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    Quote Originally Posted by bruhnaldo View Post
    I don't even recall what I left for this time. I'm sure it was stupid as it usually is.

    At any rate, I had to stop by and take in the glory that is World Clashley Young making the World Cup squad for England and figured I'd knock around for a few days at least.
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    bruh

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    I cant remember this many high profile casulties for a world cup. No morata for spain. No radja for belgium who has now retired from belgium forever. He a pussy, just like the threadstarter who cant even run his own media.

    Spain
    Goalkeepers: David de Gea (Manchester United), Pepe Reina (Napoli), Kepa Arrizabalaga (Athletic Bilbao).

    Defenders: Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Nacho Monreal (Arsenal), Alvaro Odriozola (Real Sociedad), Nacho Fernandez (Real Madrid), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea).

    Midfielders: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Isco (Real Madrid), Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich), David Silva (Manchester City), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid), Koke (Atletico Madrid).

    Forwards: Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), Rodrigo Moreno (Valencia), Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid).
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    Nainggolan was never expected to go. Martinez doesn't like him as he smokes about 40 a day and he doesn't fit in his formation.

    He's hardly been a starter over his career at internationals anyway.

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    No chance he smokes 40 cigs a day, lol

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    He is of Indonesia origin so he probably does. He was that fat baby in the video who handled the cigar better than Al Capone and Pacino.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Andy Mahowry View Post
    Seething at how Trump gets unfairly treated compared to Obama IIRC.

    Proper MELTDOWN shit.
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    It was the 'phonics is a cunt' episode wasn't it?
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    That was the previous one.
    lmfao i'm such a stroppy little bastard *hides in shame*

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    Quote Originally Posted by SincereTheRebel View Post
    I cant remember this many high profile casulties for a world cup. No morata for spain. No radja for belgium who has now retired from belgium forever. He a pussy, just like the threadstarter who cant even run his own media.
    Imagine having your international career depend on Roberto Martinez.

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    Icardi being left out of the Argentina squad to appease Messi is all kinds of ridiculous.
    I'm a twit

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baz View Post
    Icardi being left out of the Argentina squad to appease Messi is all kinds of ridiculous.
    You appeal to one of the he best players of all time. That's what you do, even if he has lost three finals in an Argentina shirt.

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    Roberto Martinez winning the World Cup really is going to be great.

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    With Dave Whelan in the crowd shedding a single tear.

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    Radja.

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    Argentina

    Defenders: Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla), Cristian Ansaldi (Torino), Nicolas Otamendi (Man City), Federico Fazio (Roma), Marcos Rojo (Man United), Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax), Marcos Acuna (Sporting), Eduardo Salvio (Benfica).
    Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Hebei), Lucas Biglia (Milan), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Giovani Lo Celso (PSG), Manuel Lanzini (West Ham), Angel Di Maria (PSG), Maxi Meza (Independiente).
    Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Sergio Aguero (Man City), Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors).

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    Taking no Goalkeepers is a bit risky.

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    Henderson must be seething that Kane is captain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Andy Mahowry View Post
    Taking no Goalkeepers is a bit risky.
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    Argentina

    Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Manchester United), Willy Caballero (Chelsea), Franco Armani (River Plate).
    Defenders: Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla), Cristian Ansaldi (Torino), Nicolas Otamendi (Man City), Federico Fazio (Roma), Marcos Rojo (Man United), Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax), Marcos Acuna (Sporting), Eduardo Salvio (Benfica).
    Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Hebei), Lucas Biglia (Milan), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Giovani Lo Celso (PSG), Manuel Lanzini (West Ham), Angel Di Maria (PSG), Maxi Meza (Independiente).
    Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Sergio Aguero (Man City), Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors).

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    The BULLYING stops NOW.

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    Best player on the team by a mile. Sound good too me.

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    Is he a leader though? The best player isn’t necessarily the best captain. Fuck knows who the leader of this shower of shit is though.

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    Captains don't matter. It denotes who gets to wear the extra piece of fabric on their arm and nothing else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phonics View Post
    Captains don't matter. It denotes who gets to wear the extra piece of fabric on their arm and nothing else.
    Just when I thought you couldn't know any less about football.

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    He's right though, captains are meaningless in football.

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    Not if you have a good one. Roy Keane or Patrick Viera made a difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco View Post
    He's right though, captains are meaningless in football.
    Absolute nonsense! Captains are hugely important.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    Not if you have a good one. Roy Keane or Patrick Viera made a difference.
    Do you actually think Roy Keane wouldn't have done what he did if he wasn't allowed to choose heads or tails at kick off?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    Not if you have a good one. Roy Keane or Patrick Viera made a difference.
    A job they would have done equally well without the armband. It's not rugby where they call plays and deal with the ref or cricket where they help pick the team, they call the toss and that's about it.

