2) Gylfi Sigurdsson
Highly-rated Swansea City star Gylfi Sigurdsson is the go-to-man for Lars Lagerback and Heimir Hallgrimsson’s Iceland side. A key figure in Iceland’s progression from lightweights to giant-killers, the former Tottenham man led Iceland’s Euro 2016 qualification campaign by an example, scoring 6 goals and creating another three.
After a relatively subdued opening game against Portugal, Gylfi Sigurdsson did well to send a reminder of his underrated talents in his team’s last two group games, being a constant nuisance for his opponents in his box-to-box role.
The technically gifted Sigurðsson has been described by his manager Lars Lagerback as being a ‘two-way midfielder’ for his game isn’t just limited to when he has the ball at his feet, his off-the-ball traits – movement and running the length of the pitch, craving for the possession are just as vital.
While Joe Hart hasn’t had much to do so far, he would still be kicking himself for palming that Gareth Bale free-kick into his own net. Now he comes up against another player who has the ability to make full use of dead-ball opportunities, practicing his free-kicks every day for 15 minutes after training and one can be assured that Gylfi would certainly fancy his chances!
