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Benz has (unfortunately) been in really good form this year too. That front three is going to be tough to handle.So Mbappe, Griezeman, Benzema...not to mention Coman, Giroud, Dembele... A weak link.
To be fair, he did say weakest. That doesn’t necessarily mean weak. I could see that POV but mainly because the rest of that team is incredibly stacked.
Was just talking with my son last night about it. Perfect time for Cali to fully open up, I'm vaccinated and will be destroying cocktails in pubs for the games.
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Yeah, compared to the rest of the squad. He's not in the class of Alisson, Neuer, Oblak, Mendy and a host of others.
Might happen. POR has some talent. I'm not sure who is in the next tier below FRA to be honest.
Theo got shafted again in the French Squad. I'm not saying he should start but the form he's been in since going to Milan he's one of the top 2 LBs in Italy now. At the least a back up/sub for France this year.
Portugal, France and Germany are all together in Group F, with Hungary. Munich and Budapest are the host cities for this Group. Probably some fun group games.
He's the polar opposite of Ciro Immobile. Great in Calcio but non existent who on the Azzurri.
LOL. There's a reason Mendy didn't stick w/ his native France for International play.
No one is shocked by this. FIFA and all just pandered for the PR hit they took from supporters around the world. These people are no better then the US government where both parties behind closed doors want the same thing but in public act different. It's all one big scheme by government and corporations to enrich themselves and keep us as peasants
Well it doesn't help that Germany has like 3-4 goalies that are better than Lloris. As for Mendy, I don't know what his reasoning was for going with SEN. Maybe he didn't want to try and unseat and established Lloris and didn't want to wait until Lloris was gone before getting starts. Of course he missed out on some silverware as a result.
I can't really take whole weeks off so all I did was use some vacation time for the Group stage of when Italy plays. PA Fully opens at the end of May but Philly itself might wait another week or 2. If they open just in time for Italy's first match there is a cafe in Center City that always hosted Milan Club Philly I might go too. I'm already fully vaccinated and first match is a Friday so I'd expect a good crowd too
Yup, I was pushing hard to try and get tix to the POR/GER match, which I think is in Munich. That would be a really really fun time if not for stupid COVID.
Just wait until the WC is every two years and it destroys the Euros. I'll also say that there's a direct line between this FIFA proposal and the Super League. However, unlike the SL, there's too many minnows and others that want to eat at the WC every two years trough.
That group is nuts.
I just checked a few betting sites and it seems most have France and England as co-favorites with Belgium just slightly behind, Spain a little further back then a larger gap to Germany and Portugal.
Do you all know what streaming network most of the games will be on? As a relatively new fan of watching intl matches I can’t keep track of all the services the various leagues and tournaments are covered. Paramount plus, ESPN plus, ESPN 2, etc..
Even without Hungary playing home matches, I think that's the toughest group I've ever seen.
England is always overrated in these competition, but that attack will be unbelievable. Rash, Sterling, Sancho, Foden. I hate City, but the Stockport Messi is the truth. Portugal has a nice squad, but not enough depth, imho. Germany would not be in my top 5 this year.
ESPN will televise 39 matches, with another seven on ESPN2. ABC will show five matches (two group stage matches, two round of 16 and one quarterfinal). All matches will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Here's a decent schedule. June/July is going to be a tough month work-wise between this and the USMNT games.
Maguire will be there I'm sure. He's trying to get fit for Europa finals next week.
From what I've seen, I rate Mount higher than the guys you've mentioned, including Foden.Maguire will be there I'm sure. He's trying to get fit for Europa finals next week.
And ya, Mount's been good, but not nearly Foden level good. England has a pretty solid stable of attacking players, and I didn't even mention Kane before
Guys like Grealish, Calvert-Lewin, Mount may not even see any time in big games.
And yes I rate them about the same, which probably means I need to watch more Mount to see why everyone all of a sudden loves him when he was simply considered Lampard's Lingard....
Not sure I agree with "more deserving" but there is a lot or right backs to choose from and they each have their strengths.guru_007 said:
Might go Trippier there. He's been good for Atleti, but not great. Can play RB or move into midfield on the wing if playing 3 at the back.
I think they are so constantly overrated they may be underrated this go round. They should be a semifinal team, IMO, based on their roster. They just need Southgate to set them up well but not sure he’s up for the task. We’ll see but they have a ton of talent in that side.guru_007 said:
He didn't even make the squad for the last WCQ. Southgate seems to prefer Walker and James, with Trippier coming along in case they need more offense.
I wouldn't say that. James offers much more defensively while only being slightly less effective going forward IMO. I think James is the future of the RB position for England personally.
I think TAA would be fine with McGuire and Stones. England typically has trouble scoring in these tournaments. I’d want TAA’s crossing in to Kane over James defensive superiority.
I think crossing is James' main strength. No doubt he is the best crosser of the Chelsea fullback/wingbacks. If anything, his defending is the weaker part of his game.
Van Dijk plays on the other side. It's Gomez with Trent. Agree he misses him though, Gomez covers a ton of ground and has a lot of speed to cover the space when TAA is forward. None of the guys they've plugged into that spot come close to the same coverage.
England hasn't been good since Beckham left in major tournaments. They have a fairly good squad but England are the king of choke artists in major tournaments these daysCletiusMaximus said:
