Manchester City and Belgium skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vincent-Kompany-c36184 has revealed he believes England can go on to win the European Championships ahead of their upcoming friendly.
Kompany believes England, under manager Roy Hodgson, have the quality to surprise everyone by winning the Euros 2012. His side will take on the Three Lions in a friendly this Saturday, their final warm up before the group stages of the European competition
begin.
The Manchester City defender revealed he believed England would prove to be a threat to the other top European sides in the competition. Meanwhile, after failing to qualify for the Euros 2012, Kompany said his side were focusing on the World Cup.
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Kompany said in an interview:
“http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 are definitely my pick of the bunch as the surprise team at the Euros. I know I won’t be going to the Euros but we have such high ambitions for the World Cup.
This game is an important start for us preparing. It is just as important for us as it is for England. If we can win it would cap the season for me.”
Kompany also spoke of the emergence of Belgian players in the English Premier League, when a few years ago he had been the only one in the English game. He mentioned youngster Romelu Lukaku, who Chelsea signed from Anderlecht.
The 19-year-old striker has been called the Next Drogba and he has had no trouble earning appearances for the senior team under both Andre Villas-Boas and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo. Kompany believed this sort of exposure was good for both the players and the national
team.
He revealed:
“I know http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 still has to make the big step, but there are enough signs that he will make a big impact.
The fact a big club like Chelsea have bought him at such a young age shows how much -confidence they have in his talent.”
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