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Nihilist:
Skill wise o, Hazard can match those two. I firmly believe that.

That guy has the ability mehn. He just has an issue with his mentality.

Surprised you are toeing this line too.
Skill wise alone Messi is up there with top 2-4 who ever laced them up not to talk of his goals.
But what skill are we even talking about ?
Can hazard drimble like okocha or vikash dhorasoo lol ?
Messi's pace, dribbling, passing ,vertical play and finishing combo of skills is unparalleled in football.
Please if you talking about skill let us know if you mean the productive type or stop-start drimbling.

Which yeye ability are you people talking about?
Ronaldo and Messi are unusual beings.
No matter how many shots or runs or how selfish Hazard becomes he will never be in the vicinity of these guys at their best.
What Elite strikers like Shevy, Henry, Suarez and Lewandowski can't do is what you want Hidden Hazard to do ?

In the history of the game how many non no 9s have scored goals like CR7 and Messi , right from the days of 2-3-5 formation ?
Comparing a local champion even a talented one with All time greats is blasphemous.

This is why people say Hazard is over rated.
Do you people think it is beans to score goals at CR7 and Messi levels? There is a reason why those 2 at their peak rewrote the record books.
There is no amount of training or tweaking that can make Hazard as prolific as these 2 guys.....he does not have the ability.

Dayo was right, Pep is a tactical genius. I wonder how many trophies he will win this season.

We should stop conceding these silly free kicks in our own half

Rojo and Zlatan out for the rest of the season.
We have only 3 strikers in the squad now in Rashford, Rooney and also Martial as an emergency option.
Unfortunately there is no striker in the reserves that can be fast tracked like Rashford last season.
Centre back is even worse. We have only Bailly fit and with his kamikaze styles we have to fast and pray that nothing happens to him also.
Blind, Darmian and even Tuanzebe have to step up. Also Mourinho has to give minutes to Fosu Mensah

Chelseafan1:
You gotta be kidding me, Nigeria is big o, Raumdeuter, u shud remember how big doz northern states be na....Person go travel, travel travel, top speed for road, den go say person still dey Niger state. That's just Niger alone.

How can Texas be bigger than all our 36 states combined.?

Texas is about 75 % Nigeria's size size strictly speaking, however Queensland is actually about DOUBLE Nigeria's size.
Naija drive time is mainly bad roads and traffic e.g Ore, Onitsha those days.

Oasis007:


But Lingard is also talented nah?! I think Lingard should step too!

I am possibly Lingard's greatest defender here. I have followed him closely ever since his days with Pogba, Morrison , the Keanes in the youth team and though he was possibly the least talented of the lot he was the first to make it in the senior team before Pogba came back. What Lingard has most is work rate/ fighting spirit with movement. He is also quite intelligent and a good student of the game but in terms of talent he has nearly maxed out on that. Martial is way way more talented and it is an indictment on Martial that Lingard is keeping him from the first team.
Martial and Mikki are the ones with overwhelming talent who are blowing hot and cold.

Time for Mikki and Martial to step up. We know what we will get from Rashford and Lingard which is understandable based on their age and talent respectively. But based on talent and potential Mikki and Martial are the ones that need to answer in the call. In Zlatan and Mata we have lost our 2 surest sources of goals.

raumdeuter:
I am a very realistic person, I remember daily where I am coming from and all the suffering for Naija. I came here to better my life not to come form activist for another man country

anyhow dem like make dem do their country, When in Naija I never voted, armed robber go write letter t you say dem dey come, everywhere jagajaga I go come reach here dey complain about what?

And if we look at all the complaints, some dont have merits sef.

Police stop you, you still dey move around dey form hero..

Diallo no form hero na. But u sef get head for chest dey go 20 miles above speed limit?

raumdeuter:
If you don't go near police trouble, Police no go worry you,

I have only had 3 encounters with the police,

1. I was using cell phone while driving in New Jersey, Its legal in Texas but not legal in jersey, when the police got to me, I didnt even know the reason I even told my friend on the phone to hang on. That was the day Bayern beat Man Utd in 2010 CL. And I was yabbing my Man Utd fan friend. I was given a ticket and I paid

2. I was doing 85miles in a 60 zone,I got a ticket and paid

3 I forgot to renew my vehicle registration, He left me with a warning that I should do it immediately.

Police dont give you trouble if you stay within the law

They know you are one of them you Herman Cain ! Why would they disturb you?

Nihilist:
Climate is fantastic.

UK like culture.

Fantastic Rugby(for me sha)

And they've got beaches there. Like proper sandy beaches.

Na soso okuta full all the beaches here.

Exactly. And you might try Aussie rules footy lol, that game rugged and they play it right from early years. After a year here I was a bone setter extraordinaire
But outside Melbourne I no sure network tight like that o, for Sydney driving go tire you.

Nihilist:
Well....

I'm a bit more optimistic about Nigeria's chances. I think we're heading towards becoming something more like Russia than Somalia.

Until then one has to judiciously tear that pally. I will choose South African or Bermudian pally over Naija.

Nihilist:
Australia seems nice sha. I would love to live out there for a bit if I get the chance. I'd miss the football action out here though.

That is the MAJOR issue. It was easier when I was doing shifts but now I have decided on 9-5 na to either record or be groggy next morning.
Climate is diverse but tends to be on the warm or at least not too cold side, and no guns hurray!

