Euro 2004 final draw

Discussion in 'England' started by sendorange, Oct 14, 2003.

  1. sendorange

    sendorange Member+

    Jun 7, 2003
    Bigsoccer.com
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Pot A
    Portugal
    France
    Sweden
    Czech Rep

    Pot B
    England
    Italy
    Spain
    Turkey

    Pot C
    Germany
    Netherlands
    Croatia
    Denmark

    Pot D
    Russia
    Bulgaria
    Switzerland
    Greece

    Copied and adapted from here:
    https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=76940

    Ok, who do we want and who do we want to avoid? I've taken the liberty of plotting out the teams who are likely to win in the playoffs.

    Favoured group:

    Sweden
    England
    Germany
    Russia

    I was tempted to go for Denmark in place of Germany, or Greece in place in Russia. But I think Russia will be a good challenge to Germany and Sweden, while still beatable for us because they lack pace at the back and never travel well. I also opted for Germany because I think we can beat them again, of course it almost certainly won't be another Munich scoreline but 2-0 or a comfortable single goal victory should be expected. I want us to be able to rub another win into them :D

    I chose Sweden from Pot A, as I think the players will want to make amends for not playing well against them in the World Cup. Also barring injuries we should be a lot stronger than we were then (Gerrard, Rooney, fully fit Bekham), while they're weaker since losing Larsson to retirement.

    Hardest group?

    France
    England
    Netherlands
    Bulgaria
     

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