Group B analysis - Bale's dragon is awake and burning their opponents

1^st Wales (>FIL’s Prediction)

 This has been called the Euro of the Underdogs, and much of that is due to the incredible story of Wales that, led by Gareth Bale, has taken group B by storm, holding the stronger Slovakia to get a win and absolutely destroying Russia. They did lose against England but it was a very late goal, when Hodgson was in desperate search for a goal.
 They were rewarded with the group win and with Bale on form and an extraordinary team spirit, Wales are ready to continue to battle.

2^nd England (<FIL’s prediction)

 England was a bit of a letdown, mostly due to their inability to transform their dominance in the games, in chances and goals. They were only able to outscore Wales, but against both Slovakia and Russia, it felt that England could’ve and should’ve been more assertive in the last third.

 The team works better with Rooney on the pitch, for the captain to command their young teammates to better things. Eric Dier has been great in the holding midfielder position, but the attack has been too inconsistent for the English needs.

3^rd Slovakia (<FIL’s Prediction)

A bit of a hit and miss, the Slovakia squad. They were the better team in the game with Wales but were outdone by the Welsh clinical finishing and that put them under pressure for the Russia game. With 45 world class minutes from Hamsik, they virtually wrapped up their qualification, fact they confirmed with solid defensive display against England.

Hamsik, Duda and Weiss, when in a good day, can be a dangerous trio, with their speed and flair, and they can take a challenge and play in a more counter style. They will be hard to dismantle.

4^th Russia (=FIL’s Prediction)

 In a campaign to never repeat, Russia started losing some hope with the injuries of Dzagoev and Denisov, two of the main creative forces they would’ve hope to have in France. Without them, Russia was always a team that had troubles with the ball, and that meant a lot of pressure on their experienced, but past their prime, center backs. They were able to get to the last game with hope, but had a reality check, in form of a dragon.

 In the few positives, maybe the confirmation that Golovin is ready to dominate the Russian midfield for years to come and Dzyuba was fairly successful, if not supported that much.