Apologies if this covers redundant ground with the "European class he is" thread; however, that thread is asking for a full 23-man squad and this is more of the Fantasy Starting 11, based on their performances at this tournament.
Anyway, here's mine:
A bit of a cheat at RB, considering Lahm played every game at LB. That said, none of the RBs really stood out. Gebre-Selassie was excellent at times; he went missing when Ronaldo scored in the quarters though. Glen Johnson had a great game against Italy and almost gave the game away against Sweden with horrible positioning. Overall, Arbeloa and Joao Pereira were probably the "best" in that they did decent jobs without being outstanding. So I'm feeling within my rights to move Lahm over to the right.
The other tough call was up top, where again nobody stood out. I picked Gomez on the basis of scoring against Portugal, one of the better defenses in the tournament. I also considered going 4-6-0 in homage to Spain, in which case I probably would have picked Dzagoev.
Anyway, here's mine:
A bit of a cheat at RB, considering Lahm played every game at LB. That said, none of the RBs really stood out. Gebre-Selassie was excellent at times; he went missing when Ronaldo scored in the quarters though. Glen Johnson had a great game against Italy and almost gave the game away against Sweden with horrible positioning. Overall, Arbeloa and Joao Pereira were probably the "best" in that they did decent jobs without being outstanding. So I'm feeling within my rights to move Lahm over to the right.
The other tough call was up top, where again nobody stood out. I picked Gomez on the basis of scoring against Portugal, one of the better defenses in the tournament. I also considered going 4-6-0 in homage to Spain, in which case I probably would have picked Dzagoev.
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