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It's a pity we are also finishing 2nd I no go mind this Chelsea rara.


Page 4000. A40 wuz ere

Vidal off for Rudy. Timely sub too

Where is that Ahmed Musa with Belgian kpali?

Lol Morata sha. We were rooting for you man

raumdeuter:
I see what you were saying with the Javi Vidal Tolliso midfield now, they are all built to destroy and no creativity in them.

This game they win the ball and are looking for an outlet. Juup needs to bring in a Thiago or Rudy for either Vidal or Tolliso

Be like Jupp just came to pick up a point and get out of dodge. When every one is fit I definitely won't want to see that midfield. We are just holding on now. .

Baba save lati Ulreich

I warned Ibime about this group when the draw was made. It's a pity Atletico are still doing one corner dance against Qarabag else una for dey prepare for Crvena Zvezda and Sheriff Tiraspol

raumdeuter:
I just saw Romas second goal and the defenders better than Boatank

David Lulz always bringing the lolz. His calamitous defending began the sequence

Opelope Heynckes lara Coman oo! Some people were already comparing him to Oxlade Chamberlain. Been wake up see Alaba preventing Celtic from equalizing. Pretty tight game! I'd take any win right now

raumdeuter:
The Buli teams are coming very hard with intention to hurt our players and they have been succeeding. Coman is out and I fear Robben might be next. We have Lewandoski out now, Same thing we had going into the Madrid and Barcelona game 3 seasons ago? Muller too out.
TIme to think of a backup striker who would be ok with sitting for 80% of the season and play meaningless games or the few times Lewandoski is injured. I dont see any top striker willing to do this,
The option is a old striker who is looking to retire soon or a young striker. Dolberg is 20yrs and will not be good for his development to have him play 5 games a season
I won't mind a useless striker like Giroud just for the role. Since most of the season na to carry jersey not far from his current role in Arsenal. But when we need someone to relieve Lewy, I think he can do it

On your second question,
For me it will depend on the opposition, For a top side away, I will go with Javi Vidal Tolliso. at home I will go with Vidal, Javi/Tolliso, Rudy/Thiago. Our full backs are very offensive and when they lose balls in opponent 3rd, We are often exposed, we will need that dedicated DM like Javi or Tolliso to break up such counters like Fernandinho does at City

Javi is more defensive, Tolliso and Vidal are box to box though Vidal is harder and better for now. Thiago is more creative, So it depends on what our motive for the game is. Creativity to blow out the opponent or solidity to not concede.

Another thing is Vidal has hit 30 this year and would only decline from now. Given he is a player who uses a lot of physicality, Its downwards from here. He is a kneee and ankle injury from losing 30% of his effectiveness.
By summer if we can get Goretzka on a free, I will say sell Vidal to the highest bidder.

Our front office na him box us for this tight corner. Lewandowski's durability has been taken for granted and therein lies the problem. Are we buying big or utilizing the Bayern II squad we haven't made any move for 2-3 seasons now.

I liked Dolberg but this one wey Huntelaar dey bench am adim confuse oo. Giroud go 32 next year! I am thinking more long term tbh.

If Giroud wan come sha I no go mind but it seems since Jupp left nobody even reason go there. Back in 2013 we had Gomez and still bought Mandzu. The team is making a killing at the banks but I don't think we are doing the needful in the market.


A Javi Vidal and Tolisso midfield I worry about where the creativity would come from. If you ask me ideally it should be Vidal or Tolisso for any given game because they are essentially the same type of player with Tolisso looking like the better passer thus far. Clearly Jupp has gone back to 4-2-3-1

Javi/Rudy
Tolisso/Vidal
Thiago/Hames

I would go for either or depending on the opposition. Rudy is a swiss army knife though so he would probably fit anywhere

WeissBarlow:
LMAO, A40 knows better than the bookies and analysts. Thinks cavs have the better squad. Hes so smart this guy!

I have no care for what the bookies and analysts choose. Neither did I claim the Cavs were stronger or weaker all I said is that they have more than enough to beat Golden State. If you disagree that's your opinion! I have zero interest in changing that

WeissBarlow:
Who cares about the sh itty as- celtics, we want to win a championship.

