that's okay we'll just win the other two
but then we lose to Wales we work out some complicated formula about how we can still qualify
then we get the train home
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Euro 2016 |OT| Take a bow sson
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that's okay we'll just win the other two
but then we lose to Wales we work out some complicated formula about how we can still qualify
then we get the train home
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Lord Virgin
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Kante MOTM imo, do it Perez.
Fuck no. Our midfield is great as is.
SlickShoes
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I'm no fan of giroud as a main striker for arsenal but his record for France is great and he's light years better than benzema.
Zidane wants to trade Isco (+) for Pogba this summer according to the latest rumors
Kanté would be great for PSG
TheCochese
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We've got Payet, and you don't.
Hope he is on the US tour. Going to get his shirt, because he isn't going anywhere.
Hope he is on the US tour. Going to get his shirt, because he isn't going anywhere.
Bad subs that were too
late.
Rami actually played adequately which surprised me but I still think he'll get shown up against the tournaments best strikers (Müller and Lewandowski). I'd like to see Lucas Digne given a run out against Albania. (Thoughts, France fans?)
I believe if Gignac and Coman had been brought on early in the second half (first 15 mins) then they'd have been able to benefit from Pogba before he got tired.
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Lord Virgin
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I would hate that, Isco>>>>Pogba. Plus we have Kovacic. Don't need anyone in midfield. Just a new RB.
I would like to say it's because he's older now that he can't cut it at this level (and that's mostly true), but as good as he was for United in those peak years, even then he still frustrated with lapses of judgement (diving in too early, getting caught under the ball, loss of concentration, giving away needless free kicks, etc.) I'm still annoyed at that game against Bayern with Olic's late winner.
Well Evra can go die in a fire for all I care, so yeah... Digne... or anyone else. (Digne hasn't been very good in the little minutes he's got in recent games though... still, beats Evra)
What really drives me nuts is when he fucks up and just stops playing (and the team gets scored on as a result). Happened many times over the years with France. Happened On cameroon's second goal in that recent friendly. He gets sucked in by the ball, forgets the man he's supposed to be on, then stops playing when the open guy gets the ball and scores.
I'll take anyone over Evra. The only reason why he's in the team is that he's got a lot of influence in the locker room. He's pretty much the team leader by proxy.
A training cone would be a step up from Evra so yeah, why not.
Perfect Blue
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Kante said he isn't too keen to return to France. Reckon it'll be between Arsenal and Chelsea, and Arsenal already signed Xhaka to essentially do what Kante does.Zidane wants to trade Isco (+€€€for Pogba this summer according to the latest rumors
Kanté would be great for PSG
That 20m pound releause clause is peanuts.
I would've gotten at least one sub half-time (Griezmann->Coman, he was too uncomfortable) then Martial shortly after (instead of Pogba or Matuidi), and another midfield in the last 15 minutes or so.
I don't think Deschamps will change the defence, we had so much trouble with it in since the beginning of 2016 he won't try to destabilize it by getting Digne. Evra is strong but agressive. He's also old and experienced so important for the group (he's called "uncle Pat" by Pogba and the others).
Didn't have a good history with the coach, lots of options for the attack, he only started in March or so IIRC after his season with West Ham was confirmed to be kind of exceptional
I remember selling him for 60 or 80M€ in FIFA16 after only 1 season, best deal I ever made
I don't think Deschamps will change the defence, we had so much trouble with it in since the beginning of 2016 he won't try to destabilize it by getting Digne. Evra is strong but agressive. He's also old and experienced so important for the group (he's called "uncle Pat" by Pogba and the others).
Didn't have a good history with the coach, lots of options for the attack, he only started in March or so IIRC after his season with West Ham was confirmed to be kind of exceptional
I remember selling him for 60 or 80M€ in FIFA16 after only 1 season, best deal I ever made
I honestly don't know how you can say that.
Frustrated_me
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And whats happens when one of Kroos, Modric or Casemiro gets injured?
Frustrated_me
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It's funny I'd play both Umtiti and Mangala over Rami and yet he, Evra and Sagna probably get in due to seniority.
