) Ricardo Costa (FC Porto) Tonel (Sporting) Diogo Valente (Boavista) Luis Loureiro (Sporting) Vidigal (Udinese) Hugo Viana (Valencia) Duda (Malaga) Moreira (Standard Liege) Postiga (St. Etienne) Portugal E Nuno (Dinamo Moscow) Frechaut (Dinamo Moscow) Zé Antonio (B. Monchengladbach) Zé Castro (Académica) Rogerio Matias (Vit. Guimarães) Delfim (Marseille) Bosingwa (FC Porto) Edgar (Malaga) Danny (Dinamo Moscow) João Pinto (Boavista) João Tomás (Braga) P.S. Other Portuguese posters to remember me if i am missing some good players... EDIT: Luis Loureiro plays in Sporting.
lol good question... let me see Nuno Frechaut Jorge Ribeiro Costinha Maniche Danny Cícero Derlei (Brasilian/Portuguese) one of the best players FC Porto had in its glorious european campaigns, i could also had him to play in any Portugal NT team certainly he would make the Portugal B or C team but since Deco i don´t see any other Brazilian born player making it to the NT, this would cause alot problems with the press and the public opinion plus with hundreds of Brazilians playing in Portugal...the applications to Portuguese citizenship would rise sharply... alot of them would add even more depth Portugal but the concept of National team would be in serious crisis...despite the similar culture and values.
the only positions england is light compared to other countries is upfront. people say otherwise dont know what they talking about
Something along these lines. -------------------Kirkland* Carra-------Terry----------Woodgate*---------Bridge ----------------------Carrick ---------SWP---------Parker-------J.Cole -----------------Defoe------Bent *Never fit That would be better than the team we sent to the last world cup imo. Sinclair, Mills, Heskey ahh the memories.
Not really, they will probably start but are by no means certs. If Sven deploys a holding midfielder (which a think is likely) J.Cole will be dropped. Terry hasn't for formed a partnership with anybody which comes close to Rio & Sol.