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Brighton beating villa we need to beat leeds now

Cucu bombing forward so in attack it will be three in the back.

I have zero interest in Arsenal, I cannot stand that Lego headed cunt Arteta The fan base make me sick

1-0 Arsenal

Trev has played several time at RB so it’s almost surely him there unless we’re playing 3 at the back.

Oh interesting. But even then over gusto? I'm not sure still

Chalobah, you mean?

Not a big fan of badi at rb. This is not looking good for me.

I'd like to see us lay a marker down tonight with a very serious 0-3 win, a complete measured performance from start to finish I'm not sure with that line up we can as I can always see stupid mistakes with Badass and Tosin playing, but fuck me Leeds are shite, lets not give them a lift that they need Chels for fucks sake

Like I said. Totally expected. 4 of 6 players mentioned start now. Badiashile is also there and not Josh. Probably too early for Palmer to start.

Think it’s safe to say now that Badiashile is now ahead of Josh in Maresca’s eyes even though Josh has looked extremely promising every time we’ve seen him. Super strange circumstance. He was amazing in the last game he played and I don’t think he’s seen the pitch since? Anyways, I like the look of this XI. Plenty of rotation but still enough quality that we should be trying to assert ourselves.

Gittens starts Hato doesn't Sanchez, Badshit, Tosin, Cucu, Chalobah, Enzo, Santos, Estevao, Pedro, Gittens Delap

Hearing Hato and Gittens start

— Heinrich von Treitschke, German nationalist historian and politician, 1871 The Franco-Prussian War, which started in July 1870, saw France defeated in May 1871 by the Kingdom of Prussia and other German states. The end of the war led to the unification of Germany. Otto von Bismarck annexed Alsace and northern Lorraine to the new German Empire in 1871. France ceded more than 90% of Alsace and one-fourth of Lorraine, as stipulated in the treaty of Frankfurt; Belfort, the largest Alsatian town south of Mulhouse, remained French. Unlike other member states of the German federation, which had governments of their own, the new Imperial territory of Alsace–Lorraine was under the sole authority of the Kaiser, administered directly by the imperial government in Berlin. Between 100,000 and 130,000 Alsatians (of a total population of about a million and a half) chose to remain French citizens and leave Reichsland Elsaß–Lothringen, many of them resettling in French Algeria as Pieds-Noirs. Only in 1911 was Alsace–Lorraine granted some measure of autonomy, which was manifested also in a flag and an anthem (Elsässisches Fahnenlied). In 1913, however, the Saverne Affair (French: Incident de Saverne) showed the limits of this new tolerance of the Alsatian identity. During the First World War, to avoid ground fights between brothers, many Alsatians served as sailors in the Kaiserliche Marine and took part in the Naval mutinies that led to the abdication of the Kaiser in November 1918, which left Alsace–Lorraine without a nominal head of state. The sailors returned home and tried to found an independent republic. While Jacques Peirotes, at this time deputy at the Landrat Elsass–Lothringen and just elected mayor of Strasbourg, proclaimed the forfeiture of the German Empire and the advent of the French Republic, a self-proclaimed government of Alsace–Lorraine declared its independence as the "Republic of Alsace–Lorraine". French troops entered Alsace less than two weeks later to quash the worker strikes and remove the newly established Soviets and revolutionaries from power. With the arrival of the French soldiers, many Alsatians and local Prussian/German administrators and bureaucrats cheered the re-establishment of order.[28] Although U.S. President Woodrow Wilson had insisted that the région was self-ruling by legal status, as its constitution had stated it was bound to the sole authority of the Kaiser and not to the German state, France would allow no plebiscite, as granted by the League of Nations to some eastern German territories at this time, because the French regarded the Alsatians as Frenchmen liberated from German rule. Germany ceded the region to France under the Treaty of Versailles. Policies forbidding the use of German and requiring French were promptly introduced.[29] In order not to antagonize the Alsatians, the region was not subjected to some legal changes that had occurred in the rest of France between 1871 and 1919, such as the 1905 French law on the separation of Church and State. Alsace–Lorraine was occupied by Germany in June 1940 during the Second World War. Although never formally annexed, Alsace and Lorraine were incorporated into the Greater German Reich. Each was placed under a Chief of Civil Administration (CdZ), who was the Nazi Party Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of the adjacent German territory. Alsace was administered as part of Gau Baden under Robert Heinrich Wagner and his deputy, Hermann Röhn. Lorraine was administered as part of the Gau Saarpfalz, (later Gau Westmark) under Josef Bürckel and his deputy, Ernst Ludwig Leyser [de].[30] During the war, 130,000 young men from Alsace and Lorraine were conscripted into the German armies against their will (malgré-nous). There were some volunteers for the Waffen SS.,[31] although they were outnumbered by conscripts of the 1926–1927 classes. Thirty of said Waffen SS were involved in the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre (29 conscripts, one volunteer). A third of the malgré-nous perished on the Eastern front. In July 1944, 1500 malgré-nous were released from Soviet captivity and sent to Algiers, where they joined the Free French Forces.

