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Oasis007:
Pogba and Fred offered nothing in the Match. Foólish Manager should stop playing Pogba and Bruno together. Pogba is not a winger, he's a fuckin Midfielder.

Team looks disjointed. No sign of Manager's tactical influence on the Team play. Fúck Ole fúck his Fans and whoever won't pull trigger on him.

Fred played much better than McTominay in my opinion. Amaka took too long to remove him in that 2nd half. Pogba was crap all game but those injuries to Shaw and Maguire limited the changes that could be made.

I even think say na ACL injury happen to this Ramsay.

Someone on the pitch has to talk to Greenwood.

McTom is gassed. I think he needs to come off.

Amaka should take Maguire out before he costs us. The guy is injured.

nitrogen:
I saw what Fred did there. Just now!

That ball landed in my street.

KingAlabi:
confused on which match to watch today, and i can't multitask match watching, why did they have to put these two matches same time na

Your team is playing. How is it confusing?

patrickmuf:
Remove Wan-Bissaka and Sancho for Dalot and VDB respectively...

Yeah. That has better balance. Amaka should try the 4-4-2 diamond on occasion and make use of our quality strikers.

Spy360:
Those who attend games are the local fans. That's what we are talking about. City have as much local fans as the likes of the London clubs and almost as United. It's the global fanbase that is not as huge. Arsenal fans are more loyal (probably because it's based in London) that's why they attend games to capacity.

There's no other logical reason for me for the organisers to leave airing our Carabao cup live than to encourage stadium attendance. I stand to be corrected.

City does not have almost as much local fans as United and not as much as some of the London clubs. That is the reason they are struggling to fill their stadium. Their success of the last 10 years can't make a dent in local fan size because local fans don't shift alliance easily while global fans do. In terms of growth i am sure City's global appeal has grown more than its local appeal. A fan who has been going to the stadium to watch matches with his father and grandfather since childhood won't switch sides just because City has started winning titles. Global fans on the other hand don't mind as long as they get to watch quality football and win titles.

P.S Arsenal fans are not more loyal but just have a big fan base and longstanding tradition. United with a bigger stadium than City also fill up their stadium in the same city. Liverpool and Newcastle (both non-London clubs) also regularly fill their big stadia, despite Newcastle being a laughingstock of a club.

Spy360:
Relative to who? Because I can say Femi Otedola is poor relative to Bill Gates.

There's been no concrete statement why the Arsenal match was not aired live. But it's definitely not because the club is fallen.

What i am saying is that the Man City not filling its stadium point does not apply here. Man City is a 30 thousand to 40 thousand capacity stadium club playing in a 55,000 capacity stadium. A club like City has been developing greater and greater appeal globally and still can't fill their ultramodern stadium consistently, despite playing the best football and winning titles galore. This is because of the difference between the nature of fandom globally and its nature locally.

Arsenal has been bigger than Man City for almost a century so they will always outsell Man City in England (at least for the next several years). Being a football fan in England is a generational thing so until the new breed Man City fans grow up, start having their own children, and more importantly start buying tickets for themselves and family, City will be behind the traditional big clubs in England.

On the other hand it is easier for a club to become a global brand as most of the rest of the world are new fans anyway with no familial links to these clubs. Most people are just after the reigning team and jump ship once a hotter prospect come along. Or how many people here had their grandparents supporting Arsenal? For example, almost every Nigerian Chelsea fan i know personally was supporting Arsenal as recently as 2000. Within 20 years almost everybody moved to Chelsea. You can't get that kind of swing in England.

P.S As regards why your match was not shown, i don't have a definite answer to that. I just know Man City not filling their stadium in England does not stop 100m new Chinese fans from staying up late in to watch City games.

BlueRayDick:
I don't think the match not showing has anything to do with reduction in number of those watching arsenal / how low arsenal has sunk.

If figures flying around online is to be believed, Arsenal sold more tickets for the league cup match against wimbledon than man city sold for their UCL match against Leipzig..... That's man city that has won the league 3 times in the last 4 years, last year's UCL finalist....

There might be more reason to why the match was not aired live, but it's definitely not because Arsenal as a club is losing fans as a result of recent poor performance. There's no how Arsenal will lose fans that will make man city have more fans than Arsenal. So it will be a poor business decision for the media not to air arsenal matches beacuse of peeceived reduction in number of arsenal fans

You have to consider that Man City is traditionally a relatively small club with a small fan base in England. Most of their new fans and the new interest they are garnering is outside England, and that is the audience Live TV transmission is catered towards.

They might have 100m new fans WORLDWIDE who want to watch their games on TV from their own continents but that won’t translate to butts on seats in the stadium. There is a good reason why their stadium is lovingly known as the Emptyhad stadium.

patrickmuf:
Matic was surprisingly mobile and yeah, VDB looked like he is now more confident to express himself...

I'd like to see a diamond midfield with McTom/Matic at the base, Pogba to the left, VDB to the right and Bruno on top with Ronaldo and Greenwood as the too CFs...The fullbacks (Shaw and Dalot) should provide the width while Pogba and VDB support whoever is selected at the base. This will give us the platform to control the midfield whilst not losing out on the attacking contributions of Bruno. As well, Greenwood will be closer to the box.

