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Yaya Sanogo joins Arsenal

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musicmonkey

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<a class="postlink" href="http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/video/live/information.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/video/l ... ation.html</a>

FIFA are streaming the game :)
 

clockwork orange

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Fifa.com also give line-ups. Direct link from their homepage.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matchcast/matchday=12/day=1/match=300234903/index.html?intcmp=livecoverage_box_u20worldcup_en" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matchca ... orldcup_en</a>
 

musicmonkey

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He's just scored, decent poached goal slipping between the CBs for a tap in off a driven cross. His 4th of the U20's world cup. He's seemed a pretty tidy player in general so far, nice link up play and passing.
 

Godwin1

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France have to many foreign nationals in their team, I don't like that I think that a player should represent his country of birth. I bet some of the African nations are a bit frigged off with this as well.
 

GDeep™

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Other than Umitti all the boys are French born. Umitti having moved there as a kid might consider himself as French as the next man too.
 

jerome2158

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of the 25 players on the French U20 team, I believe only 2 were born outside France. And if my memory is correct, I think those 2 have lived in France since a very young age. Actually most of the players are from the Paris region.

French-born citizens can be black too you know.
 

clockwork orange

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There's still room for improvement. Should have scored a few more this tourney. That miskick at the start of the 2nd half was a sitter.
 

blaze_of_glory

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This kid is a real goal-scorer it seems. Just hope he can carry that over to to the highest level.
 

Yousif Arsenal

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Sanogo should have scored 3 goals at least today. good player some good movements and can create problems for the defense.
 

jones

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jerome2158 said:
of the 25 players on the French U20 team, I believe only 2 were born outside France. And if my memory is correct, I think those 2 have lived in France since a very young age. Actually most of the players are from the Paris region.

French-born citizens can be black too you know.

Agreed in general, but I suspect at least some of those kids don't feel very French at all. Playing for a national football team is more a career choice than anything these days, especially when your other option is an African crisis-ridden third world country.
 

Chappers

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jones said:
jerome2158 said:
of the 25 players on the French U20 team, I believe only 2 were born outside France. And if my memory is correct, I think those 2 have lived in France since a very young age. Actually most of the players are from the Paris region.

French-born citizens can be black too you know.

Agreed in general, but I suspect at least some of those kids don't feel very French at all. Playing for a national football team is more a career choice than anything these days, especially when your other option is an African crisis-ridden third world country.

If you were born and have lived in a country your entire life it'd be more of a career choice to represent another nation, no?
 

Chappers

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From the celebrations after a goal, either by himself or a teammate, he seems well-liked which is a plus. He's not the self-centered type who only seek glory for himself (Ade *cough*).
 

clockwork orange

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No he isn't. Also shows up in his play. Very good awereness of players around him and has the ability to pick and play the right pass.
 

yuvken

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Haven't watched today's game, but from previous ones I agree with that - shows up, has great awareness, finds his teammates, moves for it quickly and good decision making as a rule.
For me the basic stuff is very satisfying. Big question now is: how hungry and hard working he is. if he scores highly on those, we've got a very, very interesting prospect on our hands.
 

CurryFlavoured

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Is he right or left footed? He looks comfortable with both. He is a tidy dribbler as well for a big guy and he holds the ball up really well. He definitely looks more like an Adebayor than an Henry.
 

lazyfreak

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CurryFlavoured said:
Is he right or left footed? He looks comfortable with both. He is a tidy dribbler as well for a big guy and he holds the ball up really well. He definitely looks more like an Adebayor than an Henry.
If you've seen a player play and wanna know if they're left or right footed, you look at what foot they dribble with. Sanogo uses his right.
 

CurryFlavoured

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lazyfreak said:
CurryFlavoured said:
Is he right or left footed? He looks comfortable with both. He is a tidy dribbler as well for a big guy and he holds the ball up really well. He definitely looks more like an Adebayor than an Henry.
If you've seen a player play and wanna know if they're left or right footed, you look at what foot they dribble with. Sanogo uses his right.

Thanks for the lesson :lol: I only saw pieces of him in matches and remembered he used both feet a lot so I was curious.
 
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