A former Switzerland footballer says he can’t wait to observe Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer react to England crashing out of Euro 2024.
England tackle Switzerland within the quarter-finals of the competitors on Saturday night in Dusseldorf.
It’s been removed from plain crusing for the Three Lions, who gained simply one in every of their three group video games earlier than scraping previous minnows Slovakia within the final 16.
Their performances have been extensively panned, with former England strikers turned BBC pundits Lineker and Shearer amongst their fiercest critics, with the previous calling their efficiency within the draw with Denmark ‘s**t’.
Against this, Switzerland have had a powerful match thus far, beating Hungary, drawing with Scotland, and being minutes away from defeating hosts Germany, earlier than cruising previous reigning champions Italy of their final 16 tie.
There’s actual perception that they’ll spring one other shock in Dusseldorf, and former Swiss worldwide Ramon Vega definitely believes this would be the case, and desires to affix the BBC’s protection of the match simply to rub it in.
‘I might like to be within the studio with these guys, each Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer, simply to see their faces!’ the ex-Tottenham defender, who performed in opposition to England at Euro 1996, instructed the Mirror.
‘I’ve been following their feedback and what they’ve been saying all through the match and let’s see what occurs now.
‘We consider we are going to win however I’ll deliver the very best Swiss cheese, the best raclette cheese, and so they can eat that when Switzerland win. I’ll fortunately eat fish and chips if England win – however, don’t fear, it gained’t come to that!’
‘England have large gamers. They’ve the very best league within the world. But we all know we are able to do it. We all know we are able to beat England.
ENGLAND’S ROUTE TO EURO 2024 FINAL
QUARTER FINAL – July 6 at 5pm
England vs Switzerland
SEMI FINAL – July 10 at 8pm
England vs Netherlands or Turkey
FINAL – July 14 at 8pm
England vs Germany, Spain, Portugal or France
‘We beat the holders, Italy, within the final spherical. We knocked out France within the final Euros. We’ve been constant for therefore a few years.
‘Everybody talks about Italy being poor that day. Why is that? I’ll let you know why: we made them look dangerous. We outplayed them. It was all the way down to us. Not them.’
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However Vega isn’t the one particular person hyping up the Swiss’ possibilities, with Lineker himself predicting a troublesome conflict for Gareth Southgate’s aspect who stay match favourites by advantage of being on the ‘simpler’ aspect of the draw.
‘We’re within the quarter-final however it’s laborious to be that hopeful,’ Lineker stated.
‘Should you had stated at first of the match England can be within the quarter-finals in opposition to Switzerland you’d have stated implausible, you fancy your possibilities there. Large favourites.
‘However I don’t suppose they’re large favourites. Removed from it.’
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