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dicksj93:
Thomas Mueller
Manuel Neuer
Neymar
Karim Benzema
Robert Lewandowski
Marco Reus
Kevin De Bruyne
Mario Goetze
Jerome Boa-TANK
Antoine Griezmann
Paul Pogba
Sergio Aguero
Javi Mascherano
Alexis Sanchez

Wake me up wen dz ones become local champions

Lol in that list you have World Champions, UEFA Champions League winners and people that have finished in the Balon D'or and UEFA League top 10.

When your local champion performs in international competitions. Wake yourself up

Elampiro na one man MOPOL. Na Esan man I dey very sure

Robben definitely has power I'm not just saying this cos I'm a Bayern fan maybe Elamps is overhyping a bit but he's certainly powerful to pull off a lot of things he does on the pitch. He's only injury prone but if you look beyond that its fairly evident

homesteady:
Did that your commentator friend also tell you this?
Besides we watch both of them every week, who always get praised for having a good workrate?

Robben has a very high workrate

Finally some real basketball!

Warriors vs Pelicans: Nice to see Anthony Davis in the playoffs, if MVP was decided by efficiency alone he would be MVP hands down. This would be a more competitive series than most people think. So long as Davis gets help from his supporting cast they should at least push this to 6

Prediction: Warriors in 6

Rockets vs Mavericks: Now this would be all out war! City rivals, Parsons a former Rocket, JET a former Mav. Two gunslingers Harden vs Monta Ellis two behemoths in the paint Howard vs Chandler. I'm leaning towards the Mavs on this one mainly because the Rockets best player is not reliable in the playoffs not lately at least. His eye-watering shooting against the Blazers is still fresh in the memory. With a healthy Parsons and Rondo showing up the Mavs would have enough depth to overpower the Rockets

Prediction: Mavericks in 6

Clippers vs Spurs: This could easily be a Conference Final its bittersweet that both teams have to meet so early out but on the bright side this is a feast of basketball we have on our hands. Chris Paul vs Tony Parker Blake Griffin vs Tim Duncan. Outside shooting might prove key in this series and this is where the Spurs in my eyes have the edge

Prediction: Spurs in 7

Grizzlies vs Portland: Battle of the injured! Both teams missing key players Afflalo, Matthews on one side Conley, Allen on the other. Lillard has been rather poor since after the All-star break, this doesn't bode well for the Blazers and I just don't see how they can cope with Gasol and Z-Bo in the block

Prediction: Grizz in 6

raumdeuter:
I suspect Pep blamed Wolfhart Muller for the injuries because of his unconventional methods.

I really miss Ulli Hoeness

The only thing I believe holding Ulli, Kaiser and Kalle back is the return leg vs Porto

Lets wait and see what happens, But in Pep's interest he better win vs Porto

And some people think its easy working at Bayern or at high pressure clubs

Very disappointed at just the sheer lack of respect for the man and his work. He's been at Bayern for 38 years the least he could have done is wait till the end of the season. Classless on Pep's part especially just a few days before a crunch quarterfinal where we need a huge win to advance

This man is 73 and looks younger than Pep so surely he must be doing something right. A guru respected worldwide and consulted by athletes in other sports (Usain Bolt)

Anyway whatever happens let's rally behind the team. This news is coming at the worst possible time but we are Bayern and the Bundesliga's only hope in Europe right now

dicksj93:
up next...hazard 4 PFA player of d year award ...how do u lyk dah,hater?

He's a local champion we all know that Efulefu

raumdeuter:
FC Hollywood is back

The entire medical team of bayern resigns

Guardiola on full megalomaniac mode. On that choose them or me B.S it seems

His position would be untenable if he loses to Porto. Any tantrum he wants to throw it better result in victory

coded01:
Baba still dey believe sha...

