Football 2020/2021

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19 minutes ago, jyoung said:

Nuno is the favourite for Palace which seems strange. I saw Gerrard linked with Everton... Surely not?

Gerrard is basically managing championship level players against league 1/league 2 opposition. I personally wouldn't give him a good premiership job.

[Hugh Jass]

TAA is in... can’t help but feel Southgate has caved there.

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I'm surprised they didn't make room for Ward Prowse with such a big squad and 5 subs think there should be room for a set piece specialist.

[kaosmark2]

5 hours ago, squirrelarmy said:

Does anyone run a tournament fantasy football league on here? I can set one up for efests for the euros but I don’t want to tread on anyones toes if it’s something that someone already does regularly. 

I refresh the Prem one each season, but go ahead.

[thetime]

Why is Southgate taking a injured player like maguire? I can understand if it was a kane or yesteryear with becks and Rooney. 

Maguire is hardly one of the best in the world. 

[jyoung]

5 hours ago, pink_triangle said:

I'm surprised they didn't make room for Ward Prowse with such a big squad and 5 subs think there should be room for a set piece specialist.

Agreed. Personally think him missing out ahead of someone like Saka is a bit odd.

[eFestivals]

15 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

for years Everton have been the place big clubs go to offload their crap.

No one forced Everton to buy that overpriced crap. I expected Lingard to end up there ,- there's still time.

[Hugh Jass]

10 hours ago, thetime said:

Why is Southgate taking a injured player like maguire? I can understand if it was a kane or yesteryear with becks and Rooney. 

Maguire is hardly one of the best in the world. 

Maybe not best in the world but he is the best we have.

[CG31]

Haven’t been on here for quite a while but I’ve been tinkering around with my predictions and finally did one with all scores and everything.

Germany out on GD as one of the 2 weakest 3rd place sides. England to beat Croatia and Scotland, then draw against the Czechs. And Ukraine and Poland to pip Holland and Spain to there poles respectively.

Turkey and Ukraine to be 2 surprise packages, both are really exciting me currently

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, Gerard the Fab said:

Haven’t been on here for quite a while but I’ve been tinkering around with my predictions and finally did one with all scores and everything.

Germany out on GD as one of the 2 weakest 3rd place sides. England to beat Croatia and Scotland, then draw against the Czechs. And Ukraine and Poland to pip Holland and Spain to there poles respectively.

Turkey and Ukraine to be 2 surprise packages, both are really exciting me currently

No Germany?

[kaosmark2]

I absolutely think France are the strongest team in the world right now.

Belgium, Croatia, Germany all strong, I think Spain are still in transition but they've got talented players. England and Italy fairly distant outsiders.

[squirrelarmy]

I’ve set up an efests Euro 2020 fantasy league using the official UEFA app. 

Click the link to join. You can do it via your PC or on the app.

I can set up a dedicated thread for this if preferred.

https://gaming.uefa.com/en/uefaeuro2020fantasyfootball/leagues/45MVCON410/0045004600650073007400730020004500750072006F00200032003000320030/Squirrelarmy

 

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How do France constantly get away with poaching the best players from Africa? This latest guy coming though Camavinga was born in Angola, parents Congolese and yet he's registered for France.

[CG31]

18 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

I absolutely think France are the strongest team in the world right now.

Belgium, Croatia, Germany all strong, I think Spain are still in transition but they've got talented players. England and Italy fairly distant outsiders.

Belgium agreed, Germany are so bipolar it’s funny and Croatia are a very aged squad who I think will buckle under expectations. England should be ranked higher, and Italy I agree not there yet, lack a goal scorer. Portugal for me are the strongest in terms of team they’re starting XI is insane but Frances squad is crazy.

Spain agreed a side in transition, Holland it’s tough to say without Van Dijk and De Boer in charge. I think Ukraine should be kept an eye on, young and hungry team, same with Turkey. Denmark are also a solid outfit, their core is very strong, if Lewa is firing Poland are menacing.

I personally think it’s a very open tournament so many teams that play different ways and have their own match winners 

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1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

No Germany?

It’s going to change now, I had them drawing against France and Hungary and losing to Portugal, but I’ve just seen Szoboszlai is out of the tournament and my faith in Hungary has gone right down 

[Hugh Jass]

24 minutes ago, lost said:

How do France constantly get away with poaching the best players from Africa? This latest guy coming though Camavinga was born in Angola, parents Congolese and yet he's registered for France.

How long has he lived in France?Pretty sure that if you or your parents are from an African former French colony you can get citizenship.

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21 minutes ago, Gerard the Fab said:

It’s going to change now, I had them drawing against France and Hungary and losing to Portugal, but I’ve just seen Szoboszlai is out of the tournament and my faith in Hungary has gone right down 

I thought Hungary were awful against Wales. Couldn't believe how easy it was to get the win we needed on the final game.

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47 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

I absolutely think France are the strongest team in the world right now.

Belgium, Croatia, Germany all strong, I think Spain are still in transition but they've got talented players. England and Italy fairly distant outsiders.

In a league format I think France would win comfortably. However Leicester are not the best team in England nor are Chelsea the best in Europe, so the randomness of a cup opens it out.

Look at the last Euros an average Portugal won who got through the tournament rarely playing much above average.

[CG31]

13 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

I thought Hungary were awful against Wales. Couldn't believe how easy it was to get the win we needed on the final game.

They’re a very on off team but on there day they’re decent, it’s purely that Germany look utterly piss poor atm

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12 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:.

Look at the last Euros an average Portugal won who got through the tournament rarely playing much above average.

The format helped them massively, won one game in 90 minutes and that was there semi final. 

[squirrelarmy]

My 2020 prediction. 
 

[eFestivals]

5 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

Maybe not best in the world but he is the best we have.

If we don't take him to the euros his forehead will block the Suez canal again.

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1 hour ago, Gerard the Fab said:

The format helped them massively, won one game in 90 minutes and that was there semi final. 

Lucky to play wales in the semis. Just shows for all the talk about the best team, you don't need to be the best to win a cup.

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7 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

Lucky to play wales in the semis. Just shows for all the talk about the best team, you don't need to be the best to win a cup.

True, the draw is harder to predict in this case. England could have a tough RO16, but potentially easy quarters and semis, Belgium tough all the way through and France easy. It’s very up in the air due to the sheer amount of possibilities

[squirrelarmy]

If we’re going to be playing like that in Euros we’re not getting out of the group