Group D thoughts;
Poland, there are three certainties in life - death, taxes and Mexico always getting through to the second round of the World Cup. Thanks to Poland after the last World Cup there are now only two certainties, they must be knocked out or the world will collapse into chaos - the dead will rise, the seas will evaporate and the World hurtle out of its orbit spinning into darkness. Only the Dutch, Austrians and French can save us from this fate.
Players to watch out for:
The opposition as they sweep forward and tonk Poland 10-0.
Netherlands, they did not look too good during qualifying and very nearly tripped up in a few games. However they have a really good decent little squad albeit no quality goal keeper. In defence they have Frimpong, van Dijk, Ake and de Ligt. Midfield of Blind, Gravenberch and Koopmeiners. Plus Brobbey and Gakpo upfront. They have the potential to do very well - especially with the draw if they finish runner up but, instinct says someone will do them or they'll screw it up.
Players to watch out for:
Brian Brobbey - the next potential big thing to come out of Ajax.
Teun Koopmeiners - one of my favourite middle three players currently in football. We will run his legs off and then run a little bit further.
Austria, trying to get excited about Austria is like trying to get excited for a trip to Aldi you might not want to go there but you're probably going to enjoy the results of going. Narrowly pipped for the top spot in qualifying by Belgium - and came back from 3-0 down to finish 3-2 in a game which must have had the Belgium fans tearing their hair out. A team full of journey men and aging pro's, they have a good chance of making the next round, I'd just rather they didn't.
Players to watch out for:
Marko Arnautovic - so tall that he may score a rebound from the moon.
France, imo the favourites its going to take a lot to beat them and whoever does will no doubt knacker themselves and get knocked out in the next round. I can't say anything that you haven't heard before, they walked qualifying and are the team to beat. I don't rate the goal keepers but I rate the defence and midfield in front of them.
Players to watch out for:
Kylian Mbappe - a basic prediction but he'll either rule the tournament or be a good watch as he combusts.
Bets and trades
Low level lay of Poland to qualify.
Back of France to win the group.
Min stakes on France/Austria forecast for Fritz and Giggles.
A group where I'm going to have to sit down and do some thinking as there's a lot of value in this market.
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