₦airaland Forum

jimmy4x:
ok, i think I'm getting to understand you better, but you would agree with me that, it hasn't been easy for the best English teams AND all other teams to rival Barca, Madrid and Bayern for the UCL....these 3 teams are the top 3 with the world's best players and several quality stars....
I think y'all should cut Hazard some slack, it will be more easy for him to win it with these top 3 teams than any other team, let's be sincere na.

Based on the spending power of most EPL clubs I think.they can cope with Barca, Madrid, most of your teams just aren't living to expectation

jimmy4x:
Suarez, Isco, Bale, James, Rakitic and Modric were stars in their previous teams buh it never took then 2)years to register their names when they joined Barca and Madrid.
I'd give you a list of at least 5 players who left Barca nd Madrid nd haven't won it since they left.

I don't see anybody claiming these guys are only behind Messi and C.Ronaldo, the hype surrounding them is low to moderate so if Hazard needs to leave a loaded team like Chelsea to win the Champions League with another side then what makes him better than these guys you listed above

Suarez - Liverpool
Rakitic - Sevilla
Isco - Malaga
James - Monaco
Bale - Tottenham

Those guys listed above had to move out of necessity their teams are not even top 15 in Europe, If your boy is so good I see no reason why he can't stay at a wealthy team like Chelsea and push y'all to glory

jimmy4x:
I'm sure u know Cech had to wait for 8 fvccking years to win just 1 UCL with his former club, Hazard never use pass 3 for d same team.

But people were not comparing him to Yashin, Zoff, Kahn and Buffon back then. Cech was never so seriously overhyped

hensben:
The team as whole was good that's what gave bayern those trophies..Like i said earlier team win trophy, this is not roger federa vs rafal nadal...cr7 scored 61 goals this past season yet his team went trophy-less. Hazard n ribery play similar football. There is a big difference between winger/Left midfielder(LMF;hazard/ribery/messi) and striker/left wing forward(LWF; neymar/cr7/griezman)..

Toh! So you know teams win trophies.

So why all the ej@culation about Hazard? Diego Costa provided more goals and Cesc more assists.

Your boy is a winger, Ribery is a winger. Guys like Neymar and Griezmann are simply more clinical and the formation being deployed by their manager sees them playing closer to goal

I will reiterate again goals are not the only problem with Hazard's stats. I'm curious as to how someone frequently compared with Messi and sometimes Ronaldo has now gone 3 seasons without a defining game in the Champions League whether by scoring goals or influencing the outcome of an important match by delivering a virtuoso performance

Even for Belgium same thing. 8 goals in 57 caps

kliq:
Lmao now you see why it's news...guess the kid didn't even think he will be playing someday in the NBA talk-less being in the same team with Kobe.
I heard a "rumour" that the Lakers are considering involving Russell in a deal that would bring in Cousins, I just hope it's not true.

I think its a probable move. Boogie would help the Lakers a lot. On the flipside if he doesn't adjust his attitude and DeAngelo goes on to be a star the Lakers would have eggs on their face for a very long time

Killrhymz:
IMO think d sixers don't know the player they need, how can they draft three centres in three consecutive seasons. they could have drafted j. Winslow and okafor could have gone to the Knicks.

bigkesh:
We don't buy from our rivals because we play in a proper league,not a league where the best cf for last season is on the verge of joining almost-relegated Newcastle......
Is that world cup in Bayern's trophy cabinet??
if they had ur coach and jersey ,Messi would probably have given Boateng another deliverance session or suffer an embarrassing semifinal defeat as usual.....
Don't discuss Hazard vs Neymar with me

Lool cool story bro. Simple question I asked you when we won the treble which of our rivals did we weaken? You just dey kalolo since

Proper league my arse! No wonder your representatives keep failing in International tournaments. The improper league is about to overtake you in UEFA coefficients and you are here chatting megedefegede

Its as good as being in Bayern's cabinet with 7 Bayern players representing and playing in the Finals. A feat your useless club will not achieve even by the year 3000

Messi has been undressed numerous times by the Boa-TANK even in the biggest game of football. Law of averages dictate that Messi was bound to have a breakthrough at some point

Don't tell me what or what not to discuss with you, I dey my own jeje when you carry Hazard megedefegede come my side.

jimmy4x:
Raumdeuter and A40, u guys should stop skipping posts like this, come clear our doubts
How many goals nd assists won the Ballon D'or 3rd place for Ribery, how is his game play dissimilar to Hazard's??

