Euro 2024

England clear favourites to win it now the route through the knockout phase has been established.
 
Having endured England last night and then the Belgium game earlier, I needed that. Amazing performance from Georgia. Good to see a team really go for it from the first minute, rather than keep it 0-0 and then try to score in the final 10.

A hugely positive result for England too with the toughest teams the other side of the draw. If we face Italy, having beaten them twice in qualifying I think we'll be fine for that and not daunted by them as we might have been otherwise. There's a route to the final you'd fancy, but it's based on us finally clicking into gear. We have to work harder than the opposition, move more than the opposition and play much much better than we have.

They're going to sit back and look to counter, so it's another game we'll be under immense scrutiny in and even a 2-0 win in normal time will transform the attitude around this team.
 
supercity88 said:
Having endured England last night and then the Belgium game earlier, I needed that. Amazing performance from Georgia. Good to see a team really go for it from the first minute, rather than keep it 0-0 and then try to score in the final 10.

A hugely positive result for England too with the toughest teams the other side of the draw. If we face Italy, having beaten them twice in qualifying I think we'll be fine for that and not daunted by them as we might have been otherwise. There's a route to the final you'd fancy, but it's based on us finally clicking into gear. We have to work harder than the opposition, move more than the opposition and play much much better than we have.

They're going to sit back and look to counter, so it's another game we'll be under immense scrutiny in and even a 2-0 win in normal time will transform the attitude around this team.
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We must be careful he luckiest team ever as the luck in draws is astounding .
 
Paul1970 said:
We must be careful he luckiest team ever as the luck in draws is astounding .
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It’s not that astounding. There’s obviously luck involved but you get a high ranking, you get an easier qualifying group. You win your qualifying group, you get an easier tournament group. You win that, you’re more likely to get an easier route through the knockout rounds. You get to semis and finals of tournaments, you maintain a high ranking.
 
Not sure if this was mentioned in this thread before but the secret star of the Euros for us Germans is Saxophone player Andre.

A music teacher who lost his job prior to the Euros and since then has spent his time playing at the fan zones whenever Germany is playing. Trademarks are his Rudi Völler Shirt and the black Saxophone.

This guy (and the Euros) have most likely done more to fight the toxic climate in Germany than every politician has ever done.

It's just great to see people of all kind of backgrounds celebrate and enjoy themselves especially with the far right on the rise in Germany.

Only decent YouTube video I have found is the below, ignore the German commentary but I was not sure if linking from Instagram would work.

 
Bembeltown said:
Not sure if this was mentioned in this thread before but the secret star of the Euros for us Germans is Saxophone player Andre.

A music teacher who lost his job prior to the Euros and since then has spent his time playing at the fan zones whenever Germany is playing. Trademarks are his Rudi Völler Shirt and the black Saxophone.

This guy (and the Euros) have most likely done more to fight the toxic climate in Germany than every politician has ever done.

It's just great to see people of all kind of backgrounds celebrate and enjoy themselves especially with the far right on the rise in Germany.

Only decent YouTube video I have found is the below, ignore the German commentary but I was not sure if linking from Instagram would work.

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Far right? Sorry but why are you bringing your politics into it?
 
Why not? There are several elections this year in Germany and the whole environment was very toxic the first half of the year due to the hate speech and fake news of the far right. The Euros seem to have the potential to overcome these nutjobs and this is a wonderful example.
 
Germany gets through largely on the back of the consistency and excellence of Gundogan.

Switzerland gets through largely on the back of the consistency and excellence of Akanji.

Netherlands gets through largely on the back of the consistency and excellence of Ake.

Spain gets through largely on the back of the consistency and excellence of Rodri.

Belgium gets through largely on the back of the consistency and excellence of De Bruyne.

Portugal gets through largely on the back of the consistency and excellence of Dias and Bernardo.

England gets through largely on the back of the consistency and excellence of Stones.

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Over the years it’s always been the likes of Germany France Spain Holland England Italy and Portugal who have always battled it out to win trophy’s but now the power is slowly shifting away as we are seeing with Swiss Austria and even turkey who are now all challenging for the trophy’s . I have a feeling we will see a shock in this tournament.
 
Is there anyone who want to watch Belgium game at a pub in city center next Monday? (Can I leave this kind of comment here?)
 
Paul1970 said:
Over the years it’s always been the likes of Germany France Spain Holland England Italy and Portugal who have always battled it out to win trophy’s but now the power is slowly shifting away as we are seeing with Swiss Austria and even turkey who are now all challenging for the trophy’s . I have a feeling we will see a shock in this tournament.
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I feel a sneaky bet on Turkey/Turkiye coming on, they look very decent.
 
What the hell happened to Italy anyway? They were impressive and a fairly great watch under Mancini at the prev Euros, didn't make the World Cup, and the current iteration seemed like night and day compared to the Euro winners.
 
Akira said:
What the hell happened to Italy anyway? They were impressive and a fairly great watch under Mancini at the prev Euros, didn't make the World Cup, and the current iteration seemed like night and day compared to the Euro winners.
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Think that was more a brief interlude in an awful period for them.

By the time the next World Cup comes around, it’ll be over 20 years since they last won a knockout game in a World Cup. And they’ve only won one finals group game in all that time. Against England obviously.
 
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