FRANCE - Summer 2012 thread

The Easter Bunny wrote:EMP do the Nigers have an international team?

Niger has a team as well, but nowhere near as good as Nigeria.

Khadrim wrote:

EMP wrote:

Super Ribery wrote:Damn I didn't know there was a game today.
I have wanted to watch the new Nigeria for some time now since they ditched that overrated german(Otto ). Supposed to be a really good team now and I think they are the best hope for Africa along with the Ivory Coast. No point in asking about France but what was Nigeria like?

I saw them play the Republic of Ireland at Craven Cottage. They were well organised side, yet unbelievably their coach Shuaibu Amodu is under fire. There were calls for him to be sacked. Absolutely crazy. They deserve to fail to qualify for South Africa if they sack Amodu.

The first choice keeper is Austin Ejide and Vincent Enyeama is the second choice - lost his place last year, but not bad keeper. Amazing thing about Otto's mate is that the flops of ACN 2008 are largely same team that won every match in the first stage of qualification. Surely coaching has something to do with it.

I was at that game as well, Uche was excellent as was the right back. Leftback could've been sent off twice.

I would imagine Amodu having failed twice before when he had he job has had poor friendly results, drawing with Mozambique in a tough group that has Tunisia as well might have something to do with it. That was how it was explained to me by a Nigerian friend.

It's more to do with Nigerian mentality. Amodu has failed previously, but this time the set up is right. He has a good set up that utilises young coaching talent, such as Daniel Amokachi. Amodu did exceptionally well in the first phase of qualification. He took the Super-chickens as they were dubbed under Vogts and made them soar again. They became the class of African qualification - first phase. Egypt drew their opening match in Cairo as well. I haven't heard demands for Shehata's head though and if anyone is stupid enough to do so they deserve to be banned from attending football matches until they grow some brain cells. Nigeria needs stability; their media could bring down Amodu and that will be a pity. Judge him after his mission is completed. If he fails to take the Super-Eagles to South Africa then he has to go, but not now. Friendlies do not matter if there is reason to the selections. Nigeria did pretty well in this round of friendlies. Amodu deserves a proper chance. You'ld think that after the horrors of the previous regime they would understand just how much they owe to Amodu. Sacking him now would be crazy.

Sack Domenech before the total humiliation (not qualifying for the world cup). This team has no soul. I can't even bother watching a game. Apparently Domenech had the tactics wrong again, using a poor formation. I know that it was a friendly game, but players should at least try their best when they play for their country. Domenech should at least try to play with one defensive midfield player rather than two. They can't score ffs.

Spectators didn't respect the minute of silence and whistled each Lyon players. What a big bunch of c**ts.

French team :

Lloris - Sagna, Boumsong, Mexès, Abidal - Toulalan, L. Diarra - Benzema, Gourcuff, Malouda - Anelka

7 ex or actual Lyon players

Malouda in place of Ribery.

Great start of Malouda. The best on the pitch at the moment.

Benzema scored a pen after a foul on Anelka. Turkey plays at 10 now.

Thought France have looked good in this second half. A very strange crowd I must say though because at one point they were going Ole! after a string of passing moves by France then 2-3 mins later they are booing France when they have the ball.

Perhaps the first shouts of ole! were sarcastic which would make sense.

Ribery is cool.

Match halted because of crowd throwing objects onto the pitch. Turkish fans.

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:Turkish fans.

They who threw objects onto the pitch are NOT worse than racist french fans !

Onur 1905 wrote:

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:Turkish fans.

They who threw objects onto the pitch are NOT worse than racist french fans !

French fans racist ? Explain please...

Napoléon wrote:

Onur 1905 wrote:

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:Turkish fans.

They who threw objects onto the pitch are NOT worse than racist french fans !

French fans racist ? Explain please...

Oppressing and marginalizing those poor ghetto folk.

Olé wrote:

Napoléon wrote:

Onur 1905 wrote:

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:Turkish fans.

They who threw objects onto the pitch are NOT worse than racist french fans !

French fans racist ? Explain please...

Oppressing and marginalizing those poor ghetto folk.

Link with football ?

Onur 1905 wrote:

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:Turkish fans.

They who threw objects onto the pitch are NOT worse than racist french fans !

french fans could be called anything but NOT racist. Unless you apply twisted logic like this clown:

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=afp-fblwc2010eurfrangrturfriendlies&prov=afp&type=lgns

Given the political situation (france opposing Turkey entering the EU) I am surprised this match was arranged

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:

Onur 1905 wrote:

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:Turkish fans.

They who threw objects onto the pitch are NOT worse than racist french fans !

french fans could be called anything but NOT racist. Unless you apply twisted logic like this clown:

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=afp-fblwc2010eurfrangrturfriendlies&prov=afp&type=lgns

I intended this new. What is the wrong in this text? How do you define these reactions? Isnt it racism?

