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Jodera:
Good game. We controlled the tempo and defence did well.
Please, Pepe is getting frustrating by the week. I don't wanna sound as if I'm too complaining but I dunno weda he's still short in confidence or he lacks the skills and decision making for a top club.

I dunno if any one noticed, but I think our transition from midfield to attack is slow and not quick enough. Also, ceballos is a great addition to the midfield, but I feel he gives a lot of back passes and side passes, and somehow delays much on the ball(not like guen tho).... Just my observation, not only in this game, but also against Everton too.

Mari is a great addition to the defence. Good we have 2 ball playing cb in the team
Shout out to Leno too. He's outstanding.

Hoping we get a positive result against Manchester city.

I honestly do not agree with Ur submission on Ceballos. He only holds on to the ball when Pepe refuses to make a run on the wings. I mean you don't expect him to pass the ball to an empty space.

Ordinarily Ceballos would've passed the ball to an open space while pepe would be expected to make a run for the ball, but pepe has proven to be a player who likes to wait for the ball. He just won't move without the ball at his feet. This can be frustrating for a midfielder born and bred in Spain who has seen how dem Xavi, Iniesta play the ball into open space while Dem David villa and Pedro make a run for it.

Ceballos is miles apart from Guendouzi who recycles possession. Ceballos mostly wants to engage in forward play( this u can tell from some of the balls he gives away in a bid to locate a player hiding in-between defenders).


About two to three times in this match Xhaka was in a position to make defence-splitting pass forward he ended up messing it up.

iamoyindamola:
mustafi wasn't beaten on air too apart from his silly mistakes

Silly mistake yí Noni

Thunder fire mustafi asss anywhere he dey

iamoyindamola:
Mari had a good game but he almost made us concede in first half, I pretended not to see that.
I love his combination with luiz they both have long passes.

I can't recall seeing mari beat in any aerial duel in the match. He was massive in the air. I want to see more of the guy abeg!

I want to see Ur MCM grow Grey hair on bench....sorry he already dye him hair blonde sef

Goal ball!

Spy360:
That should have been a penalty for Nketiah, he beats his man and got tripped. These old refs just dey annoy me.

4cking Atkinson is a bastard

iamoyindamola:
You see that mumu foul papa gave away

That was not a foul.....Na 4cking Atkinson mess us up for dere

Spy360:
As far as our midfield options are concerned, Xhaka is the determining factor.

If you take option 2, then we don't need a DM?

I hope u saw the rubbish Xhaka just played now

iamoyindamola:
That man with same face of he's happy,sad,angry etc

He’s joyless

Hotworta1:
bro u Bleep up o. Why u no use rice chop this fine stew?

Bros I chop rice Monday to Friday. I no fit chop rice again on Saturday Na

Munzy14:
The snail is super attractive...

But what is it with Yorubas and boiled egg inside stew?

Saw that a lot in my trip to Ilorin and Ekiti.

I don't know if it's a Yoruba thing, but boiled eggs in stew after a day or two is tasty.

When we dey frequent mama put for university, we dey always tell the mama to give us the egg wey don tey inside stew

iamoyindamola:
I don't know what Arteta is trying to prove with this RB, although bellerin was awful last match but I'm not sure papa is the solution

Papa in Ur face

Even Agbero deserves a second chance

Spy360:
Having reached this point, what then do we really need?

1. An out and out defensive midfielder to pair with Xhaka
2. A ball playing midfielder to replace Xhaka

Option 2.

Xhaka should not be the one to decide hire and fire decisions. The club/team does not revolve around him.

Jencejyde:
Hello guys, does anyone have a good streaming link to watch todays match?

Search lordjb on nairaland search box. Click on his profile check his signature.

I'm using his link to watch loserpool v Bournemouth

eyinjuege:
This is wickedness in high placessss....

