Subj : Re: Stats for Euro 2020 squads
To   : rec.sport.soccer
From : MH
Date : Sat Jun 05 2021 08:16 pm

On 2021-06-05 16:55, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 7:37:51 PM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>> On Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 9:23:03 AM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
>>> Oldest players (age on June 11)
>>>
>>> Maarten Stekelenburg (NED, GK) 38y 262d
>>> Craig Gordon (SCO, GK) 38y 162d
>>> Pepe (POR, DF) 38y 105d
>>> Goran Pandev (MKD, FW) 37y 320d
>>> Yuri Zhirkov (RUS, DF) 37y 296d
>>> Jos|- Fonte (POR, DF) 37y 172d
>>> David Marshall (SCO, GK) 36y 98d
>>> Steve Mandanda (FRA, GK) 36y 75d
>>> Andreas Granqvist (SWE, DF) 36y 56d
>>> +Uukasz Fabia+aski (POL, GK) 36y 54d
>>
>> Surprised that Chiellini doesn't make this list...
> 
> Actually you're right. I must have made a mistake transcribing the list.
> Between Jos|- Fonte and David Marshall three further players need to be
inserted.
> 
> 7 Andriy Pyatov 36y 348d
> 8 Giorgio Chiellini 36y 301d
> 9 Cristiano Ronaldo 36y 126d
> 
> 
>>> Most caps in squad
>>>
>>> Belgium 1,306
>> The swan's song for the Golden Generation?
> 
> Very obviously. Qatar 2022 will probably be too late for a lot of them. They
even brought in Vermaelen from Japan.

Yup. Vermaelen, Vertonghen and Alderweireld between them account for 
313.   On the other hand Courtois at 29 has 83 and will be around for 
another complete cycle probably.  HAzard is only 30 and has over 100 
caps. Lukaku has 92 at 28 years old. and DeBruyne 80 at 29.

It is really just the central defenders who are on their last legs.  And 
Mertens.   They desperately need to find and break in some good 
defenders by next summer.  The ones called into the preliminary squad 
included some younger guys but I have not seen any of them play

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