European Championship Predictions: England and France are the favourites, Germany has the advantage of being the host, and Italy is no longer glorious
After the preliminaries, the list of the top 24 that advanced to the new European Championship was officially released, and the teams also began to prepare for the game, gearing up to prove their strength by playing at their own level in Germany. However, there is only one championship trophy, whether you are a giant or a big dark horse, if you want to win the championship, you must step through thousands of mountains and rivers and go through difficulties and obstacles.
The relevant companies and institutions also gave evaluations on the actual performance of each team. Most of these professional bodies recognise England's ability and believe they can win trophies. Similar to local giants Blue Moon, the Three Lions have never lost in calculating the probability of winning the title every time, but they have never won in the actual competition. Last year, the Blue Moon pierced the window paper and won the first Champions League trophy in team history.
Winning the European Championship is a great incentive for young people like Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Rice, and England's domination of the continent could begin. Of course, it's even more important for Kane, and it would be great if he could design the European Championship as his 'first trophy'.
Second place is Mbappe's France. It is inevitable that they will be recognized for their outstanding strength, and the 2018 World Cup victory and the 2022 World Cup runner-up are enough to explain the problem. It's just that they played average in Euro 2020, and this time, Mbappe has to cheer up.
Third place went to the German team. Prior to this, the old giants were very badly underwhelmed, but with Nagelsmann's adjustment and many young people playing more and more, they have found their form again. After beating their arch-rivals (France and the Netherlands), their confidence quickly increased, and let's not forget that this is a home game, so there are plenty of opportunities and hidden helpers for them. The right time, the right place and the right people are here.
They are followed by Spain, Portugal and Belgium. These teams all have similar characteristics, that is, they are recognized at certain moments, but the performance and the heights they reach are a little less interesting. And the veterans will have fewer and fewer opportunities to play and perform in the competition, and they must cherish it extraordinarily. For example, Carvajal, Cristiano Ronaldo, De Bruyne and so on.
Defending champions Italy finished sixth, a comeback that was no surprise. After Mancini's departure, the overall morale of the team has declined too much, and it has long suffered from the embarrassment of a lack of successors, which is a persistent problem for Italy. Since Mobile's retirement, only players of Retegui's level will play, which will inevitably be a weakening of their strength. If you still want to play the beauty of overall football in 2021, there is almost no possibility, and there is still a gap between Spalletti's team and Mancho. Fortunately, they have maintained the foundation of Inter's framework, and after discussing with coach Xiao Yin, this is a guarantee of performance.
Further into the top 10 are the Netherlands, Croatia and Denmark. In contrast, the strength of the Dutch team is naturally relatively good, they have a stable midfield and counterattacking attackers, and the style of the game is very stable; Croatia is a little old, and relies on the "old buddies" such as Modric and Brozovic, compared with other giants, the advantage is not great; Denmark relies on the overall football advantage and team foundation to play to ensure that there is no big brother-level figure, it is still not enough.