Euros preview: Are England and Scotland ready?
The Game
The Times
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🗓️ 10 June 2024
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Gregor Robertson, Tony Cascarino and Alyson Rudd join Tom Clarke to select England's starting line up. After some surprising squad selections and a disappointing final performance…should fans be worried? The team look at potential partnerships, at the back, in midfield and out wide.
Gregor thinks there are question marks against all bar four of England’s starting line-up, Alyson sees a right foot heavy squad, Tony wonders if they could take a gamble on a different formation…?
After the break a look at Scotland; where will the goals come from and does Steve Clarke need to re build some confidence.
Finally, have Manchester City sparked a civil war within the premier league? What are the ramifications of their legal challenge to the premier league…?
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| 1:14.8 | England perfectly for a major tournament, lowering the expectations and giving his |
| 1:19.6 | players the underdog mentality that they need to go all the way at Euro 2024. |
| 1:25.0 | We'll be discussing the win against Bosnia, that little defeat against Iceland, |
| 1:29.0 | and pondering who plays next to Declan Rice in midfield, |
| 1:32.0 | and who is going to drop out? |
| 1:34.0 | Because Cole Palmer has to start now, doesn't he? |
| 1:37.0 | Doesn't he? He must surely. |
| 1:38.0 | We'll also look at Scotland's preparations, some of the star players to keep an eye on at the tournament, and we'll be discussing |
| 1:44.2 | Matt Lawton's exclusive news last week that Manchester City are launching legal action |
| 1:48.6 | against the Premier League. |
| 1:50.4 | And joining me, Tom Clark, for all of that we have the senior sports writer and Sunday Times columnist Allison Rudd, |
| 1:56.0 | a former footballer who played in three major tournaments for Ireland including Euro-88, it's Tony Cascrino. |
| 2:02.0 | And for the final time this season before we begin our daily euro shows |
| 2:07.6 | drum roll please a former footballer who played for Celtic Boys Club between the ages of 12 to 15 |
| 2:17.0 | and was in the same team as a young Darren Fletcher. |
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