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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 2:02am On Jun 21, 2023
Kilishihunter:
See chief the reason why we are defending busquets is not really vs rodri, I personally believe rodri has the temerity to be the more recognized CDM by the time he hangs his boot since he's playing under a great coach and the best team in Europe currently but that doesn't mean we'll allow every disrespect over him to slide just like how each and every one of us will do to each of our favorite players and club legends, Busquets is like one of the few 21st century pioneer, a forerunner to the 2 in 1 (Regista + Defensive midfielder who actually did lots of defensive work for others to operate) roles the new cats like Rodri and co are improving on to bypass him
Busquets is more press-resistant than Rodri for example and that skill is a differentiator and why, IMHO Busquets was perfect for the original Pep system. But is Busquets good at handling the second ball or duels for headers? How strong was he one versus one? Rodri has more of those in his repertoire and as we would later see about that Barca, strong, agile, physical teams that used the second ball gave them a lot of problems. That problem does not affect City as much and that is largely because of Rodri.

That Barca team was a specialist team but this City team is like a Swiss army knife and I think Busquets and Rodri are microcosms of those attributes. Barca had to be perfect to win games (and of course, they were perfect most of the time) but this City could win games playing poorly because they found other ways to contribute and that is representative of Busquets and Rodri. Busquets is more of a natural than Rodri but he [Sergio] becomes a liability when his press resistance, quick-thinking and sleek short passes are not needed in a game (like when the team needs to score to win or come back from a deficit). But Rodri has found ways to contribute even when not playing at his best and he is absolutely lethal at headers from set-pieces and long-range shots (think Aston Villa vs City season decider) and so on.

Busquets is the original. Without him there is no Rodri but the evolution of soccer has fossilized his way of doing things. Rodri is the version of Busquets that has adapted to the modern game. You can decide which you prefer depending on how you want to play or who is playing against you.

Forgive my word salad abeg.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17:
popizaino:
I was very sure about my response “Dey play”. Be it against inter Milan,real Madrid or Genk or fc twente, there is no way Rodri will get the nod ahead of Busquet under Pep. Somethings are just impossible to imagine. Busquet is an embodiment of pep guardiola philosophy. Rodri is a lesser version of Busquet,so are you telling me Pep Guardiola will use a lesser version when there is the real version in the most important game?
Sorry but this is just opinion and you know what they say about opinions. . .
And about the issue of Walker,i had wanted to ask you since the UCL finals but i decided to let the sleeping dog 🐕 lie but since you brought it up, then i will be force to ask you how does it sound that Walker whom you claim is the most IMPORTANT player to pep guardiola set up in this current city side is left to sit on the bench in the most IMPORTANT game of pep guardiola and the club?
Guardiola changed his setup this season like he does every season since he became a manager. So we may have to compartmentalize your argument. I answered that question last season and it was proven many times especially when City lost to RM in the UCL SF last season.

This season, Pep changed again and in the new setup Walker became less critical or vital. Pep not only said it publicly, Walker had to field questions related to it.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 7:44pm On Jun 20, 2023
Kilishihunter:
Great summary chief except we also mustn't forget the fact that rodri has had John stones as an extra defensive partner alongside him in midfield while busquets has mostly operated as a CDM throughout his barca career
2 things is;

1. The Stones-Rodri dynamics just started in the 2nd half of the season but Rodri had held his own from last season as well.

2. People are responding like anyone said Busquets was inferior to Rodri. I did not. Sometimes evolution does not mean "better version". It could just mean more adaptable.

Do you know Pep reverted to his Cryuffian tactics in the 2nd half of the UCL final? That means that Rodri played the Busquets role in the 2nd half when his performance improved. Rodri can hold his own in that role without Stones as an anchor. He has proven it many times.

See it like 2 different GOAT level boxers. Their styles are different. Rodri interprets his role differently than Busquets would have. If Rodri played for Barca of 2008-2012 for instance, the midfield may have had less flair and less control but Rodri would have had more assists and goals than Busquets.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 7:36pm On Jun 20, 2023
TLona1:
I like the way you put it. The problem is how they're trying to downplay Busquets' abilities and making it look like he didn't play his part during the glory days of Barca.
Busquets was the best at what he did in his day and what he did, to me, was the best version of what his peers did at the time but soccer is evolving and it is not something we should be emotional about.