Nihilist:
You kuku be black redneck before anyway so no surprises there.

I sure say you dey wear cowboy hat, drive big pickup with assault rifle in the back, and God Bless America printed on your belt buckle.

Dayo is Clarence Thomas reborn.
Each country has pros and cons, it is just about what your personal priorities are.

raumdeuter:
For me I will drop Naija if I am in diggz shoes,

If I have to drop 2 I will drop UK and Naija.

American is a must, I don't get how people live in the UK with that garbage weather, Gay accent its only sweet when a bitcch is moaning under you, small cars, small houses even the men have small dickkks. Thats why Ryan Giggs fuckkked his brothers wife for several years and the pusssy didnt even expand for the brother to notice

In the UK, if you are above 6ft you will sleep in those matchbox sized houses and your legs will be on the street.

You don craze. But those roads are small for real, time wey I respect driver na when I see those London bus drivers navigating mini roads.

Nihilist:
Exactly.

Naija peeps can't fraternise with their peeps that live in the same state as them in Yankee sef. I've heard that Texas alone is as big as the whole Nigeria.

Very true, Texas is almost Nigeria's size.
Just like down under you drive 8 hours on express and you are still in the same state. Queensland is about double Nigeria in size.

Nihilist:
Lol you get used to the weather after a while. Once you've played football or rugby on a cold evening, you're set for life.


America is a place where you can't even go to the toilet without driving.

Here you let the train take the strain. For example, I live in a village in the Midlands, but work in Leeds 60 miles away. Up until December last year, I was commuting to Central London - a distance of over 130 miles(almost double the distance from Lagos to Ibadan)

All I do is drive to the train station and let them carry me to work easy. The public transport is just a life saver.

I won't argue with that. The relative small size of the country makes that kind sweet network easy to build and maintain. I woke up one morning in London. Front door was bus stop, took bus to London Vic. From there train to Manchester , at Manchester train straight to Old Trafford. End of game, train to Birmingham to party. It is more difficult to have such a comprehensive network in large countries.

Chelseafan1:
Bros, e get how I fit comot for naija kon dey help u wash ur car, clean ur house make u dey pay me monthly make I also work papers become big boy.?? Is it possible??

PS: I have no immediate relative in the UK.

Chief OlaNihilist over to you

macjireh:
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mine is even better dan ur upgraded phone

You wish.

Nihilist:
A few reasons why UK is better than America:

Free healthcare.

Fewer Guns.

Better employment rights

Less annoying accent.

Better standard of living.

You don't live here.

Lol.
I don't like the small houses, vehicles and roads of the Uk but it was really the climate that put me off. I was at a game at Old Trafford in March some years ago and it felt like my nose was frozen rock solid, March o not December. That was when I understood why the stadia usually look empty even seconds before kick off.
I like the transport network, health care and proximity to multiple places though. But the people are as cold as the weather

Omo this is not even a tough dilemma. Tear the green white green pp quickly. I can't think of a single advantage or benefit one derives from it. There are a hundred and one pps better. Give your kid the benefit of having Uk and American Pali,if he comes of age and decides to jettison one for Naija pp he can do that.

macjireh:
consider
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with dis kinda draw...manU should consider itself out

You should consider upgrading your phone

Man Utd vs Celta Vigo
Ajax vs Olympic Lyon

This team can't take the next step if Zlatan remains our main CF next season.
I would go for Aubameyang OR Harry Kane, one for his pace and movement and the other cos he is EPL tried and trusted.
I still don't see Griezmann playing as a lone striker, especially not in the EPL.

pamcode:
lol people like you are needed for guidance and counselling.

But children of nowadays too dey make yanga. They wouldn't listen, rather they would be defending Hazard upandan

That is why one has to be careful who one argues with on this NL, imagine all these younglings here

Nihilstjnr:
I gave the guy at least 7. The guy just confuse himself upandan.

Ibime: Ams didn't score those days, Wingers did so don't mention wingers in the convo.

Ibime: Zidane was a winger.

I've seen less twisted pretzels.

At least you have not seen less twisted spaghetti.

Ibime:
Every player has played one or two positions now and again. Even Iniesta has played left-wing.

Nihilist as usual, out of his depth, and unable to differentiate his arse from his elbow when it comes to 1990s football has found something to latch onto to muddy the waters

They turned a simple question on Zidane to JAMB question, searching high and low all over google, and still confirming that Zidane was among the top producing CAMS of his generation.

The contrast with Eunuch Iniesta and his mates like Leon Osman is clear, and my point has been made


P Diddy voice - take that, take that, take that

You confidently asked for 3 names and I gave you TEN, including those like Cocu and Matthaus that spent practically all their careers as CM/DM/Libero and even Gullit whose career was bookended by seasons playing defensive midfield and sweeper.

My point has been made

Oshey baba lol

Ibime:
We've already removed half of these names for playing different positions etc. Follow the thread.

Zidane didnt play left wing ? No be you talk am?
Abeg Nihilist help me with that him post

Lothar Matthaus
Rivaldo
Paul Scholes
Andy Moller
Luis Enrique
Ruud Gullit
Youri Djorkaeff
Phillip Cocu
Georghe Hagi
Michael Laudrup

All mainly played midfield and scored more than Zidane.
Stats are a major component but not the only component in assessing quality.