[Football] Reasons England won’t win the Euros…

[holybanjo]

Sensible and outrageous replies equally welcome as they hold equal relevance to the most likely outcome…

1) Our best player, Jude Bellingham,
is knackered according to a report in the BBC today and has played 4x the mins at his age than Beckham did - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c2jjmn7ex4vo

2) Harry Kane injury doubt?

3) No Ben White

4) Gareth Southgate etc

 

[Normal Rob]

There are better teams than us in it.

 

[dwayne]

Southgate for sure. Clueless tactically.

France and Spain have much better squads for starters.....

The ship has sailed. Quarters at best. Semis if VERY lucky.

 

[Krafty]

Have we ever won the EUROs before?

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Gareth Southgate

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[Mancgull]

France have outrageously talented players.

Southgate has no tactical nous and is too cautious to win a major trophy.

 

[Brian Fantana]

Southgate won't find a system that allows Bellingham, Rice and Foden to all play together.

 

[beefypigeon]

2 reasons:

1. Southgate is dreadful tactically.
2. Our defence is average at best.

I hope Southgate proves us wrong, I just feel that with a different manager we'd stand a much better chance with the attacking and midfield talent we have, which I think is the best in the world bar none if all are fit.

 

[Simster]

Southgate, It's not his lack of tactical nous that bothers me - how complex can you afford to be when you've only got the players for a week or two at a time?

It's his annoying habits of:
* picking his favourites regardless of form. Maguire, Dier, Ali - there are loads.
* picking others when they are well past their best and should've been give the chance years ago. Dunk is not the first to suffer this.
* dreadful in-game management. He is always absolutely helpless against peers who are controlling a game.

I'd be gutted if he ever managed Brighton.

 

[herecomesaregular]

Foden plays well against minnows, often seems anonymous in Big games. Hopefully, this will be proven to be rubbish.

 

[Eeyore]

England can win the Euros. But so can a host of other teams. It's always very open. The question is who the wild card will be this time.

Eight different winners in the last nine tournaments.

Far more enjoyable than the World Cup.

 

[Swegulls]

I think you're wrong, you'll win it this year (if not, you'll never win it). Only France stand a chance IMHO.

 

[dwayne]

2 reasons:

1. Southgate is dreadful tactically.
2. Our defence is average at best.

I hope Southgate proves us wrong, I just feel that with a different manager we'd stand a much better chance with the attacking and midfield talent we have, which I think is the best in the world bar none if all are fit.

Nah France reserves beat us in the world cup. We are way off them in every area.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Only ONE team can win it. I imagine there will be 7 or 8 teams who genuinely believe they can win it.

 

[Insel affe]

Southgate, clueless inept muppet when he comes up against a decent team, he is found out time and time again.

A team of so much talent and promise, he will feck it up again.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Nah France reserves beat us in the world cup. We are way off them in every area.

A reserve team including first choiced players Lloris, Varane, Upamecano, Hernandez, Tchoumeni, Griezmann, Dembele and Mbappe


I agree, we were way off in every area....other than possession, shots, shots on target, corners, final 3rd attacks......

 

[dwayne]

A reserve team including first choiced players Lloris, Varane, Upamecano, Hernandez, Tchoumeni, Griezmann, Dembele and Mbappe


I agree, we were way off in every area....other than possession, shots, shots on target, corners, final 3rd attacks......

Upamecano debatable. Definitely doesnt play most games. Lloris also not first choice but maybe was at the time.

 

[Stato]

5) I've drawn them in the sweep.

Sorry folks, haven't had a sniff of anything since Baggio missed in the 1994 shoot out to let Brazil win. At full time I actually offered the chance to share to the bloke who had Italy before the penalties and he turned me down.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Upamecano debatable. Definitely doesnt play most games. Lloris also not first choice but maybe was at the time.

Ok. I'll take out Upemecano and add their all time top scorer back into my list for first choice players.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

1. Southgate
2. Centre back - one or possibly both depending on Stones fitness
3. Left back

Our front six will be the strongest in the tournament, the back four - not so much.