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:mjlol: Who else is watching this match between Mainz and Freiburg? Freiburg called out of the locker room at halftime after the video review called a handball that happened seconds before halftime and Mainz converts. :laff: Halftime is back on again.
 
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Manchester United players who performed poorly in their Premier League defeat by West Brom will be dropped for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham, says boss Jose Mourinho.

The Red Devils were beaten 1-0 by bottom side West Brom at Old Trafford on Sunday, ensuring Manchester City won the Premier League title.

United play Bournemouth in the league on Wednesday before facing Spurs.

"The way you play is the only way I can select players," said Mourinho.

The Portuguese manager said "some of the guys" that played against West Brom "don't have a place" in the team for the semi-final at Wembley.

He added the Bournemouth match at Vitality Stadium was "an opportunity for some people to play and to try to get a place in the team for Spurs".

When asked to clarify if he meant those who performed badly against the Baggies will now not face Spurs, Mourinho said: "Yeah.

"What is the criteria for a manager to choose a team?

"I only know one criteria: is the way you play.

"Or do you want me to go for the price they cost, or their salary, or their beautiful face? The only way is to go with performance."

United midfielder Ander Herrera was taken off at half-time against West Brom, while Paul Pogba was replaced in the 58th minute.

Regarding Pogba's performance, Mourinho said: "It was not just him and he had a yellow card, so he was in a more difficult position than others.

"And playing with only two midfield players, you cannot play with one player in risk of not being able to make a foul.

"You can do it if your team is not losing the ball, but our team was losing the ball so easy with the complication, everything was complicated, so we were losing lots of balls.

"Paul was out because of the yellow card, because of in terms the way he played he was not worse than some others that were on the pitch for 90 minutes."
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This is why I prefer our so called "tin pot" league we have in Scotland. The quality of player may not be great but you'll never see this corny Americanised pish.:hhh:
 
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Fenian said:



This is why I prefer our so called "tin pot" league we have in Scotland. The quality of player may not be great but you'll never see this corny Americanised pish.:hhh:
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America has a "tin pot" league as well. Most of the country here hates the sport so you wouldn't see a commercial like that here either.


This screams we've got way too much money on my hands and we want to seem like we are authentic United Arab Emirates corny.
 
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beejus said:
America has a "tin pot" league as well. Most of the country here hates the sport so you wouldn't see a commercial like that here either.


This screams we've got way too much money on my hands and we want to seem like we are authentic United Arab Emirates corny.
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aye that's probably more accurate actually. :heh:
 
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