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odizeey:
But I can identify as woman?

Do you have Gender dysphoria?

raumdeuter:
So in the case of those 2 kids who identify as adults and are doing adult stuff
Let's just play the game and let them live their liberal lifestyle

Stop clowning. You cannot identify as an adult

Ibime:
Yes, the same Stones

If Pep can use an otondo like Stones in midfield to great effect, it shows why nobody should take any DM seriously inside of Pep system

That's why I keep asking for evidence of weak DM doing it outside of Pep

Pep made some of you clowns hail Busquet greatest DM of all time. After Pep left, he turned to expressway.

You are basically admitting Pep is a genius.

postdigger:
Won't he be getting a medal if they win?

He was not registered in January so I don't think so.

Cancelo will be feeling like an idiot right now.

If you like spend one billion you are not going anywhere without the right coach. The bigger theme that people should be thinking about is how to deal with playing catch-up to Pep tactically.
Pep just changed everything when he thought people were catching onto his City side and now all of a sudden his RB/CB becoming DM with floating 8's in half spaces and in channels. Everyone's playing catchup now. By the time it becomes vogue and half the teams are doing it, you can be sure that Pep will change again. The man is step ahead of everyone else in terms of tactical adaptation. Give that same city squad to Ancelotti or any other coach and he won't be this dominant.

odizeey:
We both are marketers. I made 50k and you are expecting 70k that didn't come while ending up making 20k and you are saying you are better than me?

I killed my targets and you were expecting. Keep expecting.

Your comparison makes zero Sense.

odizeey:
Expected remains where it is. Expected. If they can't turn their expected points to actual points what makes them special? The "special team" accolade should be given to Newcastle.

The "expected points" did not magically appear from thin air. Brighton performances this season per match is why their xPTS is so high. Underperforming their xPTS doesn't take anything away from their performance. The fact here is Brighton performance metrics put them amongst the best teams in the league this season. Top 4 to be exact.

odizeey:
Why are they not even topping Liverpool who have been poor this season?

Them dey try but you guys should come off it? Stop overrating them

They are not topping you and Liverpool because they are underperforming their xPTS ( Expected points) by 10. All their performance metrics this season places them in top 4 comfortably.

AdisaOwala:
From an Arsenal fan...

He is definitely telling the Truth because they can't go head to head with City doesn't mean they are overated. They had 47 points from 18 matches which is Arsenal best start to a Premier League season in history. When the team chasing you can win 11 league games in a row then there's nothing you can do. Liverpool finished with 96points and came empty-handed. Manchester city are just that good.

maik99:
Shey the otondos for this thread dey watch Brighton, giving Arsenal a footballing lesson on their own turf

Talmabout nothing is special about Brighton that man utd can’t beat them

Otondos😂

Everybody knows Brighton have been amongst the best teams in the league this season. With their performance metrics they are supposed to be top 4.

AdisaOwala:
How this Arsenal take top league sef?

What I see is a team only strong enough to qualify for the CL (based on the dip in form of other clubs)

Stop playing. They were the best team in the league for 80% of the season. The started dropping silly points at the wrong time while city was winning 11league games In a row.

TrebleChamp:
Again if your attackers are scoring goals, you won't really notice De Gea's limitations. I don't think Ramsdale is also very good at distribution, but Arsenal are playing good footy non the less.
Now with the bolded you listed, i ask again why is Ten Hag or the club offering him a new deal to remain at the club? Are you trying to tell us something we don't know about the Manager?

Does the limitations disappear when your attackers starts scoring goals? what does your attackers scoring goals has to do with your goalkeeper limitations. Ramsdale is amongst the top 90 percentile when it comes to distribution in Europe top 5 league according to Fbref.

https://fbref.com/en/comps/Big5/keepersadv/players/Big-5-European-Leagues-Stats

pkasso:
Henry was a notorious big game choker and what one could call a local champion. He couldn't replicate his PL form on the European stage and with France when on international duty. And let's not kid ourselves, the PL of the early 2000's wasn't half as competitive as it is today so his stats, while impressive are only par for the course. Think Lewy banging in goals in the Bundesliga or Mbappe in Ligue One.

