Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - Life and Death for South America, Pre-Season for Europe: The Club World Cup

[Black Magisterialness]

Cisse is arguably my favorite national side manager. And he's totally right. No one bats an eye at bullshyt Nations League or whatever. But when it comes to AFCON there's the "should they go?" or "shouldn't they stay with the club"? But soon as Salah said "fukk that I want to win AFCON" people started paying attention. Literally no one even DARES talking to Messi or Neymar for turning up full force for Copa America.

If I'm a player of international quality I'm playing for my nation, period.

 

[NSSVO]

CASEMIRO IN THE IDK YET BUT WE DID SOMETHING

 

[NSSVO]

Bidding 130 for Felix was crazy though

 

[TobiOT]

This reeks of desperation..hes not ready for united and needs another season at ajax. Im telling you now this will be horrible signing for both sides. If antony wants to ruin his career than so be it

Not sure about the price tag, but it forces those clowns to cough up the money they were stashing away so fukk it.

Ajax getting Ziyech on loan I think.
@SCORCH

 

[Ill-Yaz]

I'm trying to be positive about this..

Way better player than the ones we have been linked with in recent days. He absolutely shyts all over Rabiot

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Cisse is arguably my favorite national side manager. And he's totally right. No one bats an eye at bullshyt Nations League or whatever. But when it comes to AFCON there's the "should they go?" or "shouldn't they stay with the club"? But soon as Salah said "fukk that I want to win AFCON" people started paying attention. Literally no one even DARES talking to Messi or Neymar for turning up full force for Copa America.

If I'm a player of international quality I'm playing for my nation, period.

The real issue is the placement and frequency of the tournament. Afcon is every 2 years. Copa is like whenever they want it too be. Asian Cup is every 4 years same as the Euros. No one says anything about the Copa because its played in the Summer. BUT the South American players get shyt for going to World Cup qualifiers which is throughout the season.

If Asia had more dominant players in Europe like SA and Africa do they would get shyt for the Asian Cup which historically starts in January like Afcon does. But next years Asian Cup like Afcon is taking place is the summer. which is the not the best football weather on those continents. Monsoon season in Asia is June-September. And Afcon have generally been against a summer tournament because June is the end of the first rainy season for East West and Central Africa and North Africa is too hot which leaves Southern Africa which is in its winter.

 

[TrapParis]

 

[phcitywarrior]

The real issue is the placement and frequency of the tournament. Afcon is every 2 years.

Pretty much this. Most AFCONs are smack in the middle of the Euro club season and usually every 2 yrs at that. Only time it can be hosted in the summer is if it’s hosted in a N. African country or South Africa. Anywhere else in SubSaharan Africa would encounter serious rain and there’s an infrastructure gap with having closed roof stadiums across most of the African continent.

 

[TobiOT]

 

[Trajan]

Casemiro would have been a nice addition had Pogba stayed

He also has the dirty streak Man U have been missing...the tactical fouls...multiple fouls without being booked

 

[thatrapsfan]

This has to be a record number of Brazilians playing in the PL.

 

[MoneyTron]

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

This has to be a record number of Brazilians playing in the PL.

Last season 29.

As of today 22/23 (25) is one off 20/21 (26)

 

[TobiOT]

Looks like they realized spending 60M (100M Euro's plus ad-dons) on Antony was foolish.

PSV probably won't sell him until after the Rangers game on Wednesday.

Need a Ryan Kent master class in Eindhoven.

 

[TobiOT]