Globalising Gorleston FC – Episode 1

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If you missed Globalising Gorleston FC – Introduction, Click Here

Welcome back to Globalising Gorleston, my attempt to take Gorleston FC to the top of world football! In the last episode, I took over the reigns of my boyhood club Gorleston FC, signed our team to actual contracts and we advanced through our pre-season schedule in which we managed to pick up just 1 win from 5 matches, the win coming against local side Lowestoft Town. Although we lost 3 of our friendlies and drew one, it was a good chance to get a good idea of how our starting side would line-up once the season started.

And the start of the season starts now…

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The Big Names Not In Russia

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The World Cup has just begun and there’s some great players who got on the plane to Russia, such as Harry Kane (England), Thomas Muller (Germany), Fred (Brazil) and many more, however, there are a number of big name players who didn’t catch a plane to Russia for this year’s World Cup. They might not have gone because their nation didn’t qualify or they just didn’t get picked in the World Cup squad… but here we go…

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One to watch – Andrej Kramarić (Croatia)

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kramaric.pngOverview of Player:

English fans probably remember him mostly from his uneventful Leicester days. Signed in the Nigel Pearson era from Rijeka in January 2015, he was perhaps unfortunate that Leicester’s form improved so drastically after he arrived, denying him a regular spot in the team. The next season, when Leciester managed to win the Premier League title under Claudio Ranieri, Kramarić hardly managed to get a look-in, playing a grand total of 22 Premier League minutes. He was then shipped out to Hoffenheim on loan in January 2016.

As Kramarić himself put it, “The other lads took their chances and I had to take the hard road. Again.” He also responded less well to former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri’s “introverted”, defence-first approach than that of other managers. After Leicester managed to make a profit on the talented forward when the Hannover deal became permanent, he began to show his potential. In 2016-17 he won the player of the year award from Hoffenheim fans; at the end of the most recent season, he made Kicker magazine’s Bundesliga team of the season. On 27th April, it was reported that he had scored 10 goals in his last twelve games, which was only one less than Leicester managed as a whole over that period. This relentless run of form helped propel Hoffenheim into Champions League qualification.

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A look into the future World Cup 2026 Part 1

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The 2026 World Cup will be the first FIFA World cup being hosted by three countries (Mexico, USA and Canada) but that’s not only the new thing that will happen for the first time at the 2026 World Cup, there will also be a staggering 46 nations competing at the event in North America which means changes will have to made to the current format for the tournament and the qualifying in which we will explore over the next 2 articles.

 

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One to Watch – Shinji Kagawa (Japan)

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Player Information

Name: Shinji Kagawa
Position: Midfield
Age: 29
Club: Borussia Dortmund
World Cup Influence: 5/10

Nation Overview 

Japan finished top of their group with 28 points, picking up a draw and 7 wins. They had a fairly easy group facing Syria, Singapore, Afghanistan and Cambodia. For me it would have been a failure if Japan didn’t finish top of their qualifying group. Smashing Afghanistan twice and beating Syria 5-0 proved for me how strong this Japanese team was in comparison to the other teams.

 

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One to Watch – Yerry Mina (Columbia)

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Overview of Player

Yerry Mina is an out-and-out Centre back who has been playing for FC Barcelona this season. He was signed from Palmeiras in 2018 following 26 appearances in which he scored 6. As a centre-back… you see strikers with worse returns than that.

Yerry Mina represented the Colombian Olympic team for football in 2016 and scored a goal in his four appearances. However it wasn’t meant to be and they went out to a Neymar inspired Brazil in a 2-0 defeat. He has since represented the Senior Colombia team for a total of 12 times where has scored 3. Again, a better return than some forwards…

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The winter break is needed – the details & more

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A new winter break will come into play in the 19/20 season – but will take place in February.

The Premier League and The FA officially announced on the 8th June that from the 19-20 season that the Premier League would have a two winter break starting in February 2020.

The winter break will only apply to the Premier League, and the league won’t completely shut down like other European leagues

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One to Watch – Naïm Sliti (Tunisia)

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Overview of Player

Naïm Sliti is a skilled and pacey winger that lines up for Dijon in France’s Ligue 1, where he made 31 appearances, scoring 7 goals and getting 6 assists. He has 16 caps for Tunisia and 3 goals. The 25 year-old, 5’8″ and 165 lb winger wears the #10 for Dijon and deservedly so. He has previously played for both Paris FC and Sedan in France’s Ligue 2. He is currently contracted to Lille in Ligue 1 but played for Dijon on loan. After a good season, he will be looking to cement a first team place in the Lille squad with a good World Cup performance.

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