Internationals 14 November 2009

[Reece]

Lassana Diarra is a prize ****.

Hope I never have to see him in a Liverpool shirt.

What did he do? Saw it kicking off at the end but had the volume down so had no idea what it was about.

[The Erectile Banana]

What did he do? Saw it kicking off at the end but had the volume down so had no idea what it was about.

He turned his back on some of our lads when they attempted to shake hands with him at the final whistle and is supposed to have said words to the effect of 'The game is already as good as over.'

About as much class as a bucket of vomit.

[Reece]

He turned his back on some of our lads when they attempted to shake hands with him at the final whistle and is supposed to have said words to the effect of 'The game is already as good as over.'

About as much class as a bucket of vomit.

In that case, I echo your sentiments. ****

[The Erectile Banana]

Actually, just looked on The Guardian website. It may have been worse than that. Sounds like he made some racist comments. The filthy frog.

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Lassana Diarra's low blow brings out Ireland's fighting spirit

What did the Frenchman say to the Irishman before they headed to the dressing rooms at full-time? Whatever it was, and ranks appear to have closed regarding the specifics, it represented a blow to the Republic of Ireland that felt every bit as low as Nicolas Anelka's wickedly deflected winning goal.

Giovanni Trapattoni, the Ireland manager, said Lassana Diarra's verbal attack on Keith Andrews, which precipitated a confrontation of a more physical nature with players from both teams forming a melee, was an "insult to the Irish people". "I cannot say the sentence," the Italian added. "It's very bad. You cannot insult all the people."

Ireland need no extra motivation for the trip to Paris on Wednesday, for the second leg of this World Cup play-off, but Diarra's apparent gracelessness in victory has ensured that the occasion will be heavily spiced. "I don't want to say exactly what he said," Andrews said, "but he knows what it was, which was a disrespectful comment and it was typical of him, to be honest, and the way that he was. I was hunkered down a little bit when the final whistle went and I saw him walking towards me and I thought he was going to shake my hand. But he made a remark and I lost my head a little bit.

"You don't expect that from a fellow professional. It's a massive two-legged tie, only halfway finished, so for someone to come out like that and say something was bitterly disappointing. But our lads are aware of it and we'll see what happens on Wednesday."

Andrews, who carried the midfield fight together with his sidekick Glenn Whelan, was asked whether he felt France had respect for Ireland. "To be honest, I don't know," he replied. "But if they didn't beforehand, they should do now. They were certainly put through their paces and we showed them what we have."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/nov/16/ireland-france-world-cup-qualifying-play-off

[Reece]

Actually, just looked on The Guardian website. It may have been worse than that. Sounds like he made some racist comments. The filthy frog.

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Lassana Diarra's low blow brings out Ireland's fighting spirit

What did the Frenchman say to the Irishman before they headed to the dressing rooms at full-time? Whatever it was, and ranks appear to have closed regarding the specifics, it represented a blow to the Republic of Ireland that felt every bit as low as Nicolas Anelka's wickedly deflected winning goal.

Giovanni Trapattoni, the Ireland manager, said Lassana Diarra's verbal attack on Keith Andrews, which precipitated a confrontation of a more physical nature with players from both teams forming a melee, was an "insult to the Irish people". "I cannot say the sentence," the Italian added. "It's very bad. You cannot insult all the people."

Ireland need no extra motivation for the trip to Paris on Wednesday, for the second leg of this World Cup play-off, but Diarra's apparent gracelessness in victory has ensured that the occasion will be heavily spiced. "I don't want to say exactly what he said," Andrews said, "but he knows what it was, which was a disrespectful comment and it was typical of him, to be honest, and the way that he was. I was hunkered down a little bit when the final whistle went and I saw him walking towards me and I thought he was going to shake my hand. But he made a remark and I lost my head a little bit.

"You don't expect that from a fellow professional. It's a massive two-legged tie, only halfway finished, so for someone to come out like that and say something was bitterly disappointing. But our lads are aware of it and we'll see what happens on Wednesday."

Andrews, who carried the midfield fight together with his sidekick Glenn Whelan, was asked whether he felt France had respect for Ireland. "To be honest, I don't know," he replied. "But if they didn't beforehand, they should do now. They were certainly put through their paces and we showed them what we have."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...fying-play-off

Sad though.