Arsene Wenger has picked England as one of the favourites to take out Euro 2016 in France.
The Arsenal manager was suitably impressed by England in their performances against Germany, a 3-2 win, and Netherlands, a 2-1 loss, to put Roy Hodgson s side among the favourites for the tournament.
Wenger said he missed the loss to Netherlands but watched the win over Germany and liked what he saw from England.
I was impressed and I made them [among the] favourites straight away, the Frenchman said.
I had been a bit cautious as I thought the super favourites were Germany, France and Spain with England behind, but now they are up there on the list.
I didn t see the second game against Holland, I saw the France game [against Russia].
Wenger ranked his home nation as another contender, particularly on home soil, provided they can sort their internal issues out and achieve squad harmony.
They are [also among the] favourites because they have so many good players, but they have as well their internal debate about [whether to play Karim] Benzema or not, he said.
They create their own problems.
Wenger says Germany remain contenders as well, adding: Germany suffered a lot against England, and I must say I was impressed by England. They were 2-0 down and Germany scored a goal that was not offside so they had a chance of 3-0.
I must tell you even at 2-0 down I was impressed by England, but if they had lost 3-0 what would the conclusion have been in the press?
