Out of boredom I just had a little go on UEFA’s tournament predictor thingy (where you stick teams where you think they’ll finish in their group and then complete the knockout rounds). Obviously, the tournament won’t play out how I predicted and there will be some ‘lesser’ nations in the later stages at the expense of some of the expected big names, but it’s a sober reminder of how tough it’s going to be.
I assumed us winning the group, which left us with a route to the final of Portugal, Spain, Netherlands and Belgium. Not that I necessarily fear any of those teams in themselves, but the idea of having to do it four times in a row is pretty scary. Had we finished second, our route would have been Poland, France, Belgium, Netherlands - not a great deal easier.
That’s not to say we can’t do it, some one will and as the post above points out we are second favourites. We’re going to have to be absolutely immaculate though and with balls of steel not usually exhibited by England sides at major tournaments.
I assumed us winning the group, which left us with a route to the final of Portugal, Spain, Netherlands and Belgium. Not that I necessarily fear any of those teams in themselves, but the idea of having to do it four times in a row is pretty scary. Had we finished second, our route would have been Poland, France, Belgium, Netherlands - not a great deal easier.
That’s not to say we can’t do it, some one will and as the post above points out we are second favourites. We’re going to have to be absolutely immaculate though and with balls of steel not usually exhibited by England sides at major tournaments.
