Night King Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Thread for discussion about this summers Championship. Who wins, will England finally win something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Euro 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 France, Portugal & Belgium the favourites for me. Be surprised if the winner comes from outside these 3. England have a decent chance of getting to the latter stages. France & Portugal in the same group as Germany is tough but with the 4 best 3rd placed teams to qualify they should be OK. One of them will meet a group winner in the last 16 if they get through though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danblakemore Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Holland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Can't believe that Spain squad. No Sergio Ramos ..didn't realise he'd only played 5 games for Real Madrid this season. He's like Sachin Tendulkar for me ..you only realise how long he's been around when you stop and think about it. France and Portugal especially look strong . We aren't bad on paper..at least six English players will start the Champions League final. Never been about potential with us though has it? Problem England have is that getting to the final already seems to be bare minimum expectation after getting to the semi finals of the WC. Like any tournament, we have the capability of going out at the group stage never mind anywhere else. Teams like Spain, Germany and Netherlands aren't looking great ..danger seems to be teams like Poland and Turkey who are on form and have a great team vibe about them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Never rule the Germans out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, Bannofan said: Can't believe that Spain squad. No Sergio Ramos ..didn't realise he'd only played 5 games for Real Madrid this season. He's like Sachin Tendulkar for me ..you only realise how long he's been around when you stop and think about it. France and Portugal especially look strong . We aren't bad on paper..at least six English players will start the Champions League final. Never been about potential with us though has it? Problem England have is that getting to the final already seems to be bare minimum expectation after getting to the semi finals of the WC. Like any tournament, we have the capability of going out at the group stage never mind anywhere else. Teams like Spain, Germany and Netherlands aren't looking great ..danger seems to be teams like Poland and Turkey who are on form and have a great team vibe about them. Big loss for Spain and generally their squad to me looks as weak as it has done since the early 2000's. Their form is decent though, something like 1 defeat in the last 22, including a recent 6-0 win against Germany. A lot depends on the draw following the group stage for me - if all 3 of France, Portugal and Germany qualify from the same group, who they end up facing may be key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I think we have a good shot but think France will do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 49 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: Big loss for Spain and generally their squad to me looks as weak as it has done since the early 2000's. Their form is decent though, something like 1 defeat in the last 22, including a recent 6-0 win against Germany. A lot depends on the draw following the group stage for me - if all 3 of France, Portugal and Germany qualify from the same group, who they end up facing may be key. It irks me that, in most groups, 3rd place progresses. Preferred it with 16 teams, top 2 from each group progressing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 51 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: Big loss for Spain and generally their squad to me looks as weak as it has done since the early 2000's. Their form is decent though, something like 1 defeat in the last 22, including a recent 6-0 win against Germany. A lot depends on the draw following the group stage for me - if all 3 of France, Portugal and Germany qualify from the same group, who they end up facing may be key. Well, England know how important the draw is in a tournament! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ever the pessimist said: It irks me that, in most groups, 3rd place progresses. Preferred it with 16 teams, top 2 from each group progressing. Agree totally. Portugal one the last Euro's despite failing to win a single group game against Hungary, Iceland and Austria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Bannofan said: Well, England know how important the draw is in a tournament! Exactly. To get to a World Cup Semi final having only had to see off Tunisia, Panama, Colombia and Sweden was favourable to say the least. Euro 2016 Portugal failed to win a group game then faced Croatia, Poland and Wales on their way to the final, not the toughest of tests. Someone could easily get a fair run with the draw this time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: Agree totally. Portugal one the last Euro's despite failing to win a single group game against Hungary, Iceland and Austria. Won even! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 England to get to the qiarters/semis. Held back by Gk and CBs and manager. Portugal or a shock winner for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
442 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 We've as good a chance as anyone. It's coming home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flo Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I'm pretty confident, and if we look convincing against Croatia then I'll be even more confident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sova Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Don't forget Germany have 3 home games in Group F, and Hungary have 2. So it won't be easy for France and Portugal. Speaking of the draw, our group is interesting. The winners play the runners-up in Group F in the last 16 (probably France, Germany or Portugal), but the runners-up play the runners-up in Group E (probably Sweden, Poland or Slovakia). We would be at home in the last 16 if we won the group, but I don't know which I'd prefer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesexynortherner Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 The French and Belgium’s probably look the strongest but these young English players don’t have the fear that other generations have. We’ve got plenty of dangerous, fast attacking options.. the weakness is probably with the CB’s and GK. But I fancy us tbh! Can’t imagine any team looking forward to playing us! Also can’t wait to see Foden in the tournament! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Semi final heartache again The Germans or Portugal to win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night King Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 It’s really wide open which makes it very interesting. I think we’ve got a great chance off we defend well, my main concern is Southgates obvious tactical flawes but his conservative approach could help our chances here because if we keep games tight we’ve got a lot of watch winners in the final third. Portugal look strong to me but have a very difficult group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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