Sheva played in a slightly tougher league IMO at that point in time, facing meaner defences while playing as a lone striker for most of the time, a rarity in that period. He also had a better record in Europe. His numbers speak for themselves.

Premier league was usually amongst top 2 in Uefa ranking during those years so your comparison with Ligue 1 and bundles Liga makes no sense. How meaner and tougher is a league were Cristiano Lucarelli was finishing top scorer, outscoring Sheva and averaging 20goals per season from 2004 to 2007.

TrebleChamp:
I get defensive when he is been made the scapegoat for the team horrible performance every game. We have players up front who are not scoring goals, but na De Gea una wan put all the blame on.

Nobody here makes De gea the only scapegoat for any of our horrible performances. The attack, Midfield and defense has been heavily blamed at different times this season. Even Casemiro has been called out for being poor since his return from suspension. The criticism of Degea here has always been about his limitations.

1. He has poor distribution which affects how we play.

2. He is not a sweeper keeper and doesn't command his box well enough.

3. He is very poor at saving penalities.

4. He has started making silly mistakes that has cost us some goals this season.

When any of this get mentioned you and others starts getting defensive for no reason whatsoever.

TrebleChamp:
Ten Hag is offering De Gea a new contract, unless you are telling me he said it for the camera but will definitely bin De Gea at the end of the season. We wait to see

The club is offering De gea a reduced contract. His wages is getting slashed by a significant amount and offering De gea a new contract doesn't mean we are not looking for a new goal keeper.

TrebleChamp:
I hope you will be sick and tired of Ten Hag too when/if he offers De Gea a new contract?
Cos Ten Hag is saying same thing some of us have said about De Gea here, he holds the most clean sheet this season inspite of facing more shots that goalkeepers in the top 6. He has his limitations, but you guys are just pushing your agenda or rather anger to the wrong player...

Ten hagg is saying exactly what he should say to the media. He is not going to come out and white wash De gea in public. So you agree he has limitations yet still get defensive when those limitations get called out. Some of you are impossible.

Leyqute:
That’s what happens when you have a big team mindset and don’t have the players or skills to play like them.

Brighton wanted to control the Everton game like they did against a tired, mediocre and egotistical Man Utd. Sean Dyche said no problem. He went the physical route, conceded possession and relied solely on counter to dismantle his whole team.

Well played TBH.

You are not saying anything new. Brighton have always gone into games this season to control them and dominate possession. You are sounding like Everton are the first people to rely on counter attack against Brighton.

AdisaOwala:
The same Brighton that was said to be on the same level as Mancity?

Some people still feel we needed to invest 400m to even draw this same Brighton

Brighton losing to Everton doesn't mean they haven't been amongst the best team in England this season. Bad day at the office. Even this match their xG was 3 goals.

BronzeTiger:
But kvara was on the pitch when zielieski asked osimhen for permission before taking the penalty against frankfurt which could have gotten osimhen a hat trick. I also remember him taking it against liverpool in their first champions league match though he missed it before being subbed out due to injury. How many top teams do you know that the main striker has to wait behind others before taking penalties?

That's none of my business. Spalletti confirmed it that Politano was their penalty taker followed by Kvaratskhelia.

Incognito9:
So we don't need to check how many games played?
Okay I accept they outscored him.

Who was Onye elevator outscoring and outassisting last season?

Good. The question is irrelevant and dumb. Fact remains Kvaratskhelia has been Napoli best player this season and has contributed to them winning the league title for the first time In 33years. His 3 player of the month and upcoming player of the season award shows it

BronzeTiger:
He is still on three not four. I'm sure if osimhen wasn't giving any penalties as charity he'll be at least on the 25 goal mark at this time. You saw what happened when he gave the penalty against ac Milan to the new born maradona when they urgently needed a goal.

Oshimen is not the penalty taker so he is not the one giving anyone anything. Politano is Napoli pk taker followed by Kvaratskhelia. This argument is getting tedious and tiring.

Incognito9:
Why didn't anyone of em received the golden boot? Ndi outscoring

At least osimhen will have a good and accepted excuse (Injuries and less game) why he didn't won it but can you say the same for others.

