popizaino:



Forget it,that guy can never been coogar.

Coogar will not talk about Manchester United in those years without given special recognition to micheal Carrick someone who he once described as an angel . Lastly,coogar belong to a beautiful football school of thought,one that doesn't use trophy to rate a player today and goes on to use eye test tomorrow.He follows a consistent pattern and drifting away like you .

I think you are wrong. More like he is the one. There is already some wit in the writing that reminds one of Coogar. You know his flare that makes you to want to agree with him whether right or wrong. If he is the one, let him just announce and we will be super happy to have him back

afrodoc:
Anthony Elanga travelled with the squad. I wonder if Amaka will be bold enough to give him some minutes in the 2nd half.

Hopefully he gets some minutes but that's a big ask considering Amad isn't even getting enough minutes...

Illimitable:


This is a silly take.

CQ didn’t ask Ronaldo to miss his penalty. That was on Ronaldo. All CQ did was to ensure United navigate the semifinal tie without conceding silly goals that had eliminated Ferguson’s team in the previous seasons of the CL.

Man Utd weren’t more feared than Barcelona in Europe in 2008. Man Utd lost to Milan 3-0 in the previous season. United hadn’t won CL 9 years prior to 2008 while Barcelona won it 2 years prior in 2006. It was a masterclass from CQ considering United had no Vidic in both legs.

Ronaldo wasn’t vastly superior to Messi in 2008, you probably have forgotten Messi was 2nd to Kaka in FIFA player of the year in 2007 while Ronaldo came 3rd. The only reason Messi was a bit underwhelming(he was still the MOTM in both legs) was because he was still recovering from injury and Rijkaard couldn’t even play him for 90 mins in the first leg.



In a nutshell, United went into a lion’s den without Vidic and didn’t concede a goal. They came back to Old Trafford with a clean sheet and finished the job there. In previous seasons, United were eliminated by mediocre teams like Porto, aging Milan, Leverkusen and other shitty teams.



Barca and Chelsea(Avram Grant) were stronger than United. Without the tactical acumen of CQ, United would never have won 2008 CL - even SAF admitted it in his book.



In 2009, United could have won the final even in the absence of Darren Fletcher but SAF had no CQ to hold his hand to navigate the threat posed by Barcelona’s midfield and attack.

SAF left Tevez on the bench and played Giggs & Carrick in the midfield to contain the trio of Busquets, Iniesta and Xavi. One of the most idiotic decisions any manager has taken in the final of CL. It was a mismatch as Barcelona controlled the game from the moment Eto’o scored till the last kick of the game.

A season later, Mourinho(another Portuguese) proved Barcelona can be beaten by letting them have the ball while putting plenty of men at the back. Mourinho proved you can control possession without actually having the ball. Just let your opponents have the ball in the areas they can’t hurt you and they would suicide themselves.

In conclusion, SAF is not a tactician. He’s not reactive. He doesn’t worry about where he can be hurt. He only focused on where he can hurt his opponents. Pep taught him bitter lessons in the finals of 2009 and 2011.

The highlighted got me thinking

patrickmuf:
Hopefully he gets some minutes but that's a big ask considering Amad isn't even getting enough minutes...

When Amad played with the Under-23 he did not look better than Elanga although it is a small sample size.

Out of the teenagers at the club I would rate Greenwood, Mejbri, Elanga, Amad, Shoretire in that order.
Of course with the caveat being that we have not really seen enough of Amad to give a fair judgement AND Shoretire has regularly played 4-5yrs ahead of his age group so it is very difficult to judge just how good he is.

afrodoc:


When Amad played with the Under-23 he did not look better than Elanga although it is a small sample size.

Out of the teenagers at the club I would rate Greenwood, Mejbri, Elanga, Amad, Shoretire in that order.
Of course with the caveat being that we have not really seen enough of Amad to give a fair judgement AND Shoretire has regularly played 4-5yrs ahead of his age group so it is very difficult to judge just how good he is.

Elanga is my favorite academy player but Amad comes with a somewhat hefty price tag that means he'll likely get more minutes than others.

patrickmuf:
Elanga is my favorite academy player but Amad comes with a somewhat hefty price tag that means he'll likely get more minutes than others.

Exactly.

Ehen e be like say you wan dump one Anthony for the other.

Cc SportBible

We've listed the top 25 highest-paid players in England's top tier using figures provided by Spotrac.

