Group Stage Review | All 24 Teams | EURO 2024

Is Ronaldo causing a problem for Portugal? Are France having similar difficulties to England? Who has been the most impressive team so far?
Gary, Alan and Micah go through all six groups to discuss how each team performed, the stand out players and what we should be looking out for as we head into the knockout rounds.
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[@setmygoals]

France consistently poor, with very negative tactics, but tend to have just enough talent to get them over the line, in spite of thier coach. The difference between them and England is that they have won things in living memory, meaning that unlike England they don't have a nation of fans filled with dread and anxiety resulting in frustration bubbling to the surface at the slightest sign of perceived failure.

[@car9melo]

The difference is their players are better to😂

[@lloydymk2013]

No footballer is thinking of that nonsense whilst playing. Sounds great but you obv never kicked a ball in your life. Lost in your imagination. No England's fan is locked in dread or anxiety either.

[@mk22vids37]

France have created many chances unlike England

[@czhaok]

Struggling to hang on to 1-0 Serbia isn’t perceived failure. Almost losing and holding on to a 1-1 Switzerland isn’t perceived failure. 0-0 draw with Slovenia isn’t a perceived failure. It is, failure.

[@xWhiteyyx]

@@czhaoknot really mate at the end of the day anything can happen in football and no one really cares about the group stages anyway. Let them land, people like you are the reason all the players are feeling it. If we lose to Slovakia, that is the failure

[@PoppaMorris]

They keep mentioning Argentina's loss to Saudi Arabia as evidence that teams can start badly and win tournaments but Argentina would have walked that game if Lautaro Martinez didn't miss at least 3 chances he should have put away. Argentina didn't play badly, they just couldn't score, we're playing every game like it's a pre-season friendly.

[@PazLeBon]

spain too

[@Enzoblueblood]

Yeah, bad comparison, I’d have looked back to Italy 1982. Horror show in group stage; For Kane read Rossi. Then v that Brazil team and onwards and upwards to Marco Tardelliiiiiiii!!!!

[@thejtizzel]

Argentina were given that trophy

[@abdvs325]

Also Argentina were on the longest unbeaten streak in history including winning the copa america and beating many top nations. England not so much. Not discluding that Argentina were handed a lot of dodgy decisions in that world cup.

[@rjflores438]

Gareth is like a pilot that doesnt know how to fly a Boeing 747 but due to a headwind and the autopilot system has happened to miraculously land on the runway!

[@BR3ND4NK]

More like knows how to turn on autopilot but wants to manually fly the plane the whole way his way with his tactical delusions

[@yassinahmed7899]

Both of you trying too much

[@C33Fernandez]

I think he can fly a Boeing 747 very well, actually. But we don't need a 747 - we need an F-35 fighter.

[@C33Fernandez]

@@yassinahmed7899 I get where you're coming from but using our brains isn't that difficult for some of us

[@goalgoalgoal669]

Stick to your day job

[@uwebormann]

All the surprise teams like Switzerland and Austria, are full with experienced good players as most of them are playing in the Bundesliga!

[@thrilla72]

So are they actually a surprise or are we just ignorant?

[@Wheelazor.]

@@thrilla72 probably a bit of both to be honest.

[@bushmonster1702]

@@thrilla72 let's be real most of us English don't look at football outside our shores.

[@bimapriambada1098]

​@@thrilla72 as non Brit I think both but separately, in Austria we all surprised but in Switzerland we're all kinda ignorant since we forgot that last Euro they knocked France out and they constantly getting into knockout stages.

[@PazLeBon]

forest had a few of them, mangala etc average players but good managers

[@PoliAstroN]

Here’s the thing, lol English fans and pundits have said the exact same thing after the Serbia game. In reality, England have been playing worse and worse each game 😭

[@Enzoblueblood]

Nah, their best football so far came in 2nd half v Slovenia.

[@bonglesnodkins329]

No, started to click second half of Slovenia game.

[@ufoc700]

Saka was our best attacking player and got subbed first every game and then they ask why we aren’t scoring goals. His was the only assist of the group stages. And no he wasn’t great for every minute he played in every game but he was overall more effective than Kane or Foden. If you keep subbing your best performer for Bowen or Palmer then don’t complain when you can’t get the results

[@Edge-of-Reason]

I have to disagree. Foden has been the biggest threat in the past two games. Saka has had moments but he's not at his dangerous best without space to run into.

