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[Albion] Malick Yalcouye **Singed 12/07/2024**
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pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
Agent Simon’s doing?
AZ Gull
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Which would mean that Yves Bissouma was born in the Ivory Coast, but plays for Mali; and Malick Yalcouye was born in Mali but will play for the Ivory Coast.
Yup. I live in the same apartment as a dude from Ivory Coast and asked if this is common but nothing he was aware of really. He did say though thay a fair number of people in some part of Africa really don't give a shit about nation borders and might just pick the better/bigger team if they can, rather than their birth country.
AZ Gull
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I have a question for your boy from Côte d'Ivoire - at the moment there are a whole bunch of African nations that are playing their "home" matches in a neutral country. Why? I assume it's because their stadia are now deemed not up to the relevant international standard, but is it a recent diktat from CAF?
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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- Oct 4, 2003
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It’s exactly for what you think it’s for, stadiums and facilities not being up to standard. The article below applies to the qualifiers played over the summer but it has been an ongoing consequence of not getting their grounds up to a standard for a while now, some of the qualifiers for last seasons AFCON were played at a neutral or at the away teams ground.
Its been the case for a long time that some 20 African nations lack stadiums that reach FIFA / CAF requirements but now after a decade of ignoring it, they want to push countries to build good enough stadiums. He thinks there's no chance of that happening anytime soon and that CAF will be trying to make money from having Morocco, South Africa etc. hosting instead.
Blues Guitarist
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After Sima scored against Salzburg in the CL last week, it was Malick Yalcouye's turn yesterday in a bad 5-0 defeat for Salzburg away at Graz.
brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
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What position is he playing for them mostly?
Seems to be progressing really well....... thought he looked a bit lightweight in the pre-season game I saw him play
Machiavelli
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Not watched him but looking at the line-ups on the BBC he plays in a two behind a striker.
AstroSloth
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- Dec 29, 2020
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I thought he looked quality in pre season, really good touch and control.
Agree, but lightweight
AstroSloth
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- Dec 29, 2020
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Lightweight players have famously been poor in the PL.
Especially players like David Silva and Bernardo Silva.
….and I’ve never seen any players improve by strengthening a bit
Everywhere in midfield really.. often starting from the right wing and helping out centrally. He's extremely allround but a core part in how they play. Most things go through him.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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In some ways seems to be the missing piece of our midfield puzzle. Should get him back in January.
Silverhatch
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Hinsh is a b2b midfielder