25. Kepa Arrizabalaga | £150,000-per-week

24. Bruno Fernandes | £154,286-per-week

23. Juan Mata | £160,000-per-week

22. Harry Maguire | £162,775-per-week

21. Virgil van Dijk | £165,000-per-week

20. Timo Werner | £170,000-per-week

19. Roberto Firmino | £180,000-per-week

18. Alexandre Lacazette | £182,051-per-week

17. Ben Chilwell | £190,000-per-week

16. Willian | £192,308-per-week

=11. Tanguy Ndombele | £200,000-per-week

=11. Harry Kane | £200,000-per-week

=11. Thiago | £200,000-per-week

=11. Mohamed Salah | £200,000-per-week

=11. Marcus Rashford | £200,000-per-week

10. Edinson Cavani | £210,000-per-week

9. Sergio Aguero | £230,135-per-week

=6. Anthony Martial | £250,000-per-week

=6. Thomas Partey | £250,000-per-week

=6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £250,000-per-week

5. Paul Pogba | £290,000-per-week

4. Raheem Sterling | £300,000-per-week

3. Kevin De Bruyne | £350,000-per-week

2. David De Gea | £375,000-per-week

1. Gareth Bale | £600,000-per-week ( Shared by R. Madrid and Spurs)

afrodoc:


Exactly.

Ehen e be like say you wan dump one Anthony for the other.

Lol first time I watched clips of Elanga, the resemblance with Martial and style of play caught my attention...Like Elanga like Martial, the heart chooses who and what to love...

Expert17:
Cc SportBible

We've listed the top 25 highest-paid players in England's top tier using figures provided by Spotrac.

25. Kepa Arrizabalaga | £150,000-per-week

24. Bruno Fernandes | £154,286-per-week

23. Juan Mata | £160,000-per-week

22. Harry Maguire | £162,775-per-week

21. Virgil van Dijk | £165,000-per-week

20. Timo Werner | £170,000-per-week

19. Roberto Firmino | £180,000-per-week

18. Alexandre Lacazette | £182,051-per-week

17. Ben Chilwell | £190,000-per-week

16. Willian | £192,308-per-week

=11. Tanguy Ndombele | £200,000-per-week

=11. Harry Kane | £200,000-per-week

=11. Thiago | £200,000-per-week

=11. Mohamed Salah | £200,000-per-week

=11. Marcus Rashford | £200,000-per-week

10. Edinson Cavani | £210,000-per-week

9. Sergio Aguero | £230,135-per-week

=6. Anthony Martial | £250,000-per-week

=6. Thomas Partey | £250,000-per-week

=6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £250,000-per-week

5. Paul Pogba | £290,000-per-week

4. Raheem Sterling | £300,000-per-week

3. Kevin De Bruyne | £350,000-per-week

2. David De Gea | £375,000-per-week

1. Gareth Bale | £600,000-per-week ( Shared by R. Madrid and Spurs)

Bale money is big oh

Expert17:
Cc SportBible

We've listed the top 25 highest-paid players in England's top tier using figures provided by Spotrac.

25. Kepa Arrizabalaga | £150,000-per-week

24. Bruno Fernandes | £154,286-per-week

23. Juan Mata | £160,000-per-week

22. Harry Maguire | £162,775-per-week

21. Virgil van Dijk | £165,000-per-week

20. Timo Werner | £170,000-per-week

19. Roberto Firmino | £180,000-per-week

18. Alexandre Lacazette | £182,051-per-week

17. Ben Chilwell | £190,000-per-week

16. Willian | £192,308-per-week

=11. Tanguy Ndombele | £200,000-per-week

=11. Harry Kane | £200,000-per-week

=11. Thiago | £200,000-per-week

=11. Mohamed Salah | £200,000-per-week

=11. Marcus Rashford | £200,000-per-week

10. Edinson Cavani | £210,000-per-week

9. Sergio Aguero | £230,135-per-week

=6. Anthony Martial | £250,000-per-week

=6. Thomas Partey | £250,000-per-week

=6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £250,000-per-week

5. Paul Pogba | £290,000-per-week

4. Raheem Sterling | £300,000-per-week

3. Kevin De Bruyne | £350,000-per-week

2. David De Gea | £375,000-per-week

1. Gareth Bale | £600,000-per-week ( Shared by R. Madrid and Spurs)

Mane? That guy should be earning higher than most on the list.

Expert17:
Cc SportBible

We've listed the top 25 highest-paid players in England's top tier using figures provided by Spotrac.

