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Baptism of fire for De Ligt.

eph12:
This is very shameful. Like WTF

Very shameful. It’s actually a disgrace, a phucking one. Lol

hensben:
It’s a suggestion I’m making since you guys don’t think outside the box

You wouldn’t know the box even if it dropped on your coconut head, split open your skull, and exposed your hen’s brain.

raumdeuter:
Hazard entire CL career 8 goals
Neymar 2 injury ravaged seasons in PSG, 11 CL goals

A disgrace

Lana1:


Na by Barca or Madrid??

Hazard. 5 seasons in Lille. 50 goals in 194 appearances.

Neymar. 5 seasons in Santos. 82 goals in 146 appearances.

A disgrace

Eden Hazard 30 international goals. 1 goal against France. 1 goal against England. 5 goals against Cyprus.
Most of the other goals against the likes of Andorra, Gibraltar, Kazakhstan e.t.c

Neymar 61 international goals. 3 goals against Argentina. Goals against Germany, Colombia, Uruguay, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, France.

It is a disgrace.

hensben:
Don’t you think if Hazard played for a dominated Barca and a one horse French league he will have more goals. You see why I said most of you lack football knowledge.

LMAO. Coming from the most ignorant poster who ever graced this forum? Not only do you lack football knowledge, you lack general knowledge.
And what makes it tragic is that you do not know that you do not know.

Kylian Hazard (attacking midfielder) 8 career club goals

Thorgan Hazard (attacking midfielder) 67 career club goals

Eden Hazard a.k.a Pius a.k.a Ikebe Hazard (wing forward/attacking midfielder/dancer) 160 career club goals

Total club goals from Hazard family and village members 235

Neymar (wing forward) 292 career club goals.

It is a disgrace.

It’s too early to compare goals but it’s not too early to compare crosses?

When people give you e-slap now you will start blaming Buhari.

Lana1:
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Lana1 you don craze. So Zouma Na 5th columnist sabotaging the efforts of his African broda?

GloryIsaac:
Lmaooooo

This means James has successfully completed 11% of his crosses so far.

Whereas Pepe has successfully completed 0% of his crosses so far.

Which also means that James has a higher chance of completing a cross, whereas Pepe has absolutely no chance. You can't make this up

Lol Assanal fans are generally a very confused lot.

Coming to troll 2/18 crosses with 3 goals scored when Pepeye is busy dropping shakushaku stats.

Swissh:
2 crosses out of 18 . Is that not Ashley young level

Your Pepeye is yet to complete a single cross o.
Your troll game is confused bro.

larride:
I tell those I can that politics is local and to get it right, it must start at the grassroots.

I think the country need massive reorientation about what to expect from their elected officials. Some see their elected official as an avenue to share in the National cake and not for Nation building. The pressure on elected official to “drop” something for boys/women/chiefs n so on in the community is an hindrance also. Some will even tell you if it’s roads, buildings n co they are going to eat without knowing that infrastructural development drives economic development.

There are more questions than answers, are the “supposed good leaders” ready to do the work required to get to these positions? (Grassroots mobilizations and participation) Won’t most of them think going to the grassroots is below them already? How are we suppose to know the good leaders that won’t get corrupted by the system?

As much as I believe in the country, sometimes I just sigh, shake my head and pray for a miracle. Everything look bleak.

You have nailed it. My conclusion unfortunately is that there is no hope for the country. I hope i am wrong though.
But just like not every musician will blow, not every country will blow.

Hahaha. You people wicked sha. No be the same Pepe una dey clamor for just a few weeks ago?
Now na Gervinho without weave-on. LMAO

larride:
Solid point but don’t you think it is the political class that is still going to bring the changes we want in the nation? Yes we need to unite and shun ethnicity and religion but after uniting what comes next? We still need to clean the political system.

Don’t forget that these politicial class are drawn from among us, they are not alien. They are the ones meant to preach unity but they are the one stoking the flames of religion and tribal sentiment for their own personal gain. The question I always ask is, if we do away with these ruling class, what’s the guarantee that those coming in will be better than these ones? I look at the current “Youth” who are to be leaders of tomorrow and I shake my head, how exactly are we going to get it right?

Barrack Obama once asked a question “Strong men or strong institution” which do we need? I think this particular question is what we should find answer to currently. Which one do the nation needs right now, Strong men or Strong Institution? I say strong institution because Strong men will come and go but institution remains for continuous check and balances.

