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UncleHaba22:
Just dey lie nothing to enjoy as a Chelsea fan for match wey I watch lol 😂
Na new manager still dey pepper u na why u don't wanna say the truth ..

And for the positive forward there's no positive with this Chelsea squad sha they're too mid mehn maresca tried I thought they're bringing a coach with different approach but na same thing 😂
With this Chelsea squad Chelsea silverware will be Top FOUR you'all know that's the truth sha

Allow Alhaji Popi to continue his delulu in peace. A game we needed to score just one goal in order to stand a slim chance but played like we were 6 goals up baba say e enjoy am lol.

😂 😂
His love for Pochetino and dislike for Maresca could be the reason for that comment. Popi's love for Pochetino needs to be studied.

Na we need to score ooo. If it ends this way it's over ooo. Arsenal can afford to relax and just defend their lead ooo

andrewbaba44:
Atletico team is good enough to win the league ahead of Barcelona and Madrid

Who Barca Dey buy ? Nobody

Mind you I am not saying simeone wasn’t a success there ,I am only talking about his performance for the past 4 years where he has won nothing

Tico are spending money no doubt but they're spending them on known entities. Aside Alvarez, There's no world beater in their team.

Apart from Julian Alvarez and Bariois, which other Tico player will start at Barca or Madrid?

They should focus on Copa and UCL. They stand a better chance in knockout competitions. League title race requires pure quality for 38 games. Tico no get enough quality to beat Barca or Madrid to league title currently.

pkasso:
You keep making the mistake of always equating money with quality. How many of these players are world-class and can actually walk into either the Real Madrid or Barca starting XI? Only Alvarez and Oblak stand out.

Could Atletico have done better these last few years, by at least nicking a cup win, here and there? Yes. But Simeone has already done more than enough for them to retain faith in him even if he has gone trophyless for 4 seasons.

If I were an Atletico fan, I would be more concerned about closing the gap on Madrid and Barca than outrightly demanding for trophies. Atletico haven't done that in recent seasons and on that, I can agree Simeone deserves criticism.

That's why calling manager X or Y cheque book manager is ridiculous. You can spend and not get the necessary quality. You can spend and fail or succeed. Nothing is guaranteed. You can spend ridiculous money on a player on purple patch etc. You can pay 100 million for Maguire or get Akanji for 30milion and win the EPL with him. A proven player can join your club with ridiculous transfer fees and flop completely. Example; Hazard to Madrid(100m), Neymar to Alhihal(100m), Coutinho to Barca(over 100m), Grizeman to Barca over 100m, Jovic to Madrid, you can add Grealish to that list.

You can pay over 100 million for Enzo Fernandez or get Vintinha for 41miilon euros. You can pay 70m on Mudryk or get Morgan Rogers for 8m.

Spending money is important for success but you'll not be successful if you're not getting value for money.

So, no be by spending money!

pkasso:
Gnabry was Bayern's player of the season in his first year. He scored 4 goals in a CL game against Spurs the following season, just before Flick took over from Kovac. He also had a decent season under Nagelsmann, after Flick left, before the injuries and loss of form.

My point is Flick didn't make Gnabry. He did help him improve but let's not make it look like Gnabry was a bum before he met Flick. The same Flick was unable to help Gnabry rediscover his form at the national team. Just saying.

Of course he didn't....
I never said Flick made Gnabry. That would be a very reckless statement to make. It's like saying Enrique made Neymar.

But the fact is that, Gnabry had his best individual season in terms of numbers under Flick and Neymar had his best season under Luis Enrique where he was a Bdor top 3 player. His(Gnabry) stats before and after Flick is pretty average. Like Ferran, he's a good player but Flick improve their numbers.

Ferran's stats before and after Flick is very clear same with Gnabry.

jpmoriarti:
Definitely Mbappe is an ultimate goalscorer, much better than Ferran Torres. All things being equal, he would excel in any team that generate lots of goalscoring opportunities including Hansi Flick's. But this is in theory. Things can be very different in practise.

Seems you're among those who believed that Messi will struggle in a cold wet night in Stoke city. Or that Messi can't succeed outside Iniesta, Xavi lol.

Your comment is a mixture of too much emotional ties to Ferran and some delusions.

A fit Ferran and a fit Mbabe playing for Barca won't have the same result. A fit Mabpe and a fit Ferran playing for Wolves won't have same result. Football ability matters when you're comparing players. It'll take a complete uninterested Mabpe for Feran not to be bench player if they both play for the same team and position lol.

Guy, you no dey watch Ferran? He's alright but this is a ridiculous debate. You're talking about arguably the best player in the world Vs a not so certain starter at Barca and Spain team.

Make I rest ooo lol.

jpmoriarti:
Reality doesn't always work out the way you all envisage it. And y'all never learn. Everything looks good on paper until it is time to show it.

That's how they told us that as soon as Mbappe joins Real Madrid, he's going to win all trophies there is and Barcelona and Europe better be prepared and be scared 😁😉

Realistically speaking, there's no evidence that Mbappe is going to flourish under Hansi Flick. Can he press like Flick's team? Can he defend? Can he create space for others by drawing away defenders? Can he help to protect the infamous highline?

