England produced a dismal performance against Iceland on Friday evening and you would be hard-pushed to wager on them emerging as the winners of Euro 2024.
Southgate’s decision to axe Jack Grealish and James Maddison from his squad could come back to haunt him, particularly if they reach the latter stages of the tournament.
Each of the teams in their opening group have the potential to cause problems and there is no value to be had from backing them to claim top spot.
Denmark looked good in friendly victories over Sweden and Norway, and look worth a punt at odds of 4/1 on several new betting sites to win Group C.
England should have enough about them to finish runners-up, which would potentially pitch them into a tricky last-16 tie against hosts Germany.
The biggest hindrance to their hopes is Southgate’s overly cautious nature, which repeatedly results in the team producing disjointed performances.
His persistence in playing full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield is an experiment which needs to be ditched if England are to have any chance of winning Euro 2024.
Having surprisingly called up Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, the England boss needs to release the shackles and fast track him into the team.
Wharton has the ability to run games in the centre of the park and England’s chances of success would be much greater with him in the starting XI.
However, Southgate will probably revert to type and England fans will be forced to witness yet another failure at a major international tournament.
