From: Bob on
Jeff Lawrence wrote:
> "Adama" <spam(a)invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:4c12752c$0$27610$ba4acef3(a)reader.news.orange.fr...
>> Malouda on the bench. According to l'Equipe, Domenech though he was
>> tackling too much during training (!!!) This is beyond ridiculous. I
>> hope it's not the reason.
>> Anyway, here is the french roster :
>>
>> Lloris
>> Sagna - Gallas - Abidal - Evra
>> Gourcuff - Toulalan - Diaby
>> Govou - Anelka - Ribery
>
> I've heard Domenech has some stranges methods for choosing his teams.
> Apparently he thinks Leo's are incapable of defending. I guess they
> are OK at attacking though, if Mr Messi is anything to go by.

don't believe everything you hear even if it is regurgitated by many.


From: HASM on
Starcade <darkstar7646(a)gmail.com> writes:

> Then Lodeiro got sent off (and should be done for, at minimum, the
> group stages -- if not the whole tournament) for trying to break
> Sanyeh's leg studs-up.

Even though it should have been a straight ejection, he actually a second
caution, so he may only get a one game suspension.

-- HASM

From: Abubakr on
On Jun 12, 10:07 pm, Chagney Hunt <ess...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 12, 3:02 am, Abubakr <deltara...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jun 12, 4:49 am, Alessandro Riolo <alessandro.ri...(a)gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > On Jun 11, 6:41 pm, "Adama" <s...(a)invalid.com> wrote:
>
> > > > ..
>
> > > Ridicolous yellow card awarded thanks to a olympic dive ..
>
> > > A bit later the French goalkeeper went wandering out of the stadium
> > > holding the ball and the linesman didn't think he could award a
> > > corner ..
>
> > > Promising start :)
>
> > Apart from that non-corner incident, I think the referee was
> > practically perfect, at the end of the day.
>
> Ummm no, he called a push on Gourcuff when an Uruguay was *jumping*
> (somewhat awkwardly, as the ball was at an awkward height) to head the
> ball. He then gifted France that dangerous free-kick that ended the
> game.

Yes, like I said, he was "practically perfect". Absolute perfectness
doesn't exist.

There were also several instances he bought into the
> gamesmanship o fthe Uruguyans.

Ummm no. The Uruguyans were embellishing infringements and that
doesn't mean a foul shouldn't be given.
From: SHUSSBAR on
On Jun 11, 4:26 pm, "Adama" <s...(a)invalid.com> wrote:
> "Google Beta User" <wanyik...(a)gmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> a1a1de70-09bf-40a9-a633-4b23b8823...(a)i28g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
>
> >I see Govou is still as caca as ever.  He's really better than
> >Malouda?
>
> No
> And he is not better than Valbuena (or Briand who was in the 30) either on
> current form.

At least Valbuena is more likely to provoke something with runs and
short fast dribbling. He is no Messi though ( Messi(e) in french =
Messiah)
From: ixion martin - GdBx on
Adama vient de nous annoncer :
> Malouda on the bench. According to l'Equipe, Domenech though
> he was tackling too much during training (!!!) This is beyond
> ridiculous. I hope it's not the reason.
> Anyway, here is the french roster :
>
> Lloris
> Sagna - Gallas - Abidal - Evra
> Gourcuff - Toulalan - Diaby
> Govou - Anelka - Ribery

0-0 FT.
No pizza for Irish.
ROTFL.

--
Ixion
Contre une �quipe �trang�re, quand on dit diplomatiquement
que l'arbitre n'est pas dans un bon soir, c'est toujours le
club fran�ais qui morfle.