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Match Day Thread Ivory coast v nigeria

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by bradymk2, Feb 11, 2024.

  1. pierredelafranchesca

    pierredelafranchesca Well-Known Member

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    Delighted for Seri! An amazing achievement, and no coincidence that they were utter ****e until he was stuck in the starting 11
     
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  2. bradymk2

    bradymk2 Well-Known Member

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  3. Blaknamberblood

    Blaknamberblood Well-Known Member

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    Lesson learned hopefully, leave Seri out at your peril, was brought back late in group stages and has been their main man ever since, well done sir, and well done Ivory Coast.
     
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  4. AlRawdah

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    Seri is the first City player to WIN AFCON. Yay!
     
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  5. HulltoHellandback

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    Don't think he'll even be thinking of us for the next day or two tbh, and rightly so!
     
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  6. Plum

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    Won't see Seri for a week now, he'll be pissing it up no end!
    Imagine coming from winning AFCON in front of a full house in Abidjan to Huddersfield away on a cold Saturday afternoon in February. A footballer's life eh :emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  7. Mckechnie Orange

    Mckechnie Orange Well-Known Member

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    He had his winter break in the group stages, so as a pro, I'm sure he'll be fine.
     
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  8. AlRawdah

    AlRawdah Well-Known Member

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    Seri almost certainly doesn’t drink alcohol.
     
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  9. 1MoreAgain

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  10. Mckechnie Orange

    Mckechnie Orange Well-Known Member

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    I know he's devoutly religious. But don't know if he's teetotal.

    Wouldn't surprise me if he was though..
     
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  11. HulltoHellandback

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    He's a magician anyway, but when he has time and space and no ****house Championship midfielders snapping at his legs, he's world class
     
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  12. Duke Silver

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    Next AFCON takes place in the summer of 2025. Which is nice
     
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  13. Kalman

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    Congrats to Mika. Crazy how Ivory Coast did so poorly in the group by their standards and many on here thought Seri would be back at City early but they’ve gone on to win the thing.
     
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  14. Mckechnie Orange

    Mckechnie Orange Well-Known Member

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    They should have played a proper DM.
     
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  15. balkan tiger

    balkan tiger Well-Known Member

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    Home nation, should have put money on it.
     
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  16. tigerscanada

    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    Well done to C. d'Ivoire and Seri. He seems a very shy lad and was almost hiding from the limelight during the celebrations. He played a good game.
     
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  17. John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.

    John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. Well-Known Member

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    How often you see this is in tournaments, teams that start well often fizzle out and teams that start poorly, but managed to get through the group stages, peak at the right time and go on to do well.

    Here's hoping City get these new players gelling now and peak at the right time for the run in.
     
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  18. John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.

    John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. Well-Known Member

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    Congratulations to Mika on being an integral part of the Cote D'Ivoire winning team in the AFCON, huge achievement.
     
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    i think he was left out for all the group stage games.

    almost got star rating for the final, coming in 2nd for his team.

    i forgot to watch the bloomin' match!
     
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  20. HulltoHellandback

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    Not sure who got 1st then but in a team of headless chickens, Seri stood out like a sore thumb. Don't recall him misplacing a pass all game
     
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