thegoodjoehunt:

It is like saying how dare me compare Nastatic to Lescott. Lescott is a better tackler, is stronger but Man City plays a passing/Possession game and the player that blends more with the midfield gets the nod.

That is why Mascherano can easily blend with Barca. He was an outstanding defensive Midfielder and can blend with the midfield. When Barca loses the ball, Mascherano can work hard to win it.

Kompany is a blocker/Sweeper. He is a strong tackler of the ball, that is why you rate him above Pique. Kompany can't play like a midfielder. Watch when he loses the ball, Man City gets Penalties and red Cards. When Nastatic loses the ball, he hardly gets a card.

Barca defenders are amazing. Remember when CR7 met Pique in the Champions League final, he found it hard to beat Pique. When Pique was at Man Utd, Pique was the only defender that could mark CR7. That was why he was angry and left Man Utd. Saying Ferguson believes his the only one that can Mark CR7 but leaves him on the bench during games.

Ferguson bought Pique from Barca at I think 16 years old because he was an exceptional talent.

I am not saying Kompany isn't a better tackler or a stronger defender. I am saying Kompany cannot deal with the kind of pressure Barca players are subjected to during counter attacks.

Mind you I am a Man City fan.

Whobedatte: Fair selection by FIFA, except PIQUE who wasn't really on top of his game last season due to intermittent injuries! Anyway such bloomers are meant to happen, No one is perfect. The EPL is just an overrated league that thrives on the media for its propanganda. Kompany, Vidic etal are average defenders who in my own opinion doesn't warrant a FIFA X1 except Ashley Cole!

dademola: Bros, y u dey fall ma hand like dis nau?? U say
Maldini was an overlapping legend?? Why nau?? Can u compare maldini's attacking instincts, to d likes of dem carlos, cafu, lizarazu, etc dt u ursef mentioned?? Maldini made his name as a NO-NONSENSE DEFENDER, WHO READS D GAME EXCELLENTLY!! U say puyol has played at left back. Iz he a natural left back??wot attacking qualities dos puyol hav as a left back?? R u telling me dt; dos seasons wey puyol enta d FIFPRO TEAM, he played at leftback for barca?? Or r u saying dt dos seasons wey hin enta list, der wasnt an attacking left back dt played well throughout d course of dt season in europe??Bros, d way d FIFPRO team is selected, u can hav four vidics der, if na only dfenders like dt played well during d course of a season. Like i sed earlier, go and check previous fifpro teams, so dt u'd understand me betta.

dademola: u dey fuckup, i swear. Hw wld u bring mancity into d matter?? Mancity play possesion football?? Dts news to me oo. Can u compare mancity's so-called possession soccer, to dat of barca?? Can gareth barry play a whole season at CB, and mancity wld not come 6th?? Yes, we knw pique is one of d few defenders dt r comfortable wit d ball at der feet, bt i wanna ask u; is dt one of d qualities u nid as a defender?? U sed it ursef, dt kompany cant play as a midfielder. Under normal circumstances, must u b able to play as a midfielder before u can play at CB for barca?? Can thuram and puyol play in midfield?? Are dis playrs comfortable wit d ball at der feet?? Or do u want to say dt pique is betta dan dem again?? Dont abidal and adriano play at cb?? Are dis plyrs midfielders?? Back to d mancity ish, in ur wildest imagination, do u fink mancity wld hav won d epl last season witout kompany?? Dis season sef, r u telling me nastasic is more important dan kompany?? Forget d fact dt he is der captain and he motivates dem,Can mancity survive witout kompany?under normal circumstances, shey nastasic suppose dey team?? No b because say mancini no get sense ni?? Nastasic iz d name of a calamity waiting to happen at mancity. U dey fuckup oo. Nastasic bawo??

dademola: @ success001
Oga... Wetin u dey type So, according to ur analysis, ts pple like u dat may say; because of torres' achievments last season, he had a betta season dan RVP?? Why u dey fall ma hand?? Aside puyol, pique iz d best defender in d world?? Haaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Bros, dey fear God ooo!!!! I tell u, barca iz d only team pique can play for!! If e go anoda big club, na reserves e go dey play for, mark my words!!lemme even ask u sef, if barca were to sell pique now(no sane manager wld buy him anyways), hw much do u fink his value wld be?? How can u say dt its more difficult for a barca defender, dan oda clubs?? In most matches, hw many times do u even think pique actually has to defend?? Pique's major work for barca, IZ TO INITIATE ATTACKS FRM D BACK!!! Does pique strike u as a player dt can cope wit a constant threats frm a stubborn attacker?? Nawa for barca fans ooo

thegoodjoehunt:

