Mbappé’s France is in pole position, followed by England, Spain and Germany
The European football championship that promises sparks will be held in Germany on Friday 14 June. Because never before have there been so many contenders for the final victory as in this edition. And among these there could also be Italy which, however, has some limitations. Beyond the lack of a striker who ensures more goals instead of the usual dirty work – Retegui still needs to improve a lot up front – the squad is qualitatively poor, especially on the wings. Udogie, as seen against the not irresistible Venezuela, still has work to do and, in any case, will be unavailable due to injury. While Cambiaso, despite his commitment as a wingman, would give his best as a midfielder. The defense isn’t any better and appears to be in difficulty without Acerbi – Buongiorno often loses the opponent by not man-marking as happens in Torino. In short, the Azzurri at present will not have an easy road to Euro 2024, which will instead happen to the following teams:
• France
• England
• Spain
• Germany
France has quality, talent and team play
Many operators, including Marathonbet, provide predictions and odds on the European Championships, also offering welcome bonuses for new users in view of the hot sporting events of the summer. According to these forecasts, the favorite is France, a team that has a highly competitive squad, not only in the offensive department. In fact, in addition to Mbappé, the Galletti can field a player in midfield who combines quality with quantity like Camavinga, while in defense a security like Theo Hernàndez, who has grown a lot at Milan this year having also played as a central defender. In addition, there is the wild card Griezmann, who knows how to do a bit of everything, both attack and defend, having moved his center of gravity further and further back in his career. Finally, France displays a good team game, despite the many stars present in the squad who could easily focus everything on individual technical shots.
England is not just Bellingham
Behind France we find England, an athletic team that has improved a lot in terms of quality over time. The squad he has includes champions like Bellingham, who makes the difference in Real Madrid, and Kane, an attacking veteran who is still very hungry for victories. In addition, there are the “evergreen” Stones and Walker, who behind them form a wall that is difficult to overcome. A goalkeeper who is certainly not impeccable like Pickford can therefore rest assured.
Young Spain is all about phrases and ball possession
Despite the withdrawal of a big player like Jordi Alba, who gave security and a great help to the team when they were outnumbered, Spain is far from beaten at the next European Championship. Thanks to the inclusion of talented young players like Gavi, still sidelined due to a bad injury that could keep him out well beyond June, and Yamal, the Red Furies have a lot of freshness combined with class. Which manifests itself in the usual game of phrases and ball possession, which is very similar to the tiki-taka of Spain more than 10 years ago, only less horizontal. Italy’s tough opponent in Group B, they can suffer if they don’t find excellent passing lines – their elimination from the World Cup at the hands of Morocco is also due to this lack.
Germany can do badly but they must find themselves!
Compared to France, England and Spain, Germany is a national team that needs to find itself. After the glories of 2014, complete with the World Cup win, he is experiencing mixed performances and results. It can win deservedly against France, as in the friendly match played on Saturday evening, but it can also lose, and badly, as recently happened against Turkey. And how can we forget the defeat against Japan 4 to 1? Maybe that one won’t have had much importance, being a friendly match; however, suffering these liabilities is not at all positive. So why include Germany among the favourites? Because it has experienced players who have a great desire to make up for it, especially now that the European Championship is being played on their home soil. Not a small detail.
The Inter players who will attend the European Championship
After talking about the favorite national teams to win Euro 2024, it is time to say something about the Inter players who will be present at Euro 2024. For example, the Italian national team will be able to field the Nerazzurri defensive block made up of Acerbi, Bastoni and Darmian and the protagonists of the strongest midfielder in Serie A, namely Di Marco, Barella and Frattesi, ready to make the difference in the middle of the pitch. Those who will almost certainly make the difference, in this case for France, will be Pavard and Thuram, two more than successful signings who allowed Inter to win their 20th scudetto. As for the Netherlands, in June we will see Dumfries and de Vrij at work, who this year have found little space in Inzaghi’s starting 11. A slightly different story for Asllani who, although he didn’t collect many minutes, when called upon to replace Çalhanoğlu as director he did more than well. Therefore, Albania, Italy’s opponent in June, will be able to count on its growth. The same thing can be said for Turkey, which from now on will be able to field a Çalhanoğlu who knows how to both attack and defend. And who knows, thanks to the contribution of the former Milan player, Turkey might not be able to surprise at Euro 2024…Those who might not attend Euro 2024, considering the disappointing year, are Arnautović, who might not be called up by Austria, and Bisseck, who it would hardly find space in Nagelsmann’s proven Germany. Sommer will certainly be there with Switzerland, ready to defend the Swiss goal with his saves.