You should know better than to write off the mighty Bayern Munich.

dicksj93:
maturity is rili a no no for dz being......!!!dnt expect me to cum on hia n trade words witcha over nafin...u dnt reek of poverty...huh?nwanne weputa nu ego...mpama(bring money cum bet) n stop provin u v gat a feminine brain in a masculine body

My friend shut your sewer trap of a mouth. If you are so desperate for money better go and grab a gat and stop being a nuisance out here. Illiterate

raumdeuter:
We need to give Both Robben, Schweini, Alaba, Benatia and Ribery steroids to make the return leg

We dont stand any chance if at least 2 of them cant make it

Robben and Ribery need to get whatever they gave Ray Lewis the year the Ravens won the Superbowl

To be realistic Ribery and Schweini are the only guys that can make the 2nd leg. I was very disappointed by Guardiola's tactics and substitutions today. Alonso, Dante were left to play all 90 mins but Goetze taken out waay before the hour mark. I suspect Guardiola is biased towards certain players because I cannot understand why he made such a moronic sub while the players that caused the calamity were allowed to continue

How we played is no different from how we did in Lviv they just didn't have the quality to punish us like Porto did

2-0 is doable and I'm sure we would do enough to progress. This is how I'd lineup in the 2nd leg

-----Neuer-----

Lahm---Boa-TANK---Badstuber---Bernat

-----Schweinsteiger-----

Thiago-----Goetze-----

Mueller-----Lewandowski-----Ribery

We need Lahm at RB because we can't afford rubbish deliveries from both wings, plus Lahm gets bullied at DM anyway, Alonso is a liability at this point and if I see him start then I'd give up all hope on us advancing already

afrodoc2:
He also gave away a goal...ohhh i get it, Boa-TANK gaveth and Boa-TANK taketh away

Koko oro ni pe thanks to Boa-TANK a 2-0 win sees us through to the next round

Looks like dem don shepe for Brazil first Dante now Luiz. They are not winning any major tournament anytime soon with those guys at the back

afrodoc2:
LOL u know say me i be gentleman like dat

its just so refreshing for we that do not watch Bundesliga religiously to see that the reports of A-40 and Dayo on Boa-TANK are true...............the dude is in a class by himself

He gave us the away goal he is why we still have a chance

Hahaha mo daaran

Danhumprey:
Quaresma's brace in less than 20mins? Against the world best goalkeeper?


A40?

When a ret@rd like Dante is sleeping on duty not much can be done

Its like they are doing Dante from the favelas. Weyrey alaso ti ta match

Ooshay Boa-TANK and Alcantara the all-important away goal secured let's go for one better

raumdeuter:
According to Bild sources:

-Klopp has asked Watzke to be let go of his contract that runs until 2018
-Klopp feels burned out and wants to take some time off
-Tuchel is expected to take over for Klopp
-Dortmund is offering Tuchel a 4 year deal around 20 million euros
-Tuchel and Dortmund have talked before in April 2014
-Back then, Klopp hat asked to be let go because he had a huge offer from England on the table

He seems to be at his wits end just looking at his body language on the touchline. The sheer volume of duds they have acquired over the last two seasons means Zorc should be held accountable too

Ginter
Kagawa
Immobile
Kampl
Sahin
Ramos
Missitariyan

No team can survive so many busts. And that's not even including their in-house fails Weidenfailure, Schmelzer, Subotic, Grosskeutz, Bender

Whether its under-performance or sheer lack of ability this team has been a massive disappointment and have made a horrible mess of the results at their disposal

This is it niggas! A straight 4-3-3 it seems

Neuer, Rafinha, Boa-TANK, Dante. Bernat. Lahm, Alonso, Thiago, Mueller, Goetze, Lewandowski

Reina, Lucic, Badstuber, Gaudino, Rode, Pizarro

dicksj93:
keep bitin urself,diickhead..u understood wah ah typed n u replied em...which makes u dah only ASIWERE dah can understand wah i type. And stop questionin me,Akamu...bet me,if i prove him bera dan some people u v gat up dia,I WIN....tryna teach ur confused brain wah fact means n make sure it costs u...so wen next u cum on a faceless forum as diz to cal names n express ur biased opinions den u wil realize u can stil get hurt.Bet me if u r sure of dah list

You need deliverance from the legion of demons dancing sekem in your head. Sergio Ignoramus

You cannot even spell the simplest of words but you want to teach someone English. Anyone reading your post can tell you did not have up to 2 years of basic education.

