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Who said no knockout stages make I slap the person mouth

Shait! Dem wan impeach Eldee . . . some PDP ish going on here

mukina2:
i hate you

you are so sure of winning you come here with a smile.
you'll be kidnapped

unku chamo you dey talk?

Where u finish last season madam? Yea below me


Eldee, yo hurry up and create this thing . . . abi we go wait until the transfer window closes?

coogar:
but having 2 slots for them in the starting team is better than just one position. 4-2-3-1 is too defensive. the striker is often starved with no services at all. in my opinion, 4-4-2 is the best but these days, managers have started positioning players between the lines and that can hurt real bad. that was where messi kept positioning himself and rio/vidic were clueless. they didn't know whether to follow him too deep or just stand and watch until he comes attacking.

4-1-3-2 is similar to the 4-4-2 formation.
The debate has always been how effective will Sneijder be in that formation.

Time to separate the puppies from the big dogs
Time to separate the pussies from the big cats

^^^We've got like 7/8 strikers anyway . . . . way too much. Last night we play 4 of them (now add Chachrito, Welbeck and Berbatov)
So even if we play with 3 forwards, they cant all get games.

Y'all still take [i]Latee[/i]f seriously?
Since the day he told me Ashley Young may never play for England again cos he just signed for MANCHESTER UNITED, I gave up on him.

montelik:
Obertan is looking a lot better than last season. I hope he can at least carry some of this into d season proper.

He's done well but I wont read too much into these pre-season games.
It's a different ball game entirely when the season starts.
He strikes me as a player that needs regular games to build his confidence . . .the question is will he get those games? Very unlikely.

ritchboy:
What Coogar has posted is where the players would be when they're attacking. When defending Sneijder will drop deeper to partner Carrick. If 37 y/o Giggs can play the role, Sneijder can!

I know that is the attacking overview but its too risky.
Sneijder is not particularly defensive minded in any way . . . he's not the kind of player that will be happy to drop off deep behind the ball at all times.

If they all drop off when defending . . . it only confirms what I've said earlier that its similar to the 4-4-2 formation anyways with Carrick the Dm and Sneijder the AM.

coogar:
4-1-3-2 has wingers in the "3". germany used 4-2-3-1 at the world cup, using muller and podolski as wingers with ozil in the centre.

i am saying. . .

----------de gea----------

raf-----rio---vidic----evra

---------carrick------------

valencia----sneijder---young/nani

-----chicharito-----rooney------

Coogar, we cant play this formation (its possible at OT) . . . its too open and will expose our back four especially away from home.
It is similar to a 4-4-2 anyway with Carrick holding and Sneijder in the hole behind the strikers.
I prefer the 4-2-3-1 with wingers in the "3"

4-1-3-2? No wingers? Fergie would rather die He loves his hot wings

4-2-1-3? This is slightly similar to the 4-3-3 we play sometimes. No qualms

We need a CM tho . . . If we get struck by injuries which will inevitably happen during the course of the season, we would struggle.

coogar:
schweinsteiger
de rossi
mesut ozil
khedira
**tiote**

The only player that I fancy there is Schweiny.
Never been a fan of Ozil, poor work rate and stamina and he would be the worst player to play in a 4-4-2
Khedira and Tiote are defensive CM's but I'd take De Rossi though for tenacity and his never-say-die attitude. Perfect for a 4-4-2 formation.

coogar:
have we signed wesley sneijder yet?

Seriously, apart from Sneijder . . . what other player could we get for that role?

mukina2:
dreamer @ title

We come from the theatre of dreams

Baba:

"Forget it. We are looking at some things but I am not so sure Sneijder will be easy to get. I could pick three or four players to come in but they wouldn't be good enough for us, so there is no point.

"I would be happy enough [to continue with the present squad]. Maybe I am a bit overloaded in the strikers' positions. The alternatives in midfield are not nearly as strong. But I have a good squad."

New season beckons . . . Let hope we can deliver the 20th league title.

COME ON YOU REDS

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proudly9ja:
^^^
I checked the date before posting and since I couldn't find a link to support your info, I was (and still am) torn between accepting your word or that of skysports. You know the one Id rather stick to!

Whether we sign him or not, he won't add anything to us next season as he'l be going on loan. But like you said, if we can't sign this guy it says a lot about our ability to attract top 'young' players.

Having said that, I am also not really keen on these foreign youngsters anymore. I won't be surprised if the new one from Spain decides to leave after one season here. If their aim is to have one good season at Arsenal and then start crying for mummy, then maybe we should just stick to young English players.

Skysports reported today that the deal is off

debosky:
Don't y'all know Ibime's analysis is more watery than a bowl of peppersoup?

Very soon he'll say Young is can't score a goal to save his life because his best tally is less than 50% of Ronaldo's best.

