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AjanleKoko:
The guy is nothing more than a very good pacy midfielder. Left back? I no fit laugh.

O boy I tire ooo. Dude's positional sense is appalling. He is nothing but a glorified Left winger.

medjai:
Why sign Contreao when you already have:
Marcelo(arguably, the world's best left-back)
Arbeloa(another quality left-back)
Nacho(young and decent back up)

Arguably the world's best left back ma foot. A left back that can not execute his primary role properly.

The Anderson I watched during the under 17 worldcup in 2005 was extremely skilful. Don't know where all that skill has gone though.

A Great performance(I must admit) against an Inter team on the decline( watch the Schalke Match for further evidence)and he is suddenly a world beater. Alexis Sanchez has done the exact same thing for 2-3 seasons now but with moderate fanfare.

Oh pls just shut it. . . . . Men Of God" my foot. "More like Men Of Fraud"

If any daft club is willing to pay anywhere around the 50M figure being quoted for Bale, Spurs would be silly not to bite off that Maga's hands. Between Ashley Young and Gareth Bale, I know which of the two i'd rather have.

If the rumour I am hearing about Giggs is indeed true then . . . . . . . . What a shame!!!

Darling, "I am Broke" and rest as they say is history.

dayokanu:
We are not smiling. 2012 CL final is in Munich and we aim to be there. Now we are in the market for top CB's

Who do you suggest? Geromel, Dante, Zapata or who?
This is June 1 transfer window has barely opened yet we have Nils Peterson a back up striker, Rafinha a full back and neuer a top Goalie


Yet another club would say they scurried Europe and couldnt see anyone other than some French teenage boys to make them trophyless once more

Most definitely Cristian Zapata. Class Act!!!

JP my heart goes out to you and your fam. Pls accept my condolences.


Congrats y'all on your champions league win. Still 3 CL trophies behind milan though .Must admit as soon as i saw man united's team sheet(started with two lethargic midfielders in the centre of the pack), I quickly ran to the bookies and placed a significant amount on a Barca victory. Thanks y'all for enriching yours truly .

@ RITCHBOY

Don't kid yourself. I know for a fact that quite a few teams from the 90's would give this Barca a good game. If man united had better midfielders for instance, the game IMO would have been much tighter

Where is RUDDIE? . . . . As i said times without number playing a midfield two against this Barca midfield is suicidal and I was proven correct. Jose is not Mad. He knew exactly what he was doing when played he played 4-5-1 in the first leg at the bernabeu and right up to Pepe's sending off his tactic was working very well(don't think they created clear cut chances).

Back to Barca being the best club side ever, I don't know about that. I number of teams in 90's alone woulda given em' a run for their money.

coogar:
i hope this is not true. ashley fuckin young? hell no. i will have charles nzogbia/alexi sanchez/douglas da costa/ instead.

Who would he replace? Nani, Park, Valenci? . . . . Or is he destined to spend the whole of next season on the United sub bench?

HNIC:
IMO also, I think Young is one of the most overated out of all the english youngsters

Don't let Fat Ibime see this ooo

I watched the 2009 finals again and I found that Messi did not consistently run @ Man United defenders(needs to do more of that tomorrow). Only Iniesta did although not consistently enough. And when he did he seemed to glide past Man United's players with relative ease(needs to do more of that tomorrow). Plus also Get Pedro to run at both Evra and Fabio. With his searing pace and skill level, he would reek havoc in the United defence(that's if he has a good day @ the office. He has been slightly inconsistent this season).

OgidiBoy:
His your younger brother, I can see the resemblance all the way from here

Dude how you dey, long time.

Oh boy you know see as una names rhyme? Look am O-g-i-d-i-boy, N-w-a-f-o-r . You are definitely blood related

Nah me suppose ask you wey you go hide? I dey sha. How your side? I hope say you dey take am easy with all those chikaschics in your area ooo

JeSoul:
He is overrated jor. In the sense that he is made out to be this incredible master when all he has had are only like the greatest players to play the game in this era. He is a great coach, no doubt. But to me, he is not this great master ppl claim. Replace him with someone like Greg Popovich, do you think he could not have also won 10rings coaching Jordan n co?

Abeg put Phil Jackson on the Detroit Pistons or the Golden State Warriors or the Toronto Rapitoros and let us see how great he really is. You all will be singing a different song. Until then, I cannot give someone credit for passing an exam he already had all the answers to. Ahn ahn, how can you praise me for winning a race when I have had the biggest advantage every single time? Zen master ko . . . abegi jor make pesin hia word

Abeg he is not overrated jare. Whilst I agree with you that even my 3 year old nephew woulda won at least three rings with players he has had at his disposal I have to admit that he did get the best out of those players. Abeg 11 rings no easy to win ooo. Would Popovich have won em'? I have no doubts that he would have. However Gregg like Phil is in top bracket of coaches. I challenge you find any other coach currently in the NBA that woulda done the same even with those great players.


Oya complete that statement, Zen Master ko, . . . . . .

