Was also looking forward to seeing him play as well. Their bedrock is in the midfield, but he is arguably the best defender in Europe.
Getting a bit of space in front of the defence. .@England and @FAWales beware, Slovakia's Marek Hamšík has just scored this stunner against the world champions. https://t.co/5UwGo0TT13— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 29, 2016
And then there's this howler and Pep wants him to replace Hart! A moment to forget for @FCBarcelona goalkeeper @mterstegen1 on a rain-soaked pitch in Germany... #GERSVK https://t.co/FI7IyrX5xk— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 29, 2016
Ter Stegan is a solid keeper, but can never seem to put it together for Germany. I remember he let in a back pass for a goal against the U.S. In 2013.
Germany 1-3 Slovakia 1. Didn't close down Hamsik. 2. Bad marking on the corner. 3. Terrible goal keeping off of the corner. All those errors we can correct. Spain 3-1 Bosnia
Reus was not picked by Germany because of injury issues. You gotta feel for the guy. That's two straight major tournaments he's missed because of injury. Ironically, Low picked Schweinsteiger despite his recent injury conerns. Gomez is the only recognized striker in the Germany 23.
Wales Final Squad: Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace), Danny Ward (Liverpool), Owain Fon Williams (Inverness). Defenders: Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Neil Taylor (Swansea City), Chris Gunter (Reading), Ashley Williams (Captain, Swansea), James Chester (West Brom), Ashley Richards (Fulham), James Collins (West Ham). Midfielders: Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace), David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest), Joe Allen (Liverpool), Jonathan Williams (Crystal Palace), George Williams (Fulham), Andy King (Leicester), Dave Edwards (Wolves). Forwards: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading), Sam Vokes (Burnley), Simon Church (MK Dons), David Cotterill (Birmingham City) Robson-Kanu is suffering with a leg issue. Joe Allen is also struggling for fitness.
There are more Derby County players (4) at #euro2016 than from Inter, Milan, Lyon and Benfica.— Jonny Blain (@jonoblain) June 1, 2016
Fun fact i saw. Leeds have had six managers since the last time Wilshere completed 90 minutes for Arsenal
Average age of every Euro 2016 squad - ENGLAND 25.8 years GERMANY 25.9 SWITZERLAND 26.1 BELGIUM 26.4 CROATIA 26.7 TURKEY 26.9 WALES 27.3 POLAND 27.5 ALBANIA 27.6 ICELAND 27.6 AUSTRIA 27.7 FRANCE 27.8 SWEDEN 27.8 UKRAINE 27.9 HUNGARY 28.0 SPAIN 28.1 PORTUGAL 28.4 NORTHERN IRELAND 28.5 ROMANIA 28.7 SLOVAKIA 28.9 ITALY 28.9 CZECH REPUBLIC 29.2 RUSSIA 29.3 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 29.8 http://www.itv.com/euro2016/englands-euro-2016-squad-the-youngest-at-tournament
For those of you who remember the Impossible Job documentary with Taylor. To be honest, these should be mandatory each qualifying and tournament. http://thesetpieces.com/features/top-10-moments-hit-90s-documentary-graham-taylor-impossible-job/
England WC 1986 - 26.2 Euro 88 - 27.05 WC 1990 - 27.6 Euro 92 - 26.6 Euro 96 - 25.6 WC 1998 - 27.5 Euro 2000 - 26.8 WC 2002 - 26.7 Euro 2004 - 25.57 WC 2006 - 25.3 WC 2010 - 28.5 Euro 2012 - 25.8 WC 2014 - 26 Euro 2016 - 25.8 All averages from this site - http://www.englandfootballonline.com/ Was using info from the telegraph at first who seemed to have different results.
Looking again at these averages I'm not sure they are correct as our last WC squad was supposed to have been our youngest WC squad since 1958. So naturally I'm giving up.
According to an article I just looked at its a little higher but not by much: England Ox-Chamberlain (18) R. Green (32) 26.04
Igor Denisov is likely to miss the Euros. Definitely won't play against England.Russia don't have another holding midfielder in the squad.— Michael Yokhin (@Yokhin) June 5, 2016
Euro 2016: Antonio Conte plays down Italy expectations http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36427595 So it's official: Italy will win Euro 2016 then.
This made me laugh this morning. Scotland! Sad at the lack of #EURO2016 hype? In consolation, here's your best bits from #Euro96 #crap90sfootball pic.twitter.com/ElxnjgPWe7— Crap 90s Football (@Crap90sFootball) June 6, 2016
FIRST MATCH DAY! Never gets old does it? Can't see France losing, maybe a draw because Romania know how to defend well. Think France has the biggest pressure among any other sides besides us.