₦airaland Forum

solomonbrown64:
.... I no believe am until I see am. We have a world beater in our team sha.

Yes..that's why I will never be in support of letting either of Auba or Lacazette go. They are two very good forwards any of our rivals will gladly take and latter punish us. I still haven't gotten over Van persie leaving for utd despite his early years of reoccurring injuries where we gave him a lot of time to stand on his feet

solomonbrown64:
..... Lol, those ones are generational talents. Rodgers made Sterling good but Guardiola made him better. Coaches work on players but it doesn't mean that they don't learn one or two things from other players. Abi you never hear players say so and so be their role models. I remember Wilshere saying he watches a lot of Pirlo videos. Wasn't Wenger his coach then but there was something he wanted to master and Wenger couldn't give him that.

.... Coaches like Klopp, Wenger and Guardiola are rare because they work on players and make them better. Others are very good managers and better tacticians and I think Emery falls into that category. But still, major developments in players is due to the coach but players pick one or two things from better players in their positions too.

Well, my point is a player learns more from a coach's playbook than from fellow players.

Ìwobi always claims he learns from Ozil, but in actual sense he's no close to Ozil when it comes to those mad ozil trademark final pass. Look at Arjen Robben having played at Chelsea, Madrid, bayern....how many players have learnt that his trademark placing left-footes shot?

Most footballers already have their style of play from their youth/academy days, the coach will just fine tune to suit his own football philosophy. I know this because I played amateur football. I trained and I saw players who never learnt anything at all for years, just playing to the coach's instruction.

Fkhalifa:
Tbh, its only on this thread I see Guen ish, I believe even his biggest fan will tell you, he isn't a Modric/pirlo, there are still some side he has to work on, age's on his side, but his ability to be on the same plane and/or look more matured, look confident even against the big teams on big grounds than even some Senior member is why we feel he doesn't need to be condemned and crucified like some do here..most especially when you see them ignore senior men who cost/earn and are supposed to be covering inequities of our youngsters failing at their jobs.
I read comments on YouTube, AFTV, Instagram even Nairaland front page, and you don't see that much negative energy on him there like here.

Baba for my office even non-arsenal fans complain about when he has a bad game. For my office on Mondays we dey analyze performance of players over the weekend and games wey the guy no play well my guys dey talk am. People who don't have any emotional attachment to any player.

Even when I watch matches at the bar, I see how people complained bitterly of unnecessary holdinv on to the ball, and not playing to the whistle ( yes, when he holds on to the ball excessively and gets fouled he stays on the ground and thinks decision should go his way).

Anyways I saw an improvement on Sunday and he hope he gets better sha. Although kokaneprodigy is right about the guy always passing to the back and always returning the ball back to the initiator almost immediately, but he was better than Xhaka making silly passes under pressure sha. Yet Xhaka with those long passes still dey try. I just wish the coach can find a way of making Guendouzi to always track and retrieve the ball and while Xhaka can go ahead with those long forward passes

solomonbrown64:
.... The coach has his job which is true but players learn too from their fellow players especially as regards certain parts of their game. Walcott once said that he became a better shooter because he learnt it from Henry. Younger players tend to learn a lot from older players and superior players in their positions. It's the basic law of leadership.

Baba this thing no follow. If u Sabi, u Sabi. Players say stuff like that to hype their childhood idols.

Who messi, Ronaldo, mbappe learn from? Someone like zlatan who is very good and has enough arrogance to rival lucifer, u think say he even get time to learn anything from any player he played with? Baba na Ur coach matter most times. Look at someone like sterling. He played with Coutinho, Suarez etc at loserpool yet he was more known for his dives and unnecessary ikebe super dribbles/runs. Now look at what Guardiola has turned him to. Some people cash in on him almost every week as a potential goal scorer in sports betting

kokaneprodigy:
My point is, what’s spectacular about the stats up there for a DM? 1 key pass, 1 tackle, 2 interceptions. In a game where Newcastle didn’t sit back and he played for 90mins

Secondly attackwise Guen likes to hold the ball before passing, you need 1-2 pass to orchestrate a fast attack most times he takes 1 touch or two before releasing a pass and it slows us down.
I don’t hate him I just don’t rate him the way you do. We stated clearly that there’s no room for mediocrity post Wenger.

Exactly the problem I had with the boy last season. He holds the ball too much and makes it obvious when he wants to pass; making it difficult for whoever he passed to retaining the ball.

I mean for someone that watched Alex Song as a youngster who tackles opponents in crucial areas, gets the ball and makes forward passes to Van persie or whoever plays in the front, Guendouzi really frustrated me last season. I can count number of times he holds on to the ball just too much.

However, I think he's improving sha. He's doing away with excessive dressing of the ball. I just hope he gets better like Coquelin did with time

solomonbrown64:
....... Emery was asked why Luiz didn't play and he said that Luiz had pre-season with another team so, sooner than later Chambers might be the one to leave for him. He is decent but can he hold his own against elite forwards? I doubt it. I will be surprised if he starts against Liverpool and Tottenham. Passing from the back is crucial to Emery's play but it didn't really work yesterday because of the centre backs, against a decent attacking team, we for hear am. If there's a solution to the problem, I see no reason why Emery won't use that solution.

I thought I was the only one who noticed this yesterday. Chambers played really well yesterday except for the fact that he just do that play from the back pattern. A man city with hard pressing Bernardo Silva, sterling and Aguero or Jesus would've made us paid seriously with the way Chambers handles the ball at the back

solomonbrown64:
....... Most goals for Arsenal after 50 League games: Wright - 35, Aubameyang - 33, Henry 30 ...... Here was I calling Auba out for not being clinical, Baba I am sorry. You are a legend already, all you need is trophies.

