Two biggest arseholes at this World Cup

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Kinky Gerbil

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Uncle Buck said:
I understand why he has tried to stick with the system that worked so well in qualifying, but something needs to be done for next week.
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I agree, he needed to start with the side that got us there. However its not working for one reason or another, change is needed...
 




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Richy_Seagull

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vegster said:
Er, Rooney, supposedly our only World Class player........ the rampaging thunderbox of a player who terrorises defences everywhere, who has not scored an international goal since september last year.

Do your homework Richy, school tommorow.
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Shearer went almost two years without scoring, should we have dropped him for Euro 96? Luis Fabiano has just scored his first goal since last September, Brazil must be mad for sticking with him eh?

How many goals did Rooney score in qualifying? Seem to remember celebrating a fair few times....

But you're right, he has had two bad games now so obviously not world class anymore :thumbsup:
 




Dave the OAP

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I think the opening statements in this thread sums up NSC in a nutshell.
 






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Richy_Seagull

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Oh and as for your view on Evra, might want to read this from another forum...

The problems and friction in the French team are down to a split over one man: Yoann Gourcuff.

Gourcuff comes from a privileged family. He is smart and he is respectful - but he is also still a shy little boy. In his spare time he listens to music, watches films and plays his video game systems. He is, in his own words, a little nerdy.

In a French squad that places more value on how much money you have in your bank account, and what girl is on your arm, Gourcuff doesn't fit.

One incident occurred shortly before the World Cup. Franck Ribery and Sidney Govou had organised a night out at well known gentleman's club in Paris. Several players, including Gourcuff, decided to stay home. When Ribery heard about this he immediately confronted Gourcuff and asked 'does your mother not allow you to go, you homosexual slur'

This is one of many incidents.

Ribery is the main instigator in the bullying, however he is far from alone. On the pitch, Gourcuff plays within himself. Scared because he fears the verbal retribution he will receive after the match from his tormentors.

In the squad, Gourcuff can count on only 4 real allies. His best friend Hugo Lloris, his teammate Jeremy Toulalan, elder statesmen Thierry Henry and captain and the glue that holds the team very loosely together, Patrice Evra.

When Raymond Domonech bowed to player pressure and dropped Gourcuff for France's second group match, that was the catalyst for the situation in which we now find ourselves.

Reports of groups hardly talking to each other soon surfaced, however, most notable were the French media suggestions that playmaker Yoann Gourcuff was isolated and suffering extreme verbal and even physical bullying at the hands of Franck Ribery.

"We're not all the best of friends, that's normal, but hopefully that does not translate on to the pitch," midfielder Jeremy Toulalan, a close friend of Gourcuff, said when asked about those reports.

"For instance, when I'm playing with Yoann, I'm not going to pass him the ball more just because we get on well,"

Just Fontaine, who scored a record 13 goals for France at the 1958 World Cup, was damning in his verdict on Ribery.

"Ribery? One day the mistake was made to say he was the team's brains and since, he has believed it. He is an arrogant man. He has a mood and an anger within him that is extremely unpleasant and disruptive"
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So basically wrong on both counts. Top work.
 






C

Common as Mook

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Jul 26, 2004
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Richy_Seagull said:
Oh and as for your view on Evra, might want to read this from another forum...



So basically wrong on both counts. Top work.
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So Evra isn't the captain of a side that refused to train three days before a crucial World Cup match? My mistake :facepalm:
 


J

Joey Deacon's Disco Suit

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Apr 19, 2010
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Richy_Seagull said:
Oh and as for your view on Evra, might want to read this from another forum...



So basically wrong on both counts. Top work.
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That may be true but what does that have to do with the Anelka expulsion which led to the training ground bust-up with the fitness coach and the subsequent refusal to train?

By all accounts this was due to the coach being outed as the source of the leaks to the press. The video evidence kind of gives some circumstantial evidence to this whereas you're using one post from a footie messageboard to rubbish another piece on this board.

EDIT - not having a go at you. Just don't see how Evra can be exonerated over this incident. Anelka allegedly calls the coach all sorts of names, refuses to apologise and then leads a team revolt during the WC. That's as bad as it gets. The French Press have already described this as the lowest point in their history.
 
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