How many trophies did Ribery's goals and assists win us? Therein lies your answer

Laurels is the name of the game. The similarities or not is not my concern. Tell your boy to produce in the Champions League. He will get the props when he starts doing so

Ibime:
The legend departs. . . .the ninja who won us the UCL



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vXq-Q2AC68


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pqQ8Hq4WDY

Cech is a class act. Drogba's goal didn't win your CL. Cech did! Definitely one of the best of his generation. I cut cap

When Ikedia achieves what Cech has been able to achieve, showing up in clutch moments and lifting his team in International competitions then will I compare him to the greats

bigkesh:
And what happened to ur treble winning team, if we were in a league where we easily buy the stars of our rivals including the doctor(the way u just bought Dortmund doctor) it would be another story..Not a misery league

We should weeping?? joor o,I didn't lose a UCL final in a stadium I built with my money, y weep?

What happened to kroos and gotze

The treble-winning team went on to Win and dominate the last World Cup. Not your fluke team that has achieved little since

The same tired old line. We buy from our rivals. You sef buy from your rivals nau! Who is holding your hand?

When we won the treble please tell me which of our rivals supplied us players

Ahh if we didn't lose that Final no treble and no World Cup win for us men! Baba nla blessing in disguise. Not forgetting the Supercup we won (at your expense) and Club World as well (where you went on to disgrace Europe)

You should be weeping because you had the tools to be one of Europe's dominant teams but since your UCL win. 1 Semi, a group stage exit and first knockout round is all you have to show

bigkesh:
brother I won't be surprised if A40 and DAYO actually support CFC behind Nairaland.....

look at their comments, all through the comments they didn't point out that hazard haven't scored a goal, they even counted penalties created as assist, he dribbled ooo but they didn't mention.......Present it now, they will tell u about goals and all sorts
No matter who u are,u can't SINCERELY deny Hazard is world class

Mourinho 2015- Maybe because of what we eat and ageing, we tend to forget a lot of things including who we are
Mourinho 2015-Envy is the greatest tribute that shadows does to Man

This is the joke of the millenium. Just because I gave Hazard some props you want to use it against me. Fail!

A-40 does not think Hazard is not a quality player that has never been the argument. What A-40 is vehemently against is comparisons to his superiors like Mueller and Neymar. From the credit we gave him then common sense should tell you we would do so now if he didn't end up becoming a local Champion over the past 3 seasons, actually over the past 1

So that's who you want to compare to a trained Spetsnaz assassin like Mueller or Starboy Neymar

Because he won EPL Player of the year? Is he the first person that will win it? Abeg wake me up when he wins the Champions League. Or even gets to the Final

Its like that Katt Williams joke. "A Chrysler 300CC looks like a Bentley till an actual Bentley pulls up"

jimmy4x:
Azzzin, I tire .....see as dem list chances created, PKs scored, assists, dribbles nd d rest then, I say my eyes no gree biliv wen I dey read dere comments, I'm just waiting for dem to come nd defend themselves, maybe dem go say, dem be dey very young den, say dem never sabi how to analyse football....lol
One of my other observation bout Raumdeuter's staunch support for Hazard then was because he hated Torres for not scoring, now tables don turn, na dt Hazard be hin enemy now.
Talk from now till tomorrow, na only goals, outta all d oda stats, dem go lay emphasis on

See these clowns oo! What you don't understand about myself and Raumdeuter is that we are students of the game. Even in the heat of argument I don't think anyone has said Hazard is not a good player. It also highlights our objectivity and shows we freely praise players of our rivals when they appear to perform

However from those posts you dug out it should show you that your Ikedia has not fulfilled the initial promise he showed when he first arrived England. 5 goals and only 2 from open play in Champions League footie highlight that

Also none of us went ahead to compare him to Messi or Ronaldo or argue that he is the 3rd best player after them without any Champions League or major tournament track record

We saw potential then, but what has been the result since? Small Neymar has come from Brazil and rubbished Hazard in just 2 seasons.

I don't get the glee you and bigkesh are displaying here. You should actually be weeping! What happened to your MAZACAR? If they had told me Chelsea of that year will not have gotten to another Champions League Final by now I would have called them liars. Only one miserly league title and Europa League and you people don't want us to hear word

kliq:
Right on point,I bet the kid just realised how influential and respected Kobe is cause he deleted the tweet of 3yrs moments after he got drafted by Lakers and knew he would be playing under Mr Bryant's leadership.....he honestly didn't see that coming hence he would put all that into consideration before dropping the hateful tweet;

“Gee I sure hope Kobe can keep his hands to himself in Denver this time.. #rapist”


As for the #2 pick, I and most fans expected the Lakers to go for a big man in Okafor but went for the PG which they really need,check out last season's stats for Lakers PGs;

"The Lakers needed help, as their starting point guards last season ranked nearly last in the league in minutes (29.9 per game, 27th in the league), points (12.2, 23rd in the league), assists (4.7, tied for 25th in the league) and made 3-pointers (1.0, tied for 22nd in the league)."

