After a two-day break, the quarterfinals of the European Championship are about to kick off. Italy will take on Switzerland on the first matchday, followed by hosts Germany in Denmark, followed by a number of favourites including England, France and Portugal with the goal of knocking out their opponents to reach the quarter-finals.
As hosts, Germany are naturally favourites, but they are likely to be in trouble this time they meet Denmark, who are ranked 21st in the world. In the group stage, the German team won the first two games, qualified early, and finally locked the top spot in the group, but their performance was not too convincing.
Scotland and Hungary have been eliminated due to poor quality, and in the group stage, the only team in Group A that can pose a threat to the German team is the Swiss team, and the German team almost lost to the opponent with the main team. Next against Denmark, which is not under the Swiss team, the German team may not be able to get out of the way.
In Group C, Denmark won 0 out of 3 games, but in the end they finished second in the group, especially against the strong England team, and the Danish team was not at all behind. In fact, they even suppressed their opponents for a while, and the Danish team is definitely the representative of this European Cup, the strength is greater than the fame. Due to the lack of consistent scorers in the front court of the German team, if the midfield cannot suppress the Danish team, the game may be overturned by the opponent at any time, and the upset will be eliminated and miss the quarterfinals.
In addition to Germany, England are also likely to cause upsets. Although Slovakia finished last in the round of 16, they beat Belgium 1-0 in the group stage, and this team also has the ability to upset strong teams.
The problems of the England team come more from their own manager. Gareth Southgate is definitely the most relaxed manager at this European Championship, and other coaches have gone to great lengths to devise tactics for the team, but Southgate has no such troubles, every game, he sends the team's most famous players on the pitch, gives them free play, and then he just sits on the sidelines and watches. Therefore, you can see that in the 3 group games, the England team has no tactics, no attack, no cooperation, and is a typical "3 no" team, and they can qualify for the top spot in the group just because they did not meet the hard stubble of Austria and Turkey.
As it stands, England are definitely being dragged down by Gareth Southgate, who is not capable enough to manage this European giant. Today's England team has a bunch of geniuses and superstars, but no helmsman to direct them. England has the strength to win the championship, but it does not have the conditions to win the championship, and it is difficult to even reach the quarterfinals. If they are eliminated in the quarter-finals, then Southgate may be out of class.
As for the other giants, Spain and Portugal have a lot of hope of qualifying, and they both meet the third place in other groups, and they have a big advantage in strength. As for the Italian team and the French team, they have both encountered strong opponents, and these two groups are half a pound and eight taels, and whoever can advance to the quarterfinals is not an upset. The next quarterfinals of the European Championship are likely to be Denmark, Slovakia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Austria and the Netherlands. If Germany and England are really upset and out early in these two strong teams, then the winning pattern of this European Championship will completely change, especially in the second half, the Dutch team and the Italian team will wake up laughing from their dreams!