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Ange is trying to keep his job until 2018

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Grosso wrote:Ange is trying to keep his job until 2018
Given he's announced he's stepping down after the WC, it would be pretty poor form to sack him before then.

He'd just go coach in China anyway. Ange isn't going to miss the top job too much.

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Slinky_Pete wrote:
Grosso wrote:Ange is trying to keep his job until 2018
Given he's announced he's stepping down after the WC, it would be pretty poor form to sack him before then.

He'd just go coach in China anyway. Ange isn't going to miss the top job too much.
They did it last time, why not again?

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So, was it a penalty?
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God is an Englishman wrote:Does anyone care about this tournament?
If you saw the brawl between Mexico and New Zealand you would see your answer.
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only the 2 Oceania nations sent A teams

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After watching the Cameroon game, I am convinced that Ange is trying to get the sack so he can go to a club job somewhere else, as there are regular reports of clubs interested in him.

If he really thinks that Australia has the players to play with a back 3 then I hope he does get the sack.

In both matches to date, the opponent has had more unmarked men in and around the box on so many occasions it is almost comical, whereas Australian defences were rarely outnumbered when they played with 4 at the back.

I am also not happy with how it leaves Ryan exposed so often he has lost his confidence and looks almost amateurish at times.
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Grosso wrote:only the 2 Oceania nations sent A teams
you are too stupid for words.
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Old Master wrote:After watching the Cameroon game, I am convinced that Ange is trying to get the sack so he can go to a club job somewhere else, as there are regular reports of clubs interested in him.
Logic makes no sense :lol:

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God is an Englishman wrote:So, was it a penalty?
nope

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Grosso wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:So, was it a penalty?
nope
Certainly gets the ball but is it the ball or the man first?
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Grosso wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:So, was it a penalty?
nope
Certainly gets the ball but is it the ball or the man first?
Ball first. Man didnt have control of the ball when incidental contact occurred.
Not many refs would award that but with VAR we'll see a lot more pens.

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I've only just seen it. Penalty.
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Brian the Postman wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:Does anyone care about this tournament?
If you saw the brawl between Mexico and New Zealand you would see your answer.

I'm sure England would love to play in the Confederations Cup as it would mean one of the following :

1. They had won the WC.
2. They had won the Euros.
3. They had won hosting rights for the WC .

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Not necessarily. What if the same team had won the world cup and the Euros?
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sin²x + cos²x = 1 wrote:Not necessarily. What if the same team had won the world cup and the Euros?
Precisely how Italy qualified for the 2013 event.

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A couldn't give a shiraz cup.

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ozzie owl wrote:
Brian the Postman wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:Does anyone care about this tournament?
If you saw the brawl between Mexico and New Zealand you would see your answer.

I'm sure England would love to play in the Confederations Cup as it would mean one of the following :

1. They had won the WC.
2. They had won the Euros.
3. They had won hosting rights for the WC .
I'm sure like all the other countries in it, we would still treat it like the friendly tournament it is.
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Certainly the best performance of the tournament by Australia last night, against a very strong Chilean side.

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If you saw the brawl between Mexico and New Zealand you would see your answer.[/quote]


I'm sure England would love to play in the Confederations Cup as it would mean one of the following :

1. They had won the WC.
2. They had won the Euros.
3. They had won hosting rights for the WC .[/quote]

I'm sure like all the other countries in it, we would still treat it like the friendly tournament it is.[/quote]

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eagleboy wrote:You will never know.
You don't know that we'll never know. Maybe we could pretend to be from where we're not and qualify that way. Or we could win the World Cup. I mean that's the only winner of a real tournament in the event (possibly Portugal but that's a stretch)
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No point in England entering any tournaments as they always end up losing to Germany on penalties at some stage. :lol:
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Old Master wrote:No point in England entering any tournaments as they always end up losing to Germany on penalties at some stage. :lol:
I remember the old joke, 'I have bad news and good news' 'The bad news is, tomorrow you will be shot, the good news is the England Football Team will be shooting' :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Knight15 wrote:
Old Master wrote:No point in England entering any tournaments as they always end up losing to Germany on penalties at some stage. :lol:
I remember the old joke, 'I have bad news and good news' 'The bad news is, tomorrow you will be shot, the good news is the England Football Team will be shooting' :lol: :lol: :lol:
BBC article on England's penalty shoot out performances.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-40432001

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God is an Englishman wrote:
eagleboy wrote:You will never know.
You don't know that we'll never know. Maybe we could pretend to be from where we're not and qualify that way. Or we could win the World Cup. I mean that's the only winner of a real tournament in the event (possibly Portugal but that's a stretch)
So Germany didn't win the world cup?

Chile didn't win the Copa America?
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Brian the Postman wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:
eagleboy wrote:You will never know.
You don't know that we'll never know. Maybe we could pretend to be from where we're not and qualify that way. Or we could win the World Cup. I mean that's the only winner of a real tournament in the event (possibly Portugal but that's a stretch)
So Germany didn't win the world cup?

Chile didn't win the Copa America?
Germany won the World Cup, I don't know who won the Copa America.
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I think they won it on penalties over the Falklands war runners-up.
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So, a Chile v Germany final. Shows which group was the tougher.
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Bomber wrote:So, a Chile v Germany final. Shows which group was the tougher.
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