Group F thoughts:
Turkey, in theory the average football fan should loathe Turkey the same way they loathe Portugal. Their league is full of tacklers that wouldn't look out of place in Fight Club, they export footballers of the thugish variety and have some of the worst fans in football. Despite this they looked good in qualifying only losing one game to Croatia and topping a group that included Wales. The squad is nothing to write home about, bar Hakan Calhanoglu its full of squad players that teams around Europe have taken a chance on and had it not pay off coupled with players of little note from the Super Lig. Very much a team that on paper that offers little however they have a decent chance of getting out of the group and I wouldn't mind seeing them out Portugaling Portugal.
Players to watch out for;
Hakan Calhanoglu - a mainstay of Serie A for the last few years and well into double figures in goals for Inter Milan.
Georgia? Is this right? It is? How the **** did this happen? The Nations League? Say no more... Hopefully they can honour the memory of Ray Traylor, they knocked out Greece in qualifying so they deserve a cheer from us and hopefully they won't get humiliated.
Players to watch out for;
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - a tricky winger whose looked good for Napoli in recent years.
Portugal, the pantomime villains of Europe will either win the group or ball it up in comedic fashion. They could face either Germany or Spain if the tournament goes to form, they dominated qualifying and look ominous. I hate them.
Players to watch out for:
Diogo Jota - the only Liverpool forward to escape criticism this season.
Joao Neves - The next big thing to come out of Portugal.
Czech Republic, finished second in their group and won only four games in qualifying. Normally the Czechs are a team that could potentially trouble the second favourites of the group but given how close they are to Turkey in quality and the odds its a coin toss between them and Turkey. Mostly made up of Czech league players and a few decent pro's from around Europe this is a team I don't know well. One for the notebook...
Players to watch out for'
Haven't a clue.
Bets and trades:
Overs on bookings for Turkey Vs Portugal.
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