I want some now

Oya comman have some. There's enough to go round. When I boil rice later to move the snail minsitry, you will be notified

It's been a while I took my giant African snails, so yesterday I gave one of our Sabi cleaners in the office 5k to help me get some nice ones. She came back with 22 pieces of already washed and cleaned snails and 1k change. As omoluabli, I tipped her the 1k change and looked forward to a bright Saturday morning

I woke this morning to tend to my giant African snail beauties. After about 1hr 45 mins in the kitchen, I came up with this :

Pix 1- snail boiling on fire along with eggs
Pix 2- Snail and egg already cooked in better peppery stew decorated with better onions
Pix 3- The peppered snail and egg getting turned into a plastic plate to be preserved in the fridge
Pix 4- Snail lying side by side with yam fries(I got this in the mall yesternight) and set to be washed down with cold water and Magic moments vodka

kokaneprodigy:
I’ve been using him on FIFA though

Oya tell us shey he dey cross wella pass Bellerin?

By the way I just don't see myself using arsenal in video games. Most of the players are not just strong like their counterparts in the top 6

I hope somebody is seeing why I'm not comfortable with signing players nursing injuries....Cedric soares was signed January, we are already in March and yet he's not kicked the ball for once, not even as a substitute in a cup match.

To think his loan move is supposed to last 6 months after which we can then decide wassup. When will he play to impress us sef?

Spy360:
I strongly doubt Arteta will sell Xhaka.

In the first place attaching Xhaka's name to DM is not correct because he is not a DM even though he is made to play the role at times. He is more a passer like Jorginho of Chelsea.

Arteta can get a proper DM to pair with him but not to replace him. That's why I made the point of getting players to fit with him. To replace him, we will need an higher version of a box to box midfielder. You can help us by suggesting one.

The club has scouts paid to do that job already. No be scout go find Pablo Mari come out?

Spy360:
The fact is I don't like Xhaka as he hasn't really been the player we expected. He isn't fitting well with the other squad members. But, that doesn't mean he is not a good footballer. To get the best of any footballer one has to consider the formation and style that he fits in. I think we haven't got what fits Xhaka, or rather Xhaka hasn't fitted to us.

He has his strong points (like his passing, he is known to be able to play out from defensive positions, and also he has a high passing accuracy) which though hasn't suited us as we wanted but can suit others teams based on their unique circumstances. Else, why has he consistently been regarded as first team by various managers and even made captain for every team he has played with- club and country?

So we either ship Xhaka and get the type of player we want or we get the type of players that he fits with.

Bros I play amateur football quite well as a teenager. I didn't end up playing football as a professional because I was doing well academically and my parents would have none of the irresponsibility that trailed most local players.

You see, coaches start players for different reasons. It is not every player u see on the pitch that are the best in their position in the team.

That Xhaka starts under Wenger, Emery, Ljunberg and under Arteta doesn't mean he is the best player in that DM role in the team. There are so many considerations that could have led to that decision. Since Alex song left that DM role, we haven't had any physical player to step into that role. Coquelin was short. We had paid good money for Xhaka who is 6 ft 0in as against song who left that is 6 ft 1 in. Xhaka was the only option. Considering the fact that we haven't invested in any DM afterwards, it is only normal for all coaches to stick with the physical Xhaka till they get money to cop another DM with his stature but more of a ball aying DM; not one who wants to stay in North London and pass the pass to Sambisa forest.

This is why I hope and pray out of the funds that will be made available to Arteta, he should get a DM and sell off Xhaka to recoup a part of the cost instead of continually managing Xhaka

kokaneprodigy:
the former is a cheaper option. Ship him

Abi!

It's a no brainer. Why start looking for players that will suit the style of play of a particular player when the said player is not named Ronaldo or Messi. Even Juventus didn't turn their team upside down for Ronaldo to keep scoring every week.

Don't mind spy, he's just clutching at claws. He was trying to defend Xhaka but having found out no Xhaka defence will hold water, he's now giving far fetched answers like the club getting players that will play to Xhaka's stranght ( àbí na weakness sef) which he knows is absolutely impossible.
We've said it over and over again, Xhaka will most probably get a starting shirt at Arsenal being the only midfielder with his body physique till an alternative is acquired, but that doesn't make Xhaka good enough.

Spy360:
In a double pivot, yes. For Xhaka the formation of play matters. He needs a baller winner like Kante etc near him while he orchestrates play with his superior passing.

We've seen a ball winner like Torreira play alongside him winning all winnable balls, but that his superior ball passing ability how often have u seen it on display?

At what point did he display this attribute consistently that we all didn't notice?

If u ask me, Sincerely I think u are obsessed with Xhaka. You seem to have a believe he will reach some certain heights when he hasn't even left the floor.

