Today’s Football 2021/22 Season

[NathDogg]

How? Firmino and Fabinho weren’t involved, same as Richy for us. The Argentinian players in question were from Spurs and Villa

They will find a way mate.

 

[BlueStevie35]

They will find a way mate.

Not everything has to relate back to them for Jesus sake

 

[Death]

Wtf??

 

[barneygumble]

Why, when it was very clear that Argentinian players would not be allowed to visit, would Argentina still proceed to not just pick but play these players.

Supposed 25 day isolation aways! :wow

Not sure why the Health Authorities decided that they would raid, only after the game kicked off?

 

[NathDogg]

Why, when it was very clear that Argentinian players would not be allowed to visit, would Argentina still proceed to not just pick but play these players.

Supposed 25 day isolation aways! :wow

Not sure why the Health Authorities decided that they would raid, only after the game kicked off?

It's a complete car crash, absolute madness the lot of it.

I think it's fair to say heads will roll, what a joke.

 

[barneygumble]

It's a complete car crash, absolute madness the lot of it.

I think it's fair to say heads will roll, what a joke.

Guess the benefit is, we play Villa in 13 days, which means Buendia and Martinez won’t be able to play.

But they announced the squad a week ago, why didn’t the AFA and Brazilian authorities have a conversation? They Brazilian FA did, just such a mad one.

Argentina deserve a forfeit there.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Guess the benefit is, we play Villa in 13 days, which means Buendia and Martinez won’t be able to play.

But they announced the squad a week ago, why didn’t the AFA and Brazilian authorities have a conversation? They Brazilian FA did, just such a mad one.

Argentina deserve a forfeit there.

Argentina? Not sure I follow that

 

[ToffeeDan]

It's all kicking off in Brazil.... except it isn't!!

 

[blueconverse]

I know Southgate has picked players from Leeds Villa etc but its hilarious that Lingard is back in the squad after staying at UTD

 

[Alan Whittle]

A bit late for Brazil to start being concerned about Covid isn’t it?

 

[duncs pigeon]

I know Southgate has picked players from Leeds Villa etc but its hilarious that Lingard is back in the squad after staying at UTD

He was in the squad prior to the Euros in all fairness cos of his form at West Ham and he is a favourite of Southgate tbf.

 

[RomanReigns]

So Brazil went from reporting every prem club except us for failing to release players to beating chile and basically getting a default win against Argentina because they breached covid protocols and their prem players failed to isolate

There is an irony in there somewhere

 

[barneygumble]

Argentina? Not sure I follow that

They deserve to be given a 3-0 loss.

They knew the rules, Brazil knew the rules, the only difference is, one tried to bend the rules, and the didn’t.

 

[TheBigIguana]

They deserve to be given a 3-0 loss.

They knew the rules, Brazil knew the rules, the only difference is, one tried to bend the rules, and the didn’t.

I don't think a country hosting a match should be given leeway to tell the other who can and can't play, even in the current climate. If Brazil couldn't host the whole Argentine squad then the game should have been moved or postponed beforehand. It's not like they broke a competition rule.

 

[barneygumble]

I don't think a country hosting a match should be given leeway to tell the other who can and can't play, even in the current climate. If Brazil couldn't host the whole Argentine squad then the game should have been moved or postponed beforehand. It's not like they broke a competition rule.

I mean, if i've got to isolate for 15-days, why shouldn't they?

The reality is, it's not a Brazillian federational law. It's a Government rule, one FIFA will have had to have been aware of.

Argentina chose to ignore it, and for some reason Spurs and Villa still agreed to it. Messy all round, but if you're Argentina, you've fielded 4 ineligible players... typically that results in 3-0 w/o, so why different now?