AFCON 2022

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  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    🎶 He's coming home, he's coming home, he's coming. Said's coming home... 🎶
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    He is now!
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Subbed at HT and as stands Algeria have performed like.....a load of rubbish....now 3-0 down and OUT......
    We welcome Said back sooner rather than later....
  • stevesteve
    Well he wont play against Man u so guess its the cup
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    edited January 2022
    I bet the Algerian manager is unemployed before Benni's plane touches down in the UK.

    One point and one goal scored.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Algeria

    Won the AFCON in 1990, eliminated in the Group Stage 1992
    Won the AFCON in 2019, eliminated in the Group Stage 2022

    Bizarre
  • KuchinghammerKuchinghammer
    I wonder what colour Benni's hair will be next match?
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    Algeria out in the group stage. Far earlier than had been expected; they won the last (AFCON 2019).

    Benrahma was really not fancied by their manager for whatever reason. He came on for only the last 10 minutes of their first game, didn't play at all in their second, and played just the first 45 before being substituted at half time in their third game.

    I like having internationals in our side, and wish them success when playing for their countries (other than when they play England), however Saïd barely playing and returning quickly is undoubtedly good for our side. Back sooner, and relatively fresh.

    Hopefully Benrahma not getting much chance at the Afcon will spur him to try doubly hard to do well with us and prove his international manager wrong.

    Welcome back Benny!!
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    so a team ranked 132 makes it though and has no keeper due to a negative COVID test but contact with a positive contact. Other keepers injured or positive, told to play with an outfield p[layer in goal!!!
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    whupathman said:

    so a team ranked 132 makes it though and has no keeper due to a negative COVID test but contact with a positive contact. Other keepers injured or positive, told to play with an outfield p[layer in goal!!!

    And they wondered why AFCON got a cool reception.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Ivory Coast v Egypt 4pm Wednesday (BBC iplayer/Red Button and Sky) should be fun
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    whupathman said:

    so a team ranked 132 makes it though and has no keeper due to a negative COVID test but contact with a positive contact. Other keepers injured or positive, told to play with an outfield p[layer in goal!!!


    They are also playing the hosts and are down to ten men after 7 minutes!
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    did you see people died trying to get into the stadium, 6 dead and children unconscious, game went ahead anyway
  • alderzalderz
    whupathman said:

    did you see people died trying to get into the stadium, 6 dead and children unconscious, game went ahead anyway

    Its disgusting, but also not surprising. You only need to look at the Euros final to see that it’s a big football problem.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited January 2022
    Ivory Coast 0-0 Egypt, going into extra time and Egypt's keeper had to go off injured

    Eric Bailly is wearing a rugby scrum cap after suffering a head injury against Sierra Leone and missing the last Group match against Algeria. He just headed a ball and had to sit down for a bit

    And now an Egyptian player has a nose bleed
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Did he get too close to the oppositions goal?
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited January 2022
    Zaha booked for being Zaha and it goes to penalties

    Egypt's 2nd choice keeper is Mohamed Abou Gabal aka "Gabaski" (???)

    At 2-2 Bailly had his penalty saved
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    What was Bailly thinking?
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited January 2022
    Haller not smiling (no change)

    Salah makes it 4-5 and Egypt are through to the quarters
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    It feels like a rule that when a player is so clearly MOTM like Bailly they'll end up missing the penalty
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited January 2022
    The question that came to my mind was why a central defender who doesn't seem to have taken a penalty in any competition before was 3rd up when they had Zaha and others who had previously taken penalties after him

    Add in the head injury and it seems to have been a rather unwise choice
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    ASLEFshrugged said:

    And now an Egyptian player has a nose bleed

    PrestonHammer said:

    Did he get too close to the oppositions goal?

    No, he looked up to see where West Ham were in the league =)
  • KuchinghammerKuchinghammer
    Kouyate scores to help Senegal march on...I've always liked Kouyate, very pleased for him.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Penalty 3 mins in to the final
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Senegal get a nailed on penalty. As blatant as you'll ever see.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    And it's saved!



  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    The Egyptian RCB has been fantastic all tournament apart from that penalty he gave away - which really was the most blatant penalty I can remember in a long time
  • alderzalderz
    I never understand why teams let their best taker go 5th. Egypt missed two of their 4, and Salah didn’t even take one as the game was over before his turn.
  • alderzalderz
    Chuffed for Senegal though. I love it when you get a new winner of anything
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited February 2022
    Two of the Senegal team we were linked with last month featured tonight.

    Diallo, the PSG centre back looked really good and Dieng was pretty impressive when he came on in the second half (except for the Yarmolenko-esque dive).

    Be interesting to see if their names come up again in the summer.
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