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Arsenal means business.... One of the most reliable teams at home in the PL this season esp when double chanced.

Ok

nihilistjnr:
It just tells you how wack Copa America is.

You don't have to play qualifiers, and not only that, the organisers pad the tournament with quality South American nations like Japan, Qatar, USA and Mexico

Shame suppose cover the face of the Barkabot that posted that nonsense, but we know you have to be utterly shameless to be a Barkabot

OK.

Another angle...

Neimar:
If we lose this match eh

No hope for UCL this season

There never was from those who didn't chose to deceive themselves.

Valverde at them helm of affairs. Bartomeu playing behind him on that pitch too. The pitch of disaster-class displays.

It's gon' be a long season for Barcelona unless one of these guys steps down which is highly unlikely at the moment.

airmark:
Dolt, they deserved to be hyped, doing it in a tougher league.

We were here when you were all running your mouths like broken pipes, putting averaged Ter Stegen above Edison and spineless Pique above Van Dijk, last season. Shame on y'all.

You must be kidding. Ter Stergen average ?

Pique is established. It only takes a bad season before VVD goes off the radar. Ramos is having a bad season and it didn't just start last season when VVD came to a bigger picture. Would you tell me confidently that VVD is better than SR ?

Stop being an hater. Don't transfer your hatred for Barcelona to judging players. VVD is no way near Pique.

And if you dare mention winning the UEFA best player, I'd be quick to remind you that the likes of Maldini, Nesta never won it and that doesn't invalidate the fact that VVD is no way near the duo.

Abim.

�[MARCA] | De Jong: "If I haven't played well then it's because of me, not because of my position."

� De Jong: "This is a simple position on the pitch and in the next matches I will do better," he told El Periodico.

� De Jong: "I have to adapt and I have talked with Valverde about football issues and we have watched videos."

� De Jong: "The coach should not ask me where I prefer to play, as he is the coach and he decides."

� De Jong: "At Ajax and with the national team I played in central midfield, but it is different because we played with a double pivot."

� De Jong: "Against Real Betis and Osasuna I played wider and if I didn't play well then it was my fault."

� De Jong: "People began to debate about my position, asking if I had to play here or there, and it seemed crazy."

� De Jong: "I have always played as a midfielder and I like it because you touch the ball a lot and you are at the centre of the game,"

� De Jong: "If you touch the ball a lot, you control the game."

� De Jong: "I have played in this position all my life, but I have once played as a striker."

� De Jong: "I also played in the defence about three years ago at Ajax, but my ambition is to be a midfielder."

4 - Ter Stegen has saved 4 of the 6 penalties he has faced in the Champions League. Since the beginning of data collection in 2003-04, no other goalkeeper has saved more (Pyiatov also 4). Wall. [@OptaJose]

You all need to see the way Arthur has been running the show since he came on.

Xavi & Iniesta must be glad!

Wayne4uall:
Barcelona reach Neymar breakthrough as Ousmane Dembele makes PSG transfer decision
Barcelona have made a breakthrough in their pursuit of Paris St-Germain superstar Neymar - and Thomas Tuchel has convinced Ousmane Dembele to be part of a sensational three-player-plus-cash deal.
According to L’Equipe, though, Barca are edging closer to bringing the Brazilian back to the Nou Camp.

Ernesto Valverde’s side have reportedly offered Ivan Rakitic, Jean-Clair Tobido and Dembele on a season-long loan, as well as a £120m fee.

Talks looked to have hit a stumbling block when Dembele informed the club he didn’t want to be part of the deal.

Rakitic and Todibo had already agreed to join Thomas Tuchel’s side, meaning Neymar’s hopes rested on the French winger changing his mind.

And reports suggest Tuchel has now persuaded Dembele to reverse his decision, holding a long discussion with the player he signed from Rennes in 2016 during his time at Borussia Dortmund.

Don't tell me you're taking all these Neymar soap operas serious.

There are several reports stating that it's failed already. You need to see them on Twitter.

Wayne4uall:
If u don't know.. Dembele has accepted to join psg so Neymar is coming

In your wildest dreams , bro....

Valverde doesn't disappoint.

Chelsea 3-1 Sheffield United.

Virgil Van Dijk it is.

Astark:
I meant the award, I'm currently using free basics no data now

Best GK - Alison Becker.
Defender - Van Dijk
Midfielder - Frenkie D. Jong.
Foward - Lionel Messi.


The UEFA best player hasn't been announced as at the time of making this.

I'll update when it's done.

Stay locked.

Barcelona
Dortmund
Inter
?

Astark:
When will the uefa awards start?

It's on at the moment.

Barcelona in group F.

Drawn alongside B. Dortmund as at the time of making this post.

You can follow the official UEFA handle on Twitter for live updates.

Codes151:
What did Messi do last season?

Argentina... f9
Ucl ... f9
League... c


Ronaldo.

Ucl.... B
Portugal...A
League A.


Abegi

Lol..

Ronaldo didn't even get to the SF of UCL. Wasnt the top scorer and you handed him B ..

But Messi who was in the SF , won the UCL golden boot, won the UCL goal of the season, you handed him C.

Lol.