That I choose to reply you doesn't make you any less of a lunatic afterall during your stay in Aro it was sane people that administered your treatment

See this empty barrel you want to bet? Loool! Have you eaten today? Nwanne abeg comot for my circumference you reek of poverty! Both physical and mental

Shadowbean:
The real spelling for ozil is deuntsch Oezil. Same way Gotze is goetze

Don't mind the asinwin. He is about as articulate as the Tasmanian devil

dicksj93:
ur degree of ignorance equals no measure really...read up doze bolded words n realize u need lessons from a creche pupil.
It hurts to witness kids actin up on faceless forums just cus d tink its easy to get free or cheap internet dz days...well,mr daft,if u rili tink u know wat FACT means,am calling u out to bet ur money and i'l prove it to u dah hazard is beta dan a whole lot of players u named up dia...its a challenge ...dnt cum up wit an excuse to back out.......ur money against mine...maybe dah way u can shut d 4uck up...

How does one explain this kind of illiteracy? You must be cursed it seems as it is only an asiwere that can understand this prattle you just typed. You type like a Bariga olosho

How can you prove Hazard is better? Better yet how can a stark illiterate like you challenge me to anything? Go and use your decimals to enrol for night classes you blathering idiöt

Roland17:
I would ask you point blank now, considering his talent and abilities and also the style of play of the Mavs is Rajon Rondo a good fit for the Mavericks?

Rondo was injured for 2 out of three seasons after the big three disintegrated and picking CP3 over Rondo is subjective, Shaquille even aggres with me that Rondo is better skilled than Paul in the PG position but again that is subjective.

Its an easy question just like Birdman mentioned. Rondo is a poorman's Jason Kidd. They are ridiculously similar and the only glaring disparity between them is the 3pt shooting. So if a mid 30's Kidd could make it work I don't see why Rondo shouldn't fit. The truth is he is not applying himself and thinks he knows more than the coach

Rondo even while healthy did very little to lift his team out of the dregs of a weak conference

What Shaq opined is immaterial. There are a million and one people who would give similar verdict for Chris Paul

Anyway its not too late for Rondo to redeem himself and he can do that by doing a job on Tony Parker (not that they need him these days)

Its official: No Ribery or Schweinsteiger tomorrow

Lewandowski, Mueller and Goetze would have to step ip big time. Especially Goetze and something tells me Thiago's arrival would facilitate that. We have no attacking options on the bench so we just have to pray fervently that no one gets injured

AirborneLacer:
This is laughable.

Firstly, you have to state the criterion/criteria you're using to churn out these names. You don't just drop the names of your favourite players and expect me to take you serious.

Secondly, you don't expect me to take you serious when your list of the current top players in the world excludes FIFA and UEFA best XI starters like Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva and Lahm.

Thirdly, you don't expect me to take you serious when your list fails to identify the best players in their respective positions. David Alaba is unarguably the best left-back in the world, what a Joker like Boateng who isn't even the best in his position is doing in the list ahead of the Austrian is beyond me. Diego Costa have been better than Lewandowski on both the domestic and European scenes for the past two seasons, why is he not on the list?

Whether you choose to take me serious or not is the very least of my concern.

I have listed these players based on their performances not just in domestic competitions but in Europe as well.

Diego 'no goal no assists in the Champions League' Costa better than Lewandowski? Yes in La La Land maybe

Thiago Silva has not been outstanding and you are relying on past rep. Ramos and Lahm would have made the list easily but they have suffered lengthy injuries this season

Alaba no longer plays LB at Bayern these days since Bernat arrived. I would also have put him on my list but left him out so they don't say I'm biased towards Bayern

If you are not aware of Boa-TANK's dominance at his position this year then you have not been paying attention. He is the most important player in our backline. A well-known fact in any Bayern forum atm

AirborneLacer:
What have Griezmann and Reus done or achieved to make your list? If you're looking at current form then Memphis Depay, Harry Kane, Lacazette has to make the list of current top players.

Like I said my list is not based on local displays alone. I can't put Lacazette, Depay and Kane on my list because of goals they scored against Guingamp, Twente Enschede and QPR. I can make an exception for Kane but sorry the others don't cut it

Its not even about who I left out its about me telling you there are a truckload of players better than Hazard. So the more players you add you are essentially doing my work for me

AirborneLacer:
How on earth would a shrewd pundit consider Pogba ahead of Kroos and Modric in a listing of this sort?

