The Amazing Dale Watkins Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) The "official" UEFA team of the tournament: Here are some others from the various self-appointed experts of all kinds of reputable and lesser outlets ready for the inevitable ridicule and outrage. Goal.com's Mark Doyle put on his Azurri-colored glasses: CBS Sports features Toni Kroos The Score shoehorning their favorites into a rather unrealistic formation: Germany's Kicker magazine features a pretty offensive lineup: Spain's as decided to put Schick as an attacking midfielder so they can have both him and Ronaldo: Football Joe featuring not one, but two Czechs: https://twitter.com/FootballJOE/status/1414553196102553603?s=20 I'm too lazy to make any more formations. Why can't these outlets do their own graphic? Edited July 13, 2021 by The Amazing Dale Watkins updated with the official one 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluedave Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Why's everyone shoehorning Maehle in as right back? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallen Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Any team without Walker at right back is wrong. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Here's mine, and some other people's from earlier in the tournament 3 minutes ago, skybluedave said: Why's everyone shoehorning Maehle in as right back? Not many others stood out, and Maehle is right footed. - Kroos is a hilarious choice, great player in his last ever tournament but played one knockout game and was invisible in it. If we're dishing out lifetime achievement awards, Modric was better. Can think of a pretty big reason not to select Pogba too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Albrighton Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I'm immediately discarding any team with Kane and/or Ronaldo, neither of them had a stand out performance in the entire tournament that i can recall. You could probably post 3 lineups with the 11 completely changed though and id have little argument. There were multiple stand outs in every position i feel. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butts Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, skybluedave said: Why's everyone shoehorning Maehle in as right back? He's a right back isn't he? Only played left wing back for Denmark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluedave Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Yeah I know. But he played at left back. If you picking a team of tournament right back back he should have played that position. Seems odd other wise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Just now, skybluedave said: Yeah I know. But he played at left back. If you picking a team of tournament right back back he should have played that position. Seems odd other wise tbh teams of the tournament usually drag forwards all over the pitch to create space for lots of them: sticking someone in his natural position is relatively sensible If you want something genuinely weird, here's Whoscored's algorithm's attempt to pick the best players in the final. Maybe Southgate didn't pick enough fullbacks (and where is Chiesa?) Their team of the tournament is a bit less illogical, but Meunier is a weird call Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_jagster Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) Chiesa comes up badly on whoscored metrics because he often loses it despite obviously being capable of stuff Italy's other attackers aren't. I thought only Barry would have Sterling in a combined eleven from yesterday. My team is more 'players who played at a higher level than I might have expected' bar a few obvious ones Schmeichel Coufal - Bonucci - Maguire - Shaw Hojbjerg - Modric - Forsberg Chiesa - Schick - Sterling Didn't really rate Coufal but despite not looking great technically he is actually really good at crossing and creating space to do so and can defend. I thought Forsberg was meh and Sweden just lacked options but nope he's good. I feel if Schmeichel could kick better he wouldn't be at Leicester and Chiesa surprised me. Overrated based on a few good moments: Damsgaard, Dolberg, Dumfries, Spinazzola Edited July 12, 2021 by The_jagster Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Gianluigi Buffon should be in the team of the tournament. He could have saved Luke Shaw's goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Gianluigi Donnarumma; Joshua Kimmich, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Joakim Mæhle; Declan Rice, Jorginho, Marco Verratti; Federico Chiesa, Kasper Dolberg, Mikkel Damsgaard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallen Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 you are so strange george Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I’d go Donnarumma Walker / Bonucci / Chiellini / Shaw Pedri /Hojberg / Jorginho Sterling / Chiesa Schick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Globo Esporte’s best eleven is very Anglo-Italian: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluedave Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I'm not having Pogba. He was good but France won 1 game ffs 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 'He was good' should be what matters though. Donnarumma; Walker, Bonucci, Chiellini, Shaw; Pedri, Jorginho, Pogba; Sterling, Schick, Forsberg Think Schick has to be the striker. He played five games and scored in four of them. Not like he bagged them all against Scotland and then did nothing. Scored in both the knockout games he played in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I’d have Xhaka, Rice or Phillips in over Pogba if I hadn’t gone for Hojberg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM99 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Donnarumma Walker - Maguire - Chiellini Dumfries ------------------------- Shaw Pedri - Hojbjerg Sterling - Schick - Chiesa Was really struggling for central midfielders like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggiana Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 49 minutes ago, PaulHartman71 said: I’d have Xhaka, Rice or Phillips in over Pogba if I hadn’t gone for Hojberg. I know Xhaka had a good game against France but what else did he do? I don't remember him being impressive in any of their group games. I thought Barella had a pretty good tournament, think Hojbjerg is a decent shout though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XuluBak Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Marc Albrighton said: I'm immediately discarding any team with Kane and/or Ronaldo... Absolutely. Schick and/or Dolberg. Pogba was player of the tournament, until he put himself over team being ridiculous, and ultimately cost them a game they should have had wrapped up. Give his spot to Pedri. Hardly his fault his team couldn't finish. Edited July 13, 2021 by XuluBak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VamPook Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Yeah, who the heck still picks Cristiano Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amazing Dale Watkins Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) Or Kane... I'm no hater and I think he's one of the best in the game, but I don't think he was consistent enough for one of the coveted striker spots. Also, his two standout performances came against the Ukraine and Denmark, not against elite opposition. Edited July 13, 2021 by The Amazing Dale Watkins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 The BBC's Team of the Tournament selector is missing a lot of midfielders who would've been up there (Verratti, Hojbjerg, Phillips, Rice). So if you just pretend that Locatelli is actually Verratti, then this is my Best XI. