If Merson says something is going to happen, it isn't going to happen

And so it begins. Every. Single. Tournament.

If Henderson or Phillips start the tele is going off

Portugal, Belgium, Croatia, France will all be coming in hard ! Stay humble, England !

You’re forgetting.. we have Southgate..

We have a good chance but saying you’ll be shocked if we didn’t win it is pushing it 😅

I’ll be shocked if Paul Merson gets something right from a punditry standpoint.

If things went the way he said.. He’d have never lost millions in gambling.

Even by their standards the delusion is so real. Only 3 French players would get into the England team? They never learn do they

It's been about 30 international tournaments since England won anything. 0-30. Very optimistic. And we'll hear the same thing in 2026 about the World Cup.

I’m categorically stating right now that England will not win Euro 2024….

Mbappe, both center backs, Griezman, Tchouameni or Camavinga, Hernandez, Maignan all walk into the England team.

The expectations that make everyone that isn't English laugh at you when you lose. Maybe just try supporting your team and enjoying the ride for as long as it lasts.

😂 "shocked". What an absurd statement, especially from someone as old as Merson who has seen us knocked out for 40+ years. Yes, we have a good team, that's not a guarantee of winning anything. Please stop this nonsense, and take it a game at a time.

3:09 two France players would start for England? Any of Mbappé, Griezmann, Maigan, Koundé, Hernández, Coman, Tchouaméni, Rabiot, Saliba, Pavard, Camavinga, Mendy, Upamecano and Kimpembe would play for us if they were English. How is this man paid discuss football?

The arrogance would be unbelievable but this happens every single tournament. Beckham, Scholes, Lampard, Beckham, Rooney... "Gonna win everything" Now its, "Foden, Jude, Saka, Rice! Gonna win everything!"

Oh great, this Lego Eater has jinxed England

“France have 3 players that get in”*** Saliba Konate Hernandez Maignan Mbappe Camavinga Tchouchameni

It never ceases to amaze me how these football experts, who have played the game and worked in the game for so many years, who have seen and done it all, will before every tournament proclaim that England will win, despite 58 years of failing to do so.

I’m sorry but England’s team is good and all but just look at the talent in the French team. Their defence alone is twice as good as ours.

France, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Italy ....they will be there playing too, so take in easy, man! 😂😂😂😂

Mad people underrating France so much, they have the best player at the tournament, their defence is very solid with about 5 center backs who would play for England, a midfield that includes Kante who plays the role that England are missing even if he is playing in Saudi with Camavinga able to play if he can't who would also play in the england team.

No way he’s just said only 2 French players get into our team lol, Griezmann would easily start at LW, Mbappe EASILY gets in at RW, Tchouaméni would easily be our 3rd maybe even 2nd best midfielder over Rice (maybe), Theo Hernandez at LB, Saliba and Konate are far better than any CB’s we have except Stones and maybe Tomori who dosent even get picked anyway and Maignan in over Pickford

Anthony Gordon should be in with a shout. If you play well at club level, you deserve a chance at international level !

Haven’t won a major tournament in over 50 years, what a true englsih pundit is old merse 😂

and they wonder why every other country in the world doesn't like England jesus christ not anywhere near the tournament and already think they've got it won 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Cant wait to see hendo and phillips in the double pivot.

England have world class players, but guess what. SO DO OTHER COUNTRIES!!!!!!!! We are one of a few teams with world class players, so this hype and entitlement that we should win automatically is RIDICULOUS! 🤡🤦‍♂️

I wouldn't be shocked with Southgate in charge

Feel like we here this every major Tournament.

We dont see the french players often, literally every competition they bring in new players but at the moment England has some great players but France have some players who can win this championship.

ffs where has all this pressure come from, France clear favorites most complete squad.

every tournament it's the same speech but yet England NEVER EVER do anything in these international competitions.. so why would it be any different now lool 😂😂🙄🤦🏾‍♂️

Its normal for England to not win an International tournament. Wouldn't be a shock at all. Merson wont let reality get in his way.

We're winning nothing with Southgate in charge picking Maguire, Henderson and Phillips. The starting XI needs to be: Pickford, Walker, Dunk, Colwill, Chilwell, Stones and Rice as the two 6's, Foden, Jude and Saka supporting Kane. The France-England combined XI take is embarrassing. The only English players who get in the French team are Walker, Foden, Jude and Kane!