You are still typing irrelevant things. Was he outscored by Old man Ibrahimovic, Chelsea reject Tammy, Relapsed Belotti, Caputo and others during the last two seasons or not?

Incognito9:
So they used because of performance and whatever stat he had in pre season to call him kvaradonna, hmm this is dirty to Maradona face abeg.

Infact so since Maradona left Napoli, so they haven't get any player good player in dribbling and scoring they can name after Maradona.

Omo 🤦 one season he was named after Maradona, if he flop next season he will be named what 😂

All these ones you are typing are irrelevant.

BronzeTiger:
He doesn't have to be like maradona to be recognized as the main man who powered them to their first serie a after 33 years. Kvaradona is because of their similar dribbling styles not because he is on a level next to him.

He is basically the person who powered them to their first league title in 33years scoring goals, assisting and winning 4 player of the months award in that time. A record number ever won in a single season.

Incognito9:
Make we check their stats well to balance the outscoring

That you scored 24 league goals in 36 matches and I scored 14 in 26 matches plus penalties I won but didn't want to play it is not the same.

There's a reason osimhen won the award above em when others outscored him.

Mr man out of those players who will receive golden boot if one was to be given?

Incognito9:
We don't care what he was nicknamed, if they like make em call him Putin or Buhari, we don't have any business with that.

Like I said before was it when Napoli won the league that they found kvaratskhelia has similarities with Maradona 😂

F***kin racist country

They have been calling him Kvaradonna and their heir to Maradonna right from preseason. You Africans and crying racism over everything is always hilarious.

Incognito9:
Can we compare their stats last season (osimhen Abraham and VLAHOVIC)?

Let's see who was better

What are you comparing when they both outscored Oshimen? add old man Ibrahimovic as well,

BronzeTiger:
If he was their best player against ac milan they would have won the first leg. If you say kvara is fatigued what of kim min jae, zambo anguissa and others. He has been found out though I expect him to bounce back quick as he's a top talent. I don't see anybody in this Napoli side having the kind of impact maradona had when he led his own team to thier first two titles as this one looks shared right from the coach to everybody. But if we are to indeed crown a king of Naples im quite sure many neapolitans would call osimhen before kvara who's white.

Oshimen has nothing similar with Maradonna. Nobody is crowning Oshimen. Kvaratskhelia was nick named Kvaradonna and Kvarabaggio for a reason.

Incognito9:
Yes I concur, that's the perfect statement to make and not he elevated osimhen own career.

U don't need to think if it's 7 assist, check it out.

If it's even seven 7 assist then kvaratskhelia didn't elevate osimhen career, I expect him to be assisting half of osimhen goals. He's enjoying the penalties sometimes osimhen created, onye elevation.

He elevated his career. Oshimen was a 12goal a league season player before he meet Kvaratskhelia. Even Tammy Abraham was a better goal scorer than Oshiemen before this season. It's seven assists and Kvaradonna has caused more penalities for Napoli this season than anybody. He is top 2 in the league as well.

Incognito9:
Out of 22 goals scored by osimhen, how many did kvara assisted?

Kvaratskhelia elevated Napoli performance. His dribbling and close control is the reason why Oshimen is enjoying freedom to score. Take away Kvaratskhelia and replace him with someone like Rashford and see how his goal tally will decrease. I think he has 7 assist for Oshimen this season In the league.

BronzeTiger:
I only said that to counter what you said about Napoli winning 7 straight matches without him which is even six as he played and scored against ajax in the seventh match. Kvaradona should have replicated the same feat in the league and ucl first leg when osimhen was injured from the afcon qualifiers. Kvara has even been found out because his performances have dropped for a while now. But osigoal is still scoring and putting fear in defenders.

Kvaratskhelia has been carrying Napoli for 8 months winning player of the month in 3 of them. Like I said earlier he was Napoli best player from August till the ending of March were be dropped form which can be attributed to fatigue. Napoli in general has been struggling since April and their performance dipped. He was still Napoli best player in their champions league elimination to Milan.