An illustrious eleven missing

Euro 2012 continues its course to enter the quarterfinals. Gone was the group stage where we have seen more or less clarity to some of the best players in the world. And is that a European Championship is a tournament that you want to see the best, but that is not always possible. Not because of injuries or technical decisions, but also for those teams that did not achieve their ticket to Ukraine and Poland. Some combined could not enter after fighting to the end, while other teams rarely have the potential to participate in a major tournament. For example, a player like Giggs has never participated in a European Championship or World Cup. In this post we will see some players to which we would have liked to see in the tournament and could not qualify.

A few days ago highlighted the lack of Belgium and its magnificent generation of players , a team with enormous potential to be developed. Four of his players, Courtois, Kompany, Witsel and Hazard, are part of this once, and could be more because there are those Fellaini, Vertonghen or Mertens. Germany and Turkey in their way and were deprived of seeing one of the most talented teams of the current scene. But you know: this is a team game. For its part, the selection we would have liked to see Ottoman players like Sahin, perhaps resarciéndose of bad year in Madrid, Atletico Arda or a good front and Yilmaz of Trabzonspor.

The right wing is in a selection with intermittent participation in major tournaments such as Switzerland. The side is for Lichtsteiner, and the Juventus defender has been uncovered this year as one of the best in the Calcio in office after stressing at Lazio in recent seasons. Before him we had seen Xherdan Shaqiri, of Serbian origin and one of the revelations of the year in Europe, which already has signed for Bayern for next season after shining in Basel. Switzerland remained in their group ahead of Wales, whose left-handed band is covered by one of the great absent from this Euro: Gareth Bale. His power and speed would have been very well received in the tournament.

Switzerland and Wales fell short of England and Montenegro, one of the revelations of the qualifying round which was eliminated by the Czech Republic in the playoffs. And her front is formed by two stars of calcium as Jovetic and Vucinic, of Fiorentina and Juventus. Many participants of the tournament would have liked to have a similar potential attack. Last in this group was Berbatov's Bulgaria, far from the level of the selection of the nineties.

To accompany Witsel in midfield, but foremost is the Slovakian Marek Hamsik, Napoli, one of the best players in Italian football. Slovakia, who attended the last World Cup, was overtaken by Russia, Ireland and Armenia, and is that not all is combined Marekiaro height. As a tip of the eleven is the Bosnian Edin Dzeko, the author of fourteen goals this year in a Premier who was champion of the T-City. Bosnia was second in its group behind France and eliminated in the playoffs by Portugal.

Another major absentee is Serbia, third in Group C behind Italy and Estonia. For the eleventh day we rescued the versatile and reliable Ivanovic, who plays Chelsea in the central and lateral positions. Other highlights are the midfielder Stankovic Serbia, the central Subotic, the midfielder Tosic, striker Zigic or left-back Kolarov, plus Vidic injured a few months ago. And we end with the starting left back, occupied by one of the revelations of the year: the Austrian Alaba, the Bayern Munich midfielder converted physical deployment of high output and good ball.

Other interesting players that were left out are the end Dzsudzsak Hungarian, Slovenes and Ilicic Handanovic, the Scot Fletcher of Manchester United or the Macedonian Pandev, of Napoli. Not fit all. From what I have no doubt that with some training and some tactical, this eleven could well challenge for the title.