His brother[i] Nateevs[/i] also said Young may never play for England again cos he signed for Manchester United

[quote author=chi-baby link=topic=602807.msg8741361#msg8741361 date=1311011349]^Meet me at the crossroads [/quote]Nah, Imma come scoop you up myself

duduspace:
levels don change naa, courtesy of Romanarab money. Wetin you still dey do for there Chamo? the money nor flow come your side? I forgot, yu manure people are broke-Bottom and heavily leveraged

I never lived there . . .In short my address doesn't even have 'London' in it.
And who told you he has moved?
There is no concrete evidence to show he relocated
I can vividly remember him a long time ago saying he lived around the Waterfront Leisure Centre in Woolwich, close to the Nkwobi spot
Ibime, abi I lie?
Its on the record o

Ibime:
How you use know say I no dey live for Chelsea?

BTW, Ive got friends in East Didsbury. . . you dey complain say rent dey high but rent for Didsbury is lower than rent in the most Ghetto area of London. Ask Chamotex how much rent he pays in Woolwich. If rent in Didsbury is too much for you, then you may have to sell your grandmother to live in common Woolwich.  

The same Ibime that lived in Woolwich for many years?

[quote author=chi-baby link=topic=602807.msg8740935#msg8740935 date=1311007211]Breath of fresh air![/quote]Hmmm

duduspace:
damn Chamo, too much spite doth make thee mad.  The koko of the matter is "pace in wide positions" 

Leave story oga.
Like you've never had pace in wide positions before . . . Theo, Arshavin and even Eboue when he plays there have pace to burn.

And word on the street is that Oga Dudu don move to Manchester.  U go do medical?
Make I no go see you for Old Trafford by mistake

duduspace:
Any views on this Campbell boy? seems its a done deal as even Sky is reporting something in the pipeline and most people seem pleased with it and I've only heard good things about his performances in the Copa.
Pace in the wide positions seems all sorted now and significant strength in depth, the arsenal of old might just be back. Now can we sort out the defence?

Arsenal sign Campbell . . . and all of a sudden the Arsenal of old might just be back?

^^^Anderson doesn't have the panache and an eye for goal like Scholes did.
But I love his energy and the way he tries to set up attack especially the way he carries the ball.
He is nothing close to Scholesy thoigh

;d

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_7038082,00.html

At least we know Fergie is out for a 'ball-playing' midfielder

Ibime:
Word from the Wycombe match is that Anelka and Torres looked very sharp together. Word from inside sources is also that Torres maybe first choice next season.

Sumptuous goal from Benayoun! He always had the coolest head in the penalty box unlike others who blast shot first time.

Regarding Anelka, except the powers higher up consider its the best time to sell him with one year left on his contract, I think he is a Villas-Boas style of player. AVB liked playing 3 forwards at Porto with Hulk on the right wing. He really played his three forwards high up the pitch ala Ancelotti style. Unless Chelsea buy some winger/forwards this summer, Anelka and (but less-so) Malouda are the only guys who fit in to AVB' tactical set-up. . .although word on the training ground is that Chelsea coaches think Kakuta can score as many as Malouda and Anelka.

Good to see Di Matteo back! His Chelsea career was cut short by injury. I don't think he did much after the 2000 FA Cup due to a niggling injury that lasted 2 years till his retirement.

Scott Parker? He's done well at West Ham. I just hope he won't catch the blues again like last time where he put himself under too much pressure to live up to replacing Makelele. Speaking of Makelele, did he get that job at Chelsea? That's my favourite Chelsea player of all time, closely followed by Lampard and Gus Poyet.

Word on the street is that . . . Ibime has big ears 

Roland17:
I[b]f Wenger spends on Radamel Falcao(too late now), Samba, Juan Mata, Machaeda and the left back position[/b], we would be good, but with Man utd agreeing on sneijder i can tell u the league is as good as gone.

This is not FPL or Football Manager o

debosky:
^^ True

But apart from Chelski I don't think there are many clubs looking for/can afford a midfielder like Schneider. If Utd do actually want him and pay, then it's unlikely anyone else will jump in.

Corinthians could you know

Ibime:
You don't have to play one striker with Sneijder. That's a myth. If Utd can play two midfielders with Paul Scholes, then they can do the same with Sneijder cos Sneijder is more hardworking than Scholes (in his older years). Sneijder has played in a two man midfield with Ajax many times, and two man midfield with Real with RVN and Raul upfront. Infact for a long period at Ajax, Sneijder mostly played left midfield whilst De Jong and Steven Pieenar occupied the central positions. You do lose some goal threat though, which makes a mockery of the £35m transfer fee, as for that fee, you should have a ninja copping at least 15 goals a season.

Of course we cant . . . but how effective will it be? (Especially in the 'big' games).
We can do that against lower oppositions no doubt . . . but why pay that huge sum of money

We barely played Scholes in a 2 man midfield in any important game.
I dont mind Sneijder. . . .but for 35m (a club record)?