If another manager becomes better than Pep today, I'll be here to say it. If Steph Curry is no longer the greatest shooter ever I'll do same. We can't continue to be stuck in the way things always were. That is why some oldies refused to accept Messi being better than Pelé or Maradona. Away with the nostalgia.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 7:13pm On Jun 20, 2023
popizaino:
Dey play.
I never waded into the conversation about who is better etc. so maybe you should be sure what you are replying to. But I can categorically tell you that Pep Guardiola will not start Busquets over Rodri against Inter like he did not start Walker over Akanji. It is not even debatable.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 3:08pm On Jun 20, 2023
TLona1:
Pep will bench Rodri for prime Busquests bro.
He won't and this does not speak to Busquet's talent which is unquestionable. The reason Pep won't do that is evolution. Pep is a better manager today than he was when he coached Barca between 2008-2012 and he has adjusted his style to accommodate some of the strengths to Rodri's game that prime Busquets does not possess. Obviously, Sergio is better than Rodri at somethings and Rodri in turn is better than Sergio at others. But if the question is about today, a prime Busquets will play some games and Rodri will play some other games. Pep won't use Busquets in the final against Inter Milan for e.g. he would have used Rodri.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by Android17: 12:50am On Jun 14, 2023
User09:
I wonder what stupid bank gave the loan based on the bolded. What kind of risk management do they even run in Nigeria banks

I would expect it to pass through several of these type commitees before approval. Except of course, you dont have the full story
I dey always gbadun your takes.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 5:29pm On Jun 13, 2023
Bombblacks:
Who is talking about Arsenal and how does it relate to how teams qualify for the cup winners cup? You were trying to belittle the cup winners cup by saying for Madrid to be in it then they must have been poor when you had zero idea on how teams actually qualified for it. Accept you goofed and move on.
You were going on and on about logic in another argument with someone else so I thought you processed information logically.

If Domestic cup winning qualifies a team for the cup winners cup, would RM have participated in that tournament if they had won the league?

Then I presented another team that won their domestic cup that you would not have categorized as a good team.

Logic is not that hard to follow to those who know how to follow it.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 12:45am On Jun 13, 2023
Bombblacks:
No one asked for all these explanation. Madrid qualified for the cup winners cup because they won their domestic cup not because they were poor like you earlier claimed. EOD
So winning your domestic cup constitutes to being a good team like Arteta's 8th placed Arsenal in 2019/20?

I suppose what you have up there sounded logical to you? LOL
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 9:53pm On Jun 12, 2023
Bombblacks:
Nigga what the hell are you waffling about? Cup winners cup were for those who won their domestic cup competition. What the mess do you mean Madrid were poor to be in the Competition.
Real Madrid of 81/82 and 82/83 was mediocre. Sociedad won the league in 82 and then Bilbao won it in 83. That Madrid lost every final they played in 83 including losing to a mid Barca twice.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 11:03pm On Jun 11, 2023
Realtord43:
Lols.... Even Mbappe is ahead of haaland in ballon d'or ranking

8x loading.......................

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 10:53pm On Jun 11, 2023
forgiveness:
Ferguson was a genius. In his era, Manu was difficult to beat. It is not different from what we are seeing Mancity do under Guardiola.

But Ferguson had won European titles with unknown underdog like Aberdren. Something I doubt Guardiola can replicate with obscure teams. Not taking his achievements from him but I have doubts he can succeed with low budget teams.
Please don't do this to SAF. He won the Cup winner's cup which is at the same level as the Conference league. And if you claim he beat Real Madrid, that should tell you how poor Real Madrid were at the time to be in the Cup Winner's Cup.

I respect SAF so you people should not bring him into this. He does not deserve it.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 10:13pm On Jun 11, 2023
In 2019/20 season, Laporte and Kompany were out injured for most of the season. Stones was depressed because of baby mama drama and not being able to see his daughter. Pep had to play Rodri and Fernandinho as CBs to pair with Otamendi most times and in some occasions both players played as center back pairings. If you use the data amassed that season to make your analysis, you will be wrong.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 9:46pm On Jun 11, 2023
Capaldi:
Like I thought Inter Milan matched city perfectly and contained them. They created more clear cut chances and should have won the match. More teams will be adopting a 3 at the back formation against City.
Can you mention 1 chance Inter created before City scored?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 11:08pm On Jun 10, 2023
Godx:
So the billions spent on players by the club is not relevant because it came under different coaches?
I didn't want to shred the nonsense but I am happy someone is doing so.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 10:17pm On Jun 10, 2023
Neimar:
Barcelona
What year?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 9:59pm On Jun 10, 2023
Borntosmoke:
Onana na midfielder no be keeper I swear
He is something else.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 9:57pm On Jun 10, 2023
Agent Akanji reporting for the Inter Milan undercover team.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Manchester City vs Inter Milan (1 - 0) On 10th June 2023 by Android17: 9:02pm On Jun 10, 2023
If you dey hate you need therapy.