Pogba has definitely outplayed Kroos and Modric this season. Kroos has been invisible since the New Year

Modric has been out for a large chunk of the season. You are the one name dropping. I watch these leagues every week

AirborneLacer:
So my oga, this list is inconclusive, is bereft of objectivity and smears of bias.

That is your opinion and you are entitled to it. Hazard is not among the top 20 players in the world as far as I am concerned. Shikena

AirborneLacer:
Get your stats right, Hazard isn't about flicks and dribbles, the lad backs up his skills exhibition with numbers.

The Belgian grabbed 20 ligue 1 goals and 15 assists in his last season with Lille. Notched up 15 goals last season with Chelsea, which saw him finish as the second best player in England behind Suarez. This season, he has found the net 17 times and has provided 10 assists in all competitions.

Ligue 1 was an inferior league at the time. So that is not saying much. If you take out the penalties from Hazard's 17 goals I wonder what we would have left

Of all these numbers you are reeling out the only one that stands out to me is 3 years in the Champions League only 5 goals. Only 2 goals from OPEN PLAY for the so-called best player after Messi and Ronaldo this is too POOR

AirborneLacer:
Hazard is hardly a forward, this is what you lot fail to realise. The lad plays primarily as an attacking midfielder and spends most of his minutes outside the box, so why would a shrewd pundit expect goals and goals from him? The likes of Silva, Ribery, Nasri, Ozil, Carzola, Di Maria etc are also attacking midfielders, please tell what are their stats saying compared to Eden's?

Hazard is a forward primarily a LWF so leave this your story for tortoise. Pretty much every modern forward spends the majority of their minutes outside the box so this is not saying much tbh

Nasri and Carzola? Please how are they elite

Oezil, Ribery would always provide more assists than Hazard even in their sleep. Plus they are proven in International competition unlike Hazard! They are also not the designated penalty takers of their team. To put it into perspective Hazard has scored 60% of his goals from the penalty spot! Assuming he was not his side's designated kicker he would have scored 2 goals in 3 years of UCL football

AirborneLacer:
You keep saying that we are the ones comparing him to Ronaldo and Messi, but then, that's a half-baked truth. The media, players and pundits across the globe are the ones mostly drawing up this comparison.

Its one thing to compare afterall Stanley Okoro and Marko Marin were also labeled the next Messi its another thing to pronounce megedefegede like Hazard is the 3rd best player after Messi and Ronaldo which I have only seen on NL. That is utter bollocks

AirborneLacer:
Eden is an amazing footballer to watch and he deserves every accolade coming his way, just don't take it personal.

I have never said Hazard is not a good player. My point is he is Overrated and lacks the resume to compete with the absolute elite in the game

dicksj93:
Fact? U cudnt find out d meanin of d three words ah gave u and u usin FACT?(a word u dnt knw wah it means)..

You dey craze! I have seen kids in creches that spell better than you yet you have the liver to tell me I don't understand the meaning of Facts

dicksj93:
THIS IS HATE!!!! If diz players were chelsea players n are praised by fans and hazard plays for another team,u will easily rate him above em all....bros talk tru

Hate? It seems you are inebriated! Every single player I listed there has been better than Hazard! These are players that have dominated their league and did well in Europe unlike your local champion Hazard

tuffgongjo:
List "your" twenty that are better than him presently.Afofungbemu.

Asinwin! You no see list abi na guinea-worm dey your eye?

When ninjas were listing him behind Messi and Ronaldo una no talk. When I say he is not among top 20 una say I be hater. FOH

dicksj93:
been promisin not to reply u buh ama break for u....
In summary.....u need to find out wah these words mean: hate,opinion n fact. Check wah d al mean den hala back ..esp. fact n opinion

I don't need to check for zilch! Hazard has done nothing to lay any claim to be one of the top 20 players in the world. If not for EPL hype how can a player that has not performed in any international competition for club and country be running for Balon D'or?

