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andrewbaba44:
It’s not hard to spot a kid

Is this how they judge football if I may ask ?

Should I remind you that gnabry didn’t make arsenal and westbrom team since you want to use the narrative of who first hit the limelight (audio limelight )

Gnabry is a good player no doubt but mahrez is better

OptimisticRock:
Nawa for people! So this man occupied a position for almost ten years and the uni still extended him a good gesture by making him a senior lecturer due to him being close to his retirement age yet he goes ahead to sue them.

What is the difference between this man and our recycled leaders hell bent on retaining power/position for eternity?

He may actually get paid the money but I highly doubt you can force the university to reinstate the man.

popizaino:
You can bail him out,I said games not games

thorrvik55:
And Fabregas

raumdeuter:
He doesnt pay attention to anything. The facts always elude him just like with those citadel people

raumdeuter:
You dont know anything about football and you wont keep quiet

Barcelona played el classico without Messi and destroyed Madrid 4-0

Jodera:
This season never even reach quarter way and you're already counting it 2 seasons? Na wa ooo

Havertz showed potential towards the 2nd half and end of last season. Ziyech showed potential during his preseason and even the super cup before injury derailed him again. You'll leave all these potentials just because of hazard's reputational talent? At least let the 2nd season end before you term these guys as no potential na. Moreover, if hazard at the age of 30 is having recurring injury, I don't know how you guys will stop it even if you have one of the best medics around.

Anyways sha, I hope he comes to Chelsea, at least one less attacker to fear

raumdeuter:
In Hazards career he has played under defensive as well as offensive coaches from Chelsea to Madrid to Belgium. Madrid is not a defensive side yet he is no different from Isco if we take out the excess fat

If you watch Messi dribble and you watch Okocha dribble you know one is committed to advancing the ball as fast as possible towards the opponents goal while one is committed to dribbling as many people as possible that will have people shout "hey hoo" Hazard is more of the latter and in football that is not useful

If you remember the career of Ronaldo pre 2007 and post 2007 what was the main difference? He eliminated useless dribbles from his game. The young Ronaldo will be contented with disgracing Ashley Cole on the wing and count the number of times he made Cole fall flat on his face while the matured Ronaldo wont even care if he dribbled anyone in an entire season

Hazard is an example of the pre 2007 Ronaldo, Of course there will be situations where the dribble will work and get him a great goal but it will never be consistent just like WIlfred Zaha

iamoyindamola:
Omo the guy cry say I quit
Honestly I don't see the joy these our guys derive in boxing
I can't watch that thing, it's too graphic for me
Same with kick boxing

AnfieldFan:
Wetin be this naaa
My guy say na "I quit"

izzou:

ObaIgwe1:
I don't know how to explain this so you can understand.

What happened to Usmanov is plainly boardroom politics of "bad-belle". Not that Usmanov was not willing or aggressive to takeover Arsenal.

I think SK should thank Dein for his fortune. It is a case of few of highly rated shareholders are hell bent on going the opposite direction of Dein. When Dein first brought SK, they all rejected him, called him all sorts of names and swore never to sell to him. Then Dein was removed, and he decided to bring Usmanov thinking 1, he would be more acceptable to the board and capable of taking over Arsenal. And 2, When Usmanov take over, he will be brought back to Arsenal and the board to continue what he loved doing. On that note he sold his shares to Usmanov.

As at of this time both SK and Usmanov were at par to taking over.

But the board was wiser (actually more foolish) they saw what Dein was after and refused to sell to Usmanov, rather went back to their vomit and welcomed SK, brought him to the board and from there the American quietly started buying them off. Usmanov had no chance because he was dealing with 2 main shareholders (Nina Smith and Fiszman) who will never sell to him no matter his offer....maybe for their hatred for Dein who they never wanted back at Arsenal. These two actually handed over Arsenal to SK.

When Usmanov saw he had no chance especially after his 1billion offer to SK was rejected, he sold off his shares to SK cos it doesn't worth keeping them after so many years wait. Remember he was NEVER made a part of Arsenal board.

Today they all regretted selling to SK. which means it was politics of "bad-belle" that made then sell to SK. I will blame Nina and Fiszman with Wenger for Arsenal misfortune. Nina and Fiszman hatred for Dein and Wenger hatred for Usmanov, because Usmanov was heavily criticizing Wenger and the board after Dein left. Usmanov was against selling some of our key players and wanted Arsenal go the way of Chelsea which was a threat to Wenger's position then. That gang-up was what stopped Usmanov and not that he was slow or unwilling.