Hansi Flick builds a team where all players flourish. Not one where only a single player selfishly benefits. We have 6 players who has scored more than 10 goals already this season.

No European team boasts of such equal sharing of responsibilities.

Yes Hansi Flick team generates lots of goalscoring opportunities but it takes lots of hardwork, discpline and selflessness to get to that point. These are virtues which Mbappe can never have and that's the reason Real Madrid look like a joke now, even with all the superstar players they have in all positions.

Too much shalaye!!!

I have nothing against Ferran but Mabpe will outscore Ferran if he was playing under Flick or Eric Chelle. He's a superior player with more sense. Lmfao.

We've seen Mabape under Jardim, Tuchel, Pochetino, Galtier, Unai Emere, Don Carlo, Alonso, Arbeloa, Deshams etc nothing changed just goals. This is the first time ever that Ferran is scoring this much yet Barca fans will prefer him as a sub not starter material.

Madrid looking like a joke is a different conversation entirely. It's like comparing apples and sharp sand. In terms of dribbling, speed, sense, putting the ball in the back of the net, them no be mate.

Gnabry was looking like a world beater under Flick, when Flick left, he returned to the Gnabry we all know. At peak level, Gnabry is even a better player than Ferran

Rest lol 😂

Na United I dey see for top 4 so? Even ahead of my club with the possibility of even finishing 3rd hmmm...but our brothers in Christ told us that they were not good enough to compete with Wolves. Chai 😭 😭

andrewbaba44:
But you self check am ,only 3 goals ahead of him without pk ooo ,and ferran don play lesser games

Flick tax. Let Mbape play under Flick and take Ferran to go play under Alonso or Arbeloa lol.

andrewbaba44:
Sorry I made a mistake

Without pk mbappe got 3 league goals than ferran

Ah, I for say ooo. Lol 😂😂😂

andrewbaba44:
And if you remove pk mbappe have only 1 league goal than him ,while ferran have played lesser minutes

How true is this?

Like Mbape have scored just one more goal than Mbape in Laliga without pks?

Hmmm 🤔

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
The thing shock me I swear. Adding 9mins is too much already against a team with red card. Five or six minutes maximum is good.

But then refusing to blow the final whistle after 99minutes is a crime, adding another extra six minutes extra time again plus Giving a cheap penalty to Madrid.

This is one of the dumbest officiating I've ever seen

It's one of the reasons why Laliga is gone and why they can't compete with EPL teams.

Also, poor refereeing has been a template for Madrid, very pronounced since Xavi's first season. Barca gads dey careful. Perez will not give up without a fight. Laliga is in sight for him because in UCL, they'll be flogged like kids because no ref bias there.

Madrid fans Una deh enjoy ooo lol

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Mbappe scored his winning goal/Penalty in 90+11mins.

This league is rigged against Barca.

Without refs, Madrid would've been at least 15 points behind Barca but doing be surprised if they end up winning the league. All it'll take is a draw from Barca and they're back on top.

It's not football, it's Laliga....

jpmoriarti:
You’re now playing God. You've no idea what's the ceiling of your own career, let alone someone you only watch on television.

The only thing that will matter for him is continued hardwork and learning. You can't put a ceiling on that.

Initially people already wrote Ferran Torres off as a €50m disaster but he's slowly coming into his own. Yes he misses more than he scores but careers are never linear.

At 25, there's so much room still to grow for him. And you have to agree that

We wish Ferran well 🙏

andrewbaba44:
Aside foolishly missing those chances ,I still wonder how he always get this chances

Yes we create a lot ,but that dude is always at the right place at the right time ,even as great as lewandowski you won’t see him getting those ferran chances

Only one thing is stopping ferran from becoming a world class striker

Omo Alvarez na money o

That one thing(Finishing) is the most important for strikers. Ferran is 25, in his prime, playing under the most attacking coach in world football. This is his ceiling(level). He'll not be better than what's he's showed so far. In fact, he can actually regress if Flick departs today.

WhoDeyHause:
Atletico Madrid don sign lookman. Una go too crrrrryyyyyyyyy ehn

This is great news for Laliga.

Akor Adams, Ejuke, Lookmaan. I'm hoping for Osimhen in Laliga soon.

jpmoriarti:
Yes we're the boys while you're the men. Anything to keep you happy bro.

Barcelona have 0% chance to win the UCL this season while everyone else including Chelsea has 100% chance because they all have world class DMs and take all their chances while Barcelona is shit.

I never said this ooo lol. Barca under Flick in the UCL will always be there ooo. That statement was generic my bro. Barca under Flick is a UCL contender👍

jpmoriarti:
We still finished ahead of Chelsea in the league phase. So that result is not important nor the one against PSG.

It's a good bragging rights sha. Finishing a head of Chelsea and PSG both teams who flogged you but let's see what's up in UCL knockouts. That's where boys are separated from men.

