Bouazza called up...

...but not for France U21 - full Algeria squad.


ALGIERS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Watford striker Hameur Bouazza has accepted
an invitation to play for Algeria in their friendly against Libya in
Algiers on Wednesday, the Algerian Football Federation said on Sunday.
The French-born forward was named in a 19-man squad after agreeing to
an international future with the north Africans.
Bouazza, 21, was last year invited to play in a friendly against
Burkina Faso but turned the chance down.
Algeria coach Jean-Michel Cavalli also named two other French-born
debutants in his squad -- Karim Matmour and Ismail Bouzid, who both
play in the German second division.



I'm suprised he couldn't get a chance with France U21's.

Good luck to him

You realise that you're going to miss him for a month next season now?

Stefan Kuntz wrote:
I'm suprised he couldn't get a chance with France U21's.

Don't be, their squad selection is a joke.

TeamSpirit wrote:You realise that you're going to miss him for a month next season now?

Fair enough - I'd like to see one of ours competing in that.

ANC was around before the Prem/Championship and it will give McNamee a run in the side

Kimbo wrote:

Stefan Kuntz wrote:
I'm suprised he couldn't get a chance with France U21's.

Don't be, their squad selection is a joke.

Why should N'Zogbia play when he's been on the bench for Newcastle? Why should he be ahead of Le Tallec or gouffran?

theflyingfrenchman wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Stefan Kuntz wrote:
I'm suprised he couldn't get a chance with France U21's.

Don't be, their squad selection is a joke.

Why should N'Zogbia play when he's been on the bench for Newcastle? Why should he be ahead of Le Tallec or gouffran?

He's been injured this season, did a knee ligament. His omission last season was shocking though.

Kimbo wrote:

theflyingfrenchman wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Stefan Kuntz wrote:
I'm suprised he couldn't get a chance with France U21's.

Don't be, their squad selection is a joke.

Why should N'Zogbia play when he's been on the bench for Newcastle? Why should he be ahead of Le Tallec or gouffran?

He's been injured this season, did a knee ligament. His omission last season was shocking though.

Who would would've thought, years later, Zog AND Gouffran would be Newcastle legends.

N'Zogbia had talent. But no brain.

Steven Taylor is the big one I got wrong, everything pointed to him being a future England international, captained England at every junior level, 29 U21 caps, had the right physical attributes, and the typical English CB meathead mentality, but didn't get a single cap. He turned into a total turd, i'm not sure he progressed at all after the age of 20.

Same as Cattermole, and Josh Walker.

Come on man, Cattermole was always shit.

Greatest midfielder since Robbie Mustoe