[@PazLeBon]

@@Edge-of-Reason managers fault cos no width at all, saka is still saka

[@andrewharrison7767]

Saka put the cross in for Bellingham's goal, then didn't do much - Bowen came on & put in the ONLY cross Kane had a chance of getting his head on (hit crossbar). Other than that, he's been quiet; with Palmer & Bowen both doing better when coming on

[@ufoc700]

If Bowen was so good then why did he not come on instead of Palmer? If Saka isn’t good enough why is he starting? If he is, why is he coming off in every game whilst foden and Kane stay on? Not of it makes sense unless Saka is unfit which I do not think is the issue. We have zero width on the left. Instead of experimenting that side Southgate keeps on messing about with the wing that has actually done something all tournament…

[@ufoc700]

He provides zero width so we are too concentrated in the middle

[@Fhkms]

Get Lamps, Cesc, Thomas Frank on the pod while they’re there!!

[@stevedave8891]

Lampard has now left Germany, as the vacant manager's post at Holland's pies has become available, so Frank has flown back to the UK for talks

[@pablodrogo]

They should try getting Klopp, he probably is in Germany right now

[@alexrowe9693]

The more I think about it I am convinced we should play Walker at LB and can drop into a back 3 when we attack and play TAA at RB with more freedom to get forward could really give us another dimension. Thoughts?

[@thrilla72]

We NEED a left footer on the left to cross the ball in, it would vary our play

[@BruceLee1.0]

Nah they should play pickford as striker and Kane as GK

[@Jimbobiscuit]

I'd rather set up as City do: Walker Stones Guéhi Rice Wharton Saka Foden Bellingham Gordon Kane

[@PazLeBon]

id drop kane and bellingham and bring in palmer, gordon, tta and watkins, trouble is then i have 13 players

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[@PazLeBon]

i dont get the "we love scotland" stuff, they hate us ffs

[@psychedelicelvis-777]

England have done really well getting to the Euro finals let alone the last 16 of it. "Pride goeth before a fall" and that has plagued the England side and England fans alike for decades. Pride could be the thorn in their side. Perhaps Southgate and his players are approaching these finals with a tactical sobriety based on that incite/hindsight that the fans(lost in their proud delirium and unreasonable expectations) are just too myopically minded to grasp, that might explain the disconnect leading to the "unusual environment". By all means let the team go forward with the courage of a lion but leave "pride" out, it might be the key to avoid a fall this time around. Perhaps the best tactic for both the team and fans alike is to be humble before being humbled, again.

[@fishingstevie8830]

Most impressive team for me so far has been Spain seem strong throughout and all aiding one another and putting all into games so far anyhow ..As for my 2nd favs hosts Germany they shall be tough to crack also . As for best fans at euros Scotland by a country mile you just cant beat that anthem with all singing loud and proud along with Scottish Bag Pipe bands marching on streets within Germany with all Scottish fans marching behind all way to stadium very impressive and missed alreaady inc German Mayor who wanted Scotland to get through for their fans .

[@michaelrobson3460]

Can we use the wine bottles as the match analysis? I know everyone is drinking red, but, how about full v empties? Red v Green. Just a thought...

[@nathanx2928]

Does make me wonder with Mbappe not enjoying playing down the middle, how will it work at Real Madrid?

[@iamyourfather2429]

Micah, liking your glasses. What brand are they? Loving the pod by the way 😂

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Gareth uses a rubber for a hand shandy.

[@niallhutchinson00]

Why do no pundits talk about Joe Gomez at left Back. You won't get many complaints about his performances there from Liverpool fans Great professional, can go forward, cross the ball and come inside. If your thinking of changing the left back at least he has experience in that position

[@hellojohngotanewmotor1188]

Loving the lads from New Zealand

[@ja_u]

Don’t want be the party clasher here but it felt to me like England being matched up against teams they thought they surely would be winning against and subsequently went into as clear favorites was the problem. The worse the opponent, the more they struggled. So I honestly believe falling onto the „easy“ side of the draw was not necessarily a good thing for a team like England. Facing Germany, Spain or France, the big hitters, it feels to me like they would’ve gone into it with a very different mentality and hunger. We’ll have to see if they can mobilize that motivation against teams like Austria and Switzerland which are seemingly worse than them but can really hurt you if you don’t know what you’re doing.

