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Close from Dante! What a header!

This Boateng na waste of O2 surely we must be thinking about a replacement for the twatt by January

Lol da phock was Mandzukic trying there

Neuer has ran mad oh! What was that

[quote author=A-40]Just hope no freak mixups like the one that happened between Boateng and Neuer last season re-occur. We should win anyway[/quote]Smh! Guess I saw it coming

Sizzla from Ribery! What a save

Few Flashes from Ribery. No clear chance created so far!

Da phock a penalty!!! What is wrong with this hediot called Boateng

And they score!

pro01: That is why I believe Arsene Wenger is arguably the best manager in club football. I would LOVE to see him manage Chelsea, but I realise that is very unlikely. In my book, he is better than Mourinho. The guy is a phenomenon with what he has CONSISTENTLY achieved over the last decade, even with meagre resources and mediocre players.

You guys need to chill with the Wenger worship. How can a European nobody like Wenger be the best manager in club football?

pro01: The last time he had real stars to work with, he finished unbeaten in the league and got to the UCL final the next season. I imagine he would perform wonders with teams like Chelsea or Man City. No other manager in Europe can consistently finish in top four in so many consecutive seasons with the little boys and second rate men he is forced to work with. I dare say Guardiola may even be battling relegation with some of the players Wenger manages to make top four with every season.

He had real stars from 1998-2006 and only made the UCL Final once only crossed the quarters once!
What a record! Wenger would never go to a team like Chelsea or Man City he knows '4th place is a trophy' won't be tolerated at those clubs. Now that's someone that needs to leave his comfort zone

pro01: Wenger to buy expensive star players with his personal money and prevent the departure/sale of home-grown stars by his own personal efforts.

Let him go to clubs where he would be given resources let's see what he would do

pro01: Lol. I've always had reservations about Pep Guardiola's managerial competence, now all doubts are cleared. The dude is an insecure, diffident wimp - only wimps prefer mediocre 'stability' to glorious challenges. He is obviously seduced by the mediocrity that prevails at Arsenal, where his failure to compete for trophies in the foreseeable future would be condoned and overlooked! Apparently, he can't do much without Messi's magic. What a frightened little barbie the clown is!

Do you even know if this is a genuine article before passing this comment? I don't believe one bit that Pep would want anything to do with Arsenal. Same ninja that said Barca have 6 Wilsheres in their B team
Messi is Messi because of Pep you ninjas should never forget that

pro01: I happen to hate Mourinho with a passion. . .but this time I have to admit that he is far better than this wimp. Mourinho relishes challenges and believes in his own ability to deliver the goods. Who needs 'stability' when you can deliver? How much 'stability' did Mourinho need at Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Madrid to win so many trophies - with different players and teams - in very short periods, under very demanding and exacting owners?

Coaches thrive under different scenarios! Claiming Barca gives stability is being a bit economical with the truth! Ninjas forget Rijkaard was sacked after going for just 2 seasons without a trophy despite winning back to back leagues and the UCL as well!
2008/2009 was Pep's first season as a senior team coach! If he liked stability so much why didn't he stay after 3 league titles,2 UCL's 2 supercups and 2 WCC's 2 CDR's??

Starting XI

Neuer - Lahm, Boateng, Dante, Alaba - Martínez, Schweinsteiger - Müller, Kroos, Ribéry - Mandzukic

dayokanu: Having lost Reus Dante but relaced them with Xhaka and De Jong . It would take time for the new players to gell with the rest of the team.

I expect Ter Stergen to be the busier of the 2 keepers

Just hope no freak mixups like the one that happened between Boateng and Neuer last season re-occur. We should win anyway

Martinez should also be good to go

Final fixture before the winter break today. This Gladbach team did the double over us last season and we barely squeaked by them in the Pokal. Good thing they've sold Reus but they still have Arango.
Still expect a win however to maintain that gap for the winter break

Roland17: Mark Jackson's Warriors are quietly but surely grabbing attention with a 15-7 record, David Lee to me is the most underrated Center in the league, that dude from his days with the Knicks has never gotten the credit he duly deserves.

I miss that ninja on commentary 'Momma there goes that man' all the more impressive when you realize that Andrew Bogut has been out for a while now

I don't think D'Antoni would last till all-star weekend. Look at the Knicks under Woodson and compare with D'Antoni and you begin to wonder how badly has this guy regressed

occam: I hear you bro. I just think the window is almost closed for this team to win it all. Talking of missed opportunities: Losing Perks in 2010 finals or stinking up the joint in last year's game 6 with the Heat?