City players were nervous. That's all.

They'll play to the plan in the 2nd half.

We are winning. Easy.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 8:57pm On Jun 10, 2023
DontBullshitMe:
Sounds like a good plan except that Foden will not track back to assist the right back.
True or rather he will but not to the level that Bernardo can do it.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 8:54pm On Jun 10, 2023
Phase 1 of winning the UCL done.

Now that we have got the nerves out of the way, Pep has to instruct his players to be more direct. Bernardo Silva is becoming predictable as they expect him to cut inside and we don't have KDB anymore to occupy that space. I love Foden but he is yet to show me he reads the game like that.

On the other hand, his close control and incisive runs would be instrumental in creating the gravity we need to shrink this back 7 line they are playing.

It is a game of fine margins and even though Inter have been brave and followed their play-out patterns to almost perfection, we have been able to nick the ball off of them showing me that we are pressing them the way we planned. We just have to find a way to get Erling more involved. He has shown 2 times now that they cannot mark him if he takes them on.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 8:37pm On Jun 10, 2023
KDBs hamstring.
SportsRe: The NBA Begins by Android17: 3:44am On Jun 10, 2023
Yea, I remember all these from the Lakers series.

Homecooking at its finest.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 1:13am On Jun 10, 2023
I read the same against Bayern and later RM.

You cannot fight a person or idea whose time has come.

Nobody who watches soccer will write off Inter Milan easily. There is a reason they are here and they have the tools to make the game difficult for Pep's men.

But just like Messi and the world cup, Pep's time has come.

City for the sextuple.


I repeat, City's time has come.

"This decision is by the decree of the watchers, And the sentence by the word of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, Gives it to whomever He will, And sets over it the lowest of men."
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 3:48am On Jun 09, 2023
grin

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 2:32pm On Jun 08, 2023
andrewbaba44:
But Mac Allister is valued at 50 at least

Nobody is arguing with this price Liverpool paid ,but if it’s city they will say there are some underground payment grin
No agent fees, bonuses, kickbacks. Nothing of the sort. Even though Liverpool as a club have a reputation of cheating and stealing.
SportsRe: The NBA Begins by Android17: 2:04am On Jun 06, 2023
Meanwhile, someone was supposedly helping Steph get rings but then got no rings [on his own] sounds like he needed Steph.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Android17: 2:01am On Jun 06, 2023
Nostradamus1:
You can validly complain about your attackers performing at less than optimal level due to facing a good keeper and not having a great game.


Statistically, either Gundo performed x400 of the attacker's shooting optimal level or you had no keeper
Hope you know Penalties account for 0.8 of XG?
SportsRe: The NBA Begins by Android17: 1:57am On Jun 06, 2023
Jimmy making sure his team doesn’t get swept. Acting like a certain Steph. See if your goat can relate.

grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Manchester City vs Manchester United FA Cup: (2 - 1) On 3rd June 2023 by Android17: 8:23am On Jun 04, 2023
LZAA:
Mourinho coached under van gaal
He was a coach under van gaal at barca
Initially Robson who gets fired after winning the CWC that year. Then Robson heads to England I think and asks Mou to join but he prefers the trappings and prestige of being at a bigger club like Barcelona so he turns it down to take LVGs offer even though Newcastle were going to pay more than Barcelona.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Android17: 8:20am On Jun 04, 2023
andrew444:
They hyped him that he was better than neymar and he will do better than nahmar in Spain 😁
Hazard be like: "I'm unavailable, dem no dey see me".

LOL
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Android17: 3:43am On Jun 04, 2023
Nostradamus1:
You can validly complain about your attackers performing at less than optimal level due to facing a good keeper and not having a great game.


Statistically, either Gundo performed x400 of the attacker's shooting optimal level or you had no keeper
That's a fake picture FYI.

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