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Southgate should go out on a high rather than stay on as Manager
Gareth Southgate let out an almighty roar and gestured to the crowd. “One more!”, he screamed. England had beaten the Netherlands to reach their second successive European Championship final; the last push is against Spain in Berlin on Sunday.
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Saka has been the brightest star of England’s Southgate era
There was widespread surprise when, as England lined up for kick off against Switzerland on Saturday, Bukayo Saka took up his position on the right wing. Widespread reporting before the Euro 2024 quarter-final claimed Gareth Southgate would shift his team to a back three with wing backs, which he did, but they got wrong which side Saka would operate on.
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Saliba is the best central defender in world football right now
No team has conceded fewer goals at Euro 2024 than France. Indeed, Didier Deschamps’ team have picked the ball out of their own net just once and that came in Les Bleus’ final group game, when their passage through to the knockout rounds was all but assured.
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Bellingham will continue to prove doubters wrong
Nobody builds up footballers only to knock them down again like English fans and media. Jude Bellingham is the best and most important player in this current generation; you only need to look at how he dragged Gareth Southgate’s team into extra time of their Euro 2024 last-16 tie with Slovakia with a stunning bicycle kick on Sunday.
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England’s comeback highlighted why they could still win Euro 2024
Nothing about England’s performance against Slovakia was befitting of tournament favourites. Indeed, the 120 minutes of Sunday’s round of 16 match was a slog for Gareth Southgate’s team. Until Jude Bellingham’s stoppage time equaliser, they were heading home from Euro 2024.
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Spain are the most complete team at Euro 2024
Spain are the only team at Euro 2024 to have won all their matches so far. Luis de la Fuente’s side have a perfect record of four wins from four games with La Roja preparing for a quarter-final showdown with Germany on Friday.
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Should Portugal drop Ronaldo for the round of 16?
When Portugal dropped Cristiano Ronaldo and beat Switzerland 6-1 in the last 16 at the 2022 World Cup, it felt like a seminal moment. Fernando Santos, the manager at the time, replaced him with Gonçalo Ramos, who scored a hat-trick to justify the decision.
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Nico Williams has emerged as one of the stars of Euro 2024
This Spain is a different kind of Spain. Known for being a possession-hungry team, Luis de la Fuente has adopted a more direct approach to get the best out of his players at Euro 2024 with Nico Williams someone who has benefited from this.
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Southgate must explore every possible option at midfield
Gareth Southgate had some notable things to say after England’s underwhelming draw with Denmark at Euro 2024. He spoke about experimenting with Trent Alexander-Arnold in central midfield and his team’s inability to press from the front.
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Nico Williams is one of the players to watch this summer
Before the start of Euro 2024, while everyone was doing their pre-tournament predictions, one of the key topics was who would be the breakout star. The name of Athletic Club’s Nico Williams was on a number of people’s lips; the 21-year-old has enjoyed a superb season at club level, and this summer the Euros in Germany offered him an excellent springboard to improve.
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Germany boast two of the best players in their position anywhere in world football
On opening night of Euro 2024, a new Germany emerged. Julian Nagelsmann has only been in charge of the national team for a matter of months, but his ideas were apparent in the way the hosts comprehensively dismantled Scotland in a 5-1 victory.
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