If you watched ϑ video, you will know that when Paolo strated, he was a left back and had a lot of attacking qualities. Just watch ϑ clip. As for Puyol, I said he has played there because of his versatility. He can adapt to any condition defending. I am saying these Barca defenders are brilliant.

dademola: bros, u still neva ansa my question nau... As a left back, can maldini b compared to dem carlos, lizarazu and co??no b u wan dey use dos plyrs as a yardstick??y den, r u avoiding d comparism Forget dt video joor. Isnt it possible for me to organize a video portraying mascherano as d best defender in d world?? Or cant i get a video dt may suggest alan smith is d best defensive midfielder in d world?? Or cant i get a video dt may suggest valdez is d best gk to hav come out of europe?? U're digressing too much. I ask why puyol is a LB in a fifpro list, wen der were many established and natural left backs in dt season, u say na because he is versatile. Did he make d list because he was versatile??hw can u say cole shudnt hav been on dt list, because chelsea were too defensive?? Does it even make sense to u?? U say pique is a genius!! Like, really?? Genius Nastasic Bwahahahahahhaah!! We go c at d end of d season. Watch dis space!!

thegoodjoehunt:
Alonso controlled the Mdfield for Madrid. And won the La Liga, he was also key to the Spanish Euro triiumph. Pirlo had a lovely year but Alonso was even bbetter. As for Van Persie, in a 3 man attack, youu can't put him above Messi, CR7 or Falcao. The problem is with the Defence.

Babamide: Pirlo helped Juventus to win the Serie A unbeaten last season. At the euro, his was key to helping Italy reach the finals.

Babamide: In my own opinion, apart from Messi, CR7 and Iniesta, every other player on that list is replaceable with a better candidate.

thegoodjoehunt:

Pls which striker did better than Falcao last year. Don't just name, give your reason why you think so.

thegoodjoehunt:


Paolo Maldini is ahead of Lizarazu, Giovani Van Bronkhurst, graeme Le Saux, etc.

Roberto Carlos was excellent going forward but wasn't great defending. Carlos was good defending but wasn't great going forward.

Paolo was excellent defending and going forward. Your views on video clips is wrong. No matter how much you edit a clip, you can never make Park look like Messi or Darren Gibson look like Pirlo.

Finally Nastatic putting Lescott on ϑ bench at 19 years old is remarkable. Also do you think Javier Clemente who coach Spain to their first Euro title, Del Bosque who coached Spain to win their first World Cup and second Euro and Guardiola who won lots of trophies at Barca are all fools playing Pique regularly?

You are seeing a clip showing Paolo overlapping and making dribbles. And you are saying editing clips. Can you edit videos with Kompany and make him look as Paolo did in that Video?

dademola: tooor!!! Maldini was a betta left back dan le soux and bronchorst, and lizarazu. Nothing wey person no go see for dis nairaland!! Wit dis statement of urs, i no nid argue again. Evrone dt watches and understands soccer, knws dt marcelo iz rubbish at defending, bt can attack well.u ursef sed it dat carlos cant defend, bt can attack well( most brazillian RB's and LB's r like dis, anyways). U jez dey contradict ursef, cos u no wan agrre to d truth. As per d video ish, y u dey talk like dis?? Isnt it about getting d player's best moments, and compiling dem?? Like i sed, i can complie a tape of mascherano's performances, and pple wld think he iz one of d best defenders in d world. I had been watching maldini since 1997, so i dnt nid a tape dt wld show only his best moments!! On d issue of pique, isnt it common knwolegde dt he is in d spanish team, cos he plays for BARCA?? Isnt it only natural for spain's coach to pick players frm barca, since dey wld all hav a perfect understanding of each oda, wich ofcourse, wld make d coache's job easier?? Due to d likes of xavi and iniesta in d spanish team, d team plays like barca, isnt it?? Possession soccer, isnt it?? Hw many times spain dey defend?? Isnt spain like barca?? I no dey comment again, buh reason all dis tins

sucess001:



oga...its not mouth...let mourinho coach spain...he will choose pique...pique is a damn gud defender..ferguson has said countless times how he regrets selling him

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2009/05/20/1277205/manchester-united-boss-alex-ferguson-regrets-selling-gerard

wen you see the many trophies pique as won...then you realise how good he is...did u not notice how easily he entered the spanish national team? is it becos he is the only one capable of playin possession footbal; as you claim?

pique has won all possible trophies possible. do u even realise that pique was never on the pitch in all the games barca lost last season. Even the game against chelsea...he was substtituted early..before chelsea scored. tells u a lot about the work he does in that defence.


besides winning the last 3 major national team trophies, hez played @ at least 5 semifinals in the last 5 champions league winning 2...Has Kompany even played in the second round of champions league ever?

harlos: Drogba
scored in FA cup final to help chelsea win the FA cup
scored in the champions league final to bring Chelsea back on track and scored the winning penalty to help chelsea win thier first champions league.

