Gearing up for Round 3

It has been a disastrous tipping weekend for the majority of us. Zero points from the last six matches largely reflected how matters unfolded on the pitch; England management lacking midfield ideas despite its talent on and off the pitch, Portugal throwing out the art of defence by relying solely on Ruben Dias and Pepe to hold off the Germans, and Spain forgetting that the reason we play football is to score goals. I don't know about you, but the first thing I do these days when checking Spain's games is to head straight for the statistics and the overall passes made during a Spanish National Team match (1712 attempted passes; 1513 passes completed; 1 goal from two games). Portugal v Germany; seriously, that has to be one of the worst defensive displays ever seen at a Euro Championship. So bad that I went to bed after the fourth German goal was easily put away. Portugal, that wasn't very pleasant. 

Robin Gosens once again free to roam on the left, this time heading in Germany's fourth against Portugal (4-2).

England manager Gareth Southgate had a night to forget against Scotland, practically messing up his side's tactics and team selection during the second half (0-0). 

Attila Fiola's goal gave the French an almighty fright (1-1) and offers Hungary hope for their final Group match against Germany.

The end of Round 2 and Yianni's ten-point tips in the first of our six-weekend fixtures have given him a nice cushion to head into Round 3, which kicks of tomorrow morning. Aramis and Yianni have picked 13 matches to date; however, the 2004 Archon's superiority in scorelines (6) has contributed to his success. Well done!  With many of the groups still up in the air and plenty to work towards to avoid an early exit and embarrassment, it promises to be an exciting Round 3.

Yianni  44

Evie  33

Angelique 30

Dung 30

Aramis 29

Stylianos 27

Nico 25

Nestor 24

Si Webb 22