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Bimffo:
Which Pep Hahahahahaha.. Boatank ko, Boatank ni.. Dayo and A40, U see your lives..

Lol we don hear Boa-TANK is still a World Champion

ddippset:
lol, maybe because you guys are not the favourites this time. But be assured, anybody wey lose wahala go de. Chelsea fans and co are ready to pounce and party on your thread tonight.

Congrats folks. You guys sent your informant to our club and it seems he has completed his mission

Goodluck in the Finals

Nihilist:
A40 how market my don?

Haha you guys party on lemme go and drink scooches men

Arrrrrgh Bernat go phuck yourself. Just undid all the hardwork of your teammates. Worst player on the night

ddippset:
what if na you come lose?

We are not the ones bragging from thread to thread and boasting up and down despite our superior H2H record. All I know is if you guys lose wahala go dey oo

This is the lineup I'd go for

--------Neuer-------

Lahm---Boateng-----Benatia----Bernat

----Alonso---Schweinsteiger-----

-----------Thiago-------

---Mueller----Lewandowski----Goetze

What I suspect Guardiola would go for

--------Neuer-------

Rafinha---Boateng----Benatia----

Lahm----Alonso---Schweinsteiger----Bernat

-----------Thiago-------

---Mueller----Lewandowski---

We can definitely do Barca at the Camp Nou. We just have to be very disciplined tactically the first 15-20 minutes would be very crucial as Barca would launch a blitzkrieg as they tend to do at home. Concentration must be very high (Neuer, Boateng n Benatia I'm looking at you) and we need to not beat ourselves. It would help if Alonso is as far as possible from our central defence as I don't trust him not to make a gaffe in dangerous areas when put under pressure

Setpieces would be very important with Mathieu out we have to try and make them count. Boa-TANK, Mueller and Benatia pay attention!

From open play the deliveries from Lahm and Bernat also have to be on point. Lewandowski is a monster in the air whether mask or no mask if you set him up he would knock them down

Besides Messi we really need to keep a close eye on Iniesta and Luis Suarez for me these guys are the X-factors. These guys can create something out of nothing just like Messi

I'm banking on Goetze to also deliver if/when he comes off the bench. He is due a big game

They have MSN we have Mueller, Lewandowski and Alcantara

A slim win or high scoring draw would be the perfect result.

Conley is about the only guy on their perimeter that gives you scoring and does so efficiently he is also careful with the ball and him playing means less load on Z-Bo and Marc Gasol. I was impressed with him and always felt the Warriors were suspect since watching the Pelicans series. If Conley is healthy the Warriors would be pushed to the limit

Injury to John Wall also put the Wizards in trouble they better hope his hands heal in time.

JustKay3:
Basketball must be some game in which rest isn't much needed before or after game.lol
There is no night Dennis Shroeder isn't up in the club with his hookah even before important games in atl.
That said, like A40 said, Blake overall game has immensely improved.I remember saying 2 seasons ago he's just about the "dunks".....And it seems what doesn't kill you really makes you stronger, apparently the victory over Spurs has given the Clippers a great belief.

Its the playoffs! Everyone is locked in. Plus you play the same team multiple times hence while you do make changes from game to game these changes are usually just minor tweaks.

You have to deal with some adversity and teams usually benefit from tougher matchups.

Blake has developed an all-round game. He is still an average defender and cannot stop a nosebleed but so long as Josh Smith keeps taking those awkward jumpers instead of attacking Blake the Clippers should be fine

JustKay3:
The same Hagler whose titanium jaw broke Hearns' wrist.lol.I don't even know what technique Mayweather wan use against that animal.

Too many overrated fighters in this era jare. Comparing Mayweather to a man who was never knocked down never mind knocked out in almost 70 fights
Remember back then they usually fought for 15 rounds not 12

coded01:
A40, HOW FAR?

FEAR NO GREE U SLEEP ABI?

