⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[cygan]

bad news for the english national team ... Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered such a serious injury in the international match against austria that he will now miss the tournament.
it is not yet clear who will replace him in the squad...
Kevin De Bruyne is looking a little better. after injuring his face in the cl final against fc chelsea, he will miss the belgians' opening game, but will still be part of the red devils' em squad

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[Ebede]

bad news for the english national team ... Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered such a serious injury in the international match against austria that he will now miss the tournament.
it is not yet clear who will replace him in the squad...
Kevin De Bruyne is looking a little better. after injuring his face in the cl final against fc chelsea, he will miss the belgians' opening game, but will still be part of the red devils' em squad

Good one for KDB, Kelvin De Bruyne I know he's sure gonna be back in that squad.
That's no good news for Liverpool, Get back stronger TAA

[buwaytress]

Group F [...] Germany will want to show that even with new players they are capable of performing well.

I think Germany will qualify, possibly at the expense of Portugal. Germany often seem to perform better in tournaments than you'd think from their individual players. I know they've been weaker than usual lately, but their history in tournament football means that it's a brave decision to bet against them.

Have outrights on both France and Portugal. Germany odds just not attractive enough and will be hoping the bookies were just balancing punter demand. Really tough group though and everyone else will be hoping they deplete themselves at group stage. Expecting goals and fireworks... Just not drab draws without goals please!

Have a feeling we'll all end up surprised in the end. Tired teams with fatigued players? Or fresh young faces with fast legs?

[Ebede]

That's why we saw Benzema back to the French team. Deschamps is aware about Griezmann inconsistency and having Benzema as striker playing with Mbappe or Dembele will make the attack line more dangerous and harder to control by the other team.

Griezmann's inconsistency is a concern but regardless of this, he's very good whenever he is in good form. Whenever he isn't, France still has a backup of good players that would fit right in considering they're one of the best attacking teams in the Euro. I watched that game vs Wales, even though greizman scored a stunning goal, I can tell that he is still not at his top form. I don't think any team in the euro would be able to keep this France attack at bay but we'd have to wait to find out.

Remember that France's problems started many years ago already. They have a great midfield and supposedly a great but always unfit or unsharp strike force,,, hence relying a lot on guys like Kante and even Giroud remember him? Now Benzema is the new Giroud, old but still reliable and in form. I think french team will be smooth in EURO until knock out.

France is in the hellish group for Euro this year as they have to compete with Germany, Portugal and Hungary.
First is a big challenge already for France since they have to face Germany.
They have to win it if they want to have smooth way to the knock out stage.
Otherwise, it will be a bit harder for them to go further if they lose in the first match.

Talking about Consistency,Karim benzema's was more better in goal than Greizman,Giroud only mbappe did more than he did.
Tipping France to Top there Table

[Ebede]

Here is the list of selected players from the Portugal Team, for Euro 2020:

Goalkeeper
Anthony Lopes (Olympique Lyon), Rui Patrício (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC) and Rui Silva (Granada CF)

Defenders
João Cancelo (Manchester City), Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), José Fonte (LOSC Lille), Pepe (FC Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City), Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund)

Midfielders
Danilo Pereira (PSG), João Palhinha (Sporting CP), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United FC), João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Renato Sanches (LOSC Lille), Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto) and William Carvalho (Real Bétis Bolompié)

Forwards
Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP), André Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City FC), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus FC), Diogo Jota (Liverpool FC), Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia CF), João Félix (Atlético Madrid) and Rafa Silva (SL Benfica)



Official song that will accompany the selection of Portugal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgIisWW4MJM

The Portugal team this year for me have an even better team when they won the euros last time. Last time cristiano ronaldo carried them to the title now there are other players that can take those rolls and help out even more with the wins and the titles

Impressive,Nine players from the English premier League.

[Harkorede]

France is in the hellish group for Euro this year as they have to compete with Germany, Portugal and Hungary.
First is a big challenge already for France since they have to face Germany.
They have to win it if they want to have smooth way to the knock out stage.
Otherwise, it will be a bit harder for them to go further if they lose in the first match.

Group F indeed is the toughest group, However, I don't think France will have much problem with qualifying for the next round.
I'll probably even tip them to finish as the group leaders.

bad news for the english national team ... Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered such a serious injury in the international match against austria that he will now miss the tournament.
it is not yet clear who will replace him in the squad...
Kevin De Bruyne is looking a little better. after injuring his face in the cl final against fc chelsea, he will miss the belgians' opening game, but will still be part of the red devils' em squad

Too bad for Arnold, I was hoping he'd have great tournament with England after a season to forget in the EPL.

