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I must admit, I'd like to be Italian so I'd know how to eat pasta correctly. That, and side outside a cafe and get respect for it. How do you eat pasta? Dunno, but I've just 'eard we dunno how to eat it properly. Drinking coffee wrong too. Ask for a cappuccino after breakfast and they'll laugh/spit in your face.

Sterling to have a blinder.

His injury problems make me not that fussed.

In the minority possibly but I like the expanded tournament, needs tweaking but I definitely wouldn't want to go back to 16 now. Knock it up to 32 for all I care, I like seeing the smaller teams, and if you worry about the quality dropping it will still be there in the knockouts.

We'll beat France.

How is Hodgson in any way similar to Pardew? Nice bloke vs pardew, tries to play decent football vs pardew, is honest in interviews vs pardew.

We'll get to the final then lose to Poland.

Defence hasn't really been tested yet.

Was trying a bit too hard when he came on to be the matchwinner, works much better as a starter.

Well in fairness the good natured stuff wouldn't make much of a story. 'England fans enjoy game in good nature without consequence' won't get many clicks

Yeah but some of the French players will probably be trying to play their way into contention. Should still be entertaining. Should.

I know its due to resting but one of the tournament favourites with a Championship and Palace ex-nufc midfield. Bizarre.

Actually found it all quite endearing refreshing for him not to care how it might come across in the English press.

I think they both do ok with what they have to work with. Wouldn't stretch as far as good though.

Fat burners. Is something he definitely isn't using.

The Ronaldo at Manchester and his first couple of seasons at Madrid wasn't 'just' a goalscorer too.

If Zidane or Xavi played for Portugal instead of France and Spain they probably wouldn't have achieved what they did either. That said I would pick at least Zidane over Ronaldo if I'm ever in a position to take turns picking an all time 11 to win a game. Just being awkward

Deeney the most likely to be solid, other two higher risk but potentially higher rewards. Depends what you fancy.

People having over the top pops at Roy Hodgson

Should does not equal can though.

Can see his logic but yeah, if only for his insticts should the ball start fumbling about in the area I'd have him in there. How many goals did he score from corners last year?

Italy have probably the best defence in the tournament, that alone should see them go far. Add on top of that all their experience and them all being comfortable with the system and gameplan and they are definitely in contention. Just depends if the teams with better attacking options can gel a bit more over the next few games.

Not doing well against one of the best defences in the world does not equal overrated, unless you're rated on a Messi level.

Meh, could have been worse. The narrow diamond just didn't seem like working.

Not sure how you can read that as a negative