Join a panel of expert guests as they dissect the opening weekend of Euro 2024. Should England fans be happy after edging past Serbia? And can Germany or Spain go all the way after big wins?
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00:00I mean, you mentioned being a bit more worried about teams like France and Germany.
00:02We're obviously going to discuss a few of the other big-name teams that have got off the mark
00:06this weekend. But let's start with Germany, if only to get the pain of any Scottish viewers
00:10out of the way and done with. They look really impressive, didn't they, Nathan? That's a pretty
00:14ominous performance from the hosts. Oh, they were superb, weren't they? Obviously, they've gone
00:19through a bit of a little German football, but I think this is a young, exciting squad, and you
00:23could just see some of the quality and talent. I mean, even before that Scottish sending off,
00:28which, by the way, was the correct decision right on halftime, and then making it 3-0 with
00:32the penalty, I mean, Scotland were all over the place. But I think it was mainly due to
00:38Germany's dominance. Scotland were poor on the day, so it's difficult to judge, really,
00:43how good Germany were, because Scotland were so, so passive. I really expected them to really go
00:49for it in those first 10, 15 minutes, and at least put some pressure on and maybe have it
00:53pretty tight going into the second half. But yeah, they were just blown away. I thought
00:56Musiala was superb, and they're a pleasure to watch. They're going to be hard to beat,
01:00I think, on their home soil, and if England do end up playing them in the final, I mean,
01:06goodness me, that'll be an absolutely superb contest. I can't see either of these teams
01:10meeting until the final, expecting them to win their group. I expected them to go through.
01:13I predicted them into the final. I think Germany go through, and we'll probably face Portugal in
01:17the semis, maybe, and then maybe it's an England-Germany final. I think that's what I want.
01:21That's what quite a few other people wanted. Goodness me. There's no fear factor there with
01:25them, I think. They're ready to go. They're ready to attack. They control possession. Some of the
01:29balls that they produce, some of the clinical finishing, they are going to be hard to stop,
01:33like I say, especially on home turf. I just know any Scottish fans watching will be fuming at not
01:39only the 5-1 defeat, but then having to listen to some English panellists talk about England
01:43facing Germany in the final already. But, you know, why not get ahead of ourselves?
01:491-0 win over Serbia, surely. We're winning it. Come on, it's coming home.
01:52Oh, God, don't start that. You'll make Luka Modric upset again.