Defence
LB: Jordi Alba
In defence, Jordi Alba takes the left back spot. This might be a bit of a surprise considering his impressive performances going forward but it was at the defence where they needed him the most and where he failed to deliver. When hit on the counter he failed to track back as much as he should which left Spain vulnerable and led to costly goals that knocked them out of the tournament.
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CB: Jason Denayer
Jason Denayer was talked up a lot before the tournament after Belgium were without Vincent Kompany. But Wilmots preferred not to play him until he had to which was against Wales in the quarter-finals and we all know how that game turned out. Denayer’s poor showing might just have earned him another loan move from Manchester City for next season
CB: Martin Skrtel
Slovakia had one of the worst defences in the competition. They were second to probably only Russia. There was a reason Klopp didn't trust Skrtel last season and he showed exactly that during the Euros giving away a penalty during a 3-0 hammering by Germany.
RB: Stephan Lichtsteiner
Lichtsteiner had come off a very good season with Juventus but he could not quite replicate that form with Switzerland. Despite getting through the group stages he made a few mistakes including a handball against Romania.