Looking at free agency there are few available PGs while we have decent big men we could build with....eg Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMarcus Cousins

Lool he said that? What an eediot!! I hope he gets special rookie treatment from him

Only an ewok would believe Kobe actually r@ped that beech! What! She wasn't even a 6 and Kobe was knacking bad beeches steadily back in the day.

Had it been he were a r@pist why didn't other women pop up to also accuse Kobe of such acts. Abi does her puna secrete crude oil and natural gas that he would put his career and freedom on the line for it? It won't be well with that beech!

Well if DeAngelo Russell is as good a scorer as being touted then it might turn out to be a good move afterall. They also have Julius Randle coming back from injury so they probably felt they could make a play in Free Agency. Wouldn't be suprised if they went for Love with Kobe running on fumes wouldn't be suprised if Love fancies a chance to be 'the guy' at a team with the history of the Lakers. I personally don't see Love as a #1 guy on a team and I suspect he feels the same way too so he would most likely stay with the Cavs

Roland17:
Boogie is a very tough head, I doubt the management wants him traded, remember he was an integral reason in their quest to keep the franchise in Minnesota, I don't see him coexisting with Karl, the trust has been lost, Boogie is not mature enough to be professional and just play basketball for a coach who wants him traded, Karl might end up getting fired even if he succeeds to keep his job during the start of the season. Even though this is not in Boogies hands, the whole terrain changes if he decides he wants to leave for LA now that would be some ish..

I don't quite understand that Kings team and why they are not winning. Even with Rudy Gay and Boogie, something is wrong somewhere, I think he needs to play with a veteran that can teach him how to win, which is why he would be a very good prospect for the Lakers and Kobe

kliq:
Kobe on Larry Nance Jr's Tweet, which he(Nance) tweeted 2yrs ago ;

"The kid figured it out himself," Bryant said. "He's a kid, man. He actually sent me a great message [Friday], which is really funny. I looked at it [the message], and it was like, 'This is when you know it's about time to hang these things up, when your teammate writes you, Hi, Mr. Bryant.'

"I was like, 'What the f---?' But it was really nice and apologetic about what had happened. I said, 'Dude, listen. We've all said things and done things that we regret and wish we could take back. It's water under the bridge, man. Welcome to the team.' He writes back, 'Thank you, sir.'"

But Kobe na bros even for American society standard. Which other way him for address am? Kobe was drafted 1996. If you comot 19 yeards from Larry Nance age how many years go remain??

Lots of buzz about DeAngelo Russell the #2 pick people say he is the best and most NBA ready pick in the draft

Anthony Towns to the Wolves there's also talk about forming a young dynamic tandem with Andrew Wiggins

I'm going on three days 'Awe funfun' just so we don't buy Douglas Costa

Just look at that phucking penalty he took vs Paraguay

5 years in Ukraine and one cannot point to a particular season where he was their best player

Debroslink:
It is only a foolish club with no ambition that will buy Sterling for 50m Pounds. Is he not the same Sterling that EPL fans said he was better than Sanchez when the latter was in Barcelona? That guy is not even as good as Pedro

All English players are world class, from goalkeeper to attack yet they have only being to two World Cup semis in their history, no Euros and they have never played in a Euro Final

Sterling should not go for more than £20m if not for the high number of money miss road teams in the league. That is why their TV deals never really improve these guys because all their funds are blown on average joes

Ibime:
Please y'all vote for our brother Sosiqdude in Mr Nairaland contest.

