You still see it quite a bit on these forums unfortunately.
France v Brazil friendly
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
1-0 France.Varane.
Varane scores.
Limp effort on that occasion.
Varane scores for France.
He just doesnt leave any victims behind in the air. Varane!
Is Laporte on the bench?
putrid set piece defending, against the tide of the match
Valbuena's set pieces have been great. Accurate and whipped in with a lot of pace.
The lad is just a grafter. Pretty much nothing else to him.
Sign him up
Pointed in the direction of manchester after goal
They look solid, indeed. France are missing many future internationals. Digne, Corchia, Laporte, Lloris, Umtiti, Pogba, (Mangala), Lacazette, Zouma, Rabiot, Coman, Thauvin, Benzia, Grenier, etc. Future is bright there.
Hopefully Fekir comes on later.
Pogba and Lacazette would add a lot to the side, I think. Great set of youngsters, but those two in particular are quite special.
Southampton games are showed more than this friendly.
Sissoko is a big unit.
Forgot him, looks a nice prospect.
I'm backing France to win the next world cup. They have so much talent all over the pitch and a lot of youth coming up.
Their midfield of Pogba - Schneiderlin - Matuidi is easily one of the best in the world.
They will get at least as far as the semis in the Euros with this team:
Their midfield of Pogba - Schneiderlin - Matuidi is easily one of the best in the world.
They will get at least as far as the semis in the Euros with this team:
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Brazil can not afford to give away corners.
Who does Elias play for? I've heard of him before but know nothing about him.
Brazil getting overrun in midfield far too easily.
On paper anyway, it looks extremely balanced too.
Elias and Gustavo. So workmanlike.
Which is why Mourinho and Dunga love him. Oscar on the other hand... I mean, they're both grafters, but do you really need two in the same side? Obviously Mourinho and Dunga think so, but I just think Coutinho would be a better choice.
Corinthians.
Brazil's central midfield has been like that for years.
Any Brazilians or La Liga watchers know much about Diego Alves and why he doesn't feature for Brazil? Always thought he was quality, but I honestly haven't seen him much in the last year or so.
We could do with a player like Sissoko. His driving runs through the middle are so dangerous.
What are Brazil's tactics? No width. They just seem to play as individuals, doing their own things.
Cheers.
Pfft, I don't like Oscar either. I don't think they need both of them but like if you're a conservative manager it makes sense. Not a fan of the style but if it gets results then fair play.
Dominating posession and creating more chances though
Does Firmino actually pass? Third time he could have put Neymar through now.
Could England live with France, or Brazil for that matter?
This is boring as feck tbh
Mostly shots from outside the box, really.
Feck. We need to colonize a country and steal their athletic black players.
We'd give them a decent game in my opinion. Probably lose (especially to France) but doubt either of them would destroy us.
No.