[@jamesisking123]

"Mbappe" "yeah I like that shout" yeah great shout, what a brave opinion for top scorer

[@XQRobertz]

. Kane Gordon. Saka Bellingham Rice. Mainoo Tripper. Walker Guehi. Stones Pickford Substitutions:- At 60mins: Watkins/Toney for Kane " : Palmer for Saka " : Eze for Gordon At 70mins: Wharton for Mainoo or Foden for Bellingham whilst Mainoo continues. " : Gomez for Guehi ‐----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Southgate, Please kindly utilise the 5x substitutions that UEFA rules allows, thank you! Yours sincerely, England Fan.

[@Hyde_Hill]

It makes sense to do 4 in case of injury or red card.

[@Philip-j7t]

Supposed to be sports journalist and all of them said they haven’t seen a Slovakia game yet? Too much 🍷

[@drewbrown1525]

Are we ruling out the fact that this is all part of the plan. Get through and top the group, then release the flying wingers to dominate and win the tournament, sorted! As a City fan, can you imagine how this group of players would perform under Pep’s coaching?

[@Deencat_]

The guy who has only coached world class teams the latter being questionable in origin? A national side is not a club side. How you figure?

[@drewbrown1525]

@@Deencat_ Pep is a fantastic coach and brings the best out of his players, he could do that with England

[@PazLeBon]

@@Deencat_ hes improved even the best of players and is a tactical genius. whats to question? its a million to one on theyd be a better side lol

[@abdvs325]

​@@Deencat_ He's improved every team he's managed substantially. And you mean questionable because they had external injection of money? Like any successful team ever you mean?

[@nitraM321]

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is pronounced a bit like a dutch name, both KH's can be replaced by the G's sound like in Gakpo or Gullit: Gvicha Kvaratsgelia

[@PazLeBon]

you mean like a g? lol

[@nitraM321]

@@PazLeBon a dutch g

[@rikachu571]

Can we maybe as fans, just maybe stop with the negativity and support the team? Imagine if in your day job you had loads of people who have never done your job to a similar standard or people that used to do your job when it was very very different hammering you day in day out. Would it improve your performance? Would it make you want to fight hard for those people? I get that the performances haven’t been great but maybe if the players aren’t so afraid of making mistakes and letting people down they would play with more freedom.

[@robertmorici8605]

Germany would have finished 2nd without the last goal, and Shaqiri didn’t start 2 games. Do these guys watch?

[@Hunter-type]

Wish you guys would do a Fantasy Premier League channel .....

[@romanoonamor7690]

WHat about the review of the Euro as a whole? I haven't followed that closely, but it seems pretty poor. I've read people also saying it's a boring Euro so far

[@jinsimpfor2878]

Bro england and france r different teams even in trajectory. England dont create chances and france just arent taking them. Also england sqaud is not better than frances their just about even. France are better defensively everywhere but rb Midfield is up to preference. Jude declan and trent/maino/connor are insane but kante griezmen, tchouameni/camavenga/rabiot The offence is definitely englands favor but france have mbappe. England dont have a player that makes goals off himself so it balances out

[@dtaafe2857]

The overall format of the tournament needs changing. Either reducing back to 4 groups, or expanding to 8 groups, and including countries, most likely like Ireland, Wales, Iceland, Bosnia etc. I dont like teams qualifying from 3rd place, firstly because the smaller nations are more likely to play a low block, three times, whereas if the top 2 only are qualifying, teams generally will have to play more expansive football, and aim to score goals and win at least once. Secondly I think with rewarding mediocrity in this way, I worry over time, the European countries could be impaired when it comes to WC group stages. Let's make the Euros the same format as the WC? Edit: Also its unfair on nations that miss out on qualifying in 3rd, from more competitive groups, such as Ukraine in this tournament. When 3 teams have qualified from Englands group, when frankly none of them deserve to progress.

[@neillcaiger7714]

Thanks gents! Not holding my breath for England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 success unfortunately

[@Anton-du-Fleur]

what Mics are you using?

[@TonySpike]

Micah Richards 😂

[@imemine8605]

Once france get going with mbappe they are the ones to stop imo. England france final because of our draw france hammer us but we "should" still beat all the teams on our side

[@heighleybaily8037]

Georgia were fun to watch, most of the 'top' teams were incredibly boring. Let's hope it livens up now there's real jeopardy 😂

[@ripik218]

You guys haven't watched the Switzerland - Germany game. Germany weren't good in that one. Quite poor even.

[@abdvs325]

Were they poor? They created a lot of chances and but for a dodgily disallowed goal they wouldn't have been desperately seeking that late equalizer.

