Many news agencies and data sites have announced the selection of the Outstanding Team of EURO 2024, based on their own evaluation perspective. Meanwhile, UEFA has only officially announced their final options.
Notably, while Spain had 6 reasonable options, England only had 1, even though they also reached the final like La Roja. That is the case of right-back Kyle Walker.
However, even the UEFA Technical Council's choice has left controversy, with many questioning why not Dani Carvajal from Spain?
England reached the final but their overall performance was lackluster and unimpressive, including Jude Bellingham. The Real Madrid player scored a beautiful goal, very trying, but that is not Bellingham seen in the Royal team's shirt in the 2023-2024 season.
In goalkeeper position, there is controversy over why he is France goalkeeper Mike Maignan and not Georgia's Giorgi Mamardasvilla, who has the most saves at EURO 2024 (29 times); Or at least Jorda Pickford (17)?
The only reasonable indicator for Maignan is that he conceded at least one of the four goalkeepers from the four teams in the semi-finals. Mamardasvilla could have saved a lot but Georgia could only go to the round of 16.
Perhaps, the Technical Council's viewpoint is like that, because in addition to individual performances, there needs to be collective results.
Many opinions say that if the EURO 2024 Outstanding Team is all the players of the Spanish team, it would be reasonable, because they have a consistent quality, even if Alvaro Morata is not among the best strikers in the tournament.
The midfield is entirely up to the champions, with Rodri - Best Player of the tournament, Dani Olmo - 1 of the 6 players with the most goals, and Fabian Ruiz. In defense, there is Marc Cucurella and the 2 attacking wing positions belong to Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal, it is impossible.
In addition to Walker, other positions were marked by players from other countries, William Saliba (France) - Manuel Akanj (Sweden) in the center-back position, Jamal Musiala (Germany) in the "number 9" role.
Many people highly appreciate Cody Gakpo, but in reality, he is unstable and has many impressions like Musiala.
In general, UEFA's squad is also controversial, but choosing only 1 of many good performing stars is not a simple matter.
UEFA has technical observers for every match at EURO 2024. They analyzed the match from a coaching perspective and selected the best player of the match.
The best lineup reflects the prominent tactical trend throughout the tournament, with an excellent player selected for each position. A player's individual performance and their impact on the team will be considered by technical observers when making a decision.
UEFA's technical council at EURO 2024 includes Fabio Capello, Ioan Lupescu, Michael O'Neill, David Moyes, Aljosa Asanovic, Rafael Benitz, Avram Grant, Packie Bonner, Frank de Boer, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Aitor Karanka, Jean- Francois Domergue.
