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United States9921 Posts

November 19 2024 17:47 GMT

#501

On November 19 2024 17:50 sharkie wrote:

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I love Alisson and hes prolly still the best or at least top3 gk in the world but wouldnt it make sense for the future to just invest and trust in Kelleher and let alisson go?

Not when Ali has at least 3 years of being one of the best GKs in the world. Kell is a great shot stopper like Ali, but still not as good with the ball at his feet. We're hoping to develop Mamar into another Ali since he's younger and Kell wants to be first team now, while Mamar is ok with being backup to Alisson and learning from him. It's just what the players want.

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51430 Posts

November 19 2024 20:32 GMT

#502

On November 19 2024 17:33 GTR wrote:
i know people like to shit on the nations league but for those in the c/d leagues it's a worthwhile venture. just not if you're the spains/frances/englands of the world

I would agree more if there was more points to it. Use it straight up as qualifiers for Euros, revamp if needs be and make the qualification process take in the nations league.

I get why they do it, but its still extra internationals with "not much point" to it and that drives me mad.

WombaT

Northern Ireland22975 Posts

November 19 2024 20:50 GMT

#503

On November 20 2024 05:32 Pandemona wrote:

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You can’t make it form a qualification process without completely doing away with its strengths, namely A tier nations play A, B versus B etc.

The only way you could conceivably do that without adding a ton of games to qualification is to use it as a pre-qualifier, for seeding for the big boys, and to eliminate a pot.

You’re also from a big footballing nation, and I don’t know about wider perception from other big ones on the continent, but I think from what I’ve heard the English are a bit more cynical anyway. Even amongst those big boys I’ve heard it’s been more positively perceived elsewhere.

Especially with the expanded Euros the big nations have to really fuck up not to qualify, but for everyone else the chance at play off spots etc are very meaningful prizes to dangle.

This cycle it’s been pretty good for the other home nations. Scotland had a demoralisingly bad run results wise, but they were playing teams a level above them based on past results and that’s good preparation. Northern Ireland had a great wee campaign versus teams roughly on our level, and we’ll see how we do stepping up. Wales are still decently placed in their group with pretty comparable teams to themselves.

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51430 Posts

November 19 2024 21:15 GMT

#504

True, hope it can be done though i would like to see it work that way somehow, be great if teams from league D would get a chance at a playoff game or something.

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