considering the amount of quality full backs on show at the euro’s i dont understand why lahm’s name is even mentioned.yes his last minute goal against turkey was pretty good but he’s a defender and his job is defending which was horrific at times.torres made him look like a little schoolboy in the final.i’m not saying i dont rate him but based on this tournament ur having a laugh putting him in the best 11.

GK – Casillas (He didn’t crack under pressure as we have seen Spain do a lot of times)

RB – Ramos (Although he should be CB more appropriately, Puyol and Marchena couldn’t have done without him)

CB’s – Puyol and Marchena (Simply because even though other centre backs started well ,these guys finished well and that is what matters! Over three matches of knockout phase
no goals conceded, great foundation for Spain’s attacking midfield!)

LB – Zhirkhov is the right person in this position, he as shown what defenders can do while attacking and also he was always able to turn back when he needed to unlike Lahm and others, extra prospect of attack is good i.e. if your defense is not diminished)

DM – Senna for sure, has equal importance in winning the tournament as much as Spain’s rest of the team combined does)

AM – Ballack because of his sheer determination and his leadership qualities, on a different day, Germany could have been knocked out of the tournament in group stages if it wasn’t for him!

LM – Schweinsteiger, one reason why the favourites Portugal were knocked out! The guy has unnatural talents, only if he could calm himself down, he would be right there amongst Ronaldo, Kaka and Messi!)

RM – Semih Senturk, the reason Turkey reached Semis and would have further for it wasn’t for Lahm’s incredible goal! I know I’m playing him out of position, but it does not matter if he gets a place in the eleven, I mean no player has the determination and belief
to win or to save the match when you are a goal or two down, even the world class players don’t seem to possess these qualities!)

CF – Arshavin (Russians were glad to have him back, he showed us what he could do, disappointed he couldn’t show us more, may be he got carried away with fame and even started to feel as he was the team which never is, Pavlyuchenko I believe has great qualities too but only if he wasn’t that bit lazy and hadn’t missed some good chances, he along with Toni could have had ten goals this tournament)

ST – Fernando Torres (It is highly debateable but really unlucky not to have scored more than his counterpart Villa, but he was always a threat to an opposition and we saw that in the final, it could have been a different story altogether without his goal in the final)

Sionko? Seriously?
Iniesta? Unimpressive.
Arshavin? Disappointing.
Zhirkov? Maybe.
van Nistelrooy? Well, he did what he could with the service he was given.

This is my opinion:

Casillas

Ramos Pepe Chiellini Lahm

Senna

Sneijder Xavi Podolski

Villa

Subs:

Bosingwa
Marchena
Zhirkov
Altintop
Fabregas
Schweinsteiger
Arshavin

Ramos,Puyol,Chiellini,Zhirkov

Altintop,Xavi,Wesley,Ballack,Sweinsteiger

Nistelrooy

Zambrotta-Puyol-Chiallini-Zhirkov

Senna-Ballak-Snejder-Iniesta

Arshavin-Torres

I have no gripes with the team other then that.