Ahead of EURO 2024, Spain were not considered among the favourites for the title. However, Luis de la Fuente's team impressed by defeating Croatia and Italy in a completely convincing performance.
No longer haunted by the philosophy of ball control, La Roja emphasizes pragmatism when not afraid to use long diagonal balls to approach the goal as quickly as possible. The collective combining veterans and youth of De la Fuente is initially showing success at EURO 2024.
Similar to Spain, host Germany also showed impressive play with a pair of young players such as Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala. The 5-1 victory over Scotland in the opening match of EURO 2024 was also the first time in the history of the tournament that two players under the age of 21 scored for the same team in a match.
Not only that, Julian Nagelsmann's team is also the representative with the most balanced and excellent force in all three lines at EURO 2024. With the top position in Group A, the strength of the German team will be tested when falling into the draw where they may have to face Portugal, the Netherlands and even France.
Before the tournament, Portugal was not considered a top candidate for the EURO 2024 championship despite having superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. However, the “European Selecao” proved that assessment wrong, after 2 victories against the Czech Republic and Türkiye.
Roberto Martinez's team showed flexibility in their playing style when changing the system from 3 central defenders back to a formation with 4 defenders. Although CR7 has not yet scored his first goal at EURO 2024, the surrounding factors such as Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva have all had impressive performances.
As one of the top candidates for the EURO 2024 championship, the French team has not been able to meet the expectations of fans. Didier Deschamps' army has begun to show imbalances when the defense plays well but on the contrary, the strikers are incredibly unlucky.
According to statistics, after more than 180 minutes in Germany, Les Bleus kept 2 clean sheets but could not score a single goal. While Kylian Mbappe was absent due to a broken nose, other strikers such as Antoine Griezmann or Marcus Thuram could not stand up to carry the attack. However, the French team still has a match against Poland to find inspiration to play football, before winning a ticket to continue at EURO 2024.
With 4 points after the first 2 matches, the Netherlands team is the next representative who is likely to win a ticket to the round of 16 of EURO 2024. However, the performance of the "Orange Storm" is making fans feel uneasy.
The Oranje's attack has not shown efficiency despite creating a superior number of chances. It is hard to believe that the Dutch team with an attack consisting of stars such as Memphis Depay, Xavi Simons or Cody Gakpo has to rely on the brilliance of Wout Weghorst - Ronald Koeman's trump card on the bench.
Ahead of EURO 2024, England were considered the number 1 candidate to win the tournament in Germany this summer. Although they were likely to qualify for the next round as group winners, Gareth Southgate's team showed a disappointing performance.
The Three Lions’ unconvincing performance followed a familiar pattern against Serbia and Denmark. Not only that, Southgate is also stuck in the personnel problem, wanting to turn England into a team of all the best stars, instead of a unified and best-playing team.
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