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Fillipo Simone
post Jun 6 2016, 04:54 PM
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England starts on Saturday right?
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post Jun 6 2016, 09:10 PM
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Euros topic, anyone?
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post Jun 6 2016, 09:14 PM
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Done
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post Jun 11 2016, 09:54 AM
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Kosovo and Gibraltar assigned to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying groups

UEFA’s Emergency Panel has today decided that Kosovo will join Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey and Finland in Group I, and Gibraltar will join Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia and Cyprus in Group H.

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2016/m...ps-2800709.html

A really tough group, but the important thing this time is participating.
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post Aug 17 2016, 09:30 AM
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Good news for Kosova, as our players that play in Europe for other countries have started to return.

Manchester Citys midfielder Sinan Bytyqi 21 y/o has choosen Kosova and has left Austrias NT.

Milot Rashica playing for Vitesse 20 y/o has choosen Kosova and has left Albanias NT.

Bersant Celina playing for Mancherser City 19 y/o has choosen Kosova.

Alban Meha playing for Al Nassr 30 y/o has choosen Kosova and has left Albanias NT.

Enis Alushi playing for Nurnberg 30 y/0 has choosen Kosova.

There are strong rumors that Besart Berisha playing in Australia.

There are rumors that Xherdan Shaqiri, Granit Xhaka, Adnan Januzaj and Shani Tarasha are reviewing the invitation to play for Kosova since Kosovas NT coach said that he has officially invited every Kosovan player and those named before too. As for Januzaj there are are high chances that he will join Kosovas NT since he was left out of the Belgiums NT in the Euros. As for Shaqiri and Xhaka there are voices that they will join since even RTK (Kosovas state telivision) posted news that they already accepted our NT but then they deleted it. If they join, we will defenitely have a really decent NT, since we already have some good players like Bernard Berisha who is has been voted in top 11 in Russian Leauge.

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After our first draw with Finland as guests, tonight we meet Croatia in Albania for World Cup Qualifiers (since our stadiums still dont meet UEFA and FIFAs standards). No doubt that Croatia is the absolute favorite tonight, but I am keen to see my NT play its second official game.
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post Oct 7 2016, 06:39 AM
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QUOTE (d'Arc.LP @ Oct 6 2016, 10:34 PM) *
After our first draw with Finland as guests, tonight we meet Croatia in Albania for World Cup Qualifiers (since our stadiums still dont meet UEFA and FIFAs standards). No doubt that Croatia is the absolute favorite tonight, but I am keen to see my NT play its second official game.


This will not be awkward? Or does the Croat-Serb troubles not affect Kosovo at all? I'm terribly sorry, but my grasp of European politics is next to null. You guys don't provide as much entertainment as the US.
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post Oct 7 2016, 04:17 PM
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QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Oct 7 2016, 08:39 AM) *
This will not be awkward? Or does the Croat-Serb troubles not affect Kosovo at all? I'm terribly sorry, but my grasp of European politics is next to null. You guys don't provide as much entertainment as the US.


Croatian-Albanian (the nationality of the majority in Kosova) relations are very good. Take a look at this: http://www.telegrafi.com/mediat-serbe-sa-s...-serbine-video/
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post Oct 8 2016, 12:27 PM
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Shameful chanting from both sides. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)
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You don't see that every day...

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post Oct 8 2016, 03:38 PM
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Honestly, I don't know what Ventura is trying to accomplish by walking the same path as Conte without being able to provide the same tactical noose and grit Conte can.

Parolo, Monto, and even De Rossi were all just horrific against Spain. How Parolo and Monto got called up is beyond me. Monto has been ghosting around on the pitch for about 2 years now. While Parolo is as limited as it gets.

Same with Eder and Pelle. Pelle is just a sh!t striker. Simple as. He doesn't belong in the NT and same goes for Eder who might be lightning quick but basically provides nothing in build-up and end product.

Immobile and Bellotti did more in the half hour they were on than the other 2 did all game.

Also, why wasn't Verratti on the pitch? Italy's most talented player sitting on the bench to play the likes of Parolo and Monto makes no sense. Same goes with Insigne, SES, Berardi (when he's fit) and a couple of other players who are more talented than the guys currently in the team. It's time to push out the older players who aren't really all that great and start building a new Italy team
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post Oct 9 2016, 09:46 PM
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Sometimes things are more about the sum of the parts rather than the individual pieces. Eder, Pelle and Parolo were sensational against Spain at the Euros. Though I find you very narrow minded in your thinking towards player quality in general.
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post Oct 10 2016, 07:38 AM
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Hahaha...

han needs players who can do 99,797 stepovers per minute, while also play-making from any position in the field, has great crossing and heading ability, shoot from long distance and is a deadly finisher.

Said player MIGHT make it to han's first XI. Might - because said player might have had the bad game where he shot when he should has passed and so obviously he's not world class. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

#trollhan because I haven't done so in ages. And he's that friend who I love to piss off.
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post Oct 12 2016, 08:29 PM
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QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Oct 9 2016, 09:46 PM) *
Sometimes things are more about the sum of the parts rather than the individual pieces. Eder, Pelle and Parolo were sensational against Spain at the Euros. Though I find you very narrow minded in your thinking towards player quality in general.

So they were good in a handful of games but are generally p!ss poor in others so they should start for Italy?

I personally think that only the best players should pull on that Azzurri shirt and the fact that guys like Eder, Parolo, Pelle, Giaccherini, etc are able to be regulars for this current Italy mostly speaks to the current desperate situation Italian football is going through

But to leave your best and brightest out to accommodate those players for me is inexcusable.

Also, this culture of being more than the sum of their parts was introduced by Conte. And let's all just put aside the fact that Italy were unwatchable through the Euro qualifying (getting there is what counts after all) and they were able to be in fact greater than the sum of their parts (Italy generally revel in rising to the occasion, especially when they're underestimated and are counted out). But not every coach (especially not Ventura) will be able to bring that out in them. Conte is special in that sense. But Ventura needs to select his best team

And sorry, but Monto, Parolo, Eder and Pelle are certainly not the best selections he can make.

Also, I don't think it's narrow mindedness that I don't rate certain players. Just a difference of opinion. Think back to the great debated of Ambro v. Rino. Did that make either one of use narrow minded because we each rated one over the other. And let's face it, neither one of those was a player who could do: "99,797 stepovers per minute, while also play-making from any position in the field, has great crossing and heading ability, shoot from long distance and is a deadly finisher." - as Jack would put it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Oct 10 2016, 07:38 AM) *
Hahaha...

han needs players who can do 99,797 stepovers per minute, while also play-making from any position in the field, has great crossing and heading ability, shoot from long distance and is a deadly finisher.

Said player MIGHT make it to han's first XI. Might - because said player might have had the bad game where he shot when he should has passed and so obviously he's not world class. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

#trollhan because I haven't done so in ages. And he's that friend who I love to piss off.

What can I say, I have high standards (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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post Oct 14 2016, 04:39 PM
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Sometimes it's about getting the most well rounded team, though. Pelle and Eder worked really well together and no team really knew how to cope with them as a duo.

Should Veratti be dropped now? He was easily Macedonia's best player, and Italy had to be saved by the awfully mediocre Candreva. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

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