25. Kepa Arrizabalaga | £150,000-per-week

24. Bruno Fernandes | £154,286-per-week

23. Juan Mata | £160,000-per-week

22. Harry Maguire | £162,775-per-week

21. Virgil van Dijk | £165,000-per-week

20. Timo Werner | £170,000-per-week

19. Roberto Firmino | £180,000-per-week

18. Alexandre Lacazette | £182,051-per-week

17. Ben Chilwell | £190,000-per-week

16. Willian | £192,308-per-week

=11. Tanguy Ndombele | £200,000-per-week

=11. Harry Kane | £200,000-per-week

=11. Thiago | £200,000-per-week

=11. Mohamed Salah | £200,000-per-week

=11. Marcus Rashford | £200,000-per-week

10. Edinson Cavani | £210,000-per-week

9. Sergio Aguero | £230,135-per-week

=6. Anthony Martial | £250,000-per-week

=6. Thomas Partey | £250,000-per-week

=6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £250,000-per-week

5. Paul Pogba | £290,000-per-week

4. Raheem Sterling | £300,000-per-week

3. Kevin De Bruyne | £350,000-per-week

2. David De Gea | £375,000-per-week

1. Gareth Bale | £600,000-per-week ( Shared by R. Madrid and Spurs)

I read that KDB used data analysis to negotiate a 400k a week

Omo this club dey pay money oo..8 players out of 25..

Oasis007:



It's no more Cresswell is better than Shaw, its now Chilwell is better than Shaw?

Hope everything is well for mumu Chelsea Fans?

Better focus on drawing your match tonight.

Bale na thief o

Oh boy

Skimpledawg:
Bale na thief o

Oh boy

Omo eh!!!!
One month bale salary fit buy some communities for Nigeria.

KingAlabi:

Omo eh!!!!
One month bale salary fit buy some communities for Nigeria.

Omo, is that not in Pounds my brother?

Yeeeeeh

patrickmuf:
Mane? That guy should be earning higher than most on the list.

Nope, Mane is on 150K per week

CrystalTiger:
Omo this club dey pay money oo..8 players out of 25..

You're seeing right sir.

Majority dey focus on Bale leaving out the top 8 wey the club dey pay. This club should be doing better than this.

I am hearing Rashford is starting again despite limping off just a few days ago. This guy will be finished by 25.

If person criticize Amaka now KingAlabi will come for the jugular. Back to my decking.

Line-up
========

Degea

AWB. Lindelof. Maguire. Shaw

Mctom Pogba

Fernandes

James. Greenwood. Rashford

CrystalTiger:
Omo this club dey pay money oo..8 players out of 25..

2nd highest wage bill in the world - I think behind Barcelona.

Team to play Granada: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Pogba, McTominay, James, Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood.

Subs: Grant, Henderson, Telles, Tuanzebe, Williams, Fred, Matic, Diallo, Mata, Van de Beek, Elanga, Cavani.

monerozi5590:





Bale money is big oh

That money make the guy lose focus, doesn't care whether he plays or not....

Account choke

Expert17:


2nd highest wage bill in the world - I think behind Barcelona.

I think City is the first in the EPL now with the current KDB contract.

Edit: Actually City is the first when you include all staff and personells.

adebayo201:


You're seeing right sir.

Majority dey focus on Bale leaving out the top 8 wey the club dey pay. This club should be doing better than this.

The thing shock me..World class trophy laden players wages na im them dey waste like this..

CrystalTiger:
Omo this club dey pay money oo..8 players out of 25..

For the rubbish they play o! Imagine if we win the league or UCL, our wage bill will skyrocket...

adebayo201:
Team to play Granada: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Pogba, McTominay, James, Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood.

Subs: Grant, Henderson, Telles, Tuanzebe, Williams, Fred, Matic, Diallo, Mata, Van de Beek, Elanga, Cavani.

No Fred in the line up.

Cc: Eph12

Expert17:


2nd highest wage bill in the world - I think behind Barcelona.

Part of wetin wn wreck barca..Make this our DOF dey very careful abeg..Even cavani and martial sef follow dey on 200k+ mtchew

patrickmuf:
For the rubbish they play o! Imagine if we win the league or UCL, our wage bill will skyrocket...

Martial, DDG, Cavani own dey mad me..Even Pogba sef..Who dey sanction all this BS sef?

patrickmuf:
For the rubbish they play o! Imagine if we win the league or UCL, our wage bill will skyrocket...

E be like Ed don wisen up cos our players are getting more incentivised contracts now.

raumdeuter:


I read that KDB used data analysis to negotiate a 400k a week

Yh, he negotiated his new deal without his agent.

He hire a group of experts in Big Data to calculate what he should negotiate.

handelex:
E be like Ed don wisen up cos our players are getting more incentivised contracts now.

Even at that, their basic weekly wage does not equate to what they offer the club on the field of play.

Maybe they are making money for the club elsewhere because it's not just adding up...