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What a sterling effort.

That ball don smash my sitting room window just now.

Banana don turn iron o.

BlueRayDick:


Dem go talk say if one of his games boom; e go cover all the losses he don make. Smh

Na those wey village people don put inside cupboard dey talk that kind nonsense talk.

Leyqute:
So is the Community Shield and the Super Cup.

Tournament that they merged Arab Super Cup and Cup Winners Cup into it. Champions of the different Arab leagues plus qualifiers through at least 2 qualifying rounds BEFORE the group stage.

But na friendly.

andrewbaba44:
Arab champions cup na friendly tournament

Indeed.

Ibime:
Chukwudi is back. And the outage is from the red sea according to reports

I surrender to Chukwudi’s source of information.

Leyqute:
The ball is fully in United’s court. Should 100% be capitalizing on Spurs’ loss but Rashford and his co-conspirators don’t inspire any confidence.

Harry Amass has just signed his first pro contract.
I won’t be surprised if he starts makes the senior squad bench sometime late next season.

andrewbaba44:
Yes sir

The number rule of agenda is to be factually correct.

Are you sure Ronaldo has won no major trophy for his club?

Leyqute:
What about Scanlon and Missin? The two of them didn’t play today and Scanlon is being tried in the AM position of late. (Or was it Missin?). And Missin kinda look like Gernacho.

We have so many wingers coming through the ranks. Maybe it’s even Ethan Williams that will make it here

Williams scores more than them and assists more. He takes free kicks and corner kicks with both feet, long range goals with both feet, and even dribbles with both feet. Williams is better than them in terms of how well he affects game. Neither Scanlon nor Missin will make it here as wingers IMO even though they both have good qualities, and Scanlon is not better than Fletcher or Fitzgerald in midfield so i don't see him making it in that position either.

But all na prediction. Injuries, growth spurts, late development etc can happen.

Leyqute:
Even Musa was okay today. And Amass was his usual self. I hope we get the best from that kid. Technical and physical. And he doesn’t seem to ever have bad games. I pray injuries and other issues don’t derail his growth. He needs to add a few inches tho. That should come in the next couple of years.

Musa was good today but i don't have much belief in him, Wheatley, or Biancheri. They are decent at this level and playing in a perfectly set up team.

Amass is a minimum 7 out 10 in every game. He is already far better than the Under-21 LB. He is a Luke Shaw regen. Just a bit smaller and slower.

The most confusing player is Ethan Williams. With the right coaching the sky is the limit but he can also end up as a poor man's Rashford.

Leyqute:
Yeah. Lacey looks quite tardy some times. Even Mainoo needs to do some work on his speed. If Mantato is technical enough he might get a chance here. He just needs to be as consistent as he possibly can.

And imagine Mainoo looked quick for a midfielder at Under-18. If we could fuse Mantato into Lacey the RW problem is solved.

Leyqute:
He should get some minutes in the next few games.

Being physical helps these youth players progress rapidly through the ranks but if their technical aspect of the game is not thoroughly developed, they won’t get to the highest levels in the senior team.

McTomminay, Elanga, Rashford etc. They’re strong physically but their technicality and decision making is rubbish.

Ideally, we should want these graduates to have a decent balance between both technical and physical qualities.

I’m watching how we’ll progress with this crop of U18s.

Which is my concern with Lacey. I am not sure there is enough balance with the physical side. Technically he is excellent but so were Angel Gomes. Levitt, Josh McEachran and so many others before him. There has to be a certain minimum level of physicality to go along with the technical ability.

I am hoping they focus on his strength and acceleration. Then we can have a superb player.

Leyqute:
I won’t hold my breath. Mantato needs to perform consistently to claim that spot. I don’t think he’s as talented as Lacey is although he’s physically stronger.

Lacey should be feeling the heat tho. He posted this after the game

Lacey was at the game today seated on the bench. I am sure he can't wait to get some minutes before the season ends.

Mantato is not as talented as Lacey but that edge in physicality will come in handy as they move towards the senior team. He is younger but already bigger, stronger, faster.

They need to give Lacey those Messi vitamins that Barca used back in the day. I am worried he will go the way of Angel Gomes.

Leyqute:
He’s on fire 🔥 today

The whole team turned it on in the 2nd half. It looks like Lacey has a good challenge for that RWF spot next season. Unless they promote en masse again, that next season's team would be very good as well.