Seydou Dembélé 17 years old, JMG Académié Bamako & Mali Go find clips of Seydou Dembélé and you’ll be thoroughly entertained. He plays like a kid on a school playground: uninhibited, imaginative, brimming with skill and personality. He does things that genuinely take your breath away. His highlight reel from the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar is jam-packed with such moments. Mali rock up to every edition with another exciting bunch of players, and Dembélé was the pick of the bunch for me. The 17-year-old notched two goals and four assists in five games before Mali were knocked out by Morocco. It was an impressive follow up tournament to his outstanding showing at the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations earlier in the year. Just look at this… The imagination and execution on that pass is ridiculous. He sees the picture quickly, and the decision to chop down on the ball – generating a spin that zips it on the slick turf but holds it in the path of the striker’s run – is inspired. That’s the type of thing that will stick in my head for a worryingly long time. He loves to get on the ball between lines, drifting off the right wing to open up angles on his left foot. His heat map from the FIFA U-17 World Cup exemplifies the in-between spaces he takes up. He buzzes between lines, always demanding the ball, and causes damage as a shooter, crosser and passer. He has a canny knack of slipping past defenders with the ball at his feet, bending his dribbles and finding zippy combinations that cut through blocks. The obvious concern with him is his size: short, slight, flimsy, he appears some way off being able to handle the rigours of senior football at a high level – but he is remarkably good at avoiding contact altogether. What comes next? Well, Dembélé is a graduate of the prestigious JMG Académié in Bamako, a system that has developed countless top-flight players and senior internationals. Many of them transferred through Red Bull Salzburg, and that move makes plenty of sense for Dembélé. They have proven time and time again to be the perfect entry point to European football for African talent. But he may skip that step entirely, such is his profile, particularly with Chelsea and now Manchester United credited with a credible interest. He will make the leap to Europe when he turns 18 years old next February.

https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost524 Thanks to data meticulously collected by our partner Impect, this Weekly Post presents the U23 players from 52 leagues around the world who are most skilled at advancing their team's play with passes towards the opposition's goal*. The study reveals the extraordinary abilities of Belgium’s Jorne Spileers, who completes an average of 11.8 ‘progressive’ passes per 90 minutes, with a record success rate of 84% and a progression index of 100. Two other centre backs complete the podium: Spain’s Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) and Portugal’s António Silva (Benfica). Fourth, Norway's Häkon Volden (Rosenborg) is the youngest player in the top 10 (18.5 years). Two other players under the age of 20 feature in the overall top 10: Gambia's Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh (Tromsø) and France's full international Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain). Among wide backs, the top three are Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid), Michal Gurgul (Lech Poznań) and Joaquin Seys (Club Bruges), with Luca Bombino (San Diego) being the youngest in the top 50. For midfielders, Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo) leads the way ahead of Warren Zäire-Emery (PSG) and Amadou Koné (Neom SC). The youngest midfielder in the top 50 is Argentina's Álvaro Montoro (Botafogo). * At least 30 meters if starting and finishing position in own half, 15 meters if in different halves and 10 meters if in opponent half. Best U23 players, progression index Domestic league matches, current or last completed season until 01/12/2025. Data: Impect.

"Strasbourg striker Emanuel Emegha, who has a deal lined up to join Chelsea next summer, has been suspended for their game against Toulouse this week by his club after giving an international break interview where he jokes that he had signed for them thinking they were based in Germany." 😂 They suspend him because of this? Strasbourg is on the German border, perhaps he pulled a sensitive string with this one? I don't really get it..

Add two or three top elite players like GK , CB and ST to the squads and attack the title next year .

Would be surprised if Maresca doesn’t make a load of changes. Can see him resting Neto, Fofana, Reece, and perhaps even Cucu. Delap up front, Gittens left, Estevão right, and Palmer to finally make his return.

I want to add one thing about this, I totally agree with you on this. But you know why it's missing? First the atheist, they don't believe in God so morality comes from a moral giver. That doesn't compete with them Second evolution, morality holds no reality here, because morality is information, and nothing can come from evolution less am intelligent being inbeds morality as a programmer does to it's systems. And third Christianity as a fad then something real in one life. Example my mom was a Christian therefore I'm a Christian, it's my family religion. Wrong, that is tradition for this person but holds little value or practice what it means to be Christian. That is some of the view of why morals it's missing. Which I agree with you.

🔵Emanuel Emegha's official statement I accept and understand the club's decision to suspend me for this weekend. 'm 22 vears old, I've made mistakes and I know I still have a lot to learn. And I have to learn from that. I know I have to do better, and I will do better, on and off the field to represent the club. It's important to me. I want to make it clear that I never wanted to hurt anyone. Ever since I arrived here at the age of 19, I have always given everything for Strasbourg. I'm proud to play for Racing and I'm proud to wear the captain's armband. Everyone knows that it was not easy for me here at the beginning It was a big challenge for me to succeed in Strasbourg. But I kept working harc every day to get there. Last weekend when I entered the field, it was the biggest emotion I had as a Strasbourg player. The applause when I entered, the children cheering me during the warm-up... it really touched me Thank vou from the bottom of my heart. I had a long conversation with President Marc Keller. I thank him for his advice. He knows how much 1 love this club and how much I work everv day. I also want to thank all my teammates and staff, coach Liam Rosenior, sporting director David Weir, and everyone around the team. They see me every day, they know how I am and how I work. Sometimes my words can be misunderstood, especially if people don't know me. But one thing is certain, have maximum respect for Strasbourg, for Alsace, for Meinau, for our supporters, for my teammates and for the whole club.

will be last years ipswich

People have no idea of the rivalry in the 70s and 80s. Always known as 'Dirty Leeds'

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