TJB-fox Posted 16 January 2017 Share Posted 16 January 2017 1 hour ago, MattCan said: Playing African teams on their home turf is very hard. Many conditions play against you including home refereeing in general. Many decent European countries would not even beat the second tier African teams (the likes of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Burkino-faso, etc.) if games are played on African teams home soil. You pit the likes of Croatia, Belgium, Portugal, maybe even Wales and England against Zimbabwe, Zambia etc even on African soil it would be comfortable wins for the European side. Tactically astute and miles better off the ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFox Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 Of course, no one is debating Euro teams are better than African teams, that's a given. The reason I brought my point up was just to add dialogue and another perspective to the conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 5 hours ago, TJB-fox said: You pit the likes of Croatia, Belgium, Portugal, maybe even Wales and England against Zimbabwe, Zambia etc even on African soil it would be comfortable wins for the European side. Tactically astute and miles better off the ball Refereeing is abysmal in Africa, and you never know which confederation put in a bit of money to turn the tide in their favour. Just go back to 2015 and see the scandalous "progress" of Equatorial Guinea. And don't forget about the weather conditions, too. Only if the tournament was hosted in Northern Africa would a European team stand a better chance, otherwise you're looking at sometimes tropical temperatures, plus an unbearable humidity (not that African teams aren't suffering from it at all, either) along the equatorial strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 7 hours ago, MattCan said: Playing African teams on their home turf is very hard. Many conditions play against you including home refereeing in general. Many decent European countries would not even beat the second tier African teams (the likes of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Burkino-faso, etc.) if games are played on African teams home soil. Spot on! If only some of the ignorant people here know a liitle bit more about African Football... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 On 1/15/2017 at 09:55, Izzy Muzzett said: Thought Mahrez was easily MOTM and the best player on the pitch by a mile. Slim on the other hand didn't impress me. Too much mardy sulking, complaining and excuses. Blaming the floodlights for miss timing a header - please. The solution for next game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cujek Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 14 hours ago, fuchsntf said: A case of overrating..then underrating.. AFCON has matured and improved quite a bit. It's still pointless and shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFox Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 Mahrez vs. Zimbabwe. As strange as this may sound, it looks almost therapeutic for Mahrez to play against bad opposition and slowly get back on form. I feel that his confidence was a bit stunted this season and when Algeria went down 2-1 he sort of showed a bit of sulkiness. After a bit of frustration he took over and scored the second goal, leading his team the rest of the way. I think this competition will help both Mahrez and Slimani re-emerge and come back to form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 There's no way all of our boys out there are coming back unharmed with some of the shit for brains goalkeepers and defenders launching into tackles like in the video above. Fvcking amateur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 43 minutes ago, Cujek said: It's still pointless and shit As your comment. Deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 2 hours ago, Aidan said: The solution for next game Very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 6 hours ago, Cujek said: It's still pointless and shit No more than The Euros then..!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 I won the ball ref!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koke Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 20 hours ago, the fox said: Actuly Egypt won the 2006-2008 and 2010 AFCON with mostly domestic players. They played against world class players (yaya,drogba and eto'o and many great footballers) Zimbabwe are shit mate. It's the equivalent of England drawing 2-2 with Estonia. For World Cup 2026 we're gonna have tinpot nations like Hungary, DR Congo, Zimbabwe, Northern Ireland make it to the World Cup and dilute the quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 Great driving skills medic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxes1 Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 Amartey starts for Ghana at centreback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattCan Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 1 hour ago, Izzy Muzzett said: I won the ball ref!! He played the ... balls. ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmarteyAndChill Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 54 minutes ago, Foxes1 said: Amartey starts for Ghana at centreback. He played there vs Egypt in a World Cup qualifier aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2spooge Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 Slimani unsure of participating to Algeria's next game against Tunisia on Thursday he suffers from a minor injury with soudani also being officially out , this doesn't leave Algeria with much choices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucey Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 19 minutes ago, Loves2spooge said: Slimani unsure of participating to Algeria's next game against Tunisia on Thursday he suffers from a minor injury with soudani also being officially out , this doesn't leave Algeria with much choices That's a bit worrying. Slimani seems to have a recurrent groin injury, is that playing up again? And do Algeria have any strikers left? Would Riyad end up playing CF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudFox Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 Anyone know how Amartey did at center back? Be intrigued to hear or see some footage. Standard might be debatable, but still good to see his positioning etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the fox Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 Egypt drew against Mali. I am telling you guys, it is not as simple as people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmarteyAndChill Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 12 minutes ago, CloudFox said: Anyone know how Amartey did at center back? Be intrigued to hear or see some footage. Standard might be debatable, but still good to see his positioning etc 12mins highlights on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Boos Up Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 6 hours ago, Izzy Muzzett said: Great driving skills medic! This is hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFox Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 1 hour ago, brucey said: That's a bit worrying. Slimani seems to have a recurrent groin injury, is that playing up again? And do Algeria have any strikers left? Would Riyad end up playing CF? They have a guy named Sofiane Hanni who plays in Belgium. Egypt drawing with Mali is interesting. Maybe African teams are starting to see less parity in terms of talent between them. Which is nice to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzFOX Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 Couldn't give a toss about Algeria progressing in AFCON I just want mahrez and slim back for our crunch games and we've got a few where we must pick up some points or we're really screwed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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