Understandably, this forum pretty much dies when I stop posting all winners, all the time, so I've decided to give you all some free money by allowing you to tail me.
Euro's fire up tomorrow, and flat out, international soccer sucks and is extremely difficult to cap. Lines are incredibly tight, and there are not many edges to be found.
That said, I'll still give you some winners.
1-Top Belgium scorer - Lukaku -120 - 2 units on this one.
This one is square as hell for sure, but let's face it, Lukaku is tipped to be the top scorer in the entire tournament. The entire offense will feed through him similar to Inter. KDB is banged up and missing at least the first game right now. Hazard is a shell of his former self. And most importantly, he'll be taking the pks. My book will return any bets if there is not an outright winner, so unless he gets hurt, I really cannot see anyone else scoring more than Lukaku here. Top man in top form, this one is a no-brainer.
2-Top Dutch scorer - Memphis Depay +140
Depay's been in great form the past few years at Lyon as evidenced by Barca come a knocking. I don't like this one as much as the top one, but it's still solid. Again Memphis takes the pk's, and there are not many other scoring options there, HOWEVER, don't sleep on Weghorst who had a helluva season at Wolfsburg this year. He offers an aeral threat so it's certainly conceivable he'll get a few goals here and there, but if Dutch are to do well, Depay will need be scoring.
France Champs +500 (-0.25 to win 1.25)
Best team does not necessarily equate to champions, but this French team is a beast. They have the best player in the tournament in M'Bappe. And there are simply no weak spots on this team. They are 2 deep at EVERY position, so one injury will not cripple them. Trouble will be picking their best 11. Benzema picked up a knock, they have Giroud. The defense is completely underrated and probably best in the tournament. And ffs you throw in Kante and Pogba in the MF, you have the destroyer and the magician and it is just an incredible squad.
Germany is the team I root for, but they are not good. WC may be a more realistic goal. Having to bring back Muller (whom I love) and Hummels reeks of desperation. Goretzka is hurt, and a number of their best players are a few years away from peaking. Still have Neuer and Kimmich but not enough. England is another team that is a few years away. They have talent all over the field, but to be honest, I don't think Sterling is good. Kane is great, but not enough else in the attack. In 2-3 years when they have the likes of Mount, Foden, Greenwood, Rashford, well then we can talk. Plus, when Southgate is taking 13 defenders and gk's from his 23, goes to show they are looking to defend and not attack. But for now, you're going to see a good, but not great squad. Spain could be interesting and Portugal offers value, but I just prefer the French team even at small odds.
Be back tomorrow with some more.
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