http://mali.worldcupblog.org/team-news/game-1-in-the-books.html World Cup 2010 - South Africa Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:14:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://mali.worldcupblog.org/team-news/game-1-in-the-books.html/comment-page-1#comment-16 Dennis Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:51:24 +0000 http://mali.worldcupblog.org/team-news/game-1-in-the-books.html#comment-16 Sissoko didn't start because they wanted to keep Keita central. Sissoko plays essentially the same position as Diarra, and while they could have played with two defensive midfielders, that would have meant moving Keita wide where he's not as effective. Of course, I don't think he played that well in the middle anyway, so maybe they'll switch things up against Nigeria. Sissoko didn’t start because they wanted to keep Keita central. Sissoko plays essentially the same position as Diarra, and while they could have played with two defensive midfielders, that would have meant moving Keita wide where he’s not as effective. Of course, I don’t think he played that well in the middle anyway, so maybe they’ll switch things up against Nigeria.

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