Poor auld Bailly. Not a lot goes right for him.
African Cup of Nations 2021 (played in 2022) | Final: Senegal v Egypt, 7 PM UK time
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran discuss a horrific month of December and a depressing FOUR defeats in a row - the latest coming against Wolves and Newcastle.
They discuss how much blame is on Ruben Amorim and rank our squad against other Premier League teams.
Do we have any chance of avoiding defeat at Anfield?
Haha this guy?
To be honest most penalties were very well taken. Some seemed unstoppable.
He had a good game but he wasn’t up to the task in the shootout. I think Côte d’Ivoire really suffered from losing Kessié so early in the game.
Best match from our team in like 5 years, possibly 10!
Considering the players he has, Queiroz did an excellent job today.
Considering the players he has, Queiroz did an excellent job today.
Thanks for Bailly for missing this one.
4 dives in 3 seconds from Mali 
Good decision by the ref
"Trezeguet" , what an odd name to miss sitters and be an underwhelming player.
Poor David.
Yes good game by Quiroz tbh. We should have finished it even before extra time had Trezeguet did the job but he was so poor sub IMO.
Egypt might very well go all the way through again, after barely surviving the group stages
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Well you wouldn’t wanna give away a penalty.No way
Not sure I’d bet on them. Morocco is next and if they survive that they will meet the host Cameroon.
Sénégal is my favourite and their part of the table got a lot easier thanks to Tunisia knocking out Nigeria.
Neither would I, but that's exactly why I wrote that.
They didn't start the tournament well, but yet, they are still thereCameroon will have to do much better than they did against Comoros if they want to win this.
I agree about Senegal
We have a terrible record against Morocco. Histroically, we've beaten them 3 times while they beat us 13! I don't think there is any other team in Africa with such one-sided record against us.
Nah, we would be very exhausted against Morocco, not to mention the injuries are piling up. Physically I don't think we'll be 100%. We're at a disadvantage.
Cameroon will win this tournament.
Could feel the tension through the screen there.
I'll miss this Mali kit.
I'll miss this Mali kit.
Mali going home then.
Took some guts to perform that panenka, and immediately after that Owono saved the penalty
Bailly things
Haven't really been paying attention at all to be honest, but gonna watch it more closely now the QFs get underway. I heard BBC is broadcasting some games live? That would certainly help.
And no, I'm happy for Salah actually, hope he (or Mane with Senegal) can win it all for his country, I know it's important to our African players. Whether he's back now or a week later, so be it. I think we've gone 3 or 4 wins and 1 draw in their absence, wasn't always pretty but we coped better than expected. An AFCON win for Salah would hopefully give him a boost of energy for the rest of the season.
Some shock results in these second round matches. If not for reckless challenges resulting in red cards and bad luck (in the case of Comoros), I feel there might have been a few more surprises.
Based on current form, going by the display in this first knockout round of matches, I’d pick one of the North African sides to go all the way. Tunisia and Egypt had their best performances so far and Morocco have been constant and solid in all their games. Senegal and Cameroon must improve if they intend to reach the finals.
Based on current form, going by the display in this first knockout round of matches, I’d pick one of the North African sides to go all the way. Tunisia and Egypt had their best performances so far and Morocco have been constant and solid in all their games. Senegal and Cameroon must improve if they intend to reach the finals.
Well you beat us in 2017 so i wouldn't give much credit to these kind of stats.
Tbh both teams have some glaring deficiencies so it really could go either way, but its gonna be the most entertaining QF for sure.
Yeah that was one of our three wins.For the other two we have to go back in time to 1986 and 1971!
Joking aside, of course such stats mean nothing, but I think you have been one of the most solid teams for the past two or three years. I do hope we win, but if you do, i hope you lift the cup. You're my second favourite in the tournament.
With cote d'ivoire now out and an excess of defenders in the squad do we think Bailly might go? rumours about Milan before he left to go out to the tournament.
Cameroon are through to the Semi-finals, they've definitely exceeded expectations so far. Aboubakar and Ekambi their only scorers with 10 goals between them.
Burkina Faso and Tunisia kicking off now...
Burkina Faso and Tunisia kicking off now...
Burkina Faso v. Tunisia is proper end to end stuff!
One of the best matches of the entire tournament, and it's only 40 minutes in
Great goal
What a fecking goal!!!!
Must be said that Burkina Faso have the pass in midfield that Nigeria lacked against Tunisia
Fair fecks to the ref, thought he was going to give that.
Checking that for penalty
Still was a crazy needless clearance. He could have cleared the ball without that ridiculous follow through. Took a risk for nothing
Another red card in this tournament
Yeah that was deserved. Very very stupid from him
Clueless team Tunisia. No real gameplan or style.
Madness that they have a player with Hannibal's talent and decide not to use him.
Tons of Bebe on that field. Can't put a simple cross in.