Former Chelsea man Jason Cundy has despatched a stern warning to Gareth Southgate’s England forward of their EURO 2024 Spherical-of-16 assembly with Slovakia. Cundy believes although the Three Lions are the favorites to qualify for the quarter-finals, Slovakia is not going to go down with no struggle.
England Have A Comparatively Simpler Path To EURO 2024 Closing
The Three Lions did not dwell as much as expectations of their Group C encounters. They beat Serbia 1-0 within the opener, drew 1-1 with Denmark on Matchday 2, and capped off the group with a goalless draw in opposition to Slovenia. Regardless of their lackluster performances, England comfortably topped their group with 5 factors, establishing a Spherical-of-16 showdown with Slovakia.
In the event that they handle to beat Sokoli on Sunday (June 30), they may face the winners of Switzerland vs Italy on July 6. For the semi-finals, they may face Romania/Netherlands/Austria/Turkey. The opposite part of the draw, in the meantime, options heavyweights Germany, Portugal, France, Belgium, and Spain, which means England might have discovered it much more difficult to rise from that wing.
Jason Cundy Warns Three Lions Not To Take Slovakia Evenly
Followers consider England have an ideal probability of reaching their second consecutive European Championship closing. Cundy, nevertheless, has requested everybody to stay grounded, claiming beating Slovakia is not going to be a stroll within the park.
On talkSPORT, he mentioned:
“Now I’ve seen all of Slovakia’s video games, they scored the primary aim in each single certainly one of their video games thus far. They’re a excessive press, excessive depth, nicely organised, the second half in opposition to Belgium, they rode their luck a bit of bit, they beat Belgium 1-0.
“[In 2-1 defeat to Ukraine] First half they had been glorious, I promise you, they had been so good, I don’t know what occurred second half, they crumbled. This can be a recreation that I really feel we are able to win, after all we are able to, however it is a group that can have a go, they’re not a sit again and deny you area retailers, they’ll try this – second half in opposition to Belgium they did.”
He added:
“However they may come at you, and beware, this isn’t as straightforward because it sounds.”
Slovakia precipitated the primary main upset of EURO 2024, beating Belgium 1-0 on Matchday 1. They, nevertheless, did not win both of their following two matches, in the end ending third with 4 factors.
