Euro Success Leads To WC Success?

After watch­ing the way Rus­sia played against a for­mi­da­ble Nether­lands squad, its very clear that Guus Hiddink’s side look to be a favorite to win EURO 2008. With a young to mid­dle aged squad, Guus has worked his magic in bring­ing in qual­ity play­ers and form­ing them into world class cal­iber tal­ent. With the likes of Andrei Arshavin, Roman Pavlyuchenko, each only 26 and 27, by the time 2010 rolls around they may be one of the best 1 & 2 com­bos that Rus­sia has. With the form that has been showed in Aus­tria & Switzer­land, Rus­sia no longer has the “under dog” tag that has been given to them in the past. If they go on and win EURO 2008, it will be a mile­stone in the moun­tain that Guus has built, restor­ing Rus­sia back to its glory from the 1980’s. Unlike Greece, Rus­sia have a greater chance at world cup glory with the tal­ent and mid­dle of the park age range to grow on. Guus well done on this one like all the others!