Arsenal players at Olympic games 2012

yeah every journo talking about it
wait in few mins for official sqaud list(1PM)

Confirmed, AOC is in euro 2012. Great oportunity for him, hope he doesnt get injured though.

The whole list, just for fun:
Goalkeepers - Joe Hart, Robert Green, John Ruddy.
Defenders - Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Glen Johnson, Phil Jones, Joleon Lescott, John Terry.
Midfielders - Gareth Barry, Stewart Downing, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Ashley Young.
Strikers - Andy Carroll, Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck.

OX IS IN THE EUROS
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I will update this thread in the next 2 hours.

Ox shouldn't have gone to Euros....... he isn't gonna get any game time, it would have been better if he had gone to Olympics

Legend wrote:Ox shouldn't have gone to Euros....... he isn't gonna get any game time, it would have been better if he had gone to Olympics

fine by me. just hope he doesn't get hurt training with the team. England will flop as usual anyways

Nice, glad to see Ox in the squad. Lol @ Downing though.

edit: I think Ox will get game time. 4 wingers, I'm guessing Young will start on the left with Walcott on the right. Hopefully he's preferred before DOwning off the bench.

Better for Chamberlain to go to the Euro's than the Olympics, purely because of the timing of the tournaments.

Also, this isn't a Walcott-WC2006 situation. Chamberlain has been selected clearly with the intent to actually play him. He'll be an impact sub, in a big tournament environment. It'll be a good experience for him. More so than the Olympics, which this country isn't going to take so seriously.

I'm so glad that Walcott finally gets to go to a major tournament and play. He deserves it.

First post updated.

Samuelj29060 wrote:

* Euro 2012 starts on June 8th and ends on July 1st.

This thread will be where we can all post news relating to Arsenal players at the Euros. This week you'll have noticed the preliminary (or main) squads are all being announced by the coaches of the nations.

When all official 23-man squads are announced, they will be posted in this thread, with Arsenal players highlighted.

Here's to an enjoyable tournament.



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Players confirmed in preliminary squads for Euro 2012:

Szczesny (Poland)
Fabianski (Poland)
Mertesacker (Germany)
Podolski (Germany)
Van Persie (Holland)
Koscielny (France)
Rosicky (Czech Republic)
Walcott (England)
Oxlade-Chamberlain (England)
Arshavin (Arsenal)
Bendtner (Denmark)

Link to all squads > http://bit.ly/ICcyDL

Sam, you wanna fix that?

srigooner wrote:

Samuelj29060 wrote:

* Euro 2012 starts on June 8th and ends on July 1st.

This thread will be where we can all post news relating to Arsenal players at the Euros. This week you'll have noticed the preliminary (or main) squads are all being announced by the coaches of the nations.

When all official 23-man squads are announced, they will be posted in this thread, with Arsenal players highlighted.

Here's to an enjoyable tournament.



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Players confirmed in preliminary squads for Euro 2012:

Szczesny (Poland)
Fabianski (Poland)
Mertesacker (Germany)
Podolski (Germany)
Van Persie (Holland)
Koscielny (France)
Rosicky (Czech Republic)
Walcott (England)
Oxlade-Chamberlain (England)
Arshavin (Arsenal)
Bendtner (Denmark)

Link to all squads > http://bit.ly/ICcyDL

Sam, you wanna fix that?

:lol!:

Thanks Sri. Working long hours at the minute. Long days = More errors.

Samuelj29060 wrote:
:lol!:

Thanks Sri. Working long hours at the minute. Long days = More errors.

Haha, I understand mate.. Same with me of late..

Euro 2012: Rosicky in injury scare for Czechs

Prague: Injury-prone Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky gave his side a scare ahead of Euro 2012 on Sunday when he said he would be joining up with the squad late because of a leg muscle problem.

The 31-year-old Arsenal midfielder - who has scored 20 times in 85 games for the Czechs since making his debut in 2000 - said that he would be seeing a doctor prior to rejoining the squad at their training camp in Austria.

"The muscle is not torn but it is necessary for me to consult a doctor," said Rosicky, who first shone in the Czech side that reached the Euro 2004 semi-finals.

"After that all being well I will rejoin the squad."

Coach Michal Bilek has taken the precaution of calling up Viktoria Plzen's young midfielder Vladimir Darida.

"For the moment there is no great panic as regards the fitness of Rosicky," said Bilek.

"But if towards the end of the week Tomas is still not 100 percent ready then Darida will be selected for the Euro, at the expense of an already selected player."

The Czechs are in Group A and start off their campaign against Russia on June 8 followed by a clash with Euro 2004 champions Greece - who eliminated them in the 2004 semi-finals - on June 12 and round off their group fixtures against co-hosts Poland on June 16.

Before leaving for Poland they have two warm-up games, against Israel on May 26 in Hartberg, Austria, and against Hungary on June 1 in Prague.

http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/190345-euro-2012-rosicky-in-injury-scare-for-czechs

Lukas Podolski in Training today



some certain club from staffordshire shitting their pants

Sina wrote:Lukas Podolski in Training today



some certain club from staffordshire shitting their pants

:lol!:

Currently enjoying a few days off work, thought I'd buy FOUR FOUR TWO and WORLD SOCCER this month - Euro 2012 editions. Want to improve my knowledge of the lesser nations.

Samuelj29060 wrote:Currently enjoying a few days off work, thought I'd buy FOUR FOUR TWO and WORLD SOCCER this month - Euro 2012 editions. Want to improve my knowledge of the lesser nations.

i got (downloaded) the 442 euro special a few days ago haven't gotten time to read it, probably read it this weekend.

Legend wrote:

Samuelj29060 wrote:Currently enjoying a few days off work, thought I'd buy FOUR FOUR TWO and WORLD SOCCER this month - Euro 2012 editions. Want to improve my knowledge of the lesser nations.

i got (downloaded) the 442 euro special a few days ago haven't gotten time to read it, probably read it this weekend.

Love reading these mags before big tournaments, usually read them when I travel abroad.

Friendlies

FRIDAY

Russia v Uruguay (3pm) - Arshavin

Guinea v Cameroon (7.30pm) - Song

Belgium v Montenegro (7.45pm) - Vermaelen

ŁUKASZ FABIANSKI IS OUT OF EURO 2012.

Fabianski's injury - the same shoulder he had surgery on couple of months ago at Arsenal. That might hit his future transfer from AFC

via @polishscout

Bendtner just scored in a friendly against Brazil. Brazil 3-1 Denmark so far.

Podolski & Mertesacker starting for Germany against Switzerland.

Samuelj29060 wrote:Podolski & Mertesacker starting for Germany against Switzerland.

Any link to watch that match? anyone?