Merson said France have 2 players that would get in England team i think its a few more than that

Southgate will probably recall Mason Mount after a few decent games for Man U and play the following team full of experience and solidity. Pickford Walker Stones Maguire Trippier Henderson Rice Mount Saka Kane Rashford 😂

These journalists need to learn to be more humble. England has an awesome team and they are favourites to win, but we´ve seen this approach before. It´s incredible they don´t seem to learn anything from past events

Typical arrogance knowing very well France are favourites and for very good reason. England as always have some good individuals but not a team.

As a German, i am a little surprised about the way the gentleman at the start creates expectations. Germany never went into a tournament with the attitude we must be champions! A tournament like the Euros is very difficult and you certainly don‘t win because you have two or three exceptional players at club level. For England, it would be nice to finally win something, but this will allways remain a team effort

English delusion got to be my favourite thing in the world.

Coming back to this when England get knocked out in the Quarter Finals 😂😂😂

Incredible how english media always bottle it for england 😂 please put more pressure on them, its a good thing for the rest of us here in europe 😂😂

Gordon is in good form

He should be shocked if Rashford and Kalvin Phillips go ahead of Bowen and Loftus-Cheek

These dudes underestimate other nations look the likes of France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Belgium..... They can upset England any day.

But they’re so used to losing in every tournament? When was the last time the England national team won a trophy? 😂😂😂

You can't undermine France and Portugal..... These two teams ain't a joke

Not if Gareth "we will learn from that" Southgate is coach

France would get 2 players in our team!?!??! Deluded!!!!

Foden Kane Saka Bellingham Rice Mainoo Shaw Stones Walker TrentAA Pickford Simples. Kalvin Phillips should be no where near the plane this summer.

Well that’s put the death knell on it. 🤔 Merson with his amnesia of how England played and lost in the last 3 tournaments v Croatia, Italy and France. Remember peeps England’s senior mens team have never reached a final of a major international tournament held overseas before. Did we see much in those last 3 tournaments when we lost (6/7 of the matches were held at Wembley in last Euros) to make you think it’ll be any different?

Sheer arrogance only the English could believe their own rubbish. Better tell every other team not to bother turning ing up. Guys a knob

England don’t need 2 defensive midfielders. I hate this opinion. Rice can protect the defence we must prioritise fitting in our attacking talent because they are so good. We’re still too cautious and scared to lose. We need to start going into every game against the top teams to win.

I think their only issue is with the holding midfield position, there is no decent backup option for Rice nor someone to partner him if Bellingham is given the free roaming role like in Madrid. Maybe if they can find a good partner for Maguire in Guehi or Branthwait, they can push Stones higher to the midfield.

Any other manager would've won a world cup and 2 euros with that quality in england squad , but southgate with 6 right backs and hendo phillips magwaya !!! No way

Everyone says the defence s weak. It's not, just pick the best defenders and be more modern in the tactical approach to the game

France has 2 players to get in the England team? Wtf? France are listed as the favourites by most.

Southgates system = under 13's football. Really confused as to why these pundits reporters alike never talk about what GS's system actually is, as in we all know he has one, but what does it actually consist of? For me, all I see in our system is the fact every single player in our England team would have played this rigid, position based linier SYSTEM when they were playing under 13's football. As a team we have big boy ballers playing for big boy clubs under big boy managers. Fact is, how easy would it be to allow our footballers to express them selves with in the same 'system' employed by the clubs? I think it's clear to see, Southgate doesn't have the foggiest on how to allow our players to perform to the best of their abilities. He can drive a Ford focus to Asda, but can't even start the engine on a f1 car...fortunately or maybe unfortunately we have a team full of f1 highly tuned over engineered by their managers race cars. Sad times ahead 😪

Paul going deep on his own farts 100 days before southgate gets England knocked out

Southgate will make jude,Phil and saka look average, calm down

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. And so it begins.. No need to wonder why the rest of the world loves to see them getting humbled…

As a patriotic England fan love to win a tournament but under Southgate it will never happen. Blew our big chance v Italy at our stadium. He will pick his old favourites who at past their best then under play our best players. Hope I’m wrong 🙏

Here's my starting 11 for England in the Euros given everyone is fit and available: Kane Foden Saka Bellingam Rice Trent Shaw Walker Tomori Stones Pickford

This is the problem. Everyone always says we need the ‘two sitting players.’ Why do we need two! Let’s play to our strengths and play our attacking players. We always try to focus on quelling our opponents rather than focusing on our own strengths. Let’s try and outplay the best teams for once rather than just survive.

Merson : how do we not win the Euros? SouthGate: Me… 😁

It's not unreasonable to give England a good chance of winning the Euros, as they got to the Final last time, but to expect them to win is over the top.

