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1. Raed
   

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   Posted 1 year ago #

   Stars -

   David Villa - Clearly he is a complete striker.

   Ronaldo - Carried his club form to international level.

   Podolski - Shines on the big occasions & works hard for a team effort.

   But the most suprising inclusion should be the Dutch. Written off before the Tournament, they have put the world cup winners & finalists to the sword.
   Whislt its hard point at a specific player, the Dutch works as a team, but Robben shone in his cameo, Wesley Snjeider also put in some solid performances.

   Flops -

   Mario Gomez - Hasn't quite found his feet even though he received some good back up.

   Luca Toni - I don't understand why Bayern pays him 192K euros a week.

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2. Michael Tuff
   

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   Posted 1 year ago #

   kranjcar has kinda flopped too....hasnt played all that well

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   Posted 1 year ago #

   How about Sneijder for a star? The guy has ben electric for 180 minutes so far.

   As I flop, I would bring in Thuram. Two matches, two disastrous performances.

   Cue the Nani jokes...

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   Posted 1 year ago #

   I have to admit, i was one of the people who didn't think much of the Dutch. I felt they were contenders, but there seemed to be too much infighting & defensive weaknesses in the team.

   I still have faith in the French. I cannot understand Domenech's team selection or tactics, but i still have faith they can pull it together.

   Sneijder is amazing. The perfect dynamic mid-fielder i have seen in Euro so far. But what the hell has Robben been eating lately? I want me some of that. His form seems to be even better than i remembered his best ever being. Same goes for Van Bronckhorst.

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   Posted 1 year ago #

   okay lets start with the flops,
   thuram,anelka,benzema,pirlo,matterazzi,abidal,coupet, lehman.

   euro team so far

   Bogdan Lobonţ
   lahm pepe ramos Khalid Boulahrouz

   Fritz Ballack Sneijder Robben (his 15 minutes on the pitch said enough)

   Podolski Ruud VS

   Ronaldo flopped the whole turkish game, failed to impress against czech until the last half. Reasons, portugal doesnt have the quality in mid as man u does, there are about 3 people marking him either a lb/rb, with a cb, and a rm/lm.

   "We win as a team, lose as a team and celebrate as a team."
   Didier Drogba

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   Posted 1 year ago #

   i am still super surprised that the dutch are doing so well...there killing all of the best teams!

   Puff here!! also known as... PUFF MASTER CHANG!
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   Posted 1 year ago #

   Luca Toni - I don't understand why Bayern pays him 192K euros a week.

   Raed, if you watched the Bundesliga, you would understand.

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   Posted 1 year ago #

   Raed...Luca Toni was the top scorer in the bundesliga last season...despite making significantly less starts than his other contenders.He's one of the best target men.He just hasn't really got the service..but then yeah..he hasnt done well at all

   XerxesK...jus cuz ronaldo didnt score in the first game doesnt mean he had a howler. He kept the czech's on their edge...and truly showed his quality. And in the 2nd game..he had a hand in every of the goals.

   Stars:-Villa,Podolski,Ronaldo

   Ribery:-His team may be doing badly,but he starts everything for France
   Sneijder:-Perhaps the player of the tournament so far. Has been doing it all...taking free kicks...running the midfield along with van der vaart with magnificent passes..providing a hand in defence..and scoring spectacular goals.
   Giovanni:-Has had a magnificent 2 games

   Nearly there
   Deco:-Has been providing the forward thrust for portugal
   Ivica Olic :-Had a magnificent second game
   Van Der Vaart:-running the midfield
   Torres:-Been pretty lively
   Ibrahimovic:-There thereabout

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   Posted 1 year ago #

   Stars that lived up to their billing - C. Ronaldo, David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, Ruud Van Nistle - toy, Lucas Podolski,Arjen Robben

   Stars that were found - Orlando Engalar,Roman Pavyluchenko, A.Zhirkov, Roger Guerriero

   Flops - Luca Toni, A. Di Natale, Fernando Torres, Jose Boswinga,Mario Gomez, Thierry Henry (again), Nasri, Benzema - in fact the entire French team!

   You don't win a silver medal, you lose the gold!
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    Posted 1 year ago #

    Raed's comment about toni showed he doesnt know crap about soccer, than you andrei for spelling it out. I like ronaldo im not biased it was that he wasnt anywhere in the turkish game.
    TORRES a flop ARE U F'N KIDDING ME, and rhian did you even see TONI in the tournament? How did Boswinga flop he was average I'm gusseing you hate chelsea........ .

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    for all the hype that has surrounded these players...and the kind of rating and publicity the media and football pundits lauded over them prior to the tournament, i'm sorry but they are yet to warrant those accolades...(based on this tournament not the bundesliga or any other that they play in)
    the hallmark of a superstar ...not a star...a superstar is to produce the form or at least prove the hype that surrounded your name was worth it on both fronts...international and club.
    example..remember the brazilian ronaldo for 2002 world cup? i admit i have never been a fan of ronaldo BUT he has my utmost respect as a player who has performed on all levels and lived up to the hype that the pundits smeared over him before any tournament.
    In that respect I say LUCA TONI is a flop!
    Boswinga still looks shaky and not like a man who is worth 20plus million
    Torres has finally managed a lone single solitary goal as opposed to David Villa's FOUR
    SO he is a FLOP by the standards he set.
    You can tell me all sorts of technical bullshit like he makes it happen for other players but the bottom line is he is a striker...strikers get paid to do what? - SCORE!
    so he IS a flop.

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    Posted 1 year ago #

    i wouldnt count nasri as a flop considering domenech has only given him about half an hour of playing time.....give him a proper game before you judge his performances

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    Posted 1 year ago #

    At Russia - Sweden watch number 10 Andrei Arshavin he will score.

    Stars: Sneijder,Villa,Simao

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    Posted 1 year ago #

    where'd my comment on this go?

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    Raed's comment about toni showed he doesnt know crap about soccer, than you andrei for spelling it out. I like ronaldo im not biased it was that he wasnt anywhere in the turkish game.
    TORRES a flop ARE U F'N KIDDING ME, and rhian did you even see TONI in the tournament? How did Boswinga flop he was average I'm gusseing you hate chelsea........ .

    Toni has been crap all tournament or havnt you been watching italy's games. i guess its has something to do with bad luck as well since his goal against romania was on side.

    by the way the title is Euro 08 stars & flops not bundesliga top scorer.

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    Posted 1 year ago #

    Here's are my list:(until Russia vs. Greece game)
    Stars:David Villa,Wesley Sneijder,Edwin Van Der Sar(what a fantastic and outstanding goalkeeper),Cristiano Ronaldo(because he is 'ROCKET RONALDO'),Deco,Schweinsteiger(except for his red card against Croatia),Podolski(still put the ball into opposition's net even though his team lost),Arda Turan(the rising star)...

    Flops:You think yourself!!!

    mufan's utter lack of knowledge of English makes his joke all the funnier. Haha!!
    

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    Posted 1 year ago #

    Stars - Arda Turan, David Villa, Arjen Robben, Artur Boruc, Hakan Yakin, Valon Behrami, Deco, Orlando Engelaar, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael Van der Vaart, Van der Sar, Yuri Zhirkov, Antonio Cassano, Lukasz Podolski, Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Cesc Fabregas, Dario Srna, Ibrahim Afellay(has showed the future of the Dutch)

    Flops - Lilian Thuram, Mario Gomez, Samir Nasri, Karim Benzema(people keep making excuses for him but he didn't live up to the hype. Just a bunch of desperate shots), Nicolas Anelka, Luca Toni, Ricardo Quaresma (he may have scored but overall...)

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