[nelson4lov]

bad news for the english national team ... Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered such a serious injury in the international match against austria that he will now miss the tournament.
it is not yet clear who will replace him in the squad...
Kevin De Bruyne is looking a little better. after injuring his face in the cl final against fc chelsea, he will miss the belgians' opening game, but will still be part of the red devils' em squad

Too bad for Trent. I was hoping to watch him play in Euro 2020. Immediately I saw the news about his injury, I knew it was end game for him. Well, Southgate would have to make a decision on a replacement for Trent at right back - Reece James, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker and even Ben Godfrey since he (Ben) played in RB position for Everton for majority of the 2020/2021 season.

Kevin De Bruyne should be back in time for Euro 2020 too. It was sad to see him get taken off during the UCL final after colliding with Rudiger.

[Joca97]

France is in the hellish group for Euro this year as they have to compete with Germany, Portugal and Hungary.
First is a big challenge already for France since they have to face Germany.
They have to win it if they want to have smooth way to the knock out stage.
Otherwise, it will be a bit harder for them to go further if they lose in the first match.

Group F indeed is the toughest group, However, I don't think France will have much problem with qualifying for the next round.
I'll probably even tip them to finish as the group leaders.

bad news for the english national team ... Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered such a serious injury in the international match against austria that he will now miss the tournament.
it is not yet clear who will replace him in the squad...
Kevin De Bruyne is looking a little better. after injuring his face in the cl final against fc chelsea, he will miss the belgians' opening game, but will still be part of the red devils' em squad

Too bad for Arnold, I was hoping he'd have great tournament with England after a season to forget in the EPL.

England already has too many right backs so this isnt a problem for England. They have too many players for that position it would be a question if he would actully play at the euros due too how many players there are on that position. Probobly the most quality postion in the entire team

[cygan]

its now a done deal and has also been officially announced by the government that all 4 games can be played in munich's allianz arena in front of a maximum of 14000 spectators each
these are then the following games:
germany - france
germany - portugal
germany - hungary
and a quarterfinal match

[gadado]

So many teams that can win the tournament. It is very close together. I would like to see Belgium as the winner or England. Germany and Spain have won enough, especially in the last 10 years. I also see Portugal or Croatia going far. After all, Croatia was the losing finalist of the World Cup a few years ago. And have Modric, and a few more very strong players.

[Karartma1]

its now a done deal and has also been officially announced by the government that all 4 games can be played in munich's allianz arena in front of a maximum of 14000 spectators each
these are then the following games:
germany - france
germany - portugal
germany - hungary
and a quarterfinal match

Is there a specific reason why all the games will played in the same stadium? Is the Allianz Arena the only german's venue that can make a covid-compliant game possible? I can't believe that Germany doesn't have similar great stadiums around.
Is this happening in other countries too? that's something I didn't follow.

[cygan]

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Is there a specific reason why all the games will played in the same stadium? Is the Allianz Arena the only german's venue that can make a covid-compliant game possible? I can't believe that Germany doesn't have similar great stadiums around.
Is this happening in other countries too? that's something I didn't follow.

yes, munich is the only venue in germany - whether the other european stadiums will allow some spectators depends of course on the government and how the pandemic numbers in the respective country develop

[CryptocurencyKing]

Is there a specific reason why all the games will played in the same stadium? Is the Allianz Arena the only german's venue that can make a covid-compliant game possible? I can't believe that Germany doesn't have similar great stadiums around.
Is this happening in other countries too? that's something I didn't follow.

Well, on it being the only stadium that could comply more to Covid-19 policies, I seriously doubt that. There might be some politics to the trend with the Stadium Allianz Arena being a more suitable venue but then  it still suits better than the rest as the stadium is a wonderful piece of Architectural design and makes use of some of the world's advanced technologies in its operation. More over, its got more space and might seem the most convenient.
I don't like the idea though, following the fact that, other cities could uses some tourist generated funds too as well as the stadiums around and perhaps, its not a very convenient thing to do as a German resident, having to travel to Munich to view these games with a competent stadium in your locality.

[W Jr.]

Today I looked at the match scores of Italy under the management of Mancini. Italy is unbeaten in 27 games where Roberto Mancini has appeared as manager. Also, they haven't seen a goal in the last 8 games. They are more likely to finish first in their own group. A strong team to become Champions if they don't lose in the quarterfinals or semi-finals.