If you guys lose. Na frustration I go use pursue you comot Nairaland

chic2pimp:
Exactly He is incredibly smart. In and out of the ring If I might add.

There is no chance In hell Hagler would have beaten Mayweather to a pulp. NOT A CHANCE!. May has the higher ring IQ of the two and will adjust to whatever is being thrown at him by round 4/5. It'll be an incredibly tight contest brah.

Pacman probably won't go the distance as his style plays right into the hands of Hagler. However May definitely goes the distance. I don't care who you are If you face mayweather you are going to miss more shots than you land and that leaves you open to counters. Floyd MAY end up not winning but that fight DEFINITELY goes the distance

That is if he lasts up to round 4 and 5 and even if he does he would be so far behind he would have to adopt a riskier strategy which would leave him a lot more vulnerable to a K.O. An old Hagler would go the distance with Mayweather but a prime Hagler would K.O Mayweather

Pacman wouldn't survive Hagler obviously.

raumdeuter:
Sebastian Rode also joined the injury list

Out for several weeks

The way is going we would play Reina in goal and Neuer would be outfield

Arrrrrrggghhh! Another one bites the dust!

How does it happen that even the benchwarmers get injured as well. There needs to be some sort of probe

Ribery also out but we already knew that. Rode would have been a decent option of the bench

Blake Griffin has to be the MVP of the playoffs. Proving to be more than just a dunk machine with the grown man game he played against the Rockets

Doc Rivers would also be very proud of his son. He filled in admirably and it just goes to show what you can get done if you play the game and not feel sorry for yourself because of injuries

Never expected the Clippers to steal Game 1 without CP3 (who is looking like their 2nd best player now btw)

The Cavs are there for the taking like I said before. With Love out, a rookie coach even J.R Smith was rubbish as he usually is in the playoffs. Thibodeau only has himself to blame if he and the Bulls don't take advantage

chic2pimp:
I think we tend to overrate Boxers from eras gone by and underrate those from this current Gen. People say things like " Oh Sugar Ray Leonard would have KOed Mayweather if they ever met". Nucca pleaseeeee!..... None of Hagler,Hearns or Leonard is stoping Prettyboy. I can assure of that. The fight will DEFINITELY go the distance.

Not necessarily. I was quite specific about the guys I think could fight Mayweather based on their skills and different attributes. Mayweather was smart and managed his career brilliantly. He's 38 and only has 48 fights. Hagler retired before 35 and had almost 70 bouts.

He was never knocked down. I have no doubt he would have been killed by Hagler if they ever got in the ring. This isn't ninjas with suspect chins like Hatton, De La Hoya, Cotto and even Pacman to an extent or a Mosley at almost 40. I make bold to say no fighter in this present generation would go the distance with Hagler including Mayweather

Steph Curry is 2014-2015 KIA NBA MVP. Brilliant speech too

Cavs vs Bulls: The Bulls would never have a better opportunity to get past the Cavs and Lebron James. D.Rose this time at least has some help and the Bulls are out of excuses. Without J.R Smith for the first 2 games and Kevin Love for the season the Cavs have gone from NBA Champions in waiting to question marks. How do they replace his shooting, rebounding and sheer ability to spread the floor and allow Kyrie and Lebron to work? Teams would most likely clog the paint and dare them to shoot from outside. While the Cavs won the regular season 3-1 I like the Bulls with a healthy Rose, Pau Gasol and Jimmy Butler doing enough to get past the Cavs this time

Bulls in 7

Rockets v Clippers: The Clippers might be without CP3 for Game 1 and after the heavyweight bout with the Spurs you just have to wonder if the Clips have anything left. The Clippers have no one who can really guard James Harden and Dwight Howard would make it tough on the inside for DeAndre and Blake Griffin but DeAndre is also a one man wrecking crew at the other end as well. What the Clippers have shown is heart and it would be silly to write the Clippers off especially if Paul is healthy. The Rockets have the homecourt advantage and a deeper team but they were not pushed as hard by the Mavs. Lack of experience with adversity can hurt a team in the playoffs and I think it just might here

Clippers in 7 (if CP3 is healthy)

Bundesligabest:
Y'all may be right. I've seen 3 or 4 of his fights which were blood and thunder, but I read thís week that his strength is in a great defence so I defer to the older journalist who woulda seen more than me.