You just keep contradicting yourself, first the cavs are the favorites, then even adding boogie wont guarantee them a win and then he switches back again! Classic signs of a hater, speaking from both sides of his mouth.

Give us KD and Klay, we'll take them. If jordan bullied the nba with the second best team of all time why not lebron! We want to win, all that matters, if that rubs off on you the wrong way thats your business

Why are you being intellectually dishonest? Who said anything about favorites or underdogs? I wrote in clear and legible English that the Cavs have enough in their roster to beat Golden State. That is the fact on ground

What's so complex about "Adding Boogie does not guarantee a win" Didn't Dirk Nowitzki lead a bunch of ragtag veterans past a prime Big Three in Miami?

Bruh you might as well ask for the Cavs to play the Warriors 5-3 on the court. All I know is you Bronsexuals are straight outta excuses this year

Nihilist:
Precision beats power. Timing beats Speed.

Wilder is a brute force algorithm, while AJ is Social Engineering. I know you jasi this code.



Bum squad will get DisBombulated if he tries it with an actual boxer like AJ

Haha of course I do. I go like see Wilder against Stiverne this weekend. I think he would have the edge over Deontay but just needs to watch out for his knockout power

afrodoc2:
Correct, i think it was Molina. Wilder's knees buckled at some point in the fight from Molina's hooks. The guy na sufferhead, no stamina and little defence and he has fought both AJ and Wilder.
Szpilika? Yes he did cos he was actually fit and technically sound unlike many of these fatty bomboms claiming heavyweight. But Wilder sent him to sleep though. Wilder punch be like say he dey hold otumopo for that right hand.

He bounced back strongly though but same Molina AJ beat in 3 rounds. Szpilika I think it is. Wilder's two toughest fights were Stiverne and Szpilika but he almost sent Szpilika to coma as well. Wilder's blows no be sere were oo

Decale:
It's very ridiculous, I tell you; even moreso with 2 other players averaging 20+ ppg.

He's like the most casual shooter ever. Everybody is talking about Kporzee and Giannis, due to their presence in their respective teams Meanwhile, Curry will drop 37 and people will talk about how Kerr's hairline receding or Klay Thompson getting a sun tan from the game.

Probably one more MVP will get people talking

Guys like Russ and Wall etc are seen to work hard for every point while Steph is seen hardly working.

Porzee has a lot of Dirk Nowitzki in him. I hope the Knicks get him some help

afrodoc2:
Yeah he ducked it and quickly went down.
Actually Wilder himself does not appear to have such a solid chin. In one fight with a Latino fight who he later slaughtered Wilder was staggered by a number of just ok punches.
The problem opponents of AJ and Wilder have is that they spend too much time dodging bombs to think about throwing any of their own.

You mean Molina or Areola? The fight I recalled him having issues was with that Polish guy Sz-something.


Lol who can blame the opponents though? Those blows are bone crushing bro. That Takam dude is a mutant! I no too surprise sha cos it's a Cameroon thing

Nihilist:
I boxed at amateur level and even that's new to me. The tactics I learnt were mostly ring control( centre, angles, inside/outside boxing) and conditioning(how to take a punch, guard, grappling) etc.

This is the first time I'm hearing about this tactic of going down to but time. I guess you learn every dat.

If Joshua circles from right to the left, through out the match, then that's Wilder done.

Wilder has no fundamentals. No footwork, basic combinations, and everything he does is geared towards setting up that right hook.

If Joshua takes him on the inside and circles clockwise, it could be over by the 5th or 6th.

Lol I agree to an extent. Joshua is a far more polished boxer than Deontay who literally mauls and butchers opponents to death in the ring. Based on technique alone I would give AJ the fight easily. He also is about the same size so he wouldn't have the issues hitting him like he had with Takam.