Shebi u dey always call him king of tap-in goals

Thank God u've seen the light by yourself

"We were the better team for 45-60 minutes" Fc

But why is frank Lampard "franking" his face?

Chelsea = we dey play well Fc

This Christensen-zouma partnership wee never work!

Chambers has really impressed me today. I've never rayed him, but he's playing pretty well. Same with Guendouzi

Auba-mai-goal!

Roland17:
My brother abeg stop with the pettiness. Na which Nelson dem dey bully? Na the same match we dey watch so? I know you don't like him but you don't have to lie to promote your hate because we sold Iwobi. If you say he has missed some passes and has been poor with his setpieces I will concur but bullied? Abeg take am easy with the lies.

I just read his post and shake my head. As if iwobi would've dribbled into the box and rocket a powerful shot into the net.

Roland17:
The back 4 have held their own thus far.

True. But Auba has been playing like he's not well or fit. I don't even know wassup..with our attack

Mkhitaryan is a 4cking idiotttt!

Shelvey just dey body check everybody

Someone should tell these young guns they are no longer in the academy. Enough of all these pass pass pass o. Na goal dey win for this side o

MrDojo:
See ehn, Unai does not know what will happen to him of he misbehaves this season. I was seriously praying we won't see that lineup, alas, Unai disappointed me. Hopefully we win, but I expect a lot of sideways passing.

Yes. Sideways passing is sure as helll in this match
Just seeing the midfield pair of Guendouzi and Xhaka lasan na morale killer. I just hope those front men help us out today sha

Oasis007:


You think I wanna stay here long? Thread full of x-rated Monikers; Sodick, Blue-dick, Cocaine-nigger, Alomo-guy, Orijin-whatever et al.

Mitcheww.

Alaye gedifok and go and attend to Uranager and his broken wheel

krattoss:
Who has watched "this is football " series by Amazon..

Dope series

Is it on Netflix?

Immediately Loserpool won 4-1 yesterday I know say Guardiola na weyrey, I know say he go wan use weyrey win this match with a margin closer to loserpool's or higher

Kimbeast:
I swear bro. I really hope VAR hasn't been introduced to disallow goals where a striker's little finger is offside?

Just what I was thinking....now city have to replay their pk courtesy of VAR

A lot of teams will be disappointed by VAR this season o

airsaylongcon:
As an alumnus, I'd advise that you say what you can defend 100%. Back in the day there were loads of boys who wore jerseys with the number 7. The school didn't know what it meant but Street sharp guys knew. These 7 wearing guys had joined BU from other universities

Baba calm down. I said the university has zero tolerance for cultism and you said the university didn't know what wearing 7 jersey meant. Oya where is the lie?

Shebi it is what they know about the will have tolerance for na. I no talk say cultist no dey BÙ, I only said the university doesn't tolerate it

I really do not get the rationale behind davido and Burnaboy joining a cult group. I mean look at Davido, he lived in the United States, escaped the brainwash of the senior cultist telling u they have connections( in fact no cultist has connection like his dad). Even when his father forced him to school in Naija he schooled at Babcock where there is zero tolerance to cultism........

Now he escaped all that and he decided to join a cult group known for their notoriety of killing rivals with guns and axe.


Burnaboy sef lived in the UK yet when he enter Naija na to join cult........Na wa ó.

OkoYibo:
See this boy

The other day, Davido had soldiers as escorts when cultists in Port Harcourt chased him off the stage. The coward took off.

He thinks he's a star but if he's not careful, he would end up like Skaileymental.

U mean Damoche not skaileymental.......Skailey is very much alive

okofians:
My brother,it's obvious that you are a novice in the game of soccer for calling mikhi a senior to Pedro...

Alaye do you have comprehension problem?.......Mkhitaryan and Giroud have scored beautiful scorpion kick goals prior to Pedro's and that's what I mean by his seniors Giroud and Mkhitaryan

Jodera:
To be fair to iwobi. That's was the only match I can vividly remember where he was easily dispossessed and using that 1 match isn't enough evidence that he's not good enough 1 on 1. Every footballer normally do have an error leading to goals even great footballers, so it's not fair to use that one match in saying he's not good in beating defenders or creating avenue for chances. We all watch matches last season and at least I know he's normally good(even the best ) in driving our team forward.

I'm well aware he best Mkhitaryan and Ozil last season......but the way guys go on and on about his leaving just dey amaze me. Y'all call ozil shiiit cos he had a bad season forgetting how he's been miles ahead of Ìwobi and can still hit top form once more. The same people judge Mkhitaryan as shiiit cos of just one season he spent at arsenal...... But if I judge Ìwobi based on the years he's been at arsenal and still not a top player, they frown at that.

Well maybe it's just one match, maybe it's more....iwobi is not a perfect player that shouldn't be let go for a reasonable amount. Even himself admits his inconsistency.

So nobody is wishing your new number 10 happy birthday here?

Marcelini:
Good money true, but only if it were reinvested on an upgrade left winger to provide take ons and create chances against bus parking teams like Iwobi did, though not at top level. Bad move if money is just to balance account books for other already bought players , as its beginning to look like.

Wait a minute! Which takeons did iwobi do against non-bus parking teams before even doing against bus parking ones ? Please refresh our memories.

Are u referring to the iwobi being described below or another iwobi we don't know of?

solomonbrown64:
...... Baba, that's not true. That wing was Iwobi's last season. Auba started on the right wing....

I watched him play left wing last season in some matches. At least that was where he played vs man utd I think.

From the screenshot below it shows he plays both LW and RW