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Nabil Bentaleb

africanspurs said:
He is French and Alegrian

how do you pretend to be from somewhere your parents originate from? His parents are Algerian are they not?
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At least one of them is yeah. I remember him saying when he watched football as a kid he would cry if Algeria lost but he didn't really care for France.
 
Jurgen the German said:
That tournament is such a pain in the ass. Every two seasons and in the middle of the season.
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hey , all you have to do is just dont buy players that are committed to playing for their country in a tournament that has been around longer than the euros and the world cup (i think).

let someone else have this wealth of untapped potential at the cost of potentially 1 to 4 league games every two years.

They would probably pretend its a groin strain if it means having yaya toure and eto'o on their team
 
Rossi22 said:
At least one of them is yeah. I remember him saying when he watched football as a kid he would cry if Algeria lost but he didn't really care for France.
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then i dont understand how he 'pretends' to be algerian.

if you want pretence, look to france in the 90s , early naughties....
 
africanspurs said:
hey , all you have to do is just dont buy players that are committed to playing for their country in a tournament that has been around longer than the euros and the world cup (i think).

let someone else have this wealth of untapped potential at the cost of potentially 1 to 4 league games every two years.

They would probably pretend its a groin strain if it means having yaya toure and eto'o on their team
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I don't see the need for it every two seasons. There is no other credible international tournament that I can think of that is played as frequently.
 
The egyptian said:
Well, let's admit it is ridiculous, man :D, however it is the only possible time in africa.
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look i am not saying it isnt inconvenient, am just saying...deal with it suckers!!!!

chances are that they will be done in about 1 or 2 weeks, miss one or two league games and come back after giving joy to some people that have nothing but misery going for them
 
Jurgen the German said:
I don't see the need for it every two seasons. There is no other credible international tournament that I can think of that is played as frequently.
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you dont think the continent likes the money it generates? the player exposure / marketing potential it commands?

If they could do it every year for the income i would actually be all for it

edit:- 'credible'? not sure what that means......if you mean BIG BUDGET then you might be right...i dont know how much revenue it generates or what the operating costs are compared to others
 
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Algeria will get far and potentially win the competition, very talented team. He will be missed though. If Mason is out as well, our midfield is going to be Stambouli/Dembele with Paulinho in reserve. Which is very light.
 
Mumorn said:
Algeria will get far and potentially win the competition, very talented team. He will be missed though. If Mason is out as well, our midfield is going to be Stambouli/Dembele with Paulinho in reserve. Which is very light.
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Hence we need to buy someone now
 
Mumorn said:
Algeria will get far and potentially win the competition, very talented team. He will be missed though. If Mason is out as well, our midfield is going to be Stambouli/Dembele with Paulinho in reserve. Which is very light.
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Damn, when you put it like that....that does seem a little bit like ****ty timing

maybe capoue can step up for once or whoever
 
Raziel said:
Hence we need to buy someone now
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i think we are forgetting that bentaleb was actually supposed to be the backup......now that he is ahead of the rest, his backups should be up for the task at hand. i mean come on...why did we buy those guys in the first place?
 
Jordinho said:
He IS French, pretending to be Algerian. Played for France at youth level. International football is quickly becoming irrelevant with everyone moving around all the time.
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africanspurs said:
He is French and Alegrian

how do you pretend to be from somewhere your parents originate from? His parents are Algerian are they not?
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In that case I'll replace it with another question:

Can't he just play for France?
 
africanspurs said:
except when it comes to playing youngsters in favour of established internationals...something you are very critical of if i remember correctly:D;)
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Not me, no.

I criticised him for making no attempt to keep Sandro (until that point, the best player we had left) happy.

I also made the point that playing youngsters was a win/win for Dimmeh and that the best interests of the team may (as usual) not have been his motivation.
 
africanspurs said:
i think we are forgetting that bentaleb was actually supposed to be the backup......now that he is ahead of the rest, his backups should be up for the task at hand. i mean come on...why did we buy those guys in the first place?
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I don't know, they mostly don't fit the system/balance

Energy/workrate/speed of recycle is what Bentaleb/Mason brings to team
Dembele/Stambouli can play alongside one of those two, but I suspect will be weaker together
The rest? Capoue/Paulinho just not good enough, should be sold quickly.

I think its a good opportunity to get rid of Capoue/Paulinho +one of Townsend/Lennon and replace with 1 senior/experienced head.
 
scaramanga said:
Not me, no.

I criticised him for making no attempt to keep Sandro (until that point, the best player we had left) happy.

I also made the point that playing youngsters was a win/win for Dimmeh and that the best interests of the team may (as usual) not have been his motivation.
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nah you cannot slither out of this now

can we go back to that thread please!!!! i am starting to question what i read

i know that when you played bentaleb you gave him stick, period...and you gave him stick over capoue not sandro.

i am not insane, this happened....dammit man, admit this HAPPENED!!!:|
 
africanspurs said:
you dont think the continent likes the money it generates? the player exposure / marketing potential it commands?

If they could do it every year for the income i would actually be all for it

edit:- 'credible'? not sure what that means......if you mean BIG BUDGET then you might be right...i dont know how much revenue it generates or what the operating costs are compared to others
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The Euros, World Cup and Confederations are every 4 years. It's inconsiderate to league play to host it every two years.
 
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