Rio Ferdinand has locked in his Euro 2024 prediction following England's 0-0 draw against Slovenia and called for Gareth Southgate to make three key changes ahead of the next round.
England failed to impress for the third straight game on Tuesday, as we were treated to another extremely dull affair with little to no goalmouth action.
Despite winning just one of the group stage matches, Southgate's men topped Group C and await official confirmation of who they will face in the next round following the conclusion of the remaining groups.
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One positive from the group stage is that England continue to at least look like a difficult team to beat, having kept two clean sheets so far which has taken Jordan Pickford clear in the all-time rankings at tournaments for his country.
Following the game, former England international, Ferdinand, took to X to make a rather optimistic prediction for the remainder of the tournament.
"If Kobbie / Palmer + Gordon start our next games…. We will go on & win this tournament! Trust The Fearless Youngsters Gareth," he posted.
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All three of the above made positive impacts from the bench for England, with Kobbie Mainoo, surely nailing down a place in the starting eleven for the round of 16.
Cole Palmer will also be hopeful of securing a place in the starting 11 through his lively cameo and received high praise from Roy Keane at full-time.
"He's so unpredictable, he can beat a man, go left or right. A lot of brilliant players affect the game, when he came on, you knew he was going to affect the game," Keane said on ITV.
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"Every time he got it, we were looking at him. I'm hard to impress and I'm thinking 'something is going to happen'. Every time he gets the ball you think something is going to happen...
"He will think he should be in that starting XI. He won't think 'I'm learning and I'm glad to be here'. He will be looking at Gareth, like the big personalities do, thinking 'get me out there'," Keane added.
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Topics: England, Euro 2024, Gareth Southgate, Jordan Pickford, Rio Ferdinand
Tom Jenkins