The Czech Republic top group D after a stunning win and a well-deserved draw. Whilst England are under fire from the media yet again following their draw against Scotland.
Patrik Schick tops the Euro 2020 goal-scoring list alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and will look to edge his team closer to another good result. Captain Harry Kane has failed to get off the mark in any way shape or form and will be itching to get the ball rolling again when they come up against the Czechs.
Euro 2020: Group D
Tuesday 22 June
Hampden Park
To Win Match
Czech Republic 58/10
Draw 5/2
England 6/10
Czech Republic
Of all four teams in Group D, I feel the Czech Republic are the only nation performing as they should, and as expected. Key figures like Bayer Leverkusen’s Schick, and teammates Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal have been showing their quality on the pitch.
Their overall performance as a team outdid an aging Croatia, and they were unlucky to get caught by a quickly taken free-kick which resulted in them sharing the points.
You can bank on Jaroslav Silhavy making sure the boys are switched on every single second of their next encounter.
Silhavy has had faith in his formation and made just one change which saw Tomas Holes replacing Spartak Moscow’s Alex Kral, for a little more experience in the holding midfield role.
England
Boos at the end of both the first and second halves against Scotland tell the tale of what England have been up to.
The English need just one point to secure qualification in group D, and they should fancy their chances against the Czechs. We have yet to see some of The Three Lions stars set foot on the pitch, and against the group leaders we may see a different approach from the English.
After Gareth Southgate switched up both left and right fullbacks against their northern neighbours, it’ll be interesting to see how they line up in their final Group fixture.
However, something in the English squad is not ‘clicking,’ and the fans, pundits, and experts can all speculate, but only Southgate and his boys can come up with the answer.
Prediction: Double Chance: Czech Republic or Draw 12/10
The Czech’s will have a crack at the underperforming English and have a real chance at taking all three points, but how can you discredit the English? The Three Lions have every bit of quality and depth you could ask for in a squad, but that quality has yet be displayed here.
The Czech Republic are performing and based on performance, I cannot discount the Eastern Europeans.