[@salfetka]

😂Thank you UEFA for changing the rules allowing 50th FIFA ranked nations to qualify post qualying round 😂😂. Slovenia, Moldova, Vatican City and we'd be in the final ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Come on England. Finally it's coming home🎉🎉🎉

[@ToxicMuscularity.]

I disagree with Rodri being best num er 6 while Kante is alive, are you seriously rating him above the guy? Other than that much love and keep up the good work.

[@nelsonribeiro3088]

Here's an idea for euro 2028 : 6 groups with 4 teams, 3 games for each team, like this year. But here's a twist: the best 16 teams would qualify for the round of 16, no matter the initial groups. The better team, for example with 9 points and a 9-1 differential in goals would play the team in 16th place. The second team would play the 15th, the third against the 14th... and you get the idea. This way, teams would have to play the 3 games to win and to score goals if they want to have a better draw along the way. This should provide us with better games instead of the awful ones we got this week...

[@bonglesnodkins329]

You can’t determine the best 16 teams if any given team only plays three opponents.

[@Hyde_Hill]

Or just make it sane again. 4 groups of 4 teams. Top 2 go trough. Qualifying 8 groups of 6 teams with pre qualifying for the lowest ranked ones as there are 54/55 members to EUFA. They can have a fun tournament during the Euro's/ World Cup. Dump the nations league.

[@Lanch15]

They can only get better because they can’t get any worse

[@stephenhill545]

The other teams can pass the ball around ably, and don't feel the need to go low block against the 57th best team in the world.

[@audialiastt2601]

Alan, Gary, landing on thr right side of the draw once again😅, takes much more than "luck"...

[@Synical16]

damn i hate it when i go home hungry and scotland

[@MasterGamgeeThe2nd]

Ronaldo squared it to break the assist record Edit: sorry he is joint top

[@thintomify]

ooooo matron...

[@danellis-jones1591]

Or get worse. I'm keeping everything crossed that they'll show the sum of their talented parts. But frankly I'm worried about the slovinia game. Or is or slovakia? Or serbia? Why do they all sound so similar????

[@KezieKez]

I can’t believe all three of y’all did not expect Switzerland to go through that group

[@Hyde_Hill]

looked weak in the knock out stages. Almost cost the manager his job. Has done a good job rallying the troops. + Scotland sympathy + Hungary dark horse (especially in England as they beat them in Nations League). Think that explains it.

[@ugobabyy]

Why is everyone going on about the format being flawed?! In a 32 team World Cup, you could finish with 6 points and still not qualify out your group!

[@wagonwheel3182]

I've been watching TRIF the last few days, and I'm quite sure the wine on the shelf over Shearer's shoulder is Muga, a nice Spanish red....

[@PazLeBon]

sounds quite non see

[@chrismattravers5434]

I seem to rrmember the Euros in 2016, where England didn't impress in the Group Stage. However, surely they'd come alive against the Icelandic minnows!? It just seems that the English media and fans are filled with a madness! They believe they SHOULD beat teams, an enitlement that often leads to them being stung! You have to earn every victory! Micah has been guilty of making the should' statements. They seem to forget that other teams have quality players! They are usually the favourites - yes in England, where English people bet! They are not the favourites in other countries! They will be dismissive of Slovakia as an inferior team. England will be favourites here, but would it be a shock if Slovakia won? Not at all! And when England lose anc bow out of the competition - there'll be all sorts of abuse hailed at Southgate and various players! So many fans believe that if they don't win they've failed- which touches on delusional!? What a poison chalice for any nanager! No wonder the players, look like they've got lead in their boots!

[@chrismattravers5434]

I think Alan's comments about Georgia having their moment in the sun and giving them no chance against Spain is a l patronising! Yep Spain will be strong favourites and could win comfortably! However, Georgia have impressed and not just the Portuguese game! Let's wait and see - maybe the old order might be rattled! Maybe some of the fancied teams, may be due a fall!

[@HichamGharnou]

Thanks for explaining France way of playing spot on they're going out next game (inchaallah)

[@lewiswithey4472]

Does Alan know that 'Gazza' is Italian for magpie? TOON TOON TOON

[@siyabongakunene5052]

Southgate is playing 9D chess😂😂😂😂😂

[@DudeLebowski23]

England Won the qualifying group, beating the current European champions both home and away Then Won the group stage at the tournament itself, no luck there? We’re on this side of the draw on our own accord….