I want to believe we still have incorruptible judges in the judiciary. We cannot keep making excuses, we have to try. Special corruption court with stringent guidelines will be a landmark achievement in cleansing our political system. Let corruption cases not extend beyond 3-5 months and straight to the Supreme Court for appeal which should not last more than 1 month. 1 of such court can be located in each geopolitical zones instead of taking everything to Abuja. Then the Supreme Court must screen all appeals coming to their table. So many frivolous appeal make their way to the Supreme Court which should have terminated at the CoA. Some cases use years before they are heard at the SC which shouldn’t be the case. We must find a way to reform our Judiciary.

You have some good points. However WE, the people choose (or are meant to choose) the ruling political class. Therefore if we continue to choose people based on ethnicity/religion/bribe received we will keep on getting inept/corrupt people to form our political ruling class.

It is a bit like the chicken and egg dilemma. Do the leaders initiate the change in the people, or do we need the people to change their leaders?

I do agree with you that we need strong institutions but the problem is that one good leader or one “strong” leader would struggle to effect those changes in a democracy. We need a critical mass of good leaders to rise up at the same time and take control because one solo saint will be swallowed in the mess that is Nigerian politics.

Unfortunately the only solution IMO is either a grassroots people’s revolution OR a military revolution, AND i don’t think Nigerians are ready for either one.

larride:
The government officials in this particular deal are not ignorant. They are unscrupulous and greedy officials who only care about what enters their own pocket. It’s unfortunate how corruption has eaten deep into the country fabrics.

It will take a lot of cleansing to get us out of these mess we have found ourselves. Those who benefit from all these corruption will not go down easily, they will fight to protect their interest.

The judiciary need massive restructuring, cases drag for too long and most times they are lost on technicalities. There are some cases they should terminate at the CoA but it goes all the way to the Supreme Court. They need to restructure that judiciary and create a special corruption court to fast tracking trial of corruption cases.

Where do you get the incorruptible judges for such a system? How do you flush out the corrupt elements from the political ecosystem when the man on the street is impoverished, uneducated and easily swayed by cash, food, or appeal to either ethnic or religious affiliation?

I remember some years ago when it was leaked that the U.S viewed Nigeria as a failed state people were up in arms. Now what they anticipated is becoming more obvious daily.

As long as ethnicity and religion are major factors in our politics i don’t see a way forward. Only when the people are able to unite across ethnic and religious borders and fight their true enemies i.e the political class, can we have real progress in Nigeria.

larride:
Ibime, nihilistjnr, raumdueter, afrodoc2 read this

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-09-04/is-one-of-the-world-s-biggest-lawsuits-built-on-a-sham

Looks like an excellent piece. Had to skim through because of time, will peruse it later.

It looks to me like the typical pattern employed for decades by foreign businessmen to use unscrupulous/ignorant Nigerian government officials to fleece the people. A vicious cycle of unfinished and often unnecessary projects in which the common man is the loser and everybody else wins.

The annals of Ajaokuta, NNPC, Nigerian Railways, NITEL etc are full of similar stories. Only difference is that this time it was such a huge amount of money, and we now live in quasi-democratic, less indulgent times.

raumdeuter:
Your poor education always shows itself. Most academy stars dont translate their brilliance in academy to first team football and using injury as an excuse is just silly

Remember Javier Portillo? He actually broke Raul’s youth team records.

sod09:
Will man utd have been patience with klopp like lfc did?
If he didn't win anything last season there is 70% he might be on the hot seat

Possible. But i believe the obvious improvement in play would have got him at least 2 seasons., Remember that Moyes is the only to have had 1 season, and he is an obvious tactical dwarf. LVG and JM both got 2 seasons.

raumdeuter:
1 Klopp
Very far gap

next Naggelsman

Last Tuchel

Klopp is the ready coach Bayern should get now if he is available. Him and Pep are the 2 best coaches by a distance. We cannot get Pep again but Klopp being German might be tempted

2. Naggelsman is young and has done a lot of impressive work, He plays very aggresively but he still has lapses in defence. Which he needs to fix,I think he needs a tier 2 gig to prove himself like he is doing at leipzig now

3. Tuchel is the worst IMO I think he is even worse than Kovac and the reason is this. Tuchel is a tactical mind in the German coaching test conducted by the German FA only Tuchel and Tobias Schweinsteiger got perfect scores in the THEORETICAL exam

