Group D: England, Croatia, Scotland, Czech Republic

[Ric Flair]

3 minutes ago, Bert said:

Well with today’s results I think he’ll rotate a bit as as things stand, we have officially qualified. 

Still think winning the group is our best outcome if we want to go far. The last 16 would be tough but win that and the confidence and the route opening up a bit would make it interesting. Obviously right now a win vs Germany, France or Portugal would be unthinkable but you never know.

[foxes_rule1978]

4 minutes ago, Bert said:

Well with today’s results I think he’ll rotate a bit as as things stand, we have officially qualified. 

Got to rest some players, we don’t want top spot… if it happens it happens but take it easy and make changes 

[foxes_rule1978]

Just now, Ric Flair said:

Still think winning the group is our best outcome if we want to go far. The last 16 would be tough but win that and the confidence and the route opening up a bit would make it interesting. Obviously right now a win vs Germany, France or Portugal would be unthinkable but you never know.

No need to push the boat out though in my view, let’s rest players and not risk injuries 

[Ric Flair]

Just now, foxes_rule1978 said:

Got to rest some players, we don’t want top spot… if it happens it happens but take it easy and make changes 

You seen the quarter final and semi final route we'd have if we don't come top though?

[Ric Flair]

Just now, foxes_rule1978 said:

No need to push the boat out though in my view, let’s rest players and not risk injuries 

Oh yes, he could rotate and us be stronger anyway.

 

E.G

 

Pickford

 

Trippier

White

Maguire

Walker

 

Rice

Bellingham

 

Grealish

Foden

Sancho

 

Rashford/DCL

[foxes_rule1978]

5 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

You seen the quarter final and semi final route we'd have if we don't come top though?

Isn’t finishing third the best  I’m all for winning just feel it doesn’t matter. We could get Spain if second… third not sure about though 

Edited 21 June 2021 by foxes_rule1978

[Bert]

12 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

You seen the quarter final and semi final route we'd have if we don't come top though?

I’m not too arsed. The nerves of a knockout game in a summer tournament are what it’s all about 

[filbertway]

Pickford

 

Trippier

James

Walker

Stones

Mings

Shaw

 

Philips 

Rice

 

 

Kane

Sterling 

[Craig]

Much rather face France/Germany/Portugal at home in R16 than somewhere where we have pretty much zero fans in the QF. 

 

That, coupled with the momentum of actually winning a game convincingly could do wonders.

 

Going into R16 after a dismal performance vs Scotland and Czechs would be terrible. 

[Super_horns]

Whoever wins out of Scotland or Croatia will be through now .

 

 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

1 minute ago, Super_horns said:

Whoever wins out of Scotland or Croatia will be through now .

 

 

Nailed on for a draw then.

[trabuch]

1 minute ago, Super_horns said:

Whoever wins out of Scotland or Croatia will be through now .

 

 

And face Belgium. Hope it's Scotland.

[StanSP]

1 minute ago, trabuch said:

And face Belgium. Hope it's Scotland.

Nope. Only 3rd in Group A/E/F would face Belgium (according to Wiki)

[StanSP]

3rd in this group faces Netherlands or the winner of Spain's group.

[Izzy]

I really don't like this business of third place x 4 getting through. 

 

Either go back to 16 teams in the Euro's or extend it to 32, but six groups of four is daft IMO

[trabuch]

1 minute ago, StanSP said:

Nope. Only 3rd in Group A/E/F would face Belgium (according to Wiki)

BBC got it wrong then. (No surprises. It's overly complicated)

[lcfcsnow]

Just now, Izzy said:

I really don't like this business of third place x 4 getting through. 

 

Either go back to 16 teams in the Euro's or extend it to 32, but six groups of four is daft IMO

It should have stayed 16. If it was extended to 32 then I can't imagine any half decent team wouldn't qualify and would make the whole qualification even more pointless.

[Stevosevic]

37 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

You seen the quarter final and semi final route we'd have if we don't come top though?

What would be the likely quarter and semi if we finish top?

 

Isn't it top sides all the way?

[Koke]

This format is ****ing shit. So anticlimax. 

[Bert]

We’ll know who we’d play if we come second before we start tomorrow. 

[ClaphamFox]

12 minutes ago, lcfcsnow said:

It should have stayed 16. If it was extended to 32 then I can't imagine any half decent team wouldn't qualify and would make the whole qualification even more pointless.

I reckon they should go the whole hog and extend it to 48. As it happens there are only 44 countries in Europe according to the UN, so every team would qualify and they'd have to invite four more from other continents. However I still think they should make all the teams play in qualifying matches for the tournament and then use the places in those tables for some complex seeding system in the competition proper. It will be cosmic.

Edited 21 June 2021 by ClaphamFox

[Super_horns]

3 minutes ago, Bert said:

We’ll know who we’d play if we come second before we start tomorrow. 

Only our group in action tomorrow .

 

 

 

 

[MattFox]

Chilwell and Mount had a 25 minute conversation with Gilmore apparently 

[Super_horns]

7 minutes ago, Stevosevic said:

What would be the likely quarter and semi if we finish top?

 

Isn't it top sides all the way?

Potentially whoever wins the tie with the winner of Group E and 3rd in our group . 

 

So got Sweden v Croatia’

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/euro-2020-wallchart-predictor/

[st albans fox]

Our best chance to win the competition is for Southgate to rotate heavily and stumble across a winning formula !
 

like robson did in ‘86 …..or was it ‘90 ……

Edited 21 June 2021 by st albans fox