I love the C's too and pains me that K.G. & Pierce may not win a 2nd ring. No one else on that team possess the leadership & tenacity these 2 guys bring every night. Rondo? Nope

Lol that 2nd ring is all but gone. Unless LeBron tears an ACL and Bosh does likewise then that also has to happen to the best two players of any team they get from the West
I think Rondo brings more tenacity than Pierce tho.
Tough as nails that ninja! Maybe not as vocal as KG but the hits he takes

Homecoming of some sorts for D'Antoni tonight hopefully it doesn't end in disaster

And someone really needs to give that Cousins kid a hug

Those turnovers have to piss u off if u are a Mavs fan

debosky: You mean proudly's favourite? The player he kept insisting we should never have sold?

JET is the one that stands out tho I can remember Duduspace literally purring week in week out at the mere mention of his name

dayokanu: -----------Vito Mannone

Justin Hoyte- Senderos--Djourou---Armand Traore

--Owusu-Abeyie-----Fran Merida--Aliadiere

-------------Arturo Lupoli---

-------------Vela-- Bendtner

Bench : Fabianski, Henry Lansbury, Denilson, Mark Randall, JET, Gavin Hoyte, Amaury Birschoff, Frimpong, Eastmond ati bee bee lo

Smh! Waste of resources I dey tell you. I can p!mp slap the next person that tells me Wenger grooms talents

proudly9ja: everytime his name appeared on the team list (Im sure I can dig out Nairaland archives to prove this) and same Kolo, Arsene had already converted to a RB because he didn't fit into the team.
AW's youngsters failed him. Many of them did not live up to expectation (Owusu, Bendtner, Denilson, Senderous, Djorou, 'Almunia', and others)

Owusu-Abeyie,Ali-are-you-there,Senderos,Vela,Duduspace's favorite (JET)the Hoyte brothers we can form a starting eleven plus a bench of the assorted duds Wenger has assembled over the last 7 years! Wenger's youth project was a scam!

It seems demons and familiar spirits are dancing azonto in Boateng's head of late. What's with all these bone-headed tackles? One can only hope Javi isn't seriously hurt

lalaboi: Sess got 0 bonus points. . i repete. . 0

Even with a goal! I dey laff oh

nateevs: Why does Torres have a low conversion rate? I proved that with my argument. The likes of Van Persie were enjoying 61 chances at scoring while Torres was being serviced a paltry 18 chances within the same period. This is damning evidence which I expect everyone to have a look at. If not for anything at all, at least for the sake of analysis. Analysis that prove I have been right for a very long time that Torres does not get as many chances as his peers in the league.

This is easily explainable as Torres did not always enjoy a monopoly of the striker's position last season Even at that his conversion rate should not be so low! 2/18 is too low for a striker of Torres's calibre
This season even with sole monopoly the difference has only been marginal! His conversion rate has still been abysmally low! A striker you can't trust with little cannot be trusted with plenty. And that's not to factor the moves that could have metamorphosed to chances if not for Torres being Torres

nateevs: Following on with my argument that chances create more opportunities for goals and consequently confidence, (which by the way allows a striker to up the rate of CCCs), I am right to keep on arguing.

I wonder what Dzeko would have to say about this. In any other club Torres would be riding the bench! He is a lucky ninja. I can only imagine where Torres would be in the scheme of things if he had to jostle for playing time with legit strikers like RVP,Tevez,Aguero,Dzeko,Chicharito,Balotelli etc

4 games below.500 this is slowly becoming a scandal

occam: Writing off the Lakers in Dec? Once upon a time in 2002, the Lakers stimbled out of the gate and wenf on to win it all. I say wait till after the all stars games, then....

That team and this team the difference clear gaan oh

occam: Are the Knicks for real? Sitting atop the East, yet to lose at home and Jason kiddd discovers the fountain of yourh. What a story!

Amare coming back is not the main issue but with nut heads like JR Smith & Rasheed this team can still implode. We'll see. Gotham cIty is on a high right now but....

Mike Woodson won't let that team implode! The key for me is integrating Amare and how it would affect playing time of a defensive specialist like Ronnie Brewer and also Tyson Chandler who is shooting like 70% from the field.
As far as I'm concerned these guys have all the tools to challenge the Heat

dayokanu: Wetin he. Come be ?? Apala ?? Gospel ni jooo. No be only aiyefele dey sing gospel.

Abeg that jah eloh upload

Na only malonogededede I sabi oh which one be jah eloh?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O70NsCZ9AnQ

I think Oli Kahn has his wires crossed with all due respect that Bayern was waaaay different from this one.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1440672-guardiola-and-bayern-munich-are-a-match-made-in-heaven

dayokanu: Since Na gospel. I would play st Janet


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86f6WmcAsmE

God go forgive u ooh. So St Janet sef na Gospel

chamotex: I think we should only play gospel music...Arsenal need a revival

Hehehehe charlay u dey craze


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr41skFqzb8

Charlay! She go want more!
After 7 years. She go want more
Azonto Fiesta. She go want more


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb5Hqe4t6W4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjy6JKY2Ib4

Ko le re Wenger. My dear my dear

E be like say na Tonto Dike we go call to come perform for here dis nite.

