Amini and Irvine starting in midweek games. 

Gersbach starting in the cup. Get in! It's on DAZN with English commentary. Not sure who DAZN buys to broadcast off but the French league and cup actually has quite a lot of coverage in English. 

I know this was a few days ago now but it was interesting to see Ange go back to a back 4 with Yokohama f Marinos

HT Hull trailing Barnsley 0-1, Irvine started.

Possibly Bein as its broadcast here on Bein via foxtelnow. 

He's playing well. BeIN 1.

Gersbach's Lens into extra time against their 3rd div opponents. Finished 0-0 after 90 mins.

Gersbach still on. Saw him getting a translation of a coach's instructions from his teammate.

About to go to pens.

Hard to imagine the opposition is in a relegation position in the third tier here in the quarter final, and that this is their home game (but not their stadium it seems).

...what the hell is going on under there?

Gersbach scores his pen, second on the list.

Gersbach scores his pen well into the corner. Keeper got a finger to it but it was well hit. Lens leading pens.

One pen saved each after 3 shots each.

French cup had some wonderful storys. Remember this one?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/may/07/newsstory.sport4

Romance.

Rens out on pens. Really disappointing that Gersbach won't get the chance to play against Ligue 1 teams.

3rd last team from the 3rd division wins. First team from the Vendee to even make the quarters. They only made it to the 3rd division in 15/16 for the first time in their 96 year history.

The 2nd last team in the 3rd division is up later in another quarter final, funnily enough. These were the only non League 1 teams left.

At least Gersbach did his part.

Mitch Nicholls off to Persela Lamongan in Indonesia. Hopefully that settles those family reasons for cancelling his Perth contract.

Here's his new stadium in Google street view.

Amini missed a penalty after 5 mins

Good measure to compare Ikon is his old teammate Keita Baldé Diao who is the same age, same academy... except Keita is now one of the best young strikers in europe. If you aren't playing regularly at 20 you need to come home or start playing regularly at a level you can handle. Too many kids happy to sit on the bench. Ikon is 3 years behind everyone else in his age group now.

Terrible penalty but nice through ball before it.

Goal for Giannou in a cup match. Easy opponent though.

Just looking at these young Aussie lads in Italy trying to make it. As a coach, my opinion is that the most important point that you're looking at, even in lads up to 21 these days, is "rate of Progression". Piscopo and Armenakas, both great players, have seen their progression slow right down in the last couple of years. Pennington is the opposite, his progression this season has been exponential.

Italian football is very deep in terms of talent and to be cutting it in Serie C at 18/19 years old and developing fast suggests he's worth a watch.

he didnt miss. it was stopped.

:unsure:

Sainsbury's new club Grasshopper went down 2-1 to FC Zurich in the Cup 1/4 final this morning. No lineup on FotMob but the Grasshopper website mentions a back 4 without Sainsbury's name listed. Still yet to make even a match day squad in the handful of league games he's been available for. If it continues in this vein much longer it's gonna be a stretch for BvM to pick him for the March friendlies. Concerning to say the least.

Mrcela vs Jurman today at 4pm as the K-League kicks off.  Jovanovic also playing at 6pm for Jeju against Seoul

isnt he recovering from a groin injury?

He had surgery on his groin last November, but I thought he was recovered from that? Either way if he's not playing due to injury or simply not being selected it is concerning this close to the WC. He will be underdone.

He hasn't been fit.

Any idea when he'll be back? Or if he'll even be available for selection for the friendlies?