Leyqute:
4-2. Mantato again. Hatrick

5-2. Mantato with 4 goals.

Leyqute:
Of late we’ve been fielding weak U18 starting XIs and I’m losing confidence in the PL Cup. The last PLCup game was kinda tough (despite the 5-0 score line) and there’s potential we’ll field weaker teams going forward. Add a misfiring Wheatley up top and liver fail me.

Yes, the line-ups have been weak of late. A combination of promotions and injuries. Lacey, Fitzgerald, Fletcher are injured and Scanlon, Missin, Williams have been promoted. That removes almost all the creativity in the side. Then Kingdon, Munro are injured meaning 2 out of the 3 first choice CBs are out.

As misfiring as Wheatley is, he is still our best CF because of his hold-up play and general ability. The alternatives are even worse than he is.
Lacey is back in training. If we can get him, Fitzgerald, Fletcher back we should improve.

Leyqute:
This mannn

Anything can still happen sha.

One thing you said just now that I agree with 100% is that it is the hope that kills.

For now I am hoping the Under-18s can stay ahead of the Man City charge and win the Premier League Cup as well. That’s my focus, not those overpaid senior players that don’t even wish their team well.

Leyqute:
It’s the hope that kills, right?

I don’t care anymore. The season is over already for United. Just going to see who gives up and who sticks in till the end.

Day don finally break for your side.

Must be due to different time zones . Lol

OasisX:
........what a tragedy.

This is not a tragedy. More like a comedy of errors. 1-1 goalless draw.

OasisX:


....scrapped, restore the status quo - thanks to Seyi Makinde.

People are really wicked.

Maybe na why the 41st Olubadan no let am enjoy the seat for long.

OasisX:


.....I swear, to extent of colluding with late Ajimobi to crown them as Kings too.

I wanted to follow up on how he handled the situation with his subordinates when he became Olubadan.

OasisX:
.....42nd Olubadan has joined his Ancestors.

This man use the previous Olubadan nose to blow trumpet. E no allow that one breath.

OasisX:

Abi I lie? You Middle East people or a telecom person might be able to clarify the issue.

In my experience na only for viewing centre dem dey connect cable like that. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Ibime:
Forwarded as received

Chukwudi na Otunba Lamba 😄

Ibime:
Say no to all forms of terrorism and disruption of civilized society

Fibre optic cables routed from Europe to the Atlantic Ocean through the Red Sea?

Hmmmm 🤔

BlueRayDick:
It just a screams lack of coordination

You can’t even cheat and be partisan intelligently. 😄

BlueRayDick:
Exactly !

Optics matters in a plural society like Nigeria . If as a government u have an image that portrays u as one that don't like to work with opposition , a government that goes after those that worked for the previous govt ( within same party ) , a government that the Fulani/Hausa stock feel left out and a government the masses are groaning under ; omo u will spend most of ur tenure fighting enemies u inadvertently created o.

Denying your opposition political appointments is one thing, being incompetent and tone-deaf enough to initially offer your opposition the job before then withdrawing the offer is next level comical.

Jokerman:
Another media propaganda... No one can beat American media

Alex Morgan and Mikaela Shiffrin more marketable than Kylian Mbappe.

raumdeuter:
Mourinho average league position at his last 3 jobs have been 6th but he will suddenly win with Newcastle.

Henny how talk.

BlueRayDick:


Don't tell me baba still go do testimony for church ?

100%.

raumdeuter:
itsrm is from the same state as Abraham Adesanya

There is one Yoruba juju like that wey be say any bad thing just just dey miss you. Maybe na Madarikan he dey use

Hehehe. Ogun State for a reason.

Funny thing was that nobody believed Adesanya. Even the guy's pastor just dey look am like Jega. Trained military killers punctured your car with 40 bullets and you no even get scratch.

You go explain tire.

raumdeuter:
The guy say na Grace, Grace ko Elizabeth ni

Is there any product whose price has not changed in 10yrs. Only itsrm rent. When EFCC catch am he go talk true

Reminds me of when Abacha sent hitmen to kill Abraham Adesanya. They used high-velocity bullets to decorate the car, smash the windscreen, and perforate the car seats. BUT Adesanya and his driver escaped without any bullet wounds.

Instead of Baba to cut soap for boys, he said it was grace.