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End of an era 😭

Rumour has it that Infantino is in the pocket of Panini.

I thought the whole point of AI was to work out the 3rd place finishes, when FIFA invites any nation in the UN to the tournament. 🙂

He might say that he finds the more experienced players to be a bit more versatile, but that amounts to much the same thing. 🙂

Funny that you found a bit of wood, that if you look closely, looks sort of like a dog. Anyway, what are you going to use the scroll saw to turn it into? 🙂 Looks lovely.

I applaud Infantino's plan to bring the world together in such difficult times, so that all nations can feel the love and joy of FIFA's festival of football. With the tournament split across multiple hosts, let a host continent host all nations! Qualification means that some countries lose out, and that's what we don't want. Remember: The more rounds, the funnier it is to watch Scotland go out in the first one.

Yup. Lots of twists and turns to come. Henderson's forearm smash, with his cast, on Messi as he races down the byline, will be a shock, but is he the nation's hero or a villain? Especially after Infantino suspends the punishment for a decade.

Bulge

Henderson has had some minutes. Because he is an experienced leader and inspiration, and not at all because Tuchel was pre-empting your post and giving minutes to save face. 🙂 Mainoo now waits in the wings for that role. Chalobah was a late call up, so wouldn't have been there otherwise (could have brought over a full back, but never TAA). No idea what level Toney is now at. Cover for Kane and Watkins anyway.

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Thanks for the update Christophe! Ipiele and Landre were players I was expecting to see stay. On the other hand, good to see Nyemb sign. Boiteau gives some cover in attacking midfield. I also noticed Airhiavbere and Maréchal in the sides for the friendlies. I wasn;t sure about their contract situation. So, if they stay... GK- Jean Louchet; Justin Lacombe DR- Derrick Abu; Erin Airhiavbere DL- Abdelwahed Wahib; Noam Blé DC- Dany Goprou; Abou Meité (DL); Nolann Bourichon (Under-21) DC- Bryan Passi; Maël Zogba MC- Mabrouk Rouaï; Thibault Maréchal MC- Samir Belloumou, Kaïs Lesueur (Under-21) AML- Daou Kader Diomandé; Zaïd Amir AMR- Salif Lebouath (MR); Rayane Ekra AMC- Vincent Marcel (BTB); Luka Boiteau (Under-21) FC- Gaëtan Courtet; Kylian Kouakou (Under-21) FC- Charles Abi; Célestin Nyemb (Under-21) The numbers and depth of squad are getting there. But there's no doubt it's a different approach. Only around half of the incoming players have played remotely regularly at the level VA find themselves at. So, it's very much a side where the recruitment has to have unearthed players eager to and capable of moving up.

Raid

When all the others are rubbish, vote Binface.