Now tell me about falcoa

thegoodjoehunt:


Alonso achieved more than Pirlo, that is why he took ϑ position on that list.

harlos: Drogba
scored in FA cup final to help chelsea win the FA cup
scored in the champions league final to bring Chelsea back on track and scored the winning penalty to help chelsea win thier first champions league.

Now tell me about falcoa

dademola: tooor!!! Maldini was a betta left back dan le soux and bronchorst, and lizarazu. Nothing wey person no go see for dis nairaland!! Wit dis statement of urs, i no nid argue again. Evrone dt watches and understands soccer, knws dt marcelo iz rubbish at defending, bt can attack well.u ursef sed it dat carlos cant defend, bt can attack well( most brazillian RB's and LB's r like dis, anyways). U jez dey contradict ursef, cos u no wan agrre to d truth. As per d video ish, y u dey talk like dis?? Isnt it about getting d player's best moments, and compiling dem?? Like i sed, i can complie a tape of mascherano's performances, and pple wld think he iz one of d best defenders in d world. I had been watching maldini since 1997, so i dnt nid a tape dt wld show only his best moments!! On d issue of pique, isnt it common knwolegde dt he is in d spanish team, cos he plays for BARCA?? Isnt it only natural for spain's coach to pick players frm barca, since dey wld all hav a perfect understanding of each oda, wich ofcourse, wld make d coach's job easier?? Lemme teyu smefn.. Assuming pirlo was a spaniard,and as excelent as he is, he may b benched for busquets in d spanish side, if he doesnt play for barca or madrid!!. U don forget d likes of silva and mata ni?? Is fabregas betta dan dos plyrs?? Due to d likes of xavi and iniesta in d spanish team, d team plays like barca, isnt it?? Possession soccer, isnt it?? Hw many times spain dey defend?? Isnt spain like barca?? I no dey comment again, buh reason all dis tins

caukerzee: We keep going back to the same argument. Torres achived more than messi also. Its all about who had a better season and not achivements. Cole also achived more than marcelo.

dademola: tooor!!! Maldini was a betta left back dan le soux and bronchorst, and lizarazu. Nothing wey person no go see for dis nairaland!! Wit dis statement of urs, i no nid argue again. Evrone dt watches and understands soccer, knws dt marcelo iz rubbish at defending, bt can attack well.u ursef sed it dat carlos cant defend, bt can attack well( most brazillian RB's and LB's r like dis, anyways). U jez dey contradict ursef, cos u no wan agrre to d truth. As per d video ish, y u dey talk like dis?? Isnt it about getting d player's best moments, and compiling dem?? Like i sed, i can complie a tape of mascherano's performances, and pple wld think he iz one of d best defenders in d world. I had been watching maldini since 1997, so i dnt nid a tape dt wld show only his best moments!! On d issue of pique, isnt it common knwolegde dt he is in d spanish team, cos he plays for BARCA?? Isnt it only natural for spain's coach to pick players frm barca, since dey wld all hav a perfect understanding of each oda, wich ofcourse, wld make d coach's job easier?? Lemme teyu smefn.. Assuming pirlo was a spaniard,and as excelent as he is, he may b benched for busquets in d spanish side, if he doesnt play for barca or madrid!!. U don forget d likes of silva and mata ni?? Is fabregas betta dan dos plyrs?? Due to d likes of xavi and iniesta in d spanish team, d team plays like barca, isnt it?? Possession soccer, isnt it?? Hw many times spain dey defend?? Isnt spain like barca?? I no dey comment again, buh reason all dis tins

thegoodjoehunt:

I can't believe those were your points. Sorry to say it but it is more of a joke than seriousness. These were Falcao's achievements that 2-chains listed:


He scored twice in the final of the Europa league.

He scored 3 times in the super cup match against Chelsea.

He was the top scorer at the Europa league.

He was the third top scorer in the la liga.

His goals took athletico Madrid on a run of 10 wins out of 10 in the Europa league (First time ever in that competition).

All this was done in his first season at athletico Madrid.

Now tell me you still think that Drogba should have been voted ahead of him.

harlos: and Drogba to won the two trophies chelsea won last season including thier first ever champions league
remember Drogba did not play super cup with chelsea
nobody were following hi, again when he went to china cos fifa don't watch English league not to talk of china they watch only laliga
Drogba was their messiah in china if u have been watching his matches there u will know what i'm saying
in his first match he ,made goal and an assist
remember also that Drogba captained his country to the nations cup final also

tell me how falcao has helped his country along side club

thegoodjoehunt: Yet people belive Messi the greatest of them will flop in the EPL.

Insanity:

Messi cannot score 73 goals in a season in EpL...quote me anywhere!