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius_R Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Donnaruma - Walker, Bonucci, Chiellini, Shaw - Jorginho, Xhaka, Pogba - Chiesa, Schick, Sterling. Subs: Schmeichel, Spinazzola, Maehle, Maguire, Pedri, Dani Olmo, Benzema Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Anyone putting players from those sides amongst the favourites who flopped out early doors over players who went deep and had no right to, are ridiculous 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Well if you mean Denmark, they had an easy group, and then knockouts of Wales and Czech Republic. I'd expect Denmark to beat Wales. Czech Republic is a 50-50 given how the Czechs played. But I certainly don't look at their run and think 'wow, didn't they go further than they should'. They went as far as their draw allowed them and progressed from their group with a massive 3 points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Official team I think its pretty much spot on, other than Lukaku Shaw/Spinazzola is a coin toss, goal in the final though should probably have landed it on Shaw's side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amazing Dale Watkins Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 UEFA snubbing Ronaldo for Lukaku is a very odd decision for them. That's like picking Benzema. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Amazing Dale Watkins said: UEFA snubbing Ronaldo for Lukaku is a very odd decision for them. That's like picking Benzema. What exactly did either one do to deserve a spot? Cristiano scored a penalty for 0-2 against Hungary and then a 0-3 1v1 against keeper when they fell apart. Ran a counter for a tap-in against Germany and assisted for irrelevant 2-4 goal. Scored 2 penalties against France. Did absolutely nothing against Belgium. Lukaku scored two against Russia, one was the opening goal. Was a huge part of build-up in both goals against Denmark. Had a goal against Finland disallowed and scored a penalty. Didn't do much against Portugal, scored a penalty and missed a sitter against Italy. Neither did enough to be in the team of the tournament, but Lukaku at least had an impact in every game. Dolberg should've had it, maybe Schick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Yeah Dolberg or Schick for Lukaku and that is pretty much the correct team imo Harsh on Stones and Chiellini as well of course, both probably get picked because of their goals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_jagster Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) I don't know why so many teams have Dolberg in, he played 2 and a half matches all tournament. Gifted a goal against Wales and took two goals very well. Schick had a range of finishes and looked a class above those playing behind him. Edited July 13, 2021 by The_jagster Matches not halves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amazing Dale Watkins Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 38 minutes ago, GunmaN1905 said: What exactly did either one do to deserve a spot? Cristiano scored a penalty for 0-2 against Hungary and then a 0-3 1v1 against keeper when they fell apart. Ran a counter for a tap-in against Germany and assisted for irrelevant 2-4 goal. Scored 2 penalties against France. Did absolutely nothing against Belgium. Lukaku scored two against Russia, one was the opening goal. Was a huge part of build-up in both goals against Denmark. Had a goal against Finland disallowed and scored a penalty. Didn't do much against Portugal, scored a penalty and missed a sitter against Italy. Neither did enough to be in the team of the tournament, but Lukaku at least had an impact in every game. Dolberg should've had it, maybe Schick. Yeah. I'm not arguing Ronaldo should be included, but it's UEFA and he was the official top scorer, so I 100% expected him to be in there, because that's how they always choose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smaldini Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 My team would be: Donnarumma Bonucci Maguire Shaw Maehle Pogba Pedri Spinazzola Sterling Schick Chiesa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 3 hours ago, GunmaN1905 said: What exactly did either one do to deserve a spot? Cristiano scored a penalty for 0-2 against Hungary and then a 0-3 1v1 against keeper when they fell apart. Ran a counter for a tap-in against Germany and assisted for irrelevant 2-4 goal. Scored 2 penalties against France. Did absolutely nothing against Belgium. Lukaku scored two against Russia, one was the opening goal. Was a huge part of build-up in both goals against Denmark. Had a goal against Finland disallowed and scored a penalty. Didn't do much against Portugal, scored a penalty and missed a sitter against Italy. Neither did enough to be in the team of the tournament, but Lukaku at least had an impact in every game. Dolberg should've had it, maybe Schick. The reason is combination play. Sterling with the dives, Lukaku with the resulting penalties. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham_aka_stam Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 15 hours ago, Smaldini said: My team would be: Donnarumma Bonucci Maguire Shaw Maehle Pogba Pedri Spinazzola Sterling Schick Chiesa This is really hard to argue with. Think you could fill a whole team with high performing fullbacks and wingbacks from this tournament, so this is a nice way to get Shaw, Spinazzola and Maehle in. Argument to be made for Schmeichel in goal I think, purely due to the amount of shots he faced and saves he made. Insigne also unlucky to miss out, but just wasn't as dangerous as Chiesa and Sterling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 My final team: Donnarumma (ITA) Shaw (ENG) Chiellini (ITA) Bonucci (ITA) Spinazzola (ITA) Jorginho (ITA) Verratti (ITA) Pedri (SPA) Sterling (ENG) Kane (ENG) Chiesa (ITA) Subs (15 subs to make it a 26 man squad): Sommer (SWI) Schmeichel (DEN) Walker (ENG) Stones (ENG) Maguire (ENG) Christensen (DEN) Maehle (DEN) Busquets (SPA) Hojbjerg (DEN) Pogba (FRA) De Bruyne (BEL) Damsgaard (DEN) Insigne (ITA) Benzema (FRA) Schick (CZE) Player of the tournament: Raheem Sterling (ENG) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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