England Under-21s start their bid for Under-21 Euro 2023 glory on Thursday evening, as they play Czech Republic Under-21s at the Adjarabet Arena in Batumi in Group C. The Young Lions are out to end a 39-year dry spell in the continental championships, while their Czech counterparts already have one honour to their name from the 2002 tournament. The Czechs have not been in action since a 1-1 draw against Netherlands in a friendly in March. Million Manhoef opened the scoring for the Dutch in the 17th minute, while second-half substitutes Pavel Sulc and Vaclav Sejk combined to level matters with 13 minutes to go. England, meanwhile, fell to a 2-1 defeat against Croatia. Having finished the qualifying group in second place, three points behind the leaders England, the Czech Under-21 knew that they would seek a ticket to the final tournament in Georgia and Romania through the playoffs. As a rival, they got Icelanders Under-21, who they managed to eliminate with an aggregate victory of 2-1. While England booked their spot in the finals as Group G winners, having garnered 25 points from ten games. I am expecting a win for England for the following reasons:

Firstly. The two rivals know each other well, having had the opportunity to measure their strengths twice during the qualifying group for Under-21 EURO 2023. In those showdowns, England Under-21 managed to win a maximum of six points with 3-1 and 2-1 victories, and I expect that the English team will still prove their worth this time as well.

Secondly. The Cezechs have failed to prepare and boost their confidence for the upcoming challenges at Under-21 EURO 2023, as they finished the warm-up period poorly. The Young lads could not win any friendly as they lost two and drew two of their four friendly games. And, if we count the 0-0 draw in the second leg with Iceland, it means that they have gone five games without success. Unlike them, England Under-21 have done their preparations almost perfectly and are opening the continental tournament with high optimism, where they will desperately want to end their 39-year trophy drought. Out of four friendlies, they won three times, including against the French, whom they resoundingly beat 4-0.

With plenty of familiar Premier League faces such as Emile Smith Rowe, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke, Jacob Ramsey etc, England are on paper several levels above the Czech Republic, so they should have no problem kicking off EURO 2023 in style. Also, the Czechs seem to be out of rhythm in recent months, while Carsley's side have been scoring goals for fun, this is another reason why the English win should be considered immensely. You should expect a win from the English side tonight.

周四晚上，英格兰u21开始角逐2023年u21欧洲杯的荣誉，他们将在c组巴umi的Adjarabet体育馆迎战捷克u21青年队。年轻的狮子队将结束39年来在大陆锦标赛上的干旱，而他们的捷克对手已经从2002年的比赛中获得了一项荣誉。捷克队自3月1-1战平荷兰队以来一直没有参加过比赛。曼赫夫在第17分钟为荷兰队首开纪录，下半场替补上场的苏克和塞克在比赛还剩13分钟时将比分扳平。与此同时，英格兰2-1不敌克罗地亚队。在小组赛中以第二名的成绩出线，落后领头羊英格兰队3分，捷克u21知道他们将通过季后赛获得在格鲁吉亚和罗马尼亚举行的最后一场比赛的入场券。他们的对手是冰岛u21，他们最终以2-1的总比分淘汰了冰岛u21。而英格兰队则以G组冠军的身份晋级决赛，他们在10场比赛中获得了25分。我期待英格兰队获胜，原因如下:

首先。这两个对手彼此非常了解，在2023年u21欧洲杯预选赛期间，他们有机会两次衡量自己的实力。在这两场对决中，英格兰u21以3-1和2-1的成绩最多拿到了6分，我希望这一次英格兰队也能证明自己的价值。

其次。对于即将到来的2023年u21欧洲杯的挑战，捷克人没有做好准备，也没有增强他们的信心，因为他们在热身赛中表现不佳。年轻的小伙子们没有赢得任何一场友谊赛，因为他们在四场友谊赛中输了两场，平局了两场。如果算上第二回合0-0战平冰岛，这意味着他们已经五场比赛没有取得胜利。与他们不同的是，英格兰u21已经做好了几乎完美的准备，并以高度乐观的态度开始了这次大陆锦标赛，他们将迫切希望结束他们39年的奖杯荒。在四场友谊赛中，他们赢了三场，其中包括对阵法国队，他们以4比0大胜法国队。

拥有大量熟悉的英超面孔，如埃米尔·史密斯·罗、安东尼·戈登、诺尼·马杜克、雅各布·拉姆塞等，英格兰队在纸面上比捷克要好几个级别，所以他们在2023年欧洲杯上开球应该没有问题。此外，捷克人在最近几个月似乎失去了节奏，而卡斯利的球队一直在进球取乐，这是英格兰人获胜的另一个原因。你应该期待今晚英格兰队的胜利。