Yep, used to drive me nuts too. That's why a limited player like Aaron fucking Lennon used to always have the beating of him, because he sucked him into the ball and then played kick and rush, and it worked every single fucking time leaving us exposed at the back. And that was at his peak, guess he still hasn't learnt. You'd think with his loss of pace and inability to recover he'd play a bit smarter. Still a legend though, but man, has he got to hang up his international boots.
Sagna is still good but Evra must have amazing blackmail material on someone at the FFF given his terrible performances for France and his idiotic player strike 6 years ago.
I hope Kurrawa gets a chance before the next World Cup, he seems to have far more potential for an international career than Digne
He is the oldest, most listened to french player in the cloackroom. He has a spirit skill that matters more than other skills, for Deschamps.
So he's Rooney?
That only works if he is good enough to be on the pitch, which he isn't. Someone with his experience shouldn't concede a penalty like he did.
He usually doesn't fuck up this bad. We diserve someone better though.
Every Premier League club will get at least £100m+ from TV money next season, West Ham are moving into a new 60,000 stadium with very generous rent contributions. They have more than enough money to keep Payet.
Doesn't mean shit if Payet has ambitions innit
He is probably interested in at least competing to win something.
TheCochese
Banned
Well, I'm sorry we didn't win the treble this year, y'r majesties.
The club has finally gotten a steady flow of cash thanks to the two Daves and some outside investors, we got a sweetheart deal on a new place, we've got a manager who isn't only known for bringing teams up from the lower level. Let's give it another year before the doom and gloom brigade come calling.
He isn't being sold this summer bar some disaster. Period. Payet has stated he is very happy here, and you saw how good he can be under Bilic.
The club has finally gotten a steady flow of cash thanks to the two Daves and some outside investors, we got a sweetheart deal on a new place, we've got a manager who isn't only known for bringing teams up from the lower level. Let's give it another year before the doom and gloom brigade come calling.
He isn't being sold this summer bar some disaster. Period. Payet has stated he is very happy here, and you saw how good he can be under Bilic.
Nemesis121
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Not even the best Goalie in the world was saving that, fucking rocket to top corner..
As a Madrid fan AND an Isco fan... I'd have to agree with them. Today, right now, Pogba is so much better than Isco.
We need another striker, we need a LB not a RB(Danilo and Carvajal are just fine thanks), and we NEED another midfielder. Pogba would be perfect for Zidane's system.
nephilimdj
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Payet has his early season form back, pretty happy. Injury return really made him sluggish for ages
Fantastic
Fantastic
PdotMichael
Banned
I bet on the three S today.
Swiss, Slovakia and Soviet... Russia.
Swiss, Slovakia and Soviet... Russia.
Beforehand read some rumors that some matches (or parts thereof) would be in VR
https://www.engadget.com/2016/05/12/uefa-euro-2016-virtual-reality/
Does anyone know whether this is still true?
https://www.engadget.com/2016/05/12/uefa-euro-2016-virtual-reality/
Does anyone know whether this is still true?
Magnus Carlsen (world no 1 chess player, 2x world champion, "mozart of chess") after the game. I'd say he has a thing for Payet https://www.instagram.com/p/BGfS59AEO2n/?r=187751819
Saw the clashes between Russia and England fans... what the fuck is wrong with these idiots? Throwing bottles at each other like fucking animals. Throw them in jail and ban them from attending sports events for life the degenerate imbeciles, willing to harm and potentially kill over a fucking sport, they need some perspective slapped into them.
Blunt words but true.
On a lighter note so excited and nervous for tonight. Always get nervous before watching England, especially after the world cup travesty. God I love international competitions thiugh.
EDIT: Oh hey I never bothered to change my avatar back to normal after the world cup. Fitting.
Wow, I've had loads of mid-table, but aspiring, team fans banging on about how Payet will definitely leave. I'm not saying he won't but the tone from these fans that their teams are bigger and better than WHUFC is astounding. We've had a fantastic season and, barring a Slave honeymoon phenomenon, should build on it this season.
England has been actually trying to aggressively flight ban the worst of them for a while now, but the new generations just keep coming up as bad or worse than the ones before.
The good thing is that England is usually out of tournaments early.
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