Till then Chief

jpmoriarti:
The other day, it was the presence of FdJ as our DM that will cost us the UCL. Today, it's our lack of effectiveness in front of goals that will cost us. Just admit you'll loathe to see Barcelona become the UCL winner once again. As if we're the only team that misses chances. Chelsea also miss chances and have been pegged back as well.

Speaking about Chelsea, you said they gave us bloody nose after Ferran missed a sitter but we still finished ahead of them in the UCL league table. And we didn't lose the match because of Ferran miss. We lost because we played 55 minutes a man down.

Yes it's excellent to take all your chances but if you create a lot, you tend to score a lot more. Barcelona has scored 82 goals across the league and UCL this season while Chelsea has scored 59 goals.

The main reason why Barca won't win UCL is because of Dejong playing DM. The stakes are too high for a not so disciplined player like him to hold it up against UCL contenders. One of the reasons why you won't win is inability to take your chances.

Talking about the Chelsea game. Barca had no chance the moment Pedri was not available to play. I said this months before the game that Barca will lose if Dejong played DM and no Pedri to hold his hands. I said same thing against PSG. The moment Pedri was substituted, Barca lost the game.

You lost because your midfield led by Dejong couldn't cope with the intensity of Caicedo and co. We were a goal up and two goals cancelled before Araujo's red card. With or without red, Chelsea had the game in the bag.

What I'll agree with you is that Barca would've scored. May be 3:1 or 3:2 but 3 points a.k.a victory was 💯 guaranteed with Dejong DM. Something I predicted months before the game.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Man literally missed almost a dozen chances last night. This is why I don't rate him at all because at best he's a bench/squad player. He's not a first eleven material in Barca.

I really want Alvarez

His movement to find space is world class but everything else is grade B or C.

If Alvarez is signed, Ferran will leave. Ferran sees himself as a starter now. He's on course to finish 2nd or 3rd in Laliga pichichi race ahead of Alvarez.

jpmoriarti:
No need to cry wolf yet. You should be more worried if the chances are not being created. You can't teach how to score goals but you can teach how to generate chances.

This is another reason why it'll take time before Barca wins the UCL again. No UCL contender will allow you to generate chance after chance. No way lol.

In the game against Chelsea, Ferran had the chance to give us an early blow but he missed it. Had he scored, it would've been a different game. At full time, we gave Barca a bloodied nose. That's UCL for you.

In the game against Bayern last season, Raphinha converted all chances and Barca won 4:1. The scoreline didn't reflect the performance of Bayern. They were not 4:1 worse but because Barca took their chances and punished them. That's UCL for you.

Point is, at this level, when the stakes are much higher, you have to take your chances. If you manage to create two or three quality chances, you should at least score 1. That's UCL level, that's the highest level of club football.

jpmoriarti:
No team scores every thing they created but yes agenda must agend.

We missed lots of glit-edge chances but it could be lack of freshness from the players. They've been playing back to back since beginning of the year.

I'll be more concerned if we're not creating chances. But thankfully, this team are a chance generation machines.

Our xG tonight was 6.52. Phenomenal!

Show me where I said you're supposed to score all chances. Also, with the chances created today, 5 goals is the barest minimum. When you watch today's game, it's clear why Barca despite being by far the best team in Spain are just a point ahead of Madrid and why they lost to Real Sociaeda.

Meanwhile, it's funny how you'll read my comment about Barca not taking their chances and clasify them as agenda lol.

You're very funny man....Lmao!

Kilishihunter:
Rashford makes it three finally. Superb run and assist by lamine

If Barca had a 9, this game would've been very bad for Elche. We're talking something like 7:2 or 6:1 kind of scoreline. Or may be 8:2

2:2 and Madrid will be on top, never to come down!!!

This game is 2:2. Too many jokers playing for Barca up front.

I'll like to see Flick in a top club in the EPL.

Jamiuokolaa:
Haba

Kilishihunter:
We should have been out of sight instead of giving elche the opportunity to get back into the game. This has been a good game from the team

Flick is my favourite manager right now. He's always played well, Barca always play well but they need prime Luiz Suarez more than a CB. Imagine being 5:1 up in first half. How do you come back from that?

Kilishihunter:
Abduleez1 shey your ferran wants to kill us ni 😭 This guy is wasting sitters

Ferran is Darwin Nunez. He's lucky that Flick is his coach.

Thats how them waste chance so tey them lose to Sociaeda. Barca really should've thrashed Real Sociaeda but because of their wastefulness they lost the game. I couldn't believe they couldn't even draw lol.

Extremely wasteful!!!

Darkseidreloade:
Lol this barca dy concede against anybody.
I pity una for UCL

If there's a team in Laliga I expect Barca to concede against, it's Elche. They're the most organised team in the league after Barca.

The table doesn't reflect but them Sabi touch ball.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Okay

Elche is a more organised team than Real Madrid. That midfield of Olmo, Fermin and weak Dejong wouldn't be able to cope. Flick should have dropped one of Fermin or Olmo.

1:1 game on 😜

BlueRayDick:
Everywhere semo

Come fess, I want show you scoreline...