My worry for AJ would be his stamina and his chin (I no still trust that chin) then Wilder's hand speed. Crude as Wilder is his hand speed is complete madness and if he gets Joshua dazed omo he fit no survive am oo! AJ is the better ring technician sha and 7 times out of 10 the technician beats the brawler

afrodoc2:
AJ moved up really quickly so what he lacks in experience he makes up for in instinct and natural talent plus he is smart too.
It was the Klitschko fight that showed me how smart he was. If you watch closely the Klitschko punch didn't knock him down, he went to the ground intentionally himself to avoid further punishment, take the count and clear his head.
Any other boxer would have done eegun ori, stay up taken 2 or 3 more punches for Klitschko and been done for the night.

Hahaha I thought he blatantly ducked the second oncoming punch. That was very smart! My worry is still with AJ's chin. Klitschko didn't capitalize on the edge he had that night. A Wilder would definitely have knocked him out but Klitschko played it safe and wanted to coast to a decision forgetting he was fighting a younger guy that could regain his strength and go for broke

chic2pimp:
Hahaha Boateng will be the League's best defender in the EPL.

Tbh AJ was not at his best and still was comfortable. Watching it Live, I thought the Ref stopped it a bit too early however watching it back, it actually might have taken the best decision on the night. At one point, Joshy was landing His punches willy nilly and it was only a matter of time before He dropped the dude.

Wilder should win that one. AJ vs Wilder should be on the cards sometime next year. There is a huge clamour for that fight. We the Fans are tired of seeing both fighters fight Bums( Klitschko being the only decent fighter either one have faced).

I don't know if Takam wanted to be dropped. It's been a while I've seen someone hit with so many heavy blows and simply refused to fall. You could also tell he wasn't out on his feet or anywhere close to the ropes which woulda been a bit more definitive for me. The ref even had Takam on a headlock just to stop the fight by all mean. He was too extra.


Stiverne is a pretty solid guy. I think he would be a handful for AJ as well. There is this Big Baby Miller dude I would also like to see take on AJ or Deontay. He's undefeated and talks a good one even though he has mostly faced sankwa fighters

chic2pimp:
Hahaha Boateng will be the League's best defender in the EPL.

Tbh AJ was not at his best and still was comfortable. Watching it Live, I thought the Ref stopped it a bit too early however watching it back, it actually might have taken the best decision on the night. At one point, Joshy was landing His punches willy nilly and it was only a matter of time before He dropped the dude.

Wilder should win that one. AJ vs Wilder should be on the cards sometime next year. There is a huge clamour for that fight. We the Fans are tired of seeing both fighters fight Bums( Klitschko being the only decent fighter either one have faced).

I don't know if Takam wanted to be dropped. It's been a while I've seen someone hit with so many heavy blows and simply refused to fall. You could also tell he wasn't out on his feet or anywhere close to the ropes which woulda been a bit more definitive for me. The ref even had Takam on a headlock just to stop the fight by all mean. He was too extra.


Stiverne is a pretty solid guy. I think he would be a handful for AJ as well. There is this Big Baby Miller dude I would also like to see take on AJ or Deontay. He's undefeated and talks a good one. Though he has mostly faced sankwa fighters too

afrodoc2:
A little prematurely? Maybe. But fights are stopped earlier these days because of all the research on brain damage. He was getting punched directly on both sides of the head by a HEAVYWEIGHT who is known to be an unsually hard hitter, and he couldn't keep his guard up.
Ref probably prolonged his life, boxing career and improved his quality of retirement life with that little kind gesture.

I think it's a matter of whose side you are on. Roles reversed and it was AJ I'm sure most of us Nigerians would have wanted the fight to go on. I think the ref was a bit overzealous and went out of his way to stop a fight that didn't need to be stopped at that particular time.


While I agree there is need to look out for the long term these boxers just like soldiers know what they sign up for every time they step into the ring

Nihilist:
takam was done.

Person wey AJ don destroy both his eyes?

You be apayaan, you this boy.

AJ didn't even have bring his A Game.

na Wilder and AJ I wan see. Person need to demystify that loud mouth American one trick pony, and AJ looks like he might be able to do it for queen and country.