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    Before they put the armband on Vieira, he acted as if he was a small cat jumping at his own shadow. Then they wrapped this piece of fabric around him that said 'Captain' on it and he was a changed man.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phonics View Post
    Do you actually think Roy Keane wouldn't have done what he did if he wasn't allowed to choose heads or tails at kick off?
    There's a certain symbolism in the teams (natural) leader(s) being captains.

    I've always felt that Strikers are a natural poor choice for captains though. Not because they can't be leaders, but because they can get quite isolated from the game if the rest of the team struggles, and as a captain it always seems to be an option to inspire the rest of the team - if it's struggling - but trying to do a little extra. Like Zidane for France that year where he just always came to get the ball, or Cannavaro in the Italy defence the same year who seemed to cover the whole defence by himself.


    At the same time, if the captain is being terrible on the pitch, that can have the opposite effect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco View Post
    A job they would have done equally well without the armband. It's not rugby where they call plays and deal with the ref or cricket where they help pick the team, they call the toss and that's about it.
    Possibly. Or perhaps you’d have Dwight Yorke telling Roy Keane to fuck off because he’s not the boss. Who knows.

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    In all teams I've played in in various team sports the Captain has always had certain informal tasks in the dressing room, little rituals you do before a game and after a defeat or a win, and usually as well during half time.

    Stuff like doing a final "war cry" just before leaving the dressing room or natually saying some stuff at HT while the manager is deliberating with his assistants etc. It was just sort of always some sort of agreement that this was up to the Captain. I'm sure some of these things happen on the highest level as well, and it can really make a difference for the team if the captain is someone you respect or not.

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    Why doesn't Lionel Messi like that other bloke? Don't remember Ronaldo refusing to play with certain players mate.

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    Apparently he shagged Maxi Lopez ex wife and apparenly Messi is a standup lad who takes care of his mates, mate.

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    Haha Messi and Maxi Lopez are bros. Icardi screwing Maxi's bird then she's left him for Icardi. They're calling him a national traitor.

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    This is the same nation which issued an official guide for Argentinian men on how to talk to Russian women.

    No wonder their economy is always fucked.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    Henderson must be seething that Kane is captain.
    Why? Hasn't Kane been the (main) captain for a while?

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    In relation to the captain discussion with keane. . Keane had the greatest power, which was influence. I still stand on that. He wasnt that good of a player from a technical standpoint. He was an amazing leader though. When he was in the lineup for man utd, the other players knwoing he was in their team and playing those against him, knew what kind of influence he had on the game.

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    He was an outstanding player all round.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niko_cee View Post
    Why? Hasn't Kane been the (main) captain for a while?
    It’s been Henderson when I’ve watched/taken notice. But then I probably only notice because he’s a fucking anti-footballer.

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    I'm a huge believer of a captain on the pitch. It is anything but a pointless role. Name me a team with a pointless captain? Leeds. And they are fucking diabolical.

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    For all Maz' nonsense about Cannavaro covering more ground because he was wearing an armband (lol) I'm pretty sure Italy just pick whoever has the most caps.

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    I believe we can win it - anyone can. I cannot sit here and say we are not going to win it because we could do. It is my mindset and I want to win at everything I do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    He was an outstanding player all round.
    I'm talking about his skill set. I feel he wasn't that great at anything. He wasn't that fast, he wasn't that good at passing or shooting. He was mentally strong though and there is no doubt he influenced his team. His influence was his most important attribute.

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    I think our Croation signing is still playing well.

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    He was good at all those things.

    His influence came from the fact that he was, and could therefore stand as an example to others. It's daft to try and breakdown the truly great players into 'what they were good at' because the answer is, invariably, football, in general. And Keane was a great midfielder in his own right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phonics View Post
    For all Maz' nonsense about Cannavaro covering more ground because he was wearing an armband (lol) I'm pretty sure Italy just pick whoever has the most caps.
    You didn't read what I wrote then. He didn't cover more ground because he was a captain (at least I doubt it), but him being the captain as he was playing like that and acting that way will have likely had a positive effect on his teammates.


    Have you ever played in a football team? Or in any team sport?

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    But you're putting it on him being the captain rather than on him doing those things.

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    Are you completely backwards?

    I'm saying he was playing amazingly. It's great to have a captain that inspires others by playing amazingly.

    If your captain is playing terribly, it's not going to be very inspiring for your teammates.



    How is this difficult to understand? Are you stoned?

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    What he means is that those players are not inspirational because they were given the captaincy, they would be like that anyway.

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    What he is getting at is:

    Would he have been any less inspiring had he not been wearing the armband?

    EDIT: What he said.

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