[@jeffery8792]

The difference between Germany and England is the manager. Germany have a fantastic coach who has worked at two big clubs and knows what he’s doing. England have Southgate….. a muppets club hat has failed everywhere he’s been. End of discussion

[@amranhossain7831]

Stones rice hiding them mostly which affecting England game badly..

[@wademberenuhu4079]

I am amused every time I listen to the english press, pundits, ex- players overhyping the english team, and going on and on about England being one of the powerhouses in world football, tournament favourites, and their players being branded "world class." What a deluded bunch of people.

[@PazLeBon]

underperformed so farm unbeaten and stll top of the group, one must be deluded to think they dont have a big chance to go deep. thebrits may hype them but they also are quick to knock them down

[@andysing72]

Are you even listening?

[@flud6699]

Come on Gary, every game cups have been thrown. Croatia didn’t stop in one game and hit multiple players. But it’s just England isn’t it 😂 not acceptable at all but it’s not just England fans

[@Mister.Curious]

Anyone who thinks Foden should play #10 instead of Bellingham hasn't got a scooby or not watched any football outside the Premier league in past 3 years. Bellingham is a generational talent, a prodigy that comes along once every 20-30 years. Other countries are tipping him for Balon D'Or, while our pundits want him to play #8 - it's baffling! Drop Foden, play Gordon and give the tournament a right go! If we win, no one will remember dropping Foden, it will just be another collateral leading upto something incredibly special.

[@PazLeBon]

bellinghams legs ran back to spain last week m8 aint you watching?

[@TonySpike]

Bellingham hasnt turned up for last 2 games 😂

[@Mister.Curious]

@@PazLeBon No one around him was moving. Ofcourse he will look leggy if hes trying so hard but foden and kane keep getting in his way - One won't even try to play on left and one wants to be everywhere rather than stay in the box as a striker

[@Mister.Curious]

@@TonySpike No help around him. He prefers to pass and run but no one to pass to in attacking positions.

[@PazLeBon]

@@Mister.Curious kane hardly moved from high up top first few tho and we were useless, bellingham was good for 30mins then dissapeared, not as if hes bumping into fowards on an overlap. both kane and bellingham look like season caught up with them imo

[@sspeedy3]

Micah guessed A

[@footyball66]

Shearer has no positivity for England. He probably thinks Slovakia will knock us out and a rant is coming Sunday night.

[@WaniZame]

If England get anything but a neon in 90 mins with goals from open play then every single play that starts needs to be dropped.

[@shishhhh2]

Funny how Micah says he knows how to say Kvara’s name and is still wrong 😂😂😂😂😂

[@organeyes7611]

Micah looks like bingo from the banana splitz . . .

[@johnfrayne1422]

Where’s big Meeks top from?

[@simonidio5993]

Leeds

[@davelucky8]

Can only get better? Didn’t they say that before the Iceland game?

[@hunsler1006]

It's a shame Germany and Spain looks like the first quarter final. Could have been the final after looking at the group stages

[@Enzoblueblood]

Germany to win on penalties

[@chrisswindell7704]

It should definitely be set up so that the two most dominant teams from the groups don’t meet until the final.

[@abdvs325]

​@@chrisswindell7704 That would be interesting wouldn't it. Like a draw based on overall performance in the group not just position in the group.

[@chrisswindell7704]

@@abdvs325 exactly. Still have group stages, and qualification is still ‘top two, plus best thirds’ but the actual match making is designed to lead to the best matches in the latter stages. It also makes it more of a ‘hail mary’ than a free pass to squeak through in third. You’re going to have to earn your spot by taking out a big boy in the 16’s if you want to head through.

[@abdvs325]

@@chrisswindell7704 Only downside would be that the big boys would be it would be even more difficult for a surprise package to reach the later stages. Which makes it interesting to a certain degree.

[@matt94alexander32]

Strong 2010 and 2016 vibes for England.

[@Jimbobiscuit]

Slovakia are giving me Iceland flash-backs right now

[@pwners4u]

2010 we got a clear goal disallowed and lost, I wouldn’t say we played as bad in 2016 that was horrid

[@simonshotter8960]

@@pwners4uwe were dreadful in the 2010 World Cup. Utterly horrid. Disallowed goal or not

[@gaskellr44]

Well, lets hope you are completely wrong then.

[@Pokjhbvcf]

Maybe, the players we’ve got are light years ahead though so I’m praying we’ll be fine Never discount what a knockout round win can do for a team, especially with a few tweaks to the team

[@jimflair]

This pod defo has the vibe of the podcast after the night before

[@FPL-LARD]

that's one of the reasons I enjoy them, mates chatting about football after a night on the beers chatting about football

[@czhaok]

@@FPL-LARDsounds gay that.

