Disagree with this odds.
Croacia made a terrible performance against Spain. I had more expectations on them, but conceded some goals that we never saw previously in this team. It was simply too easy for Spain, and we didn’t see that strong competitive face we used to see from Croatia in this tournaments.
Gvardiol (who is their best defender) made a terrible performance and their best player was Kovacic. Nobody was at their best level, neither the big players we expect to see leading the team (Gvardiol, Modric, Brozovic).
They have a good squad with some good names, but they performed really badly against Spain and didn’t look even close to the level shown in previous big tournaments. Also I believe they could struggle here because will be forced to dominate and have the initiative, whilst Croacia performs better against strong teams when they can defend, be strong and create danger at counters.
The main reason to bet against them is the poor performance against Spain, losing their main strengths and looking a very mediocre team, and also the level shown by Albania against Italy.
Albania looked like an easy rival on paper, but made a very impressive performance. Despite being a very young team, they showed personality in players like Asllani and looked a very difficult team to face, very physical but also with good players who have experience in major european leagues.
I think that the early goal in the first minute sent their plan to the trash, and they struggled to find a new structure and adapt themselves to that unexpected scenario. However, they were close to equalizing and showed very positive notes for me.
I believe that Croatia will struggle to find spaces here, especially given the fact that they will attack and the dominant, something they are not accustomed to. Albania has nothing to lose and showed arguments enough to compete against strong teams.
Croacia has more quality and experience and of course could win (and it’s what everybody expects), but also nobody expected Spain to win the first game so easily and neither Italy to struggle as much as they did to beat Albania. Based on the performances from both teams in the first round, and the kind of game expected, it won’t be an easy game for Croatia and could even suffer a defeat or a draw by Albania, who has nothing to lose and could be more dangerous than the majority of people think.
不同意这种说法。
克罗地亚队对西班牙队的表现很糟糕。我对他们有更多的期望,但也丢了一些我们在这支球队从未见过的球。这对西班牙来说太容易了,我们在这次比赛中没有看到克罗地亚那种强大的竞争面孔。
格瓦迪奥(他是他们最好的后卫)表现糟糕,他们最好的球员是科瓦契奇。没有人处于最佳状态,我们期望看到的那些领导球队的大牌球员(格瓦迪奥尔、莫德里奇、布罗佐维奇)也没有。
他们的阵容很好,有一些不错的球员,但是他们在对阵西班牙的比赛中表现得很糟糕,看起来甚至没有达到之前大赛的水平。我也相信他们会在这里挣扎,因为他们将被迫控制和拥有主动权,而克罗亚西亚在面对强队时表现得更好,因为他们可以防守,强大并在反击时制造危险。
看空他们的主要原因是对阵西班牙的糟糕表现,失去了他们的主要优势,看起来是一支非常平庸的球队,还有阿尔巴尼亚对阵意大利的表现。
阿尔巴尼亚在纸面上看起来是一个容易对付的对手,但他们的表现令人印象深刻。尽管这是一支非常年轻的球队,但他们在像阿斯拉尼这样的球员身上表现出了个性,看起来是一支很难对付的球队,身体素质很好,但也有在欧洲主要联赛有经验的优秀球员。
我认为第一分钟的进球让他们的计划被扔进了垃圾桶,他们努力寻找一个新的结构,让自己适应意想不到的情况。然而,他们接近于扳平比分,并对我表现出非常积极的态度。
我相信克罗地亚在这里会很难找到空间,特别是考虑到他们会进攻和占据主导地位,这是他们不习惯的。阿尔巴尼亚没有什么可输的,他们表现出足够的实力与强队竞争。
克罗地亚有更多的实力和经验,当然可以赢(这是每个人都期望的),但也没有人预料到西班牙会如此轻松地赢得第一场比赛,意大利也不会像他们击败阿尔巴尼亚那样挣扎。根据两队在第一轮的表现,以及预期的比赛,这对克罗地亚来说不会是一场轻松的比赛,甚至可能会被阿尔巴尼亚击败或平局,阿尔巴尼亚没有什么可输的,可能比大多数人想象的更危险。