Can’t see past France for the Euros really. Spain definitely aren’t winning it, I would bet my house on that. Germany aren’t all that at the moment to be honest.
I do like Italy, but I’m not that confident they will win it as I was 18 months ago. England to fail miserably. I was tempted to buy a Scotland shirt this morning, I’m English by birth but my paternal grandmother was Scottish, born and grew up in a tiny little town (almost village!) called Pitlochry in Perthshire.
Hmm Jim are you sure? I could use a house in London, my gf wants to work/study there soon.
I agree on Scotland, they are gonna show up, beat England, maybe Croatia as well, who’s not in the best shape either imo but they show up on tournaments tho
Also, it will probably not happen but it would be great if at least one of: Oliver Torres, Joan Jordan or Suso to be called up as overage players - it’s not worth the risk for Navas.
While Alfonso Pastor and Oscar can be called up easily as they are within the age limit (until 24 years of age this time around due to the pandemic reschedule of 1 year). Javi Diaz is also within the age limit but I highly doubt he’s even considered.
Spain has made a ‘secret’ preliminary list of 60 players, but not sure if any of ours is there, probably not. They will announce the final list on Tuesday 29th of June.
France has announced the final list and Kounde is not there.
The only one to make a participating NT’s final squad so far is Diego Carlos, and Arana too but he’ll leave 100% so we won’t consider him as our player anymore.
Speaking of Argentina’s Olympic NT, beside not calling Ocampos as one of the over-aged players, it’s shocking to see no one is called up from the club Defensa y Justicia. Those guys did an amazing job last season by winning the Copa Sudamericana and beating the Copa Libertadores winner Palmeiras in the Recopa Sudamericana ‘Supercup’. If not for anything, it could’ve been a nice gift to acknowledge that club’s recent success.