Spy360:
What was Usmanov doing when Kroenke was convincing others to sell to him? If he had one billion what stopped him from raking up shares before Kroenke. Do not be fooled, though he loved the club but Usmanov was not as convinced into sole ownership like Kroenke and that's why he succumbed to selling his own part to him.

You are being too sentimental about this issue by backing Usmanov) and so find it difficult to to see the real picture.

The following screenshots are from Wikipedia, Arsedevils and Daily Cannon respectively (in no chronological order). Try to see beyond sentiments- the real picture.

They all sold to Kroenke because he offered more money , this is so simple to see.

Jodera:
Barca get better players o.
Pedri, Fati, depay, Gavi, Puig. All these ones na correct players o and they all young minus depay

Spy360:
Both of them at a time were competing for the shares. But while SK was offering better deals Usmanov was star gazing. Despite that most of the shareholders felt Kroenke isn't right in that he wasn't a football fan, yet he bought them over including Usmanov himself.

Hypocrisy, greed and power are the labels one could apply to David Dein and all of them would be richly deserved.
His desire to return to Arsenal would never be realised as Usmanov got bored waiting for a seat on the board and having his money tied up in a club where he couldn’t even take a shit without bringing his own toilet paper and asking for permission.

The Arsenal board who sacked Dein for colluding with the American, eventually welcomed Kroenke with open arms, like a long lost son. It was like Narcissus looking in the mirror, kissing his own reflection and paying for the pleasure.

Jodera:
Do you know before the advent of Arab sugar daddies, it was the Russian Oligarchs that was the in-thing? Arsenal is a big club and usmanov is a Russian Oligarch, I'm just imagining the kind of rivalry Chelsea and arsenal matches would have been all these years not this kind of ekuke matches we've been having.
Was it not Arab sugar daddies that came to limelight in 2008(man city) and later PSG (2011). As at then Russian sugar daddies had Abrahamovic in Chelsea and even a club in Russia (I think Anzhi) but they couldn't sustain due to the low market there. All these signs points that Usmanov would have taken us to an enviable height Chelsea and Man city are enjoying presently if not for our stupid board decisions.

While I understand you saying Usmanov would have acted fast if he wanted arsenal the way he claim is you coming from a neutral point of view and giving arsenal board and kroenke benefit of doubt, but if you really followed the news that time, you'll know that politics played a big part in Usmanov not getting his desired ambition. Usmanov been no dey like our Dangote wey na so so talk talk him dey do

Jodera:
Aside Euros, I don't see any tournament bigger or more competitive than copa sha(I stand to be corrected)

I agree that not having qualifiers and even bringing other continental teams to participate is a big worrying concern to get the sticks they're receiving but they're still bigger and more competitive than afcon, concacaf, and other co-continental tournaments.

Jodera:
I don't think anybody would have faulted the bolded if that was the initial premise. Everyone knows that after world cup, the next main big event is the euros when it comes to Intl footy cos of the competitive nature of it. This argument wouldn't have even started if it was compared outrightly to Europe but the argument was how useless it was as an international competition.
My point is whether teams like Brazil takes it serious or not shouldn't be anyone's concern, whether copa is held every week also shouldn't be anyone's concern as long it's a tourney recognized by FIFA like other intercontinental competitions, it should be given its due respect.

Jodera:
My question is
If copa was that useless and if the belief that Olympic was greater than copa (according to most folks here), why was Messi initially criticized for not winning an international trophy for his country even when he had the Olympic medal safe in his cabinet? After all, South Americans fancy Olympic more than copa

airmark:
If we use similar pencil to shade their Burndisleaguedown now, they will start spitting nonsense.

How many different teams have won Burnthisleaguedown in the last 7yrs now?

Nonsense league.

afrodoc2:
Shey patrick don answer your question?

No let am escape o, na so d guy dey do.

If I tell you that in the mid 50s they had COPA every year will you believe?

If I tell you that in 1959 they had TWO COPA in the same year will you believe?

Then in the early 70’s no COPA for 8 years.

COPA wey be like Rapture. E fit happen anytime.

Reminds me of Princess Jegede Cup that time. Anytime she get money she go hold tournament, but if money no dey she go comot face.

donstan18:
Jorginho won’t excel this Spanish team that has no Xavi or Inesta.

popizaino:
Hope all this jorginho fans are seeing what busquet has been doing with the ball at the opposite end ?

Almajirihunter:
It’s the face he keeps after he plays it that annoys me

Prestonn:
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