To begin, I must clarify that this isn’t a knee-jerk thread from last nights sensational performance by them as I’ve had this train of thought for a while now. Anyway, I believe that Portugal will retain their trophy, and here’s why.
Firstly and most importantly, they have Cristiano Ronaldo. The ultimate big game player. Despite being 35, he’s still playing like a regular world class 28 year old and scoring a shit ton of goals, albeit not 60 a season like he used to. Also, alongside the goals he’ll score for Portugal, I think for top class but learning players like Bruno, Felix and Bernardo, playing behind and being captained by an eternal great like Ronaldo will spur them on to unreal levels at the Euros. What’s more, knowing Ronaldo’s magnificent winning mentality, he will desperately want that 6th Ballon D’or to get level with Messi.
Next, the aforementioned three attacking midfielders behind Ronaldo. Not a lot of explanation is needed here. Essentially, Portugal will have three incredibly mobile, diminutive, creative and genuinely top class players supplying the greatest goalscorer, if not player, to ever play Football. In my opinion, this is the best attack in the competition and crucially, no other team will have a defence good enough to stop these guys. Of course, it goes without saying that by the time the tournament comes around, all three will probably be even better than they currently are due to gaining the experience of another season at top clubs like us, Atletico and Shitty.
Moreover, Portugal will have a load of players and a manager at Euro 2021 who have prior experience of winning the European Championship, facing a bunch of weakened top teams. For one, Germany and Spain who are in severe transition. Along with that, France are still a top team and current World Cup holders but you can always trust on the French NT to implode at any time, such as in 2002 and 2010. For England, Belgium and the Dutch, they never seem to be able to muster up the consistency needed to win an international tournament, hence each respective country’s recent droughts despite their rich international histories. Italy are just a bit shite at the moment. I don’t really see any undermining spots for the Portuguese team bar a rapidly aging defence, but even this could be advantageous to them as their experience may very well come to the fore, and any deficiencies can be masked by Santos’ conservative tactics.
Put it this way, if I was the bookies, I’d drop Portugal’s odds of winning Euro 2021 asap.
Firstly and most importantly, they have Cristiano Ronaldo. The ultimate big game player. Despite being 35, he’s still playing like a regular world class 28 year old and scoring a shit ton of goals, albeit not 60 a season like he used to. Also, alongside the goals he’ll score for Portugal, I think for top class but learning players like Bruno, Felix and Bernardo, playing behind and being captained by an eternal great like Ronaldo will spur them on to unreal levels at the Euros. What’s more, knowing Ronaldo’s magnificent winning mentality, he will desperately want that 6th Ballon D’or to get level with Messi.
Next, the aforementioned three attacking midfielders behind Ronaldo. Not a lot of explanation is needed here. Essentially, Portugal will have three incredibly mobile, diminutive, creative and genuinely top class players supplying the greatest goalscorer, if not player, to ever play Football. In my opinion, this is the best attack in the competition and crucially, no other team will have a defence good enough to stop these guys. Of course, it goes without saying that by the time the tournament comes around, all three will probably be even better than they currently are due to gaining the experience of another season at top clubs like us, Atletico and Shitty.
Moreover, Portugal will have a load of players and a manager at Euro 2021 who have prior experience of winning the European Championship, facing a bunch of weakened top teams. For one, Germany and Spain who are in severe transition. Along with that, France are still a top team and current World Cup holders but you can always trust on the French NT to implode at any time, such as in 2002 and 2010. For England, Belgium and the Dutch, they never seem to be able to muster up the consistency needed to win an international tournament, hence each respective country’s recent droughts despite their rich international histories. Italy are just a bit shite at the moment. I don’t really see any undermining spots for the Portuguese team bar a rapidly aging defence, but even this could be advantageous to them as their experience may very well come to the fore, and any deficiencies can be masked by Santos’ conservative tactics.
Put it this way, if I was the bookies, I’d drop Portugal’s odds of winning Euro 2021 asap.