[@Ftbl1973]

@@czhaokwhat 😂😂

[@C33Fernandez]

It's actually quite funny over the long run to see them getting more and more hungover... There is a point of diminishing returns, I'm sure 🤣

[@gustavgustav2670]

​@@czhaokweirdo

[@JamesKerwin]

I lived in Tbilisi for 3 years. Amazing city as is Georgia as a country - so happy for them. But agreed, the entire language is mental! 😅

[@hikerwoody182]

Flower of Scotland was certainly a great spectacle. It's a pity England has such a terrible national anthem, an anthem should be about the country, the people and the land, not about the royal family

[@dannyesse3043]

Agree, as an atheist republican I don’t sing the national anthem.

[@abdvs325]

I absolutely agree. If North Korea had an anthem about god saving their dear leader. We'd call them bonkers rightfully.

[@abdvs325]

I also have to say though that the Scottish national anthem is terrible for me as well. It's another addition to their obsession with England. For a country with so many great songs it's such a shame.

[@hikerwoody182]

@@abdvs325 I can almost imagine a Kim Jong song with a kinda Gangnam style beat to it 😂

[@PazLeBon]

it isnt the english anthem, land of hope and glory is.its a brit anthem. dont folks with union jacks do your head in

[@RedDevilRundown]

A small suggestion. One thing I'd like to see added is a little graphic of the groups/draw/games when they are speaking about them. Either way, great podcast.

[@GIBBO4182]

You’ve kind of just said yourself why that doesn’t happen. It’s a *podcast* that happens to get posted on you tube…

[@klanny22]

@@GIBBO4182But it’s a podcast which has multiple cameras, and graphic transitions for when they cut the cameras - it’s not too hard to add some other visuals for the KZbin versons

[@GIBBO4182]

@@klanny22 doesn’t usually though, does it? It’s only because they’re all together for the football. Usually it’s about as low tech as you can get

[@arze2092]

@@GIBBO4182 to be fair they often do have animations and images relevant to the subject they're discussing, so he's got a point, I was thinking the same thing.

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

If people think England have been poor so far just wait till Sunday against Slovakia.

[@Pokjhbvcf]

What do you mean?

[@Edge-of-Reason]

Sorry not following

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

@@PokjhbvcfI mean it will be another shocking performance from the most disjointed team in the tournament.

[@Richards80]

They've played shit in every game they've ever played under Southgate, but for some reason Gary thinks they will find their spark now England are in the knockouts 😂

[@bonglesnodkins329]

@@Kevin-lf4xxShocking performances are when you lose heavily.

[@Klamoestabator]

I'm Dutch, so not in the best mood after the Austria game (although Austria deserves a lot of credit for how they played). I hate this tournament setup. NL should have been out of the tournament. Instead they play Romania in the next round. If they beat them they will meet up the winner of the Austria/Turkey game and thus potentially playing Austria again? Going by the principle of each tournament winning team will play at least one really bad game during the tournament the Dutch might beat the Austrians at that quater final (if they overcome Romania ofcourse who you can't underestimate) and the Dutch might even reach the semi finals which would be considered a good result by any nation. What a BS!

[@Gavaldo]

Yeah it’s deeply flawed my friend. Crazy way to organise a tournament. It should’ve been top 2 only.

[@Klamoestabator]

@@Gavaldo couldn't agree more

[@abdvs325]

I don't quite understand why you think that's bad. Can you explain further? For me this makes the tournament interesting.

[@Klamoestabator]

@@abdvs325 In this format if you win your first game you need 1 point in 2 games to progress. That might explain some of the lacklustre performances by the so called top teams in the later games. In the old format in which only the top two of the group progress, you could even fail to progress with 2 wins. You really have to be top in all group games

[@Klamoestabator]

Besides that, you would not encounter any of the other teams from your group untill the final

[@SimBir08]

"When you win playing badly that's the sign of a good team" We won 1 game out of 3 and drew the other 2, we haven't gotten out of 1st gear nevermind 2nd gear.

[@Eyeballpaul84]

Do you have a licence?

[@PazLeBon]

3rd comes after 2nd mate lolol

[@SimBir08]

Yea, I realised that after you pointed it out. Fail moment lol

[@mikea7708]

Maybe when you win playing badly it's a sign that the other team is even worse: just saying :)

[@bonglesnodkins329]

A bad team loses.

