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Euro 2012: part 2
| June 12, 2012 | Posted by Joe Slater under sport |
After reviewing the prospects of the teams in groups A and B, this commentator will now take a look at the Euro hopes of the international sides in groups C and D. Group C Croatia Despite their win over the Republic of Ireland on Sunday evening, Croatia have certainly taken a step back from the side that denied England a place in the Euros ’08 and went on to finish ahead of eventual finalists, Germany, in their group. Slaven Bilic’s side failed to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa and this will be his last tournament as manager. The obvious name to jump out from the squad is Tottenham’s Luka Modric who plays in the same drifting midfield role as he does for… more
Euro 2012: part 1
| June 9, 2012 | Posted by Joe Slater under sport |
The casual football fan could be forgiven for simply not realising that the second biggest international football tournament on the planet has just begun. Of course, there is a multitude of reasons this, the main one being that all the three-lions-filled patriotic nonsense has been exhausted celebrating the Queen’s diamond jubilee. It was unusual, but also slightly refreshing, to look at the back pages of a newspaper, just a few days before the start of an international tournament, and not see a plastering of hopeful ambitions and improbable expectations. But while England’s dreams seem unnaturally subdued, that’s not to say this tournament isn’t set to be an absolute belter. Seven of the top ten sides in the FIFA world rankings are set to appear in Poland… more