Haba make we reason am well well I would understand if Takam was out on his feet or close to the ropes but Takam had been eating those punches all night. The guy's chin is nuclear

I didn't expect AJ's A-game tbh. He was really courageous for taking that fight on such short notice because Takam is a completely different fighter from Pulev. I wanted to see if AJ's chin would get tested but clearly Takam no really get any knockout power. Though he posed some problems for AJ but it was evident AJ wasn't under any threat

redarrr:
enough for d babysitting,lebron James should make his team an all-star team...at least there are three MVP players in d team and there is an all-star player in d team.

whereas curry made the team better,at least it was through curry,draymond green got better so since kyrie has left d team for him,he should I.prove d team....

No objective fan should make any excuses for Bron this year if the Cavs don't go all the way. Let's list the roster of both teams so we can compare their depth

WeissBarlow:
You're okay with the status quo because you know the warriors are still the favourites.

You're spooked by the idea of boogie on this team because you're afraid the Cavs can actually beat the warriors with him.

The Cavs have 3 allstars. The warriors have 4, two of which are top 5 players in the league, 3 of which are all time best shooters, 3 of which are the best defenders in the league one of them DPOY. It goes on and on.


I'd take boogie Giannis AD and every other all star we can get. We want to win, not lose another finals.

Nice try! I'm not spooked one bit!! The Celtics lost Hayward and gutted their starting 5 from last season and are still grinding it out yet all we keep hearing from y'all Cavs fans is excuses, excuses and more excuses.

Even if you add Boogie there's no guarantee you beat Golden State. This present Cavs roster has more than enough to beat Golden State this year. You got the best possible outcome losing Kyrie but getting IT, Rose,Crowder Jeff Green and Wade. It can even be argued that when healthy the Cavs are actually deeper than Golden State

You might as well take Klay Thompson and or Kevin Durant from Golden State if you want a superior roster. All I know is that the Cavs have no excuses not to beat Golden State with their roster

A40:
What ability? I'm pro-German so you should know how I feel to admit LH (a Brit) is obviously better. The guy has been a massive disappointment

Its not about flamboyance or anything like that Rosberg has not put up a fight and this title is Hamilton's to lose rather than Rosberg's to win

Just pree this dyslexic phool and sodomite MrBrownjay claiming I was famzing Rosberg

MrBrownJay1:
NONSENSE!!!! i will always remain an Alonso fan 1st and foremost but this Mc Laren/Alonso failure has me root for ANYONE against the useless Vet (and its rather HAm) but i have common sense and EYES to see a great driver when i see one (even though i blame Hamilton for what happened when they were teamates)... already in 2014 (page 1 of this thread) i was arguing with you that Ham was gonna win the championship and you were riding on Rosberg cokc to say that he wasnt (and sadly for you Ham did win that championship)... here is the my reply to you, made on the 26jul 2014, bloody hypocrite....

We don't give a phuck about your useless Alonso. It's not my fault that overrated ninja couldn't pass Vitaly goddamn Petrov so put a sock in it and stop b!tching
I was riding Rosberg? You are a disgustingly shameless liar!! Can't you read FFS! Look at what you posted again and tell me who was pro-Rosberg in that page you were referring to. You are a certified lunatic and you were even the one riding Rosberg, What a bipolar mess

MrBrownJay1:
it was ok for you to famzing on Rosberg when he was winning (and sadly lost the championship), but now you look down on me when i accept that Ham is a great driver (something i have said all along)?!? bloody HYPOCRITE!!!!

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Warapa grip you there!! I have never rated Rosberg never mind famzing him. Despite my pro-German bias I have always highlighted Hamilton's superiority to him you deek-gnawing fruit bat! In your haze of ignorance and buffoonery you even phoolishly mistook me for Nateevs who shared my opinion on Rosberg not necessarily leading the title race due to his individual brilliance

https://www.nairaland.com/1800268/formula-one-f1-official-seasonthread/2

MrBrownJay1:
I have always said since the beginning of our F1 discussions (go back and read if you are pained and on your period), that there are only two greats at the moment in F1.... ALONSO 1st and foremost, and then HAM (even when Vettel was at RBR)..... as for the useless Vet, he is a common driver who NEED the fastest car to win a championship as he has NO skills whatsoever, and can never be called "great" until he wins with another team (this year proved exactly that point).
your boy is useless, and he wasted a chance to drive this championship to the last race (for Ham to win) due to his useless driving under pressure. he even tried to ruin Ham's parade by delibarately bump into his back tyres as Ham was pulling away. ARRANT NONSENSE!!!

