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Wile E. Coyote
In: Arizona
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The BBC has a new Footballing Tactics Correspondent Umir Irfan, he used to be a medical doctor.
When you watch Argentina play, it's like they speak a different language. They subvert your expectations. It's harder to pattern recognise. It's fun. |
I think he really wanted to be the BBC art critic, but as a mere qualified MD, he had to accept Footballing Tactics.
Still its a job at the BEEB.
Well done you.
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Mick Harper
Site Admin
In: London
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| The Athletic wrote: | | The England team wanted a pool table at their training base, as you would. There wasn’t one — so they sourced a second-hand model from a Kansas grandmother for $700 on Facebook Marketplace. |
Few people realise England players don't get paid for representing their country. It is considered honour enough. They even had to pay their own way though Sir Jim Ratcliffe chipped in to make sure it was Economy Plus, which has more leg room. So long as they didn't fly Virgin Atlantic.
I'm told they should get at least $300 dollars back for the pool table in the admittedly unlikely event the cloth isn't covered in vomit stains. That doesn't go far split between a twenty-six man squad.
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Mick Harper
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In: London
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Why was the Croatia game a thrillaminute and Ghana a borathon? It wasn't down to England -- they were spraying it around nicely in both matches -- it was entirely conditional on the ambition of the opponent.
Croatia thought they were in with a shout, sprayed it around themselves and got slaughtered. Ghana had no chance, set up shop, and came away with a draw.
How so? Because this is the age of the 'low block defence'. One side passing it around nicely and getting nowhere, the other side hoofing it up the park so they can have another try. Like watching children play three-goals-and-in. But without the goals.
Very similar, as it happens, to the current state of warfare. Crap sides can get a draw because of drones. Since nobody has yet worked out their antidote, everyone sits tight, exchanging drones and waiting for the full time whistle to find out who won.
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Mick Harper
Site Admin
In: London
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I have asked the AEL Statto to put our minds at rest
England- 4 pts goal diff +2
Ghana----4 pts goal diff +1
Croatia--- 3 pts goal diff - 1
Panama---0 pts goal diff - 2
Even if we lose ten-nil to Panama we are guaranteed third place and four points guarantees us a place in the last thirty-two the way results have panned out elsewhere.
I have sent a telegram on your behalf congratulating the lads.
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Mick Harper
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In: London
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Further to my story about women at football matches that got banned by Medium, I have belatedly got to wondering how they could possibly have known about the piece in the first place. Only a handful of people read it and none of them would be candidates for making a complaint.
Since Medium are hardly likely to be monitoring so obscure a contributor as myself, I can only conclude they have an AI bot who is able to sniff these things out. As the whole thing was couched in deliberately cosy language, that is (if true) rather startling.
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Wile E. Coyote
In: Arizona
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Whilst the pundits try to coach Jude which space to run into past Harry......
Wiley is not sure this Nico O Reilly knows what he is doing, or which space he is suppossed to run into at all....surprise makes him a much more dangerous weapon.
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