My favourite youth competition, the U19 Euro, is starting today.
Here is the calendar :
14 juillet
- Arménie – Espagne (16h45)
- Italie – Portugal (19h)
15 juillet
- Norvège – Irlande (16h45)
- République Tchèque – France (19h)
17 juillet
- Portugal – Espagne (16h45)
- Arménie – Italie (19h)
18 juillet
- République Tchèque – Norvège (16h45)
- Irlande – France (19h)
20 juillet
- Espagne – Italie (19h)
- Portugal – Arménie (19h)
21 juillet
- France – Norvège (19h)
- Irlande – République Tchèque (19h)
Mercredi 24 juillet
Demi-finales (16h et 19h)
Samedi 27 juillet
Finale (18h30)
I consider this competition as the more telling because many of these players are very close to stardom, but not there yet.
France will have a decent team, with a few highlights on each line :
On defense Badiashile, who's now starting for Monaco is a stud.
In midfield, Claudio Gomes is really good, but Maxence Caqueret has all the making of a class superstar midfielder. If you can catch a game with him playing, focus on him. Passing, tackling, positionning, he has it all.
Up front, Charles Abi should be the most dangerous french player.
Also keep an eye on Ferran Torres and Felix Correira.