Today’s Football 2021/22 Season

[dublinbluenose]

We're getting a result against this Portugal side tonight. They've rested anyone on a yellow as they still have to plat Serbia again.

Ogbene is lightning quick and will expose Pepe for pace. Also Semedo is just an awful RB.

Ronaldo will probably get a penalty in the last minute no doubt now.

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

England U-21 winning 3-1 at halftime against the Czechs, with Anthony Gordon getting the first 2.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Who will likely be missing for us?

Pickford
Mina
Godfrey - unlikely on current form
Richarlison
Digne - maybe
DCL
He who cannot be named (presumably his fate is sealed by then)
Rondon (does he still play / will C Rica qualify?)

Notwithstanding any imcoming players I think thats it.

EDIT: I dont mean missing but late back/knackered

Rondon is Venezuelan and they won't be going. Doesn't matter like.

DCL and Pickford I think are near certain.

Digne I feel like is on the edge of being dropped but somehow never is. We'll see on that one.

Richarlison feels certain right now but it is still Brazil so he's got to play well.

Mina assuming Colombia get there.

Iwobi.

That's it for the current team I think.

 

[Billy Dean]

That mid season winter break won’t be the last either.
Some young Premier League PR blert talking in Jan 23 about “successful interlude setting a precedent “ blah blah do one.

I'm in favour of a winter break. Say from end of December till end of Jan or something like that. That way you keep the Xmas games.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Rondon is Venezuelan and they won't be going. Doesn't matter like.

DCL and Pickford I think are near certain.

Digne I feel like is on the edge of being dropped but somehow never is. We'll see on that one.

Richarlison feels certain right now but it is still Brazil so he's got to play well.

Mina assuming Colombia get there.

Iwobi.

That's it for the current team I think.

Had it in my head he was Costa Rican - forgot about Iwobi.

 

[Billy Dean]

Ireland doing alright here

 

[blueconverse]

England U-21 winning 3-1 at halftime against the Czechs, with Anthony Gordon getting the first 2.

Will do his confidence the world of good

 

[Alan Whittle]

I'm in favour of a winter break. Say from end of December till end of Jan or something like that. That way you keep the Xmas games.

The season won’t be any longer, more midweek games in an already crowded calendar favouring the clubs with stronger squads even more than now.
What about the January rounds of the FA Cup? Devalued even further. Not a fan.

 

[mmmmsnouts]

Winter break works in Germany because there are four fewer games and only one cup competition.

 

[Runub]

Pepe sent off....no surprise there but a bit harsh the second yellow

 

[dublinbluenose]

Ireland doing alright here

Not sure how hard Portugal tried tbh, had the feel of a friendly. We could've won it but Ronaldo missed 2 good chances.

Fernandes is an awful player btw.

 

[verreauxi]

Perhaps posted before and nowhere good to put this, but an interesting article by Bellingcat on the far-right in Hungarian football:

Meet The Far-Right 'Fanatics' Getting Hungary’s Football Team in Trouble - bellingcat

Hungary’s most hardcore football supporters have been making an unfortunate name for themselves. But the country’s leaders have been reluctant to criticise them.

www.bellingcat.com

 

[Lapeno77]

Chris Kavanagh wouldn't have given this a red

 

[Runub]

Chris Kavanagh wouldn't have given this a red either

 

[ForestBlue]

Brazil qualified already ..

Brazil 1-0 Colombia: Five-time World Cup winners qualify for 2022 tournament

Brazil become the first South American nation to qualify for the 2022 World Cup with a 1-0 home win over Colombia.

www.bbc.co.uk