Just go to https://www.nairaland.com/2408599/mr-nairaland-contest-2015-final/2#35200907 and type in:


I vote Sosiqdude

cc Nljega

How many times in a year do they do this Mr Nairaland thing? I seem to see it every other week

I'm literally shaking with rage at this imminent transfer. Guardiola's transfer history has always been suspect and he has never been known for his prudence he is once again confirming it with this signing

Is it not the same Donetsk that has mostly provided flops (Fernandinho, Willian, Missitariyan) I wonder what it is about Costa that might be different considering he has spent 5 seasons there and has never been outstanding at any point

What is even more perplexing to me is the fact that he is a leftie and mostly plays on the right, however we already have Mueller and Robben there. If he is merely coming to add depth then we might as well go for:

Chadli
Julian Draxler
Herrmann
Viktor Fischer
Bellarabi
Felipe Anderson

Even Andre Ayew is available for FREE! And he would sacrifice his father Abedi Pele to play for Bayern Munich

Ibime:
Y'all should just be grateful you bought Douglas Costa and not Cuadrado like we did when given the choice. I'll swap them in a jiffy

Lool you cannot say that with a straight face I'm sure. This guy is not even a sure starter for Brazil, has no glaring strength then add that to the fact that at almost 25 he has never provided more than 15 goals (goals + assists) in a season and this looks like an accident waiting to happen

There are a lot of players we could have gotten for cheap if it were merely for depth.

If he was worth his fee he wouldn't just be crossing to Western/Central Europe at almost 25! Bloody hell we could have gotten Andre Ayew for free from Marseille. This is such a wasteful transfer on so many levels

SIRANDREWS:
Suits is back!!

Donna has left Harvey

She finna get Litt up

Osanobua!! His wiki has even been updated to Bayern Munich

So he was the one Reschke went to watch in Chile?

This ninja isn't worth €35m for goodness sake. Guardiola has started fala-folo in the transfer market again. That is how he signed Chrygnskiy that year

He plays on the right so I'm curious as to where he is going to fit with Robben and Mueller already there.

Patrick Herrmann would have cost us half that money. Hell Firmino was available. Griezmann, Anderson even those small Danish Ajax boys who are playing very well in the U-21 Euros.

I don't think he is even better than Willian (who is a mediocre player as well) This is a disappointing signing especially for that amount. I hope I'm proven wrong anyway

SIRcumalot:
Make i here your thoughts
Like stated earlier it will only be a bad move if love won't sign with the Cavs and that won't happen.


This drama surrounding Cousins and the lakers is really crazy.

He probably will extend as the Cavs can pay him the most money. It now boils down to if he is ready to be the 3rd wheel as he approaches this stage of his career

Cousins and Karl are beefing it seems. Boogie to the Lakers will be massive! All boils down to how well Julius Randle recovers and if Kupchak can get a PG

Donlittle:
victor oladipo? he is a franchise player, i believe.

i hope cuban goes with jerian grant if he is still available, a good PG is urgently needed, and i think he can produce right away.

Oladipo needs to work on his offense. He reminds me a lot of Iggy too when he first came into the league. Oladipo's J is a bit erratic and he cannot really shoot the 3

There are more prospective bigs than guards in this draft though

SIRcumalot:
Am surprised you could say this and still not agree that wiggins and anthony for love wasn't a great move or where you just saying that to crap all over the Cavs

Curry, Leonard, Green, Klay Thompson were not instant hits when they were drafted but improved overtime. Guys like Ricky Rubio, Flynn, Ty Lawson were rated ahead of Steph

Look at San Antone, now the Warriors hell even OKC could have won a ring but poor coaching held them back. These are all relatively small market teams like Cleveland but are growing organically

My point is there is always room for growth and playing with Lebron would have been a fantastic chance to get better and learn from him compared to a Kevin Love who also believes he is a star in his own right. As it stands now they will need to cough out $20m for Kevin Love while guys like Tristan Thompson and J.R Smith also seek big paydays.

As it is they are definitely going to have to pay Luxury tax since they are over the cap hence getting good free agents (not average, over the hill guys like Perkins, James Jones, Delly, Marion) becomes impossible

I don't know why we are still faffing about. Douglas Costa bawo?

There are even rumors suggesting that Franck Ribery is contemplating retirement

Today is NBA Draft day

Not too excited really, the last two drafts have mostly produced duds. With no marquee franchise altering player in sight since Anthony Davis

Roland17:
What's up with your boy Monta Ellis, rumor has it the Mavs are looking to trade him if opts out and pursues free agency..

I don't even know how much value can be gotten off of him on the trading floor. He's already hit 30 and I think he's just trying to score the last major contract of his career. He would probably extend since he is still valuable to the Mavs

The problem is at PG and whether Tyson would extend or be traded

Ibime:
Thats what happens when you employ Yes men like Gareth Southgate to manage your team.

Manager without balls who plays Luther Vandross music in training.

He is no manager, just a politician

If he like make he play M.O.P 'Ante Up' or any Lil Jon or Mystikal song

When Talent no dey, talent no dey

Kevin Love opts out and is now a free agent.