So this theory affects him so much, He tries to be a Pep but an inferior version of it. When he faced Pep he tried to use Peps press against him Guardiola simply instructed Boateng to be sending long balls over the press that put Muller and Lewandoski vs Slow Hummels and Sokratis, at the end of the game it ended 5-1. He doesn't know the difference between theory and when to be practical

Being an idealist, he thinks he can load teams with average players and get them to play his way, This can work at smaller teams but not at top sides, At Dortmund he bought over 10 players who are totally useless and the team is still struggling to offload them Schulle, Toprak, Isak, Mor, Rode, Gotze, Merino, Castro, Bartra, Park. He had some successful transfers like Dembele and (Weigl)

He is known to have done some of the worst bottle jobs in the history of football.
He led Liverpool 3-1 at Anfield by the 60th min and went to lose 4-3 conceding 3 goals in 30mins
He led PSG when Man utd academy eliminated them after leading 2-0 in the first leg last season

LOL. I was certain you would arrange them in the order i listed them.
Tuchel does seem to be a knockoff Pep but i would still rate him ahead of Kovac. The Kovac appointment always looked like a mistake IMO, as his teams have never really impressed. Tuchel on the other hand impressed at Mainz, however the fact that he succeeded Klopp at both Mainz and Dortmund makes rating his impact difficult.

Nagelsmann's teams always offer excitement and i like his attacking mentality and the way he combines pressing and possession in good measure without going overboard with either (All 3 combine pressing and possession with Klopp favouring more pressing and Tuchel more possession). You are right though about his defensive lapses.

Klopp was the guy we should have gotten in 2014 when we went for LVG, but hindsight is 20/20. If Nagelsmann does not become too pedantic and too much of a theorist he is going to achieve big things.

raumdeuter:
Niko Kovac in 7th place? LMAO I laff in gurumaharaji

Very laughable list. How would you rank Klopp, Nagelsmann, and Tuchel? Not in terms of achievement but in terms of overall ability as managers?
Who would you want Bayern to appoint?

Lukaku don buy market.

Itsmedozie:
I wish I could kiss you

You sure say na woman? No go bobriskize yourself o.

Mou had his chance, failed, and was deservedly sacked.
No level of revisionist history will turn back the hands of time.

If Solskjaer too does anyhow he will see anyhow. It is a natural law. I only wish it could be applied to the Glazers and Ed who are the major culprits in problems the club has faced post-Fergie.

thorrvik55:
Shekpites logic? SMH

Do u believe punishing the club for the action of some of it's fans is the right way to curb racism from football?

I believe such fans should be arrested and tried to court, if found guilty then they should be given a lengthy sentence. Something like that would deter others who have the intention of doing such in the future from going ahead with it...

Any fan who does this needs to be identified and should face the law courts APART from being banned for life from sporting arenas by the appropriate sporting body.

Any club whose fans are repeat offenders should have points deducted and also face lengthy periods playing their home games in a closed, empty stadium. This will affect both club revenue and the fan’s enjoyment.

Leyqute:
So, you’ll pay someone money as well as for the tickets to go and make racist chants at a game they’re not interested in? And also hope that his sole chants will be enough to get the club you hate a ban after rigorous investigation?

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Collective chants like that of yesterday can be curtailed with enough disciplinary measures. If you get punished for the stoopeed actions of your fans, you’ll learn how to keep them in tow

That’s Shekpites logic for you. It would have been hilarious if it wasn’t so damn sad.

diggz:
It is not that deep Doc! Las las Everton go carry am! Meanwhile I hope una dey gbadun Oles wheel and the world class scummites?

Before Everton carry him he might actually kill Fat Frank’s Chelshit career as manager.

But then again, Zouma is good in the air AND that’s a positive.

diggz:
Lol@ service of songs! Who died?

Zouma’s Chelshit career. LMAO

diggz:
Shalaye United Fc! We shall visit your matter very soon

Another born again brother. Hope you enjoyed our service of songs here the other night?

nihilistjnr:
Dangerous precedent being set by Afrodoc2 and the rest of the scummies.

So we dey party now for draw?

Ok o.

We note this

Precedent ko, President ni.
Way back last year or so, Chelshit Shekpites partied on our thread after a draw and the same Chelshit Shekpites partied for almost a week on our thread after a loss.

Nobody holy pass so all this born again statements you people are making no be am. Even yesterday following our draw you and your minions were coming to troll on our thread, not knowing that yours was just round the corner. Lol