[Soonandwaite]

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Is there a specific reason why all the games will played in the same stadium? Is the Allianz Arena the only german's venue that can make a covid-compliant game possible? I can't believe that Germany doesn't have similar great stadiums around.
Is this happening in other countries too? that's something I didn't follow.

yes, munich is the only venue in germany - whether the other european stadiums will allow some spectators depends of course on the government and how the pandemic numbers in the respective country develop

it would be fantastic if there were full stadiums again. i totally miss that big unique atmosphere.
the fans from all over europe would then celebrate together and be happy about the victories of their own team.
but unfortunately it will only be possible with a few fans this year. that's not what we imagined 2 years ago.
i'm really looking forward to this Corona spook finally coming to an end and all fans being allowed to go to the stadiums again.

[mv1986]

bad news for the english national team ... Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered such a serious injury in the international match against austria that he will now miss the tournament.
it is not yet clear who will replace him in the squad...
Kevin De Bruyne is looking a little better. after injuring his face in the cl final against fc chelsea, he will miss the belgians' opening game, but will still be part of the red devils' em squad

That's the worst when you lose players of that calibre in a somewhat meaningless game. Reminds me of Lewandowski who got injured in a game against Andorra, missed four weeks and both champions league gams against Paris and Bayern got busted. I know you can't just ignore games with your national team, but as a soccer fan it hurts because you would rather see Bayern vs. PSG with Lewandowski than Poland with Lewandowski agaist Andorra.
Arnold is a serious less, such an awesome player. Ultimately, it is hard for the players themselves.

[Lafu]

That's the worst when you lose players of that calibre in a somewhat meaningless game. Reminds me of Lewandowski who got injured in a game against Andorra,

Was happened to the German team the last years often that good players was injured few weeks or days before the Cup started.
Thats the problem for the Friendly matches before the cup is starting , every player wants to show the Coach that he is worth to be a part of the Team.

it would be fantastic if there were full stadiums again. i totally miss that big unique atmosphere.

As far as i am not wrong its already a surprise that Munich allows 14000 People to watch it life.
But if there will be something , they will be for sure dont will allow it the whole cup then.

[hd49728]

Was happened to the German team the last years often that good players was injured few weeks or days before the Cup started.
Thats the problem for the Friendly matches before the cup is starting , every player wants to show the Coach that he is worth to be a part of the Team.

The pandemic and lock downs bring more pressure to players. They have to play more matches in shorter period because of lockdowns, postpones matches and changed fixtures. I doubt that they can have good fitness for this Euro 2021.

it would be fantastic if there were full stadiums again. i totally miss that big unique atmosphere.

It would be a big gift for fans but I don't think it will be allowed. The pandemic is here and despite of the vaccination campaign and public health approaches (social distancing, infection tracing, etc), the government will not support this idea.

As far as i am not wrong its already a surprise that Munich allows 14000 People to watch it life.
But if there will be something , they will be for sure dont will allow it the whole cup then.

People who vaccinated and have licenses can join the match. If the government allows open stadium, with big crowd, they will ask those vaccination license. But it is still risky, you can still be infected even you are already got 2 doses of vaccine.

[mv1986]

That's the worst when you lose players of that calibre in a somewhat meaningless game. Reminds me of Lewandowski who got injured in a game against Andorra,

Was happened to the German team the last years often that good players was injured few weeks or days before the Cup started.
Thats the problem for the Friendly matches before the cup is starting , every player wants to show the Coach that he is worth to be a part of the Team.

it would be fantastic if there were full stadiums again. i totally miss that big unique atmosphere.

As far as i am not wrong its already a surprise that Munich allows 14000 People to watch it life.
But if there will be something , they will be for sure dont will allow it the whole cup then.

That's also a reason why the number of games shouldn't be increased due to the introduction of new competitions like the Super League or even the Nations League. The players will have more injuries naturally and that's no fun for anyone. Not for the players neither for the audience. I was always fine with what we had a few years ago, but it is getting too much. Seriously, Lewandowski missing the games against Paris because of an injury against Andorra, come on...

Goretzka will be missing for Germany against France now. That's tough as he developed into a world class player. Hope they can compensate it well.

[ShowOff]

People who vaccinated and have licenses can join the match. If the government allows open stadium, with big crowd, they will ask those vaccination license. But it is still risky, you can still be infected even you are already got 2 doses of vaccine.

As far as I know, Vaccine do not make recipient immune to viral infection and they are still at risk of contracting it even after getting 2 doses. This may have to get the attention and consideration of the government before giving permission to the supporter to fill the stadium. If the government give permission, health protocols and social distancing must also be applied to minimize the number of transmission.

i'm really looking forward to this Corona spook finally coming to an end and all fans being allowed to go to the stadiums again.

That would be nice, but I doubt it will end while many countries are trying to keep the infection rate down even less including mine.