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Rice was everywhere yesterday, in fact since that Real Madrid gake last season Rice has been our best player in an Arsenal shirt.

It just seem as if Rice is the only one in our team who has that winning mentality that gives his all everytime he's on the pitch. Yesterday Rice was everywhere breaking Everton's attack play, sliding into the path of Everton players and repelling attacks after attacks. He also laid that pass to Trossard which ended up hitting the side bar following Trossard's placing shot.

One thing I noticed Saka requires is an AM who would be audacious to make a daring run at the opposition defence each time Saka gets double marked and he draws at least two defenders to himself. At that point, Saka needs either Eze or Odegaard to come to his left hand side, receive the ball from him and make a dashing run at whatever remains of the oppositions defensive set up. Whoever makes that run must be willing to dribble his way in without losing sight of other attackers' position in the box so as to be able to either pick a a nice final pass or strike a shot.

Now the problem with that scenario currently is that Odegaard will receive the ball, turn here and there and end up sending the pass side ways instead of penetrating deep into the heart of the opposition's defense.

Eze on the othrler hand would not even make himself available to receive the pass from Saka's foot. He would plant himself hiding behind opposition defenders and will somehow expect the ball to miraculously locate him thereby making the job of opposition defenders simple the moment they isolate Saka and close him down.

The drop in performance by Zubimendi has impacted on Rice venturing upfield. Before now, Rice always plays close to the edge of the opposition box when we are attacking and he's always available to play one or two outside shot. It just seem as if since that Chelsea game Rice has been handed a new responsibility of always staying behind to help our defense especially since our defence injury woes started. And I think that has affected our goal chances.

Hopefully Gabriel comes back ASAP and we get our MOJO back. It just seem as if the imbalance in our defense is what affects our overall attack play. It looks as if we play with so much caution upfront because almost everyone doesn't trust the defense so we take less and lesser risk upfront.

Gyokeres scores the PK 1-0

raumdeuter:
BlueRayDick afrodoc

in Nigerian politics has any VP or deputy governor succeeded the governor where the governor finished his term and supported the deputy to win elections

I know some deputy have ascended through governor impeachment, dying or legal issues

Yes, Ganduje succeeded Kwankwaso. He was deputy till 2015 and became governor of Kano between 2015 and 2023

Barnes slept on the bicycle and James cleared the ball off him.

See defender wey dey GBA.

Roland17:
Caicedo needs to be careful.

Honestly, I want to believe only Chelsea fans are impressed by his gidigbo style of play. That guy is just a step away from red card

patrickmuf:
He took a risk there. I wouldn't have been surprised if it was awarded.

Exactly

Chalobah got away with that. Any other referee could've awarded that a PK

Ramsdale poor positioning has gifted James a nice freekick goal

iamoyindamola:
Imade will murder these people

Aswear! Imade Don nearly kill snachez

He nearly had a hat trick there.

This match is yet to reach 30 mins and it looks like Chelsea has lost already.

Game swallow Palmer like dungeon. 😌

This Gusto na otu ewa normally Sha

Waltermade on a mission to score hat trick.

Now let's see if we will get tagged by the usual suspect about how good Fofana was in defence at the end of the match.

😏

Onside 2-0 😎

Waltermade bleeds Chelsea again! 😎

2-0

To God be the glory!

The way Newcastle dey press ehn..... They seem to be more determine to increase the goal talky than Chelsea's determination to equalize.

Gernacho 99% activity, 1% brain 😂

Dem Wan kill Sanchez and he's already on yellow card 😂

Make dem carry this Gusto commit if he no Wan play. Kosere ni st James park Jor 🙅‍♂️

Waltermode na chioma, no be Amaka 😂

Chioma no dey dissappoint.

Wetin Ibime and Afrodoc shack? I want some of that thing 🍹

Where did Miguel Azeez even go? I thought the guy was a promising lad at some point.

What happened to him sef?

Ellexy:
Na Wetin dey vex me for this new Spartacus series.....that female gladiator is rubbish, too lightweight and not convincing in any way shape or form.

There's a female gladiator in new Spartacus? 😲

I've not even watched it yet. What episode are they on currently?

izzou:

Wahala 😂

semid4lyfe:
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Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul

It was total beatdown

Ellexy:
But what were you expecting to see
Someone said that was some equal rights and lifts there...

I didn't expect to see that at all. I was thinking the female soldier will stand a chance against the marine.

I mean I thought for the female soldier to have challenged the whole marine on the base, she must be a prifessional looking to punish any amateur male marine boxer that will be foolish enough to take the bait.

It never struck me she will get pummeled for the next 2 minutes 😂

Shegzdave:
You no Dey allow this GOAT rest

Try dey calm down nah

We dey always dey on the case of the small letter goat any day any time

iamoyindamola:
So wasiu joining the fast and furious cast was real
If WC is not possible he will manage Oscar

Ọna kan ó wọja lo difa fún Wasiu wey dey chase Oscar when world cup has been elusive

In 2007, during downtime at a US military base in Iraq, a female Army soldier challenged any Marine to a boxing match in the ring. A male infantry Marine accepted. pic.twitter.com/LU4IhbLt5v

— Lemma the Optimist (@DoctorLemma) December 18, 2025

What actually happened in this video was so far from what I expected would happen when I first opened it

😭😭😭😭😭

iamoyindamola:
They see it as cruise and avenue for gaining traffic
It's madness in my opinion, the guy should just forget him there till he finish his Detty December
They are 2, the other one haven't been found.

I think Deji Adeyanju has posted bail for him Sha.



Those are the people that will make them regulate social media sooner or later