Topik mengenai Euro 2012 kini sedang ramai diperbincangkan diantara para penggemar sepakbola, baik sekedar mengomentari strategi tim, pemain, hingga memprediksi siapa yang akan memboyong piala pertandingan yang akan berakhir tanggal 8 Juli nanti.
Setiap orang mempunyai prediksinya masing – masing, ada yang berdasarkan analisa dan ada pula yang hanya berdasarkan feeling.
Dua portal berita yang berpengaruh di Inggris, yaitu guardian.co.uk dan thesun.co.uk, belum lama ini mengeluarkan prediksi pemenang Euro 2012. Prediksi ini dibuat oleh para penulis dari kedua portal berita tersebut.
Berikut kutipannya.
The Sun
SHAUN CUSTIS — winners Germany, runners-up Holland, flops Italy.
ANDREW DILLON — winners Germany, runners-up Spain, flops Holland.
ANTONY KASTRINAKIS — winners Spain, runners-up Croatia, flops Ukraine.
NEIL CUSTIS — winners Germany, runners-up Spain, flops Holland.
DAN KING — winners Germany, runners up Italy, flops Spain.
PHIL THOMAS — winners Germany, runners-up Spain, flops England.
STEVEN HOWARD — winners Germany, runners-up Spain, flops none.
CHARLIE WYETT — winners Germany, runners-up Holland, flops Spain.
ROB BEASLEY — winners England, runners-up Germany, flops Spain.
STEVE BRENNER — winners Spain, runners-up Germany, flops Italy.
GEOFF SWEET — winners Germany, runners-up Spain, flops Italy.
PAUL JIGGINS — winners Holland, runners-up Germany, flops Italy.
MARK IRWIN — winners Spain, runners-up Holland, flops Portugal.
DAVID FACEY — winners France, runners-up Portugal, flops Holland.
The Guardian
SOL CAMPBELL – Holland and Spain in a repeat of the World Cup final with Holland this time coming out as winners.
MICHAEL COX – Germany to beat Spain, by being quicker and more energetic.
PAUL DOYLE – Spain v France, Spain to win.
DOMINIC FIFIELD – The Netherlands to beat France.
BARRY GLENDENNING – Germany 3-1 France.
DAVID HYTNER – Spain to beat France. Even with a couple of key injuries, Spain have the most lavish talent and an immortal third straight tournament triumph is within their grasp.
STUART JAMES – Germany vs Spain, with Germany to win.
SID LOWE – Spain vs Germany, Germany to win.
KEVIN McCARRA – Germany v Spain. The less-fatigued Germans to win.
SCOTT MURRAY – Holland to beat France in a seven-goal epic. (The final of this tournament is almost always a non-event; we’re owed a little something.)
BARNEY RONAY – Germany (winners) vs Russia (almost home from home in Kiev).
ROB SMYTH – A repeat of 2008: Spain 1-0 Germany.
JACOB STEINBERG – Spain vs Germany, with Germany to win. Do Spain have enough firepower this time? A vibrant young Germany side look too strong to be denied.
DANIEL TAYLOR – Spain to beat the Netherlands in a repeat of the World Cup final, albeit a less bad-tempered (and warmer) match.
RICHARD WILLIAMS – France to beat Germany, giving Laurent Blanc a suitable reward for his hard work in rebuilding the squad after the shameful World Cup experience of two years ago.
JONATHAN WILSON – Germany, despite their weird recent defensive lapses, Klose’s age and Gomez’s profligacy, to beat a tired Spain in the final.
Dari prediksi diatas, kebanyakan dari mereka menjagokan Jerman yang akan keluar sebagai juara Euro 2012.
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