[Football] ****Official 2022 AFCON thread****

[Guinness Boy]

By your reasoning, we shouldn't want any of our players representing their national sides with the chance of injury.

Always been a double edged sword for me.

Since we hit the big time I've always wanted our players to get picked for their eligible country but also always wanted the whole squad to be able to get some recovery and wind down time during international breaks (and I'm perfectly aware you can't have both!).

Had mates who always went everywhere with England as well as Brighton when we were younger and they always said "club before country".

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

Potential Gambia shock win on the cards?

 

[KZNSeagull]

 

[1066familyman]

Well Burkina Faso certainly gave Senegal a good game. I liked the way they attack with pace and showed no fear.

Hoping for a Cameroon win tomorrow to set up a tasty final.

 

[Dave the hatosaurus]

Well Burkina Faso certainly gave Senegal a good game. I liked the way they attack with pace and showed no fear.

Hoping for a Cameroon win tomorrow to set up a tasty final.

Personally hoping for Egypt to set up a Mane versus Salah encounter !
Whoever loses that would be facing some banter in the 'pool dressing room .

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

Stalemate so far

 

[Seagull58]

Stalemate so far

How utterly, utterly predictable. I cashed out my usual AFCON under 1.5 goals at half-time for a decent profit, on the off-chance somebody might be given a map of the route to goal at half-time.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Odd refereeing, sending off the coach for apparently nowt.

 

[GT49er]

Went to Asda. Missed all but the last rwo minutes. Good decision, I think.

 

[1066familyman]

Pretty dull semi this one, especially compared to yesterday's, which I really enjoyed.

I still want Cameroon to win this. Think they have a better chance than Egypt of making a game of it with Senegal.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

CMR v EGY

Christ. This is shit. The old firm derby last night by comparison.....FFS!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Odd refereeing, sending off the coach for apparently nowt.

Quite. Pathetic reffing. Punctuate that anyway you like.

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

PENS [emoji95]

 

[1066familyman]

CMR v EGY

Christ. This is shit. The old firm derby last night by comparison.....FFS!

I'd mainly blame Egypt for that. Very defensive minded, as usual. Traditionally, think of them as the Italy of old. Win plenty, but usually pretty dull in doing so.

 

[Dave the hatosaurus]

I'm going Egypt 5-4 on pens

 

[albionalbino]

Predicting pens to finish 0-0

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

Salah picked to go second - fool. Stats show going first is far far better chance of winning as the second takers are always put under pressure when the first score.

 

[portslade seagull]

CMR v EGY

Christ. This is shit. The old firm derby last night by comparison.....FFS!

At least it is warm for the players. The poor Hondurans had to play the USA in Minnesota and the temp was -17. The USA kindly provided the Hondurans with warm weather gear. The lengths they go to for a win

 

[1066familyman]

Predicting pens to finish 0-0

More likely to be 11 -10 in this competition

 

[1066familyman]

Oh FFS Cameroon!