September international break! Everyone’s favourite international break! And cor blimey, it’s only the Nations League! Who’s brought the flares and who’s brought the anuses, eh?
Let’s park any international break chat for a couple of days at least and reminisce on another glorious afternoon at Old Trafford…
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3 premier league MOTM front and centre there. #priorities
I got a certificate for swimming 25 metres. You don’t see me banging on about it.
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Changing my usual “international football is good actually” stance for one match only, thanks
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Ah the international break, everyone’s talking about it, no one can get enough of it, and we’ve all conveniently forgotten what happened in the relatively hollow spectacle of the Barclays as recently as yesterday. Roll on England vs Ireland! 
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I think we can all look back on the weekend’s action with a measure of satisfaction. Justice served at every juncture. Great entertainment, great respect, great process. Well done to one and all.
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Do think if Rice had been sent off for that say in Euros final against Spain, the reaction from a lot of people would be very different
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I do want to clear up one matter, however: Chelsea drew at home with Crystal Palace, where Nicolas Jackson missed a sitter in the 93rd minute. That may have gotten lost in the hubbub of yesterday, particularly as our resident Chelsea correspondent chose not to breathe a word about it.
I’d have written a letter to the ref saying well done
I’m sure François Letexier would’ve appreciated that
Football is cancelled
Everyone go home until the 14th September
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Nations League!
Saturday: Bosnia and Herzegovina in Eindhoven
Next Tuesday: Germany (!) in Amsterdam
Blind, Wijnaldum and De Roon have retired. Depay has not been selected due to not having a club to play for. Van de Ven, Wieffer and Frenkie de Jong are injured.
Goalkeepers: Mark Flekken (Brentford), Nick Olij (Sparta), Bart Verbruggen (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Defenders: Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (Internazionale), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig), Jorrel Hato (Ajax), Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United), Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Midfielders: Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan), Jerdy Schouten (PSV), Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), Quinten Timber (Feyenoord), Joey Veerman (PSV)
Forwards: Brian Brobbey (Ajax), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), Wout Weghorst (Ajax), Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United)
Hup! Holland! Hup!
International break… and for the friendly league???
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Good job I support HSV now
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Mainly just lying in bed watching highlight reels of Bruno Fernandes passing to opposition players and blaming everyone else.
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Can’t even sell your ninth choice winger for £10m nowadays without people raising an eyebrow.
https://x.com/David_Ornstein/status/1830548048562254133?t=4L7AMQCo_9Yn9yKleOtp4A&s=19
Watching yesterday’s highlights. It doesn’t get old. Love how they’ve added even more utter shit to their squad. Can’t wait to see how bad Ugarte is!