In 3 years of Champions League football Hazard has only scored 2 goals from open play. FACT

Hazard is good but massively OVERRATED. FACT

Looks like OKC might not make it. Westbrook might be banned for 1 game. Dude taking too many shots! 43 is too much

Spurs 12 wins in a row now. They look like a sure banker for 2nd seed

Roland17:
This is the difference in argument, we both agree Rondo has been very poor since his move to the Mavs and his last 2 seasons with the Celtics when he was practically injured for an entire season, so there is no justification to use the numbers from this season to compare.

As rigorous as theWestern conference is today, comparing the array of stars in the Clippers roaster you expect them to make it past the first round since the gathering of the stars, heck Portland made it to the second round on the back of L. Aldridge and Lillard.

Chris Paul takes care of the ball way better than Rondo. Its not even debatable and that I had to highlight for you when you went on and on about his 'turnovers'. Chris Paul is the most efficient PG in the league. QED

Well they have been past the first round multiple times losing twice to teams that eventually won the conference (OKC, Spurs) no shame in that

Rondo in a weaker Eastern conference could not even lead the Celts to the playoffs once the big Three declined and left. He came to the Mavs and from 5th seed they have dropped to 7th seed

MaziOmenuko:
Goodbye Kun Aguero, good riddance! Won't even bat an eyelid if you go ahead and score hatrick against Manutd.

Now who to replace the mutherfvcker with..

1. Rooney? Back-to-back fixture against City and Chelsea...
2. Benteke? 1 game in 2 weeks
3. Sturridge? 1 game in 2 weeks
4. Bony? The Aguero witch fit dey follow the guy
5. Remy? Seems a good buy, if Jose won't yank him off every 65mins.
6. Other one-match-wonders like Defoe, Naismith, Gayle, zaha etc

Person no fit find decent striker for epl again.

Na you Nas and Damian Marley sing "Patience" for

Dhellake:
Ignorance!

Shege dan iska!

kingbasil:
Manny is in form right now and though he's the best pound for pound fighter in the middleweight class will be the underdog in this clash... Mayweather probably will add a rematch clause in the contract signing for this fight cos in as much going in as the favorite, he's in awe of the speed of the philipino... I'm going for a Manny win over 12 rounds though the threat of a KO is a possibility from Manny... A classic indeed...

I think he needs to knock Mayweather down to have any chances of scoring a win. Unfortunately neither fighter has knocked anyone down in recent times. Pacman has nothing to lose IMO so he needs to be aggressive from the jump. If it goes to 12 rounds it would be a miracle if Manny gets the decision

Floyd Mayweather is still the favorite obviously

This fight would have been perfect 5 years ago but ohh well

tuffgongjo:
You have time replying him,he is so blinded by Hate he can't identify himself.

Ode ni e! You think football starts and ends in the EPL. Efulefu

AirborneLacer:
Now this is beyond hate!

Mind dropping your current top 20 players in the world?

Hate? Based on what? Just stating facts! If Hazard is considered the best in your league no problem at least we can now see why no EPL team is in the Final 8 of any European Competition its not rocket science because the standards have sunk so low

In no particular order

Thomas Mueller
Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Arjen Robben
Manuel Neuer
Neymar
Karim Benzema
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Robert Lewandowski
Marco Reus
Carlos Tevez
Kevin De Bruyne
Mario Goetze
Luis Suarez
Jerome Boa-TANK

Antoine Griezmann
Paul Pogba
Cesc Fabregas
Sergio Aguero
Javi Mascherano
Alexis Sanchez

I can go on and on gee! No matter how many fancy dribbles or flicks Hazard does he needs to perform on the International stage for club and country else he remains a local champion and perennially overrated by EPL and especially Chelsea fans

No be so dem hype Cahill till breeze blow and foul yansh open? Hazard has a very long way to go to make the top 10 players never mind top 3

Greatihex:
people like u are those that are always jealous when other ppl are progressing. U dnt appreciate gud tin. Hazard is nt in d top 20 players in the world, yet he keep making it to the fifa 23 man nomination for world best player.

My friend take a \___ and stop yarning dothraki! No one said Hazard is not a good player but he is massively overrated! When clowns talk about Hazard being the 3rd best player behind Lionel Messi and Ronaldo someone needs to dispel this myth and urban legend

Go and check what number he finished among the top 23 and get back to me

Ariani:
haters are gonna hate

Oto koro bi guinness