You are immeasurably daft!! Nobody cares for your nonsense history lessons that clearly highlight you as a deeply confused individual. Nobody cares for your rubbish ratings as well! Seb has nothing to prove to peasant troglodytes like yourself.

Going by your phoolish logic then even Alonso cannot be considered great since he is yet to win the title with another constructor. Hamilton won't count either since he is yet to win the title without the fastest car on the grid. What a delusional mofo!
https://www.nairaland.com/1800268/formula-one-f1-official-seasonthread/2

I think why Steph gets taken for granted isn't necessary cos of the hue of his skin but simply because of how easy he makes the game look. You would not see an easier 31pts night from anybody else in today's game

WeissBarlow:
The pelicans are looking good so a dream scenario where we get boogie seems unlikely. Plus the value of our pick is in question.

But Cavs are known for making good mid season trades, it's unlikely we're getting an all star but we should at least move bums like JR and TT and get players who actually deserve to be in the NBA.

Lmao you want to add Boogie to this Cavs team? Hahahaha how much help does your boy really need?

I would like to see the GM that would be stewpid enough to take TT and JR's bloated contracts though stranger things have happened

I hope you guys add another All-star so you get to break the record of most All-stars in a team that failed to win a Championship. That would be another milestone for Bron to set

chic2pimp:
No need to make excuses for Boateng. In the words of Clive, "Jerome Boateng has Reached the promiseland". The 29 year old has achieved all that his heart desires over a short space of time. If He were to hang up His boot tomorrow, He'll forever be refered to as "One of the greatest German defenders of all time" when His CV is read aloud.

Which useless defenders won't He displace at those aforementioned clubs? If He signs for any of those clubs, they'll happily send their okrika defenders out on loan. They'll even add Money as Jara sef.

Jerome "Nwa Ewu Oro" Boateng. Abeg Dayo gimme those giffs of Jerome sodomising all comers in the Worldcup finals.

No EPL defender today has achieved Boateng's status both individually and on the back of titles won. Btw how you reason that Joshua/Takam fight? Can I get a phuck you to that ref for stopping the fight prematurely! Takam was not on the ropes neither was he out on his feet AJ was comfortable but didn't need any help from that bloodclart ref.

Wilder/Stiverne this weekend!! This year is truly a boxing fans wet dream cc @Nihilist Afrodoc

raumdeuter:
He won the CL without Hummels, At the world cup finals he was the best on field player same with in the CL final

Rudiger is German and cant even break into the team, Davud Luiz has been described as a player controlled by a faulty playstation

Rudiger even lists Boateng as his idol

Jupp really stabilizing things so far. The real test still lies ahead tbh but I like what I've seen thus far. The penalties from that Pokal Final just got me wishing we played penalties that way in that Final in Munich.

James looked very good on Saturday. I don't know if he can keep this up but listening to Jupp's post-match comments it seems Baba is talking to each player and building on their confidence levels every time. I still worry about our attack though! Robben and Lewy are bang out of form! I take God beg our FO to try and get Alexis by January because I no trust that our attack for elite Europe. That explosive wing play wey Jupp take win treble no dey again.


Question for the house though. Who should be our starting midfield combination if everyone is fit? I'd go for Rudy-Javi-Thiago or Rudy-Thiago-Tolisso. Not sure how much more of Vidal's reckless moves I can take

WeissBarlow:
Good that these issues are showing early on in the season so all proper adjustments should be made. We need to improve tactically and make the necessary mid season trades.

It's all good. Its all good.

Which trade una wan make again? Orisirisi