Ronaldo could score A in Portugal for being part of the Nations league winners, no doubt. But it should have been B cos he played in two matches and performed in one. If at all anyone in Portugal is to get an A, it should be Bernado Silva. But let's leave the A for Ronaldo being their main man.


Messi by his standards could score F9 in Argentina's outing at the Copa.


League - wise,

Ronaldo won the league but not the top scorer of the league but he had an A.

Messi won the league, top scorer of the league [which even helped him win the European golden shoe] you still scored him C.

Watch Football with no sentiment and hatred, bro. This hatred for Messi changes nothing.

Crayfish09:
You sound like a typical ronaldo fan

I was just being sarcastic. You didn't get my sarcasm, bro.

adisaaowala:
For starters - it's an open secret that winning the CL (and capping it with stellar individual performances) greatly boosts a player's chances of winning the ballon dor.

Same cannot be said about the AFCON....



You attempted to use the Sane/Bounejad comparison to drive home a rather weak point as regards the Messi/Ronaldo debate.

If you check my previous post, I clearly stated that the trophies in question, plus individual awards cant be separated from each other.....atleast in this context

Once again, your point is moot.

Balon D'Or is just an award. I'm not gon' use it as a yardstick to determining who the best player is.


You haven't answered the question I asked you.

adisaaowala:
Yes - the CL is more prestigious than the AFCON.





You still miss the point.

Both Ronaldo & Messi have won the CL (and other numerous individual awards).

Ronaldo, in addition to the CL, has won major honours with his national team - something your midget god has serially failed to achieve.

I ask again, HOW is UCL more prestigious than AFCON. It's a question. I'm not asking you to reiterate.


And, going by this your logic of winning the UCL and the capping it with an international trophy, you mean to say

Pedro is better than Hazard, Messi, Robben.

Neymar is better than this trio as well.

eph12:
It's not the same thing

Tell us how. We'd like to learn how AFCON isn't an International trophy like other Continental tournaments like Copa America & Euro.

I'll wait.

adisaaowala:
Sadio Mane has won a trophy that's arguably greater than the Afcon so this your analogy is DOA!!

Thank God you said 'arguably' but I won't dignify the crappy statement of UCL being greater than AFCON (a Continental trophy) like Euro & Copa America with an argument.

I can only ask for clarifications on how UCL is greater than AFCON but not greater than UEFA Euro 'cos last time I checked, both are International championships. Except you tell me a particular Senegalese, Sadio Mane, has won the FIFA World Cup.

Baghdad Bounedjah is greater than Sadio Mane. He has won the AFCON but Mane hasn’t and Mane couldn’t even show up when his country needed him most therefore he is a failure and shouldn’t be nominated for the African player of the year award.

liveLongNprospa:
This one own just tire me... Where his own personal awards to support these awards...

You just dey find way prove irrelevant point...

Oya show us his personal awards that showed he was the best player during those campaigns

The way you people are quick to shift post ehn.

When Ronaldo and Messi comparison enters , it's all about International Trophy because one has it and the other does not.

It's Dani Alves now without comparison with anybody, you are quick to say where is his personal award.

But in Messi and Ronaldo terms, no individual accolade would be considered because one has many than the other and there are some that one has that the other doesn't even have.



Different logics just to suit arguments.


The same people like you will say Cech & Van der Sar are better than Claudio Bravo without talking of International achievements. You'll just know and admit they are better.


Cech & VDS.

UCL ✓
League Cups / Trophy ✓

Individual Honour ✓

International trophy X


Claudio Bravo .

UCL ✓
League Cup / Trophy ✓
Individual Honour ✓
[Copa America '15 & FIFA Con. Cup '17 Golden glove ]

International Trophy ✓



I'll be expecting you to come shift posts again. Double standards.

tesppidd:
Nicely put.

At the end of the day I do honestly believe that the best way to tell who's a better player remains by watching them play.

Watch them every weekend and midweek, for club and for country.

Watch them consistently and let your conscience tell you some truth.

This is how I watch football and that has helped me chose who's better in my own opinion and from my own view.

For as much as I know about this MESSI & RONALDO stuff, it all started with banters and trolls. Now, it's pure HATRED for absolute no reasons.

Ronaldo fans needs to know that you don't have to downplay everything Messi has done out of sheer hatred for someone who doesn't even know you exist before you showcase the greatness of Ronaldo. Vice versa for Messi fans too.

This argument won't end because we all don't argue to reach conclusion. We argue to change an already fixed mindset.

Messi fans will highlight the flaws in Ronaldo's career which favours Messi's to pitch him better than Ronaldo. Same goes for Ronaldo fans too.

Imagine saying treble... Ronaldo hasn't won it. Messi has it twice.

Claudio Bravo won treble. Casillas is still dreaming of having it. It doesn't necessarily translate to Bravo being better. (It's a team thing).

Luis Suarez has an international Trophy, won European golden boots (in Messi and Ronaldo era X2) , won UCL and in fact, Won the golden ball at international stage. Does that translate to him being better than Messi ?

All these logics are just cooked up. ALL ARE FLAWED.

If only they know their hatred and opinion holds no water and doesn't even count on the greatness of these players.

It should be football trolling, not HATRED.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Dstv is not broadcasting it... Don't know about GoTv tho!!

Thanks.

Please is DSTV / GoTV broadcasting the Copa America ?