We had VHS recordings of a lot of Hagler's fights. The guy was a brawler and far from a counter-puncher so any journalist that labels Hagler a defensive fighter is a placebo and clearly doesn't know what he is talking about

Bundesligabest:
Because Haglers strength is defence and Mayweather is the greatest defender of all time. The technical match-up favours Mayweather.

Nyet Nyet! Hagler was an aggressive southpaw. He definitely wasn't defensive.

You don't have a career K.O record of 80% after almost 70 fights by being defensive

There's a reason Marvelous Hagler didn't age well unlike Mayweather. He fought too many fights and was too aggressive. He was a monster!

The only similarity they share is their chin. Hagler's chin was made out of titanium! He was never knocked down never mind knocked out his entire career.

There's no defence for a knockout punch. Mayweather never fought a K.O machine like Marvelous Hagler

raumdeuter:
The inferiority complex must be deep.

Does Mourinho even sleep at night? You win the league and you still remembered to talk about a manager who didnt compete for the title with you

One thing is certain, Jose wishes he was Pep only that nature cheated him and would never be as brilliant nor as respected
Football managers all over try to copy Peps tactics. Peps football won a world cup and a Euro cup

Which managers try to copy Jose? Allardyce and Pulis. What have they won? fuckall.

Pep's assistant from his hospital bed made Mourinho trophyless and disgraced him out of Spain

Like I said Pep isnt looking at Mourinho, He's looking past him

Shebi later that Asiwere Moaninghoe would call Wenger a Viewer. What is his business with Germany and Bayern and why does the attentionwhore want to associate with the league of World Champions at all costs?

That's how he went to La Liga to disgrace himself and wound up telling us how he needed to be loved like LL Cool J. Emotional a$s ninja

Instead of him to take pills to reduce his oestrogen levels. His mates would be in action this week

Bundesligabest:
Floyd can never lose to Hagler, maybe Leonard but never Hagler

I'm curious as to why you would say that. Is it because Leonard scored a W against him? Don't forget it was a very controversial one

Hagler's endurance was phenomenal and unlike most boxers in this generation actually had a knockout punch. When the 2nd best boxer in your generation can go six years without a knockout it just shows you the dearth in quality

Marvelous Hagler was a Beast!

Bimffo:
The way you rename your players is funny.
BoaTANK, Lewandiesel..

Na the swagger be that

Hawks vs Wizards: I'm really not carried away by the sweep of the Raptors. I don't think they competed and hence the Wizards haven't tasted adversity. They would get that with the Hawks who have the best offense in the East. Of course they have Paul Pierce, John Wall, Brad Beal and Gortat but the Hawks have weapons of their own with Demare Carroll, Kyle Korver, Jeff Teague. Paul Millsap and Al Horford. They also have the better bench and I've seen the Wizards offense stall too many times during the regular season. It would be a tough series the Wizards defense is solid and can decide this round but I think the Hawks offense has too much firepower for the Wizards

Hawks in 6

Warriors vs Grizzlies: With Mike Conley this series could go to 7 games without him it would probably end in 5. Still the Warriors showed some weaknesses against the Pelicans they won't win so many offensive rebounds that's for sure and the likes of Tony Allen can also be deployed to slow down the Splash Brothers. However the Warriors do have a weapon of their own down low with Andrew Bogut. His health has pushed GSW from pretenders to contenders and should ensure Gasol and Z-Bo don't have it sweet in the paint. The Warriors can play at a speed the Grizz can't match and this would be the difference maker

Warriors in 6

Javi should be able to make the bench. He played for 61 minutes vs Neverkusen

Meanwhile Lewandiesel a.k.a Batman a.k.a Bane

Bundesligabest:
We all enjoyed Haggler, Hearns, Leonard, Duran and cos rivalry, but dont hate on Floyd for being dominant.

