If you can’t be a great manager be a lucky one.

And Hodgson’s men could secure a place in the quarter finals with a win against the Nordic minnows after failing to win a fairly weak group.

I’m sure Iceland will defend for their lives but England surely should have enough to break them down – as odds of 4/7 on testify.

The TV pundits believe we will perform better against teams who don’t just sit back.

Fair enough the game will be more open – but we’ll see if that’s a good thing when a quarter final with France beckons.

Anything can happen in a knockout tie but the fear has to be that France are on a different level and the old tournament adage about England applies – the first world class side we play knocks us out.

Hodgson still seems to be all over the place in terms of team formation/selection while our defence looks like it will crack under any sort of pressure.

I hope I’m wrong but another quarter final exit beckons – and let’s hope that ushers in a new manager and a new way of thinking.

Just look at England rugby under Eddie Jones compared to the former establishment-friendly regime of Stuart Lancaster.

If not England to win then who?

Well I’m happy with the Betting Spy pre-tournament picks of France and Croatia – with Croatia looking a better side with every game.

They face Portugal in the next round and look a good bet at 13/8.

The Portuguese are yet to win a match and look an absolute horror show at the back.

Pepe may play for Real Madrid but he must have a twin brother from what I’ve seen so far.

A lot of the Croatia side play in Spain so the Ronaldo show won’t hold any fears for them and they’ll be confident of outscoring their opponents if it comes to a shoot-out.

Let’s just hope Ireland can do us a favour and spring a shock against the hosts…

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