This season Firmino generally gets subbed early, for the inferior Origi (no offence intended, obviously), when he's been playing constant football. Spurs will at least be similarly affected, given Kane's minutes, but it doesn't mean liverpool fans shouldn't have an issue with Firmino being run into the ground in a meaningless friendly to make his federation some dirty dollars.
He's playing for his country, something he will absolutely want to do. That's something that seems to be overlooked by the people who always say "scrap international football" and "don't let our players play in it".
If I’m not mistaken the following players will all remain at Melwood in this international break:Salah, Mané, Shaqiri, Matip, Alisson, Lallana, Keita, Milner, Adrían Is that right?
94 Corner to us. Last kick. Ali in the box and he’s scored
Is there no African international football during this break?
There is but I believe most of the teams that played in AFCON have been given a rest.Egypt, Senegal and Guinea definitely not involved.
Imagine Salah getting in another holiday as well.
This is great news. Where are Brazil playing?
I read an article the other day which said that any players not on international duty have been given a week off.
In the U.S.6th Miami v Colombia and 10th LA (7.30pm) v Peru Bobby and Fabinhohttps://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/videos/2019/09/02/video,1994109/chegaram-fabinho-ederson-e-firmino-se-apresentam-em-miami.shtml
Switzerland play against ROI on Thursday, so wouldn’t Shaqiri be playing in that?
He said he wanted to stay at Melwood to try to force his way into the team.
Read that Henderson 'took a knock' to the ankle against Burnley and is a doubt
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In the U.S.6th Miami v Colombia and 10th LA (7.30pm) v Peru
Question about Senegal v Guinea.According to flashscore and google they have a game scheduled for 20th Sep - can't be right??Anyone know!?https://www.flashscore.co.uk/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/fixtures/
Very odd!Must be an error. That’s outside of the fifa window anyway so could tell them to fuck off
It's not an official FIFA game, it's the African Nations Championship, only players playing in their own national leagues are eligible to play.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_African_Nations_Championship_qualification
Looked higher up than the ankle. If he can get out of international duty, and be ready for the games in the first week back, that'll be ideal. Think we could probably do with rotating him and Gini into Fabinho's spot, a little down the line in this run (especially now he's playing for Brazil).
This is absolutely laughable, I thought they might be playing qualifiers or something, but forcing their players who were already late to their club duties because of the Copa America to play two cash grab friendlies in the US is embarrassing.
He's in. Senior players called up: Kelleher, Van Dijk, Gomez, Lovren, Van den Berg, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Hoever, Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Elliott, Firmino, Origi, Brewster
That's what they do.It's a big part of why Brazilian players burn out so much. Neymar at 27 would have won his 100th cap had he played in the Copa America, the majority of them all cash grabbing friendlies.