De La Hoya, Cotto, Pacman and Marquez woulda been like the 80s rivalry but Floyd made it boring by dominating them, hence there's no rivalry.

This is why I tell ninjas that Larry Holmes may just be the best heavyweight ever. Just because a ninja dominate his era does not mean the other fighters in that era are crap, it just means the ninja is dominant and that dampens the excitement of the era.

Of course you have to give it to Floyd. He has beaten all comers in his generation and truth is you can only beat what is put in front of you

However having seen fights of Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler I can see Floyd losing to one or both of them. These guys were warriors and a class above the ninjas you listed

raumdeuter:
Finish 12 rounds, No swollen faces, No ambulances, No paramedics, No neck braces?

If Mayweather enter Iyana Ipaja, I guarantee at least 3,000 boys dey wey go beat am

Even Tyson in his current state would beat both of them combined with his hands in his pocket

Even Ali at 70 with Parkinson go follow dem drag.

Those days fight wey last for 3 rounds na hospital

Pacquiao wey dem beat still clean dey greet people? Yeye dey smell.

The $100 wey I take watch this on PPV dey pain me

Looool. You for kuku use the money play. I put $150 on Mayweather and made a cool $350. After Spurs vs Clippers game na sleep straight! Pacquaio that couldn't knockout Timothy Bradley and Marquez no fit knockdown Mayweather

JustKay3:
And May made it worse with his style.His last 3 "fights" actually have been more bewildering than sighting the moon before the ramadan.

Now I know why boxing fans prefer UFC

Loool since I discovered UFC boxing just be like WWE for my eye. I was initially excited about the fight then I remembered neither fighter had scored a T.K.O for a combined 10 years

If you want to see fight

Cain Velasquez v Junior Dos Santos 1,2 and 3

Jon Jones v Rashad Evans

Alistair Overeem v Brock Lesnar

Shogun Rua vs Dan Henderson

Jon Jones vs Gustafsson

Chael Sonnen vs Anderson Silva

Wanderlei Silva vs Rampage Jackson

Nogueira vs Randy Couture

This game is fiyaaaaah!

The sheer amount of lead changes is just insanity


First game of the Second round

Hawks vs Wizards

Bimffo:
The real scottish league team will get disqualified within two weeks and will get the same status with the competitive league teams.. There is no medal for Semi-Finalist!!! Deal with it!

When Barca fails to disqualify us you can come and disqualify us nau

I don't see how you guys be hating from out of the club. You can't even get in

On Tuesday and Wednesday even Kobe be like

The 'Scottish leagues' will be in battle on Tuesday and Wednesday while the 'Competitive league' would be at home biting their nails

No further injuries that's the koko for me

These guys are clearly playing possum.

Goetze shoulda gotten a goal today.

Javi Martinez in the StartElf for the first time this season

Mueller and Boa-TANK didn't travel

Odunharry:
you must be a comedian.. Hazard bang in 30goals not now.. na beans??
are you not ashamed?? how many goal does he have outside England??
you wanna compare him with neymar, gotze, Muller, Suarez, robben

At 24 years old he has only scored 5 goals in the Champions League in 3 seasons. Only 2 goals from open play

Just leave them let them keep deceiving themselves

Nihilist:
Jose was the inaugural winner of that award....in 2010...the same year that Del Bosque won the World cup.

Bros please go and sleep. This is not Germany...Stay blessed

Inaugural? Does it count for two or why you dey highlight this megedefegede?

They have 1 award apiece. The rest is grammar

You have officially been sonned. Peace