If a United player did this

Can't blame Spurs for wanting their player fit for the new season, if he was to go to the olympics they'd have no control over how much game time he'd have to play. It is pretty meaningless, just because Britain entered a team for once doesn't make it a credible tournament.

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and we extended [his time] because we want him to complete a certain amount of minutes before we start the season."
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Then why not let him play in the Olympics?

comment by Stretty - #FreeLuka (U3123)

posted 2 hours, 56 minutes ago

Also notice the first two comments that aren't me are from a Liverpool and an Arsenal fan. THIS IS ON THE UNITED BOARD!
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That's not even a point worth mentioning.

As for bale, Olympics are very meaningless, good on spurs.
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Tell that to the Athletes who train all their lives just to get a chance to compete in them.

That's a truly ridiculous post

Tell that to the Athletes who train all their lives just to get a chance to compete in

From a football perspective it is. Very much so.

Otherwise they would allocate full teams etc. team gb has never been a football team etc.

Not so, teh fact we are useless at it doesn't mean other people do not take it seriously. The South Americans and Africans do, no wonder they develop more technically gifted players

You think because they take the olympics seriously they develop better players? Why would the 2 go hand in hand at all?

Simply because the olympic team is made up of players under 23 and 3 overaged players. So after the U21s, they keep them together so there's a seamless transition to the national side. They also include rigorous development campaigns to ensure the people stay together , develop together and become a team together

It's no coincidence the winners of the gold medal since it began are either SOuth American or African

So why would any of that make them more technically gifted? And since when have African players been technically better than anyone? With the exception of Weah. They're normally strong or quick but technically gifted is a hell of a stretch.

So the teams that take it seriously tend to win it? Who'd have thunk it.

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