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Beyond The Pitch show

Summary: As both summer tournaments continue into the single elimination rounds, Anto and Phil take on the matter of what is wrong with England and why the goals have dried up so much in EURO2016 as many of the top 20 target-men are misfiring or are simply not there in France, while in Copa Centenario the marquee names have largely delivered with at least a goal per game more. Joining for a brief appearance from France is Miquel Delaney from ESPN FC to answer to that big question and more - are the top strikers tired, off form or is the style and manager decisions leading to this performance. Wales and Gareth Bale continue to defy this trend with consistency, however the matches are tight and do not lack the talking points. Has Belgium slid back into contender status, can the French sort themselves out in time and have Spain and Italy with their unique systems suddenly overtaken the Germans who continue to struggle in the final third.