Barry Glendenning

They have to cover almost 5,000 kilometres, jump in two time zones in their three qualifying games, which is, I think, well over twice the distance anyone else has to travel.

I don't know if that'll be an issue in these days of luxury, first class, private planes and whatnot, but it is...

Possibly worth noting also Austria, Paul Weiner from PSV and Carney Chukwumeka, Borussia Dortmund, ex-Aston Villa and Chelsea, they've just declared for Austria having previously played underage football for Germany and England respectively.

Interesting.

Yeah, they look brilliant.

Their squad looks absolutely formidable.

But, and it's the massive obvious but, but there's no getting around it.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still hanging around that squad like an eggy fart.

And I just think his presence is incredibly damaging.

Roberto Martinez keeps picking him.

I don't know why.

I guess he's having pressure put on him by both Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese FA because he must know.

He must know that the presence of this man, this monstrous ego, is detrimental to the squad.

Now, in the very unlikely event that someone can sit Cristiano Ronaldo down and say, mate, you're going to be a fringe player forever.

Just get behind the lads.

You will get minutes.

There's no reason why they couldn't go and win this tournament.

On paper, their squad is as good as any other, I think.

But, yeah, that's the massive, massive...

question mark over this squad.