DJ A-40 on the wheels of steel! Gbogbo mixin gbogbo scratching

Adam Johnson! That phockboy didn't even finish the match

dayokanu: Once again I have shut the pro Torres camp with incontrovertible fact that Torres is useless. The least clear cut chance conversion among top strikers

Torres has the worst minute per goal of all the strikers compared, Tied for the least shot on target with Giroud, , Has the lowest shots off target (What we have been saying Torres is too timid to take shots) The worst min/per shots on targe

That really was the Coup De Grace now the issue has been settled na to proceed to other things remain

Knockout!

Naah I'm comfortably leading my opponent and I still have guys yet to play but he is my skipper and those pts woulda been doubled

azpeculiar: There is a system already in place to reward final end-product and that is the Fantasy scoring system itself! There is no need for the PPI to emulate the FPL scoring system all over again, hence the greater emphasis on player STATS e.g shots on target, blocked shots, interceptions, dribbles e.t.c Controversial but makes perfect sense to me.

The system is bogus!! Especially as the Stats of Bassong where not broken down. How is it that neither Michu nor De Guzman got bonus pts and a defender whose team leaked 3 goals got one. Its pure fuckery but either way what's done is done looking forward to Le Fondre and Johnson doing the business for me tonight

[quote author=~Royal~]Yea...Uh Huh...You see my Boy?

Pay Homage

Tom Brady....The Legend...The Icon....The Immortal One.[/quote]Lol I heard Giselle just put to bed it might be why
Its also a bit easier when you have two of the best tight ends in the game Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski

montelik: Tom Brady for league MVP . Yes Manning is probably the textbook definition of what a modern day passing quarterback should be and he also the most naturally gifted quarterback we will ever see. But for me I'll take Brady over him 8 times out of 10.

Meanwhile Peterson is an absolute monster. It is quickly becoming a league in which running is an after-thought, but he deserves more recognition for his achievements this season.

I can give AP comeback of the year just to recognize his efforts but no way is he MVP
I'd have guys like JJ Watt and Aldon Smith over him
And Manning and Brady of course

People take for granted how difficult it must have been for Peyton to recover from 4 neck procedures and deal with nerve issues that affected his arm strength and his co-ordination in general its difficult recovering from that as a normal person never mind someone involved in a brutal sport like the NFL
Making the Broncos relevant as well all in one season

Barbara Berlusconi: I only have admiration for clubs like Bayern Munich who have put in place a healthy economic system

Where is that chipmunk called chic2pimp? Even Daddy's princess recognizes

[quote author=~Royal~][color=#000099][i]Tim Duncan isn't leading the League in Scoring

Kobe is leading the league in scoring in his 17th year.

For the rest of the Nba Season...

pay close attention to how Old and Slow Dwade loooks(Knee Surgery Offseason and a Myriad of injuries)[/quote]He isn't leading the league in scoring but he is averaging 18pts and 10 rebounds at 36 its not like Tim Duncan has ever led the league in scoring but Kobe is a high-volume shooter and the alpha dog in his team! M.J was still balling at 34 by the way

[quote author=~Royal~]and then...

Pay Close attention to how Kobe is moving.....

You tell me who looks like he is in their 17th year...and has played over 51 thousand nba minutes...

vs Who looks like they just recently turned 30 and came in the league in 2003.

Kobe looks younger than Dwade all over a sudden

And just 3 years ago...Dwade was running circles around a much slower...seemingly Aging Kobe, During the Christmas day game many years ago[/quote]Lol this dude has never seen a conspiracy theory he didn't like
Since Kobe joined the league. Who has suffered more injuries? Who had surgery that made them miss the Olympics? Not forgetting that Kobe is one of the toughest competitors in the game

[quote author=~Royal~]Also...explain why kobe dropped 16 pounds right before the Olympic games...

Then put the weight right back on before the season...

Olympics dont play that....Olympic Drug testing is more strict than Nba Testing.[/quote]Anyone can drop or regain weight anytime. What's 16pounds? Barely 8 kg lol that's hardly much

[quote author=~Royal~]I am a Laker fan...But not a Blind Fool

I still love him, but at this point it's obvious

17TH Year in the league...over 51 thousand minutes on your legs...

And now you are suddenly leading the league in scoring when a few years ago you could not even blow by shawn marion in the mavericks series...[/quote]LeBron couldn't blow by Shawn Marion and couldn't stop Jason Terry last year as well should we say he is juicing too?
There's a perfectly reasonable explanation which is Kobe takes the most shots and is essentially surrounded by guys who are not pulling their weight offensively! I doubt Kobe would be leading the scorer's chart if he isn't surrounded by offensively challenged ninjas like Dwight,Metta World Peace,Chris Duhon e.t.c