Euro 2021

[Colonel Bumcunt]

I'm up for a bit of international competition footy this summer, so I'll be watching and supporting England for as long as they don't irate me, so it's a knife-edge, though likely mitigated by ale. 

 

Firstly, that's a shit set of goalkeepers.  Not a good start. 

Secondly, Walker and Trent are the only true world class defenders in the squad, to my mind. 

Thirdly, midfield is quite good. 

Fourthly, on paper, strong to rotate 9 duty between Kane and DCL.  Lots of options either side of them.  Sterling didn't deserve to be picked. 

 

The key thing will be Southgate himself.  Organising a defence is one thing, but organising a fluid attacking unit is quite another, and from the England games I've seen in the past year there is very little fluency and that is likely to be the biggest problem.  

 

Best XI

 

Henderson

 

Walker

Stones

Maguire

Shaw

 

Phillips

Henderson

 

Sancho

Bellingham

Foden

 

Calvert-Lewin (just feel Kane isn't fit enough to start games) 

 

 

 

 

Over and above that, I think Portugal are my favourites. 

Dias, Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Jota, Felix, Ronaldo are the box-office, but the supporting cast are also very high quality and exciting. 

 

 

[Jairzinho]

England's keepers and defenders are largely utter shit and, if Henderson out, they don't have a top class defensive midfielder either. 

 

A squad full of good number tens and King Harry of the Slobbers. 

 

Managed by someone who looks like he should be an assistant supervisor at a garden centre. 

 

Tournament looks really open though. Eight teams between about 5/1 and 12/1.

[Baresi]

I got England in the work sweep. Happy to lose the tenner than see them cunts win it. 

[Colonel Bumcunt]

I'll be looking forward to seeing some of the young talent that have been picked:

 

Jude Bellingham - age 17 - England

 

Kacper Koslowski - age 17 - Poland

 

Jamal Musiala - age 18 - Germany

 

Pedro - age 18 - Spain

 

Adam Hlozek - age 18 - Hungary

 

Arsen Zacharyan - age 18 - Russia

 

Ryan Gravenberch - age 19 - Netherlands

 

 

[elvis]

Fuck me that goalie/central defence will be living on a wing and a prayer .  Christ 3 centre halfs. And if a half fit slabhead isn't bad enough , Coady ? Seriously ?

One injury away from disaster at the back .

Also If the massively overrated Foden is the talisman up front , then God help them. 

[Rushies tash]

4 minutes ago, elvis said:

Fuck me that goalie/central defence will be living on a wing and a prayer .  Christ 3 centre halfs. And if a half fit slabhead isn't bad enough , Coady ? Seriously ?

One injury away from disaster at the back .

Also If the massively overrated Foden is the talisman up front , then God help them. 

Indeed.

 

 

"Oh Flower of Scotland...."

 

 

[sir roger]

Wasn't there already a euro 2021 thread ?

[Tony Moanero]

1 hour ago, sir roger said:

Wasn't there already a euro 2021 thread ?

https://www.liverpoolway.co.uk/index.php?/forums/topic/117858-euro-202021/&page=1