[@jordizee]

Imagine if we even got to the final....how boring it would be😴

[@stephenmason3295]

The podcast are better than the football 😅

[@MSmith-i1k]

Defensive wise Slovakia are pretty good hv players for top teams they beat Belgium and looked good in first half against Ukraine but fell apart in second half against them, England need to be careful on set plays as they hv some big lads in team

[@virtualinsanity2457]

ITV has adopted Stick to Football… any chance the BBC will adopt The Rest is Football? (After the watershed of course) for a euro special?

[@lukebarnes3157]

It's a strange one stick to football being on itv, seeing as it's done by the overlap and skybet. I was saying I wonder why those guys hadn't done any pods then thought of course they can't due to sky, interested to watch it later and understand

[@lukebarnes3157]

But no they won't do this on bbc, that's the point. The freedom

[@andrewwalker9778]

No thanks. Prefer it here. Can you imagine Gary saying that England were shit on the BBC? It's better unleashed from the Beeb.

[@nb9797]

Freedom and being your own boss is what we'd all want.

[@virtualinsanity2457]

@@andrewwalker9778 I agree

[@StopTheRot]

I’ve noticed this about English sport (and I say this as an Englishman). While it’s at its worst in Rugby Union, English fans - generally - completely overlook the qualities of ‘lesser’ teams. Most of these lesser teams, that are doing well, are full of top players that play in Germany, France, Spain etcetera. We English fans seem to think we have some sort of divine right. If we win, just, we’ve played badly. If we lose, we’ve played terribly. It might just be that we’re underestimating the opposition.

[@Klamoestabator]

Neocolonial ignorance (or arrogance) to anything non British maybe? Or just blatant island mentality? Probably a combination of the two

[@mojo2679]

And wildly overrating your own players

[@CM-ss7yy]

absolutely spot on

[@32446]

I personally think that when you have some of the best players in the world then you have certain expectations. It’s not arrogance but expectations that results will match talent. Also we reached the final last time so expect that now the team has grown and developed that we would improve and be up there with the best.

[@Klamoestabator]

@@32446 True, you do have some of the best players and since they excel in the PL you might expect them to be top notch. But that doesn't mean that you therefore can ignore whats happening in the Spanish, Italian, French or German leagues. They have top players too. I am not bashing England since I've been following British football (Scotland included being an Aberdeen fan as a young boy and N.I. having Gerry Armstrong and Norman Whiteside posters in my room) since the 80s and I really would love to see them do great, but I see this happen at every tournament i followed since 1982. Yes, they did reach the final, but I was quite amazed that Mr. Southgate wasn't sacked after that game. Playing at Wembley and managing only one shot on target (which happen to go in) and only having 39% possesion? If that happened in NL (i'm Dutch) the coach would have been sacked

[@bryanhanley673]

This is increasingly looking like a discussion between three drunk blokes in the pub

[@PazLeBon]

they're brits

[@NH-bz9jv]

You don’t have to watch it mate🙄

[@bryanhanley673]

@@NH-bz9jv True. Will find other things to do

[@TommyD449]

Drunks?

[@punkrocker6431]

That's cus it is 3 drunk blokes in a pub

[@JohnDoe-km9vx]

30:35 Ah Gary likes Romania, NICE :D . Also its amazing how teams are missing now the main man at the goal, where is the no9 gone? Multiple teams are struggling without a proper striker, big nationals like Germany, Brazil, Italy are lacking such talent where in the past they had so much competition for that role.

[@PazLeBon]

the strikers are there but the managers are choosing for tiki taki football in the majors

[@Hyde_Hill]

HITC sevens has a good video on why the lack of strikers. Partly indeed due to the generation of tiki taka. There seems to be a decent true striker generation behind it though. Plus seeing the return of the physical striker.

[@PazLeBon]

@@Hyde_Hill hopefully, we need more stan collymores :)

[@JohnDoe-km9vx]

@@Hyde_Hill could you link me that video, he has good videos. Football like many others go through cycles and I get that but having the traditional no 10 and no 9 not around I get its more efficient at times, but the football itself its not a great watch at times. Was very happy to see so many goals from outside of the box at this Euro's.

[@Hyde_Hill]

@@JohnDoe-km9vx Links tend to get blocked on youtube. Just search: Why don't Italy have any strikers anymore HITC Sevens. I know he specifies Italy in the title but a lot of it applies to other countries as well.

