GOALKEEPER
PETRCECH(CzechRepublic)
TheyoungChelsea-bound keeper
faceda lotofcompetitionbutshowed
agility, abig-matchmentalityand
hadconfidence in abundance.
Honourablementions:Edwin van
derSar(Netherlands) – oneofthe
heroesashissidefinallycamegoodin
a penaltyshootout;Ricardo(Portugal)
- quarter-final spot-kicksaviourbut
atfaultfor thefinal goal;Gianluigi
Buffon(Italy) – impressiveand
gentlemanly;FabienBarthez(France) - oneofthe fewFrenchmentoemerge
fromthetournamentwithanycredit.
RIGHT-BACK
GEORGIOSSEITARIDIS(Greece)
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MIDFIELDERS
THEOZAGORAKIS(Greece)
MANICHE(Portugal)
Zagorakiswasthecaptainand driving
force of thewinners.Hard-working
anddisciplinedthroughout,healso
demonstratedexceptionalcreative
useoftheball– witnesstheflickover
BixenteLizarazuandcrossforthegoal
against Francein thequarter-final.
Tothosestarnameswhocomplained
aboutbeingtired,thereis oneword:
Maniche.ThePorto midfielder played
moregamesthanvirtuallyanyother
player in Europelastseason,but was
still arguably theoutstandingindividual
ofEuro 20 04.An all-actionall-rounder
whopickedhissideup whentheir
forwardsletthemdown.Scored
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