EMP wrote:

Khadrim wrote:

EMP wrote:

Super Ribery wrote:Damn I didn't know there was a game today.
I have wanted to watch the new Nigeria for some time now since they ditched that overrated german(Otto ). Supposed to be a really good team now and I think they are the best hope for Africa along with the Ivory Coast. No point in asking about France but what was Nigeria like?

I saw them play the Republic of Ireland at Craven Cottage. They were well organised side, yet unbelievably their coach Shuaibu Amodu is under fire. There were calls for him to be sacked. Absolutely crazy. They deserve to fail to qualify for South Africa if they sack Amodu.

The first choice keeper is Austin Ejide and Vincent Enyeama is the second choice - lost his place last year, but not bad keeper. Amazing thing about Otto's mate is that the flops of ACN 2008 are largely same team that won every match in the first stage of qualification. Surely coaching has something to do with it.

I was at that game as well, Uche was excellent as was the right back. Leftback could've been sent off twice.

I would imagine Amodu having failed twice before when he had he job has had poor friendly results, drawing with Mozambique in a tough group that has Tunisia as well might have something to do with it. That was how it was explained to me by a Nigerian friend.

It's more to do with Nigerian mentality. Amodu has failed previously, but this time the set up is right. He has a good set up that utilises young coaching talent, such as Daniel Amokachi. Amodu did exceptionally well in the first phase of qualification. He took the Super-chickens as they were dubbed under Vogts and made them soar again. They became the class of African qualification - first phase. Egypt drew their opening match in Cairo as well. I haven't heard demands for Shehata's head though and if anyone is stupid enough to do so they deserve to be banned from attending football matches until they grow some brain cells. Nigeria needs stability; their media could bring down Amodu and that will be a pity. Judge him after his mission is completed. If he fails to take the Super-Eagles to South Africa then he has to go, but not now. Friendlies do not matter if there is reason to the selections. Nigeria did pretty well in this round of friendlies. Amodu deserves a proper chance. You'ld think that after the horrors of the previous regime they would understand just how much they owe to Amodu. Sacking him now would be crazy.

That's the problem. There's never any stability with the Super Eagles. Many of the players have ego problems and are just motivated by money and because they play for a good club they don't feel the need to show up for the country.

The new batch of players coming in though seem much more determined and motivated. Amodu should definitely be given more of a chance but Nigeria always feel the need to venture abroad for a foreign coach, not sure why.

This team better qualify for the World Cup though or I'll be fuming

Obasi does need to be the focus of the team though.

Ray are you from Nigeria originally? Or are you, you know, just cheering for your fellow darkies?

My mum's English and my dad's Nigerian so I try to keep up with the Super Eagles as much as possible.

My dad's always keeping me updated. Nigerians have a lot of issues!

Got a Nigerian Neighbour, always complainging about how they dont accept his University degree here. Nice bloke though.

Black Magic wrote:

Got a Nigerian Neighbour, always complainging about how they dont accept his University degree here. Nice bloke though.

Black Magic wrote:

Got a Nigerian Neighbour, always complainging about how they dont accept his University degree here. Nice bloke though.

Maybe because he probably needs to retake it here. Corrupt idiot

So no surprises in the squad list.

Diaby ahead of Vieira needs to be evaluated. Will he ever play? Just one thing though, don't ask him to defend set-pieces.

Domenech will play this team:
-----Mandanda
Sagna--Gallas-Squillaci-Abidal
---------Lass-Toulalan
-----------Gourcuff
----Ribery--------Henry
-----------Benzema

Abidal at left is pointless. I'd really love Evra at LB, he is far better offensively.

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:So no surprises in the squad list.

Diaby ahead of Vieira needs to be evaluated. Will he ever play? Just one thing though, don't ask him to defend set-pieces.

Domenech will play this team:
-----Mandanda
Sagna--Gallas-Squillaci-Abidal
---------Lass-Toulalan
-----------Gourcuff
----Ribery--------Henry
-----------Benzema

Abidal at left is pointless. I'd really love Evra at LB, he is far better offensively.

Especially against a Romanian team that will park the bus.

No Mutu it seems. We should walk this through. But there is nothing too clever about the way Domenech wants this team to play, no cohesiveness.

In a week we will no if we go to the world cup or not... and wether Domenech the c*nt will get the sack.

I don't understand why FFF is waiting.

Is Barthez working as a GK coach for the FFF these days?

Why would the French Funk Federation need a GK coach ?!

(FFF = La Fédération Française de Fonck )

1. Poor selection of players
2. Unimaginative football
3. Redundant/static movement in the final third
4. Sebastien Frey not playing the GK, in stead bank on young unreliable goalkeepers
5. Abou Diaby
6. Samir Nasri not played, in stead likes of Remy/Luyindula
7. Finally the most important, Higuain not forced enough by Domenech and FFF, he is the kind of player who could be a good foil alongside Benzema. Also considering Henry is no more like a striker these days.

Once again, unimaginative football...