Yes, perhaps almost everyone is surprised by this assessment because England has not been able to show any impressive performance so far. But if you look at all the players that Southgate brought to Germany, it might be a different assessment, it's just that they don't have a combination on the field so they don't produce good teamwork. The Three Lions squad may be very complete and they are in their golden age. I saw something different when England was able to fight back against Slovakia and the team seemed to have a strong mentality to go back to the final and maybe become champions.
Even though England's lineup consists of various top players clubs. Their spearhead is Harry Kane, whose ability as a striker is of course no doubt. then, supported by one of Real Madrid's top players, Bellingham, and other top players who are certainly considered strong and solid. However, so far, their performance has not been as optimal as we expected.
However, that doesn't mean their performance isn't good, it's just that we expect more, such as being able to be very dominant and being able to crush a team that wasn't very strong before with a significant score. but it's okay. A win is still a win, whatever the score. And whatever it is, England is already in the quarter finals, and I'm sure they will progress again to the next rounds. England advances to the QF round and will play Switzerland. Supposedly, England would be far superior. and in their pool, England should be the favorite candidate to advance to the final round.