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Saka shines, Kane & Foden struggle- L’Equipe Bild AS Newspaper player ratings England vs Switzerland Euro 2024

Here is a look at the England v Switzerland player ratings from the big European newspapers. We’ve got ratings from French, Spanish and German newspapers here. England created very little on xG against the Swiss, but advanced to the semis on penalties (they won 5-4)

L’Equipe player ratings ENG 1-1 SUI Euro 2024

French paper L’Equipe had Bukayo Saka as the pick of the English players, giving him a 8/10. Behind him were Arsenal team mate Declan Rice and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (both 7/10).

The worst ratings (3/10) were reserved for Walker and Aebischer, with Kane and Foden getting a 4/10.

Both teams weren’t great on the day, but L’Equipe had the Swiss as marginally better (team rating of 5.2 versus 5.1/10 for England)

England vs Switzerland Player Ratings L'Equipe

Bild player ratings England v Switzerland Quarterfinal

(Note- German rating system; 1 very good; 6 very bad)

A 6 was given to Aebischer, with Kane and Foden closely behind at 5. Bild had Saka as the best on the English side (rating 2) with Schar and Embolo on the Swiss one (also 2). Nobody got a 1 rating though.

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Saka LWB; TAA/Trippier at RWB in 3-4-2-1 formation? Predicted England lineup v Switzerland Euro 2024

Several major media outlets appear to be in agreement that England will field 3 at the back in their quarterfinal clash against Switzerland later this evening in Dusseldorf.

England have traditionally played these Euros with four at the back, with Kieran Trippier, John Stones, Marc Guehi and Kyle Walker being Gareth Southgate’s first choice combination.

Guehi is suspended for this one, and Southgate apparently wants to try a 3 ATB combination for this clash to match the Swiss, with Ezri Konsa coming into central defence alongside Stones and Walker.

That means Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, who started the tournament on the right wing, is likely to be employed as a left wing-back against the Swiss in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

With Man Utd youngster Kobbie Mainoo set to partner Declan Rice in the middle of the park, the big question arises as to who plays RWB. Certain media outlets have it as Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold (who originally started the tournament as a CM partnering Rice), but others think Trippier will get the nod over TAA.

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Gakpo shines- L’Equipe Bild Player Ratings Romania vs Netherlands Euro 2024

Here is a look at the Romania vs Netherlands player ratings from the big European sports newspapers following the latter’s 3-0 triumph in their Euro 2024 Round of 16 clash. We’ve got player ratings from French, German and Spanish papers below.

L’Equipe player ratings Romania 0-3 Holland Euro 2024

Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo was the pick of the Dutch players in French newspaper L’Equipe’s ratings, with his performance getting him a 8/10. LFC team mate Virgil van Dijk was given a 6/10 while Man City’s Nathan Ake got a 7. Forrmer Spurs forward Steven Bergwijn was the lowest rated Dutch player by L’Equipe- they gave him a 3/10.

Romania vs Netherlands L'Equipe

Bild player ratings Romania Netherlands

(German rating system- 1 is very good; 6 is very bad)

Gakpo got the best possible rating under the German system from Bild, who gave him a 1 here. Bild thought De Vrij and Bergwijn were the worst Dutch players (4 rating). No one on the Romanian team got more than 3 as a rating from Bild.

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