by Pierre Littbarski Sun May 25, 2008 2:51 pm
I backed Baros (£640), Tomasson (£35) and Koller (£0) as well as Czechs (£0) - £80 staked, £675 returned for Euro '04
For me this is a terrible tournament for betting.
Pro gamblers usually go for short odds favourites with a large stake but there is no standout country who you would put large amounts on.
Its not a great tournament for the casual punter either with no really strong outsiders (Switzerland, Russia, croatia look good but can they win it ?)
Group A
Switzerland Czech Republic
Portugal
Turkey The Czechs big chance was '04 but they blew it and have their weakest looking squad in many years and I'm tipping Portugal as a suprise 1st round casualty.
Group B
Germany Austria
Croatia Poland
...and I reckon 99% of fans would agree - Austria have real whipping-boy potential even on homesoil.
They should try and coax Andreas Herzog out of retirement even if he is 39 and hasn't played for 4 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_DwNhpOBZc
Group C
France Netherlands
Italy Romania
Very experienced pair plus van Basten is a twat.
Group D
Greece Sweden
Spain
Russia Greece, Russia and Spain were in the same group last time
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