I dont think anyone outside of England think they are favorites. They are the Spurs of international football, always good for a letdown and never win anything 😮‍💨

Got the squad but not the manager.

England has big STARS , but you need a different coach. It’s unfair not win Euro this season.

I'm Irish. While I wish England well in Euro '24.......how about even just waiting until the end of the PL season/C.L., etc and seeing who is injured, or has a niggling issue, before saying what the team's chances are.

If Southgate doesn't play a 4-3-3 with Rice, Foden and Bellingham in midfield...the jury is out...Kane and Saka are given in the attack...leftside attacker is the problem...Sterling? Grealish? Rashford?

So we just going to act like France ain’t participating

I feel with this squad we are capable of winning the Euros, but not with Gareth Southgate as manager

I wont be because we have a lemon in charge

Belinhun is a great player

i got every confidence in the players, but no confidence in Southgate's ability as a manager at this level. 3 times he has been found out, in 3 crucial games, Croatia semis, italy final, and France. i do like southgate but not managing maybe get an assistant with him to help in those in game moments when under pressure two heads better than one sometimes.

This is exactly how the English media hypes up their fans creating a toxic environment for the players. No team ever wins just by talent, chemistry, playing style and opponents all play a major role. Management is extremely key especially with a talented squad, you can’t get in the way of a strong team by having them play conservatively , but it’s England, they messed a generation with Terry, Rio, A.Cole, Lampard, Gerrard, Scholes, Rooney etc, for them everything can and it usually goes wrong 😂.

It's Bellingham & Kane that are the real difference makers. They're the best footballers in that squad. If they are fully firing we have an incredible chance of winning.

With slabhead at the back anything is possible. OGs, tackling his own players, you name it he’s got it

Last Euro they had the biggest chance to win at home. But with Southgate in charge you know, as soon as England will face with a team in his level, they fail. Because that is the time the role of the manager becomes critical. They lost both to Italy and France in last tournaments, because those teams had better managers.

We have yet to beat a really good side when it matters because Southgate is to limited a manager and nobody is brave enough to say what they really think.

France have got three players that would get in our team . That was a ridiculous comment they have about eight centre backs better than englands first choice

You guys who are praising Fogden are forgetting one detail Ticki tacka that MAN CITY PLAYS does not work with southern european teams.

Let's get the logic here, England has not won a major trophy for 58 years yet a football pundit would be shocked if we didn't win it, amusing stuff, lightens the day

With Southgate as manager?

"France have got 2 players that would get in the England team." Saliba, Konate, Hernandez, Mbappe, Upamecano would all get in the England side.

Play rice and Bellingham as the 2. In the easier games Bellingham goes where he wants and rice sits, play folden as.the 10 . Saka right, and left is up for grabs.

England finally have some fantastic players, but then again we have Southgate. Imagine we had someone like Klopp or Pep...

Unfortunately Southgate will pick favourites to fail again. Henderson and Maguire will be on the plane but should be nowhere near. Right now I wouldn’t take Rashford or Phillips either.

England have a shot. Best we've seen from talent in a while. They usually struggle to control games because their squad consists of players that don't run the show at their clubs. The foreign players of Liverpool, Man U, Arsenal, Chelsea and City generally make the teams go. This squad is finally different. Leaders and quality role. Their style isn't good enough to call them heavy favorites, but I can see them doing it with players like Foden, Saka, Bellingham and Kane who are so instrumental to the beautiful football their clubs play

Can't wait to see the shock on his face then.

Don’t worry lads. Henderson and Phillips won’t get near the starting 11. Even Southgate knows that. And to be fair, yes we’ve always overhyped the England team but the truth is this time, it’s true. Easily the best squad in the world

England have a great team of talented players but the wrong manager.

The team is very good, on paper. GK - Ramsdale, CBs - Stones and Tomori, RB - Reece, LB - Chilwell, CMs - Rice and Palmer, CAM - Bellingham, LW - Foden, ST - Kane, RW - Saka. Bench: Rashford, Sterling, Wilson, Walker, Trent, Trippier, Shaw, Maguire, Pickford. The best national team on paper, only France comes close.

This aged well

our 11 shouldnt be anything other than pickford, walker, stones, tomori, shaw, rice, bellingham, foden, saka, kane, maddison. IMO

France have 2 players that get in their team 😭😭😭???? Mbappe, konate, saliba, hernandez undoubtedly get in. This isn't even mentioning griezmann. I don't even like France but cmon

Funny how no players from other countries couldn't ‘get into the England team’ but more often than not then go and beat England!!

American, cant tell you how badly i don't want to see football come home, love the tears, enjoy the game