Spy360:
I actually conceded based on the point I made that every player is upgradedable which includes Xhaka. So if any manager chooses to replace him with a better midfielder, I have no issues with that. But to say Xhaka isn't good enough to play for us is a fallacy.

Quick question ; Do u honestly think Arsenal can win the league with Xhaka playing DM all season long?

Spy360:
We are getting there.

Like you opined, some players fit in while some don't. Just as Coquelin, he was as OK as Xhaka, just that he fitted well. If not where is he?

Lukaku didn't fit in at United, he is currently the best thing in Italy after Ronaldo. He is on loan.

Drinkwater was bossing the midfield for Leicester a couple of seasons ago, where is he at Chelsea?

I repeat the only players who can fit any where are the exceptional ones you asked me not to mention. Others are within the limits of the teams they play for.

Now let's agree, Xhaka is okay but doesn't fit in to our desired style of play.

?

Bros why?

You quoted my initial post pointing it out that my submissions are invalid when I called for the sale of Xhaka because his contribution to the game in the middle of the park is below par( At times Guendouzi a 4cking 20 year old bests him in the middle). I clearly stated the fact that Xhaka has not really being the midfielder we all crave for until the role of Auxillary leftback was specifically carved out for him under arteta, you disagreed.

In order to make it seem he was being judged unfairly, you posited :

" There is a reason why Xhaka has always been on the first team since his U17 days in Nigeria for Switzerland to his time at FC Basel, to Borrusia Mgb , and Arsenal all under Wenger, Emery and now Arteta.

He may not be the super star midfield maestro, but he does bring value to his team


Now the same you has proposed that we all agree he just doesn't fit into arsenal playing style. Bros, Is that not the same thing as XHAKA IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ARSENAL? Now is it not only sensible to sell a player whose style doesn't suit the team and get one whose style does?

Why did it take you this long to agree?

airmark:


K1's own too much and no make sense. He would use like 5 mins to say nothing but how he was moving from one house to another, who he collected keys from.

K1 is a mad man na. He's naturally proud. He has 36 kids and is always willing to flaunt them, as in bragging dey the man blood

My old man used to buy his video cassette when we were growing up.

I also get pissed then tired listening to the songs . I mean how can K1 come to a show I paid him for only to be singing and reminiscing about his European tour 1995...''Belgium la gba de Ilu Harmburg, Harmburg la gba de ilu Monaco''...

airmark:
Adewale Ayuba was better than all of them. I will even pick Osupa for more sensible content than K1. Wtf is 'Eyin mama e sempe?' What is calling 'Yassin' like 150 times continuously?.

He was known for always bragging about his properties all over the world - "Mo lo sile mi ni Chicago, mo gba be lo si lemi ni Toronto, a dari wasi eleyi to wa ni Michigan, ama padawa si Mansion mi meta towa ni London, Manchester ati Kent, omo Anifowoshe".

Na wetin una dey call Flossin for obodo Oyinbo he dey do na . No be wetin Davido dey do now wey people dey vibe to him music niyen ni?

Jodera:
Lol...
But to be serious. What the guy says is right. OK players especially in a critical position can hardly give you trophies. We need above OK players in most positions to be truly competitive. What he said is really the truth

Exactly! we all complained bitterly during Wenger's later years of how we never got the needed quality players to make us contenders for the title. Now we still want to be managing "OK players" in 2020 and still expect to be taken seriously.

E no fit work

Swissh:
Blueray do you know any team in history that can stop the almighty Frontline of Mane, Firmino and Salah?

I know it not my brother

Swissh:
Exactly bro there is no team in history that can match this Liverpool team. We should we thankful to be witnessing the greatest team to ever play soccer.

I laugh in Wuhan

If tallness is a talent, then Matt Macey should be arsenal's first choice and not third choice keeper

He stands 3 and half inches taller than Neuer sef

iamoyindamola:
blame mourinho

Shey na mourinho sef say make arsenal players dey balloon ball ni? If u are leading 1-0 (which arsenal was actually doing) is it not wise to keep the ball instead of kicking it aimlessly into the opposition half?

Roland17:
Alaye, dis your news no legit oh! I can't find this info from any legitimate source.

I just tried to confirm now, seems someone went to pull out a 2019 news and refurbished it and same reposted by Alabi

Pics taken down.