Ageing Italy are overrated
ONE group favourite I can’t have at the prices is Italy in Group A.
Yes, home advantage is of course a help but people are getting carried away by their form under Roberto Mancini.
Their qualifying group lacked any real substance and three 2-0 wins over Northern Ireland, Bulgaria and Lithuania in World Cup qualifying tells us nothing. I just think they’re overrated.
Is there really much class alongside Marco Verratti? Has Ciro Immobile ever looked like a proven international goalscorer? Will their ageing defence stand firm? Their are too many question marks for me.
The amount of travelling Switzerland have to do puts me off them but I reckon Turkey will beat Italy first up and could well take top spot.
Two jollies who I would put up, however, are Belgium and the Netherlands. The Low Countries group win double works out at 6-4.
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