[@rdg7250]

It can Always get worse

[@davidrobinson2776]

I've a feeling about Italy. This won't be the first time they've started poorly and suddenly found a striker who starts scoring for fun. I thought they did ok against Spain and would back them to win if they meet again.

[@SuperLeica1]

England's chances are good this time! No Iceland around! Add on some Austrian pressing and Georgian fervor! (Please, no Dutch courage!)

[@PietraSCR]

Guys, let's just agree, that you all spell Khvicha's name wrong 😁 Let me school you :) The first part is not "krah-vat", Micah. It's "Kva-rats". As soon as you get the first part, you will get it all. The second part goes something like "hell-ya". "Kva-rats-hell-ya". Letter "k" in the middle is inaudible. Much love from Poland. I don't know how tf have I just stumbled upon your podcast when EURO started, but I've been catching up on ever since. Alan Shearer- you are my childhood hero. You made me support Newcastle at early age, which was unheard of where I'm from. While peers where jumping between "Galacticos", Man Utd, AC Milan and Pep's Barcelona, I had to cheer a draw with Bolton or Charlton 😖 Just joking- the sir Booby's era was something really special and I wouldn't have changed it for any Champions League trophy. The time of my life. Love is love til this day. Despite two relegations, Mike Ashley's dirty hands on the board and not much cleaner sports-washing machine of today 🙊This club belongs only to the FANS and is amazing. This is the best youtube channel ever, I swear. Thank you all! It helps me through some rough times. LOVE

[@SueMyChin]

I'll keep commenting this until it happens I guess but can someone tell Gary to stop speaking over people, particularly Micah...

[@stephenshil2404]

could austria be the new greece??

[@SarahTheBoredEnglishPerson]

Greece were very defensive and boring and won it by boring everyone to death. Austria are exciting and would be fully deserving of winning the lot if they can carry it on.

[@Valhalla88888]

Englnd cant beat Slovenia which is ranked by FIFA at 59! England will get vattered by Slovaki which is ranked 49 by FIFA and a population of 2m 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ianbanks3016]

He's had remarkable luck with being on the right side of the draw at every major international competition he's managed in, but still can't get it done.

[@mrSam3ooo]

And the end of Euros we should get a The Rest is Football vs Stick to Football match

[@WahWahWehWah]

Southgate needs sacking, the muppet only took one left back and he's not even fit. Terrible manager who's tactically inept.

[@hyywe240]

Appropriate name

[@luboschovan6870]

I love the pod from the beginning. Big fan and I love that you have no knowledge about OUR Slovakian football and players. I really hope you will see our true quality on Sunday and we will eliminate you since you were unfortunately by far the most boring team of the tournament. Just watch out for Hancko, Skriniar and especially Lobotka. Looking forward. Come on, Slovakia! (ANG - SVK 0:0, 4:5 on penalties)

[@shaniapearcey]

When we play the better teams in the tournament who will attack us more creating more space,i think our top players will come good in the latter stages

[@lettucebee8425]

You'll notice the less Gordon plays the bigger Alans temple vein grows

[@firas.alhamdani]

I was enjoying the show until you praised Ousmane Dembele as a "great talent". He's by far the biggest joke in football. He neither scores nor assists goals. He's scores 5 international goals in 7 years. 3 of them were in friendlies and 1 in a 14-0 win 😀. He's a prime example that physical attributes mean nothing if your decision-making is defective. He's 27 but plays like he's 17.

[@spudgreg]

Been hearing this for 20 years. They can also get worse or stay the same

[@Footieheritage]

KOBBIE MAINOO ALWAYS BEEN SPECIAL SAW HIM IN LOCKDOWN WHEN HE WAS 15 AND THE WORLD NEVER KNEW WHO HE WAS BUT ALWAYS KNEW HE WOULD BE A BIG PLAYER IN FURURE ITS JUST COME VERY QUICK PROUD OF HIM ENGLAND LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A MIDFIELD MYSTRO!!!💫

[@SuperTerminator50]

GARY PLEASE STOP CONSTANTLY TOUCHING YOUR NOSE!!...😂

[@Dave-gn4yt]

Love how everyone at home is a pundit..even if they haven't played football since school

[@Chris-kc5id]

Love these podcasts so much. Would love to see Gary on the Overlap sometime just to see him interact with the other major pundit group. So interesting how Micah is all over the place.

[@rafaelventura9628]

Denmark’s issue is they scored 2 goals is it? Did England not just score 2 as well? That were both deflected before arriving at the player who scored the goal haha