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=344420.msg8398783#msg8398783 date=1306428631]@Chic2pimp
Talent Alone is not enuff. Shaq was drafted in 92 linked with Bryant in 96 but they didn't win squat till Phil came in 99 and they where champs dat season

M.J drafted in 84 they got beat senseless by the Bad Boy Pistons till Phil came in 1990 and in 91 the 3peat began

Phil Jackson is the best ever coach[/quote]Yes Talent is not enough I am not disputing that. But if you think Phil will be as revered as he currently is without all those talented players he had at his disposal then you are deceiving yourself, . . . . . In chicago he worked with two of the top three players of the Nineties. . . . . . Also in Lala Land he worked with two of the top three payers of the early noughties. Did you really expect him to fail?. . . . . . Also isn't it funny that he won nowt during M.J's brief retirement from the NBA?


Calling him the greatest of all time is subjective however he is certainly one of the greatest of all time.

^^^You and I know he is from your hometown.

JeSoul:
^Phil Jackson is overrated jor. Which other coach in the NBA will not have 10 rings having legendary players like Micheal Jordan, Shaq and Kobe? I think Mike Brown is a strange choice for LA. I thought they'd go for someone 'older' or more proven that Kobe will respect and trust . . . unless of course LA is also thinking long term after Kobe departs.

Fallacy!!!. . . Over what?

Although I must admit that with the quality of players he has had at his disposal, anything less than 5 rings would have been seen as a failure. Still does not make him overrated.

coogar:
it's barca we are playing not stoke or schalke fc. they are far superior to us and they will always boss possession. they get better n better season after season possession wise. there's no point playing giggs/scholes against them. . . .we can never out-pass barcelona. so our best bet is to soak the pressure and hit on the counter.

Exactly my point. No team on planet earth can out do Barca when it comes to possesion football and ball retention so why not just plug the midfield with stoppers( a la Pepe) and hit em' on the fast counter?

RuuDie:
& if its about chasing, harrying & pressing, Giggsy can do so with as much verve & efficiency as those two!

Really? . . . . Or are you refering to a different Giggs? Playing two Midfielders vs Barca would only work if those two being mentioned went by the names Vieira and Keane.

coogar:
jonathan wilson:
the moment i see giggs + carrick in the line-up(1 hour before the game), i will just concede a loss before the ball is kicked. barcelona would take the piss on our midfield. park in a 4-4-2 won't work against barcelona. js park loves to tuck in, he doesn't hug the touchline like nani/valencia which means dani alves will have a field day against evra. it's one thing to use this formation against chelsea(ivanovic and bosingwa) are light-weights - dani alves will be more dangerous.

Hence the reason why I don't think Fergie would play Giggs and Carrick alone at the centre of the park. It's one thing playing em' against chelsea's mechanical midfielders and quite another playing those same two against Two midfield genuises(Xavi and Iniesta).

Park would most likely be given two essential tasks. Track messi wherever he goes(sort of like pepe) and also join the attack when required. Given his what seems like endless energy, he would do that effortlessly. On the Alves issue,I firmly believe that would be rooney's assignment(Aid Evra by doubling up on Alves whenever Barca are in possesion of the ball).

Playing two Midfielders @ the centre of the pack vs Barca would be suicidal. Like a hot knife through butter, Barca would slice through the united Midfield and defence easily.

However I strongly suspect he would deploy a 4-3-3 formation(which can be altered to a 4-4-2 if need be). Park would most likey join forces with Ando and Carrick @ the centre of the midfield with Rooney and Valencia Flanking Hernandez.

dayokanu:
^^ He is a clueless Italian journalist.

Given the embarassment Italian football has become, I think they should occupt position 1-10

With Players like Cassano, Chiellini, Iaquinta, Simone Pepe,

even their youngsters are dire think Rannochia, Criscito, Balotelli and Atomic ant(Giovinco)

Look @ this doofus. . . . When last did the shitty Nazis win any trophy of note?

Sheyun:
He who find a wife,find GOOD THING&OBTAIN FAVOUR from God. I must tell you that with your current salary you can manage your family. I know of a family with 3kids where the hubby is the only one working and earn 25k and you can never ever tell on them. You worry too much and have neglected God factor. Since you ve been trying to do it all by urself and through all your worries what have u added to your status. I strongly have FAITH that if you can just stop planning all by urself and involve God in your decisions you will see changes and you will be elevated. Thou should not worry or be anxious of nothing.
Before you were concieved he knew you. I pray you seek God,s face and you shall find favour in his presence in JESUS name.

Would you lot ever desist from telling porkies?. Man, Wife and kids comfortably surviving on a salary of 25000 ke?. . . .

@ POSTER
To be honest i'm not really worried about the wife after all as someone earlier said she is neither physically or mentally disabled so she be working. It's the kids i'm more worried about. Abeg wait till you are comfortable and more before even considering bringing those innocent souls into this world.

Massimo Allegri

Goodbye Metronome. You were easily one of the best players of your Generation.

Thanks Y'all!!!. . . . . . . Seven Years without a scudetto  was quite a big deal for a team like Milan but that long suffering period is now over we can now look forward to next season. And with the addition of 3 or 4 real quality signings, we will definitely be a real force in the champions league last season.