Again another bookie fail and underestimation in my opinion here. Teams play a completely different game here. The Swedes have proven that they can hold their ''Italian Calcio'' bunker game against much stronger teams in the offensive zone than England. I believe England poses no big threat here. You saw what happened when England faces a serious team, let's say Belgium, they were nowhere near a victory and this again will be the case here.
SWEDEN:
Absolutely a surprise, nobody saw them going this far, even without their superstar. But they play a good tactical game and they live, breath, shit and piss like a team and that's how you get far in this tournaments. They kicked out Switzerland in the previous round, which was much more dangerous if you look at the stats, but still Sweden stayed in the game, waited for their chance and got one, which was enough. This team and their style of play reminds me of Greece and how they won the European title in the 2000's. Solid defense and fast counter attacks are lethal if a team can keep it's composure through the whole game, and Swedes proved to all of us, that they can.
ENGLAND:
What to say here. I really might seem I don't like England, but I really am a big Premier league fan, of their league that is, not their national team. They have no business being here. They qualified through one of the easiest groups and lost to the only strong opposition Belgium. And they kicked out Colombia through penalties. Let's be honest here, they have a few good individuals, but they really haven't shown much, only that Kane can shoot from the penalty spot. They have no business being such a favorite here!
PICK: SWEDEN +0.5 (PINNACLE SPORTS - ODD: @2.03/-+103)
PICK: SWEDEN (PINNACLE SPORTS - ODD: @5.06/+406)
This is history repeating itself again, just like yesterday when half of the world was betting on Brazil, just because their jerseys used to be worn by the best, doesn't mean they're still the best. And Belgium showed them. Here the market is so keen to see England go far, that the odds for them to win all really this low? The odds should be the other way around hello? I'm I the only one who's seeing this? You can judge me for taking the handi and the win on the same team, but no team that got this far should be this big of an underdog, especially Sweden, which only received 2 goals in 4 games( both from Germans) and have a clean sheet in 3 games in the World Cup. There's no team like this here. @5.06 to win seriously? I will take this pick any time and guess what, 1 times out of 3 it will go through and you'll still be making a profit.