Probably might extend but don't think he and LBJ were BFF's. Plus it would cost them a lot to pay Love $20mil a year

Shoulda kept Wiggins IMO but instant success is all they were about

timbros:
I'm not trying to compare Mueller's Bayern roots to Cech in Chelsea.
Just wanted to make you see how we (or do I say 'I') feel.

Wa waa alright

Just started Silicon Valley and its Amazeballs! Wondering why I slept on it all this while

timbros:
True.

11 years in Stamford Bridge and winning virtually all winnable trophies here. Cech is a Chelsea legend.

But look at it from a fans angle. Personally it hurts me a lot seeing my all time Chelsea best goalkeeper in a rival's shirt.

It's like you seeing Mueller in a Dortmund Jersey tomorrow. How would you feel?

Mueller is a Bayern academy product, a local, He's Bavarian through and through. He's also a starter at Bayern. So understand his roots are somewhat deeper than Cech's

I might not be happy but I'd understand if he was being benched and did not utter disrespectful statements towards the club or its fans.

timbros:
First of all, not all fans support the sidelining of Cech last season. At 33 as a keeper, he still have a lot to us but unfortunately the club thinks otherwise. Fine. It's understandable that he needs more playing time.

Leaving Chelsea is not the fans grievance but his preferred destination. Why a direct rival? Where is his loyalty? Gerrard nearly joined Chelsea in 2005 but loyalty to Liverpool made him change in the last minute. AC Milan retired the number 3 Jersey. Why? Because of Maldini's (both snr and jnr) loyalty.

Can Tottenham fans feel same for Sol Campbell? Or Barca fans for Figo? I bet you 90% of Chelsea fans will henceforth tag Cech a traitor.

The fans feelings should play a large part in every footballer's decision. When I say fans, let's forget for a moment we here that are supporting from afar. Think of the season ticket holders, the shareholders, the local fans etc...

In South America where football is almost a religion, this kind of transfer can trigger violent riots. Cech's life and his family would be in danger sef.

N.B: I never in anyway support violence in football. I am 100% opposed to the 'murder' threat against Cech.

This guy literally won you guys the Champions league. No sensible Chelsea fan should be anything but grateful

When folks talk about loyalty I tend to wonder if its a mafia movie or something Godfather, Goodfellas, Sopranos etc

Ronaldo played for Inter, AC Milan, Barca and Madrid.

Pirlo played for Inter, Ac Milan and Juve

Ibra played for all 3 as well

He's not a youth product nor would you guys have his jersey retired

I think playing 11 years for you guys in this modern day and age is loyalty enough.

YankeeJoe:
Helo fellow nairalanders, greetins 2 y'al..

Pls i got an experience i wud gladly luv 2 share wit u & seek ur positive advice..

I met ds gal i loved so dearly in 2006 on her bck frm skul. @1st sight, i developed a strong feelin 2 wards her ( i dnt mean infatuation, lets any man persecute me), we got along as frnds n along d line, i made my intentions knwn 2 her but she turned me down. She claimed bn ok wit me jus being a frnd 2her.

I felt d pains bt learnt hw 2 deal wit it while i continue my life wit sm1 else...
In 2013, she started showin emotional feelins 2wards wit d intention of bn in a serious n committed relationship wit me...

She came up wit d claim dat her ex did nt luv her like she wntd hence,
she quited d relationship ( na me be d maga wey go blve dat kind cock n bul story abi? Or na me go cum luv u pass nw afta dos nigas don finish wrk?)


Truth is, her ex(s) ve al used n dumped her bt nw she has rememba me (2 her she feels am a spare tire; God 4bid!!)..

She's up wit d claim dat we were both 2 young & inexperienced 2 date bck then.. Dat she alwz luvd n cherished me...

My qstn is: y wud a lady frnd-zone a guy dat sincerely luvd her bt afta wards go bck 2 him afta bn mesmerized by oda rouged guys?

Guys, pls, wat do u tink abt ds?

Hit it, quit it, then walk off like Big Papi

Boa-TANK!

Jigga's roster getting badder and badder

He already has Kevin Durant, Dez Bryant and Ndamukong Suh (who landed a monster contract in the off season)

The guy is business

Nothing wrong with being fat just try to be active and avoid a sedentary lifestyle. Although a lot of girls out there na afowofa make them fat! But we love em like that anyway

The guy is just delusional. He's not been an elite CM for sometime now I wonder why he wants to be paid like one

Nice pickup from Schalke. Still think they could use some defenders (looks like they are offloading Matip) a striker and a winger since Draxler is a permanent sicknote.