* PRE-MATCH PREDICTIONS
England was a strange case in the opening match of EURO 2024, when despite winning all 3 points, coach Gareth Southgate and his team were criticized. Considered to be much stronger than Serbia with a star-studded squad spread across three lines, England actually only played well in the first 15 minutes with a relentless attack. After Jude Bellingham opened the scoring, the "Three Lions" suddenly became confused. England's coordination was monotonous and easy to predict in the rest of the first half. In the second half, it was unbelievable that England's stars actively played defensively to keep the score 1-0 until the end of the match.
England (right) need a more convincing win in their opening match.
The story of winning but losing has made the England team skeptical, in the context of coach Southgate making top stars like Phil Foden, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Harry Kane become disjointed and lost. However, it is necessary to recognize the reality that many other championship candidates also played unimpressively on the opening day. France only beat Austria with the same score; Portugal, Italy and the Netherlands had to struggle to come back to get 3 points, and Belgium even lost to Slovakia. Teams like Germany and Spain both won resoundingly, but is that a guarantee that both will go far? Not necessarily. The important thing is that in a short-term tournament like EURO, the team with more potential, squad depth and more "practices" will go further.
In this respect, we can be optimistic about the England team: without even playing well, Kane and his teammates have already won! Coach Southgate has a very strong and stable squad of players. The "Three Lions" stars are exhausted after a stressful season. When they get used to the pace of EURO 2024, the England team will break through. Look at EURO 2020, when England only scored 3 goals in 3 matches in the group stage, but then scored 9 goals in 4 matches in the knockout round. That is the image of England that fans want to see right now. A rough start, but will keep moving forward.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vck-euro-2024-dan-mach-anh-tam-su-chung-to-dang-cap-185240620202735794.htm
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