Amaka tried that diamond field last season but ran away from it at the first sign of trouble.

patrickmuf:
Going forward, if Pogba and Bruno must play, then VDB must be part of that pivot. I'd prefer he partners McTom...

The guy played well. He also showed hints of the tenacity that i wasn't sure he had. Matic was quite good too.

In the interest of world peace it might be beneficial to bench AWB a little bit and give Dalot a chance. AWB has not been playing up to his usual standard over the past few weeks. Maybe he needs a kick just the same way Telles gave Shaw a kick.

nitrogen:
Mehn, so, it’s another ‘trophyless’ season again? Because I don’t see this guy winning the EPL and/or the UCL.

We are just wasting our time.

Why have YOU GUYS not sacked him na?

Amaka is saving the subs for the next game.

Oasis007:


Yet Juventus Attackers failing to tap-in against Spezia? Trailing fuckin Spezia like its a special Club?!

Spezia defenders are as good as EPL defenders. At least that is the Messianic doctrine.

KingAlabi:
Just read a very long and we'll detailed article, as much as ole isn't a tactical genius, if he is sacked, I don't want him out of United, is there a role he could take, where he will be in charge of football part of united abi na football director?

No allow the guy bobo you o.

All he knows is to talk about DNA. My guy, even Homo erectus sef get DNA o.

slimghost:
See why I always tell people to choose their GOAT wisely. See what Argentine Ikedia has caused for my man Pato.
Anyway Patrick, we will be here to remind them once he starts tearing the Sunday pub league up.

Sunday pub league?

With friends like you who needs enemies?

melodyogonna:
They way I wash hands comot for any "Messi is finished argument ehh", na mostly agenda

Messi is not finished. However the excuse should not be that Ligue 1 defenders are as good as EPL defenders. The season has just started and he is still getting used to his team mates is a good explanation, not trying to claim that the defenders of Angers, Lens, and Lorient are world beaters.

Lana1:
This one na standard exam question for Uni. 20 marks right there

Too bad. patrickmuf carry am over.

hoopLA:
At this point I have to conclude that postdigger=afrodoc2

I can bet my entire roof on that

Lol na simple sturvs. postdigger na oga. I never even get freedom for the work wey i dey learn from am.

patrickmuf:
It's the reason why I have been going back and forth with you that those guys are not farmers...

In the words of a wise man

patrickmuf:
The French league is the weakest in Europe's too 5 league and if you think otherwise, I can't help you.

handelex:
But Doc why did you take it personal like this nau

I hate lies in my life.

Ligue 1 defenders are as good as EPL defenders is a lie that must be banished into the depths of Mordor.

patrickmuf:
In the past 2 seasons, Chelsea have won the league once, City has won once, Pool have reached the UCL final, Arsenal has won the FA Cup once, Chelsea once, the Caraboa cup has been won by United in that time as well as City...
The even distribution of trophies alone goes to show how competitive it is between the top teams for every trophy, in the same time, care to show us other than PSG which French team has won any trophy of note bar the big fish in the small pond aka PSG...

Oh ho! So Ligue 1 is a small pond?

And you did not tell us since?

patrickmuf:
I guess the Portuguese league was strongest when Porto won the league or the Serie A was so strong when Inter did the treble...
The fact a team does well in Europe doesn't necessarily means the league is that strong, consistency should count for something.

Haaaa! So consistency counts for something and not just one off performances?

patrickmuf:
You are not making any sense, someone came here posting stats of Neymar in PSG and I reminded him that it was the French league after all and another insisted that Hazard scored most of his goals there and again I replied that it was when the league was a lot more competitive but out of the blue you jumped with number of goals scored in the UCL where Neymar has been stat padding since he joined PSG, something you lots used to accuse Ronaldo of.
Neymar is PSG isn't doing anything special, he has failed woefully every time he's been up against quality opposition.

Angel Michael, please allow this sinner enter heaven..........abeg!

patrickmuf:
The French league is the weakest in Europe's too 5 league and if you think otherwise, I can't help you.

Why are human beings this wicked?

DeadPresidents:
BSC Young Boys beat United.

Moumi Ngameleu must be better than Ronaldo

That is Messianic logic for you.

patrickmuf:
It means they're not farmers are can play at the level of Madrid and Juventus players...

Name 5 INTERNATIONAL GRADE DEFENDRS THAT MESSI WILL FACE THIS SEASON

patrickmuf:
What happened when Man City met Lyon?

What happened why Juventus met Lyon?

What happened when City met Monaco?

Those farmers that ensured City and Juventus were dumped out of the UCL are what you are asking for...You can look them up.

Ajax dumped Real Madrid and Juventus out of UCL. Means Eredivise defenders are better than Serie A and La Liga defenders.

Messianic logic.

patrickmuf:
What happened when Man City met Lyon?

What happened why Juventus met Lyon?

What happened when City met Monaco?

Those farmers that ensured City and Juventus were dumped out of the UCL are what you are asking for...You can look them up.

NAME 5 QUALITY INTERNATIONAL GRADE DEFENDERS THAT MESSI WILL FACE THIS SEASON.