Euro Press Round-up 13th June

13 June 2012 15:20
Euro Press Round-up 13th June

MARCA: "Cristiano, it's Di Stefano, you've won"Every year since the 2007/08 season, Marca gives the Alfredo di Stefano trophy to the best player in La Liga, and this year Cristiano Ronaldo has won it. The first winner was legendary player Raul, the next three years it was for Lionel Messi and after a remarkable season at Real Madrid, the Portuguese striker finally got his hands on it.After much speculation and debate, Athletic Bilbao's Javi Martinez says "The debate about having a '9' is a bar discussion" del Bosque has faced lots of criticism for having gone out without any strikers.Real Madrid are hoping to sign Inter's Maicon, since they were unsuccessful two years ago, according to the newspaper, Inter is asking for 10 million Euros for the Brazilian right back.

AS: "Whatever I do, I get caught by the bull"
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is tired if always being criticised about his strategies systems "If I play with wingers I'm not staying true to style, if I play with short players people say we don't have stature, if I bring out the tall players I'm shunning the others..." After all this there's another quote "I'm quite stubborn, but I know how to listen and to debate is healthy."Portugal is playing Denmark later today, they are playing their tournament, a loss could mean they don't pass the group stage. The other group B game is considered a 'match ball' as Holland are facing Germany, Holland also in need of a win.
Given, Ireland's goalkeeper says "Torres will go back to being who he was at Liverpool". In other news, today is the final of the play off to go back to La Liga, it will either be Valladolid or Alcorcon.

A BOLA: "Vikings to go under"
A Bola points out that only a win interests Portugal. Paulo Bento admits that his team has the pressure to win after they were beating by Germany 4 days ago. Bento will probably make no changes to his starting XI and he confirms that Helder Postiga will be spearheading his team.Danish coach Morten Olsen believes Portugal are favourites.

RECORD: "Let's show them we're the better team"
Today's key word is 'win' for the Portuguese national team.Paulo Bento says his team must be more efficient when facing the goal. He also says "Luis Figo and Rui Costa know it's harder to do than to say".
This paper also says that there is no changes in the starting team.

GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT: "A Slap to Milan"
It's no surprise that Milan and Italy striker Antonio Cassano takes up the front page of the Gazzetta, the whole world got echo if his "Homosexuals in the Italian squad? I have no problem with that, but I hope not". But apart from that he sent a clear message to Milan about Thiago "To sell Thiago would be a crime, without him we wouldn't be able to think about winning the title".
About Italy's game against Croatia, the newspaper says that Prandelli still has some doubts about his team, one of those doubts is Di Natale, but De Rossi will play as a center back and Marchisio will be in charge of handling Modric.

Source: DSG