Subject: [NT U-21] Friendlies

That is funny. Thanks for posting that here. My sympathathies that you have to deal with all of these young egos on your national u21 team. Threats and bribes are just two things that come with being a bigtime national team coach. We see some of that on the forums, but I am sure there are a lot of mail too that most of us never see.
I can see that the Romanian sokker team has been around since 2006, but I dont remember them posting on the Canadian forum.

Me neither, but it's encouraging that he is active at least :))

BUt too bad he is training players from another country

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Armenia (Hayastan) is our next opponent. #1 keppers for both teams are injured. Armenian kepper is also IMO the best player in the team. Arman Avetikyan curently plays in Partizan 74.




Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked mountainous country in South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Located at the juncture of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, it borders Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the south.
The native Armenian name for the country is Hayk‘. The name in the Middle Ages was extended to Hayastan, by addition of the Iranian suffix -stan (land). The name has traditionally been derived from Hayk, the legendary patriarch of the Armenians and a great-great-grandson of Noah, who according to Moses of Chorene defeated the Babylonian king Bel in 2492 BC, and established his nation in the Ararat region. The further origin of the name is uncertain.

Armenia used to play as part of the USSR national football team at the international level. Their most successful team was Yerevan's FC Ararat, which had claimed most of the Soviet championships in the 70s and had also gone to post victories against professional clubs like FC Bayern Munich in the Euro Cup. Armenia played as part of the USSR until 1992, when the Armenian national football team played their first official match representing solely Armenia, against Moldova. The national team is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia. The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. The league currently consists of eight teams, and relegates to the Armenian First League. Over the years, the league has evolved from a small competition consisting of only eight teams to two separate divisions. Armenia also has many football venues such as the Hrazdan Stadium and Hanrapetakan Stadium.
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Line up for the Armenia game will be:

Stephen Arzani__________T syndicated
Victor Blackburn_________NK Duga Resa
T.J. Caraiman___________NK Duga Resa
Ben DeGuzman__________plays in Venezuela
Giuseppe de Rosario______Fianna FC
Mick el-Mubarak_________plays in Germany
Pascal Gusberti__________HL Football
Adit Hooper_____________HL Football
Nolan Kampa___________Valiant FC
Rudy Lapierre___________plays in Spain
Dave MacMillan__________HL Football


And on the bench

Ibrahim Angelini _____T syndicated
Jan Egan____________Pills United
James Meisner_______Snowhares____________will see some action in second half
Richard Raines_______FC Josavica
Brandon Tourigney____plays in Eesti_________might see some action

Match will be 16:30 sokker time.

Thanks and good luck

good luck

Good win!!! and my player Ben Deguzman have a decent gamed. I like to see him in the middle of the defense i think he loss somo of his talent in de left or right... :D

Somehow he stuck on #2 in every game :). Anyway there is a reason he play wide def but I will see next game to play him in the middle. With the skills he has thats the best position for him since I don't have many choise in defence.

Why do you think he is lossing his talent if he plays left or right?

The game was ok, happy with the win but not very satisfied about tactic I used. I tryed some different tactics for each game and shifted players around to see how we are most effective and what tactic is best for our abilities.

Once again I urge all of you if you have any sugestions, comments, qustions, anything on you mind just post it here I will be more then happy.

Thank you all for your support.

Statistics after 7th game:

___Player ___________ Team _________Games ___Goals __ SOG ___Assists__Points

T.J. Caraiman _____NK Duga Resa_______7_______15_____55_______2______17
Pascal Gusberti ___HL Football__________7________1______4_______8______9
Milos Leopold _____FC Brussels_________5________7______22_______1______8
Nolan Kampa_____Valiant FC___________5________6______17_______1______7
Ariel Mita________New West Stampedos__4_______0_______4_______6______6
Saleem Howard__SV Rheiderland________1_______6_______13______0______6
Kurtis Lightfoot____Pills United__________5________1_______3_______2______3
Giuseppe de Rosario__Fianna FC________4_______0_______0_______1______1
Dave MacMillan___HL Football__________6________0_______3_______1______1
Victor Blackburn ___NK Duga Resa_______4 _______0 ______3_______1______1
Richard Raines____FC Josavica_________2________0_______5_______0______0
Brandon Tourigney_JK Tallinna Niidivabrik_1________0_______1______0______0
Derek Consolante__FC Warriors_________1________0______1_______0______0
Rudy Lapierre_____Galeto______________6________0______0_______0______0
Mick el-Mubarak___papuc______________7________0_______0_______0______0
Ibrahim Angelini___T syndicated_________6________0_______0_______0______0
Ben DeGuzman ___Gun`s Fc____________6________0_______0_______0______0
Adrian Hleb__ Superkazzulaprenaturata__3________0_______0_______0______0
William Mooney___ LEKEITIO F.T________1________0_______0_______0______0
Adit Hooper______HL Football____________2_______0_______0_______0______0
Sébastien Brennan_FC DelijeWindsor____1________0_______0_______0______0
Wayne Mubarak___Vigini_______________1________0_______0_______0______0
James Meisner_____Snowhares_________1_________0_______0______0______0

____Keeper____________Team_________Games_____SO_____SA_____Wins
Janny ibn-Osman___Miss Venezuela______5________3_______29_______3
Stephen Arzani____T syndicated__________3________2_______5________2

Thanks for the statistics.

By the way, what it is SOG?

shots on goal I think

Thats right
SOG - Shots On Goal

Next game Andorra - booked.

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For such a small country Andorra, 16 users is a huge number. Also they have a nice youth squad there.



Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra (Catalan: Principat d'Andorra), also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, is a small landlocked country in western Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. Once isolated, it is currently a prosperous country mainly because of tourism and its status as a tax haven. The people of Andorra are currently listed as having the highest human life expectancy in the world, at an average of 83 years at birth (2008 est). Andorra is the sixth smallest nation in Europe. Its name is thought to be derived from that of an ancient Basque tribe, the Andosinos, that is believed to have inhabited that region of the Pyrenees thousands of years ago.

The Andorra national football team is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation. Andorra is a very new country in international football; the national team has existed for slightly over 10 years. They have recorded three victories so far, all at home.
In the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign they received more red and yellow cards than any other team.