As the old saying goes “You wait ages for a bus – and then two come along at the same time!” . That’s surely how most fans of the England football team have felt about them for what must be 20 or 30 years now. For the longest time they just never quite had it, whatever ‘it’ is. Inconsistent play, no killer instinct, not even ‘nearly men’ standard, just bowing out at the first even half competitive challenge they faced. Then all of a sudden, seemingly overnight, there was a real shift in mood and now we’re putting goals away like you wouldn’t believe. Going from a lack of anyone to ignite passion and determination in the team, to having a plethora of young talent and a cool, calm and collected manage to boot.
The England squad appear to have moved past the challenges of old and have found themselves in what could be seen as the beginning of a new golden era of international football. The team have a World Cup semi final behind them (albeit with not the most challenging of draws), a semi final against The Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League lined up for June, and now a storming start to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign to draw motivation from. We were of course expected to win against Czech Republic (5-0) and Montenegro (5-1) but the margin certainly has impressed. Ten goals in two games, a goal scoring frenzy!
So what impact was England’s winning streak had on their Euro 2020 betting odds for may be asking? Well, they are currently second Favourite at 6-1 to win the tournament with some bookmakers, with France at 7/2, Spain 7-1 and former foes Belgium 17/2. We’re fairly short in the betting odds, but based on our performances so far I’d say that makes sense really. Why not combine a free bet offer with the likes of 10bet or 888 sports to maximise your betting bank!England next play a Euros qualifier on 7th September against Bulgaria, followed by Kosovo on 10th of the month. The Netherlands Nations League game occurs previous to both of these, with England at betting odds of 6/5 to win with bookmakers.
The likes of Kane and Sterling are experiencing a rich vein of form right now and there’s a very positive mood in the camp. There are of course bumps in the road on the way to any success, and the booing of black players by portions of the Montenegrin crowd during that game was disappointing to see. It looks like they will be facing the consequences of their actions though. It will take more than that to stop what looks to be leaps and bounds of progress from this talented and youthful team though.