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Leyqute:
LoooL. You show face today because of one small W.

Na why I no participate when others were trolling. I dey wait make we win our own first . Pride comes before fall as dem talk

Leyqute:
And just a couple playing well. Today it’s just James, McTom and to some extent, Pereira.

Those are the players that should be starting- unless their performance drops. Mata, although not performing optimally due to his aging legs, helped with the first goal.

Pogba and Rashford who should be leaders on the pitch are the ones playing rubbish.

See ya mouth Cho cho cho nonstop like parrot Anyways We the Rossonieri faithfuls send our greetings.

afrodoc2:
Yup but the main reason Laudrup left to join Real was the fact that Cruyff repeatedly chose Koeman, Stoitchkov, and Romario as his foreign 3.

Laudrup switched to Real and won the league the very next sea7son with them

Which player would you have left out had you been in Cruyff's shoes?

afrodoc2:
LTV 8 with Nwana Iwajoku and later Ayo Agbesanwa had a Saturday sports program. That’s were I watched the 1988 FA Cup between Liverpool and Fashanu’s Wimbledon on delayed transmission.

NTA 5 had Sports spectacular by Chuka Momoh where you might watch a Euro 84 or Euro 88 game on replay, or a grand slam tennis match (Chuka being a tennis guy), or a boxing bout between Hearns, Hagler Leonards etc.

Then there .

Oya Ibime come and confess how old were you in 1984?

Kimbeast:
It's a shame what Milan has turned to in recent years.

It all starts and Ends with Berlu. Hate is such a strong word for the Figurehead in charge of our most succesful period ever however, I dislike Him for not having the guts to sell up much earlier. Any true Milan Fan will tell you that by the late noughties, Silvio had lost all interest in Milan due to various off the field problems. But alas my man decided to hold on for almost a decade. Unforgiveable in my books.

afrodoc2:
Then on the Barca side Cruyff deciding not to field Michael Laudrup cos of the same 3 foreigner limit rule.

Cruyff and Laudrup also had dressing room problems which only came to light at the end of the season.

sod09:
Chic2pimp was still wearing pampers and reading A for apple, B for ball.....
I didn't even bother to interfere in the argument cos I started watching football in 96(Atlanta)
Thanks to YouTube, Google and pes2002 I was able to know montella,devacchio,panucchi,Ortega et al

Will you sharrrapppppp!

Roland17:
A lot of if's and but's. Totti suffered several injuries during his career, he even played world cup games injured and still performed. El Phenomenon suffered an injury that could have ended his career but guess what? He went ahead to become a bigger demon ost injury, racking up numerous individual and team achievements. Abeg make una no dey use another person weakness hold pesin down.

Na so e be now. If my Great Nan had balls, she'll be known as my Great Grand Pa.

A40:
Lol Del Piero was a SS not an out and out 9. There is no excuse for Del Piero to be tripling his goals output

In Korea Japan Del Piero was the one that rescued Italy from disgrace when Totti was nowhere to be found.

Euro 2004 Totti was spitting on people up and down and his red card cost Italy a win against Denmark that ended up costing them

By 2006 Del Piero was waaaay past his prime anyway but still showed glimpses of what he could do. 60% of Totti's goal contribution came from set pieces not open play mind you

No excuses I admit but still Him playing in a more advanced role partly contributed to that.

In Korea Japan, eventhough they were both pants, Guess who had the better tourney? Yup you guessed right Totti did

In 2004, As per usual, Alex disappers yet again after being given the task of leading the team in the absence of Totti. Fiore and Pirlo(sign of things to come) were our best players.

In 2006, whether nah Set pieces abi nah party tricks, a half fit Totti was the better player of the two. As i said earlier as far as the Azzuris are concerned, Totti shone brighter. It's not even up for debate.

A40:
VVD leads Liverpool in goals and assists like Del Piero did? I didn't know

How will a Centre Back lead in either goals or Assist? Btw you said and I quote "How are you in the Balon D'or Conversation if you are not the best or most influential on your team"?. Considering VVD is going to place higher than Alex ever placed, do you agree He is liverpool's best too?

A40:
Between 1995 and 1996 there was only one reoccurring name in the Balon D'or shortlist. Del Piero. And of all the candidates you mentioned only Del Piero had the goals and trophies to back it up

Reoccuring without ever threatening to win shows He was not going toe to toe with anybody. In 95, George had almost triple His votes whilst second placed Jurgen had pretty much double.

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raumdeuter:
DelPiero and Ronaldo were the young future of football in the late 90s

I still remember DelPiero vs Ajax in 1996 final. He was unreal

Not denying Alex's talent and as I have already admitted , His Peak was higher than that of Totti but abeg O fenomeno was a tier above.

Fun Fact: Alex has never been adjudged the best player in Serie A EVER neither has He been crowned Uefa's best.

A40:
How are you in Balon D'or conversation if your are not the best or most influential player on your team. I'm not understanding

So we agree VVD is the best and most influential player in this current Liverpool team?

A40:
Del Piero from 95-98 was arguably Juventus's best player and a Balon D'or candidate. His competition was the likes of Ronaldo

Kai kai Which kain Ronaldo? More like Klinsman. As the voting showed, He was nowhere near Shearer much Less O fenomeno.

A40:
So how come Del Piero has scored more goals for the Azzuri than Totti?

Where was Totti in Korea Japan when Italy were headed for an embarrassing first round exit before Del P came to save the day.

I've never bought into the Totti hype. Even the Euro 2000 Finals you might want to bring that he won MOTM. Well they lost so that would be immaterial

Del Piero has scored more goals. 27 to 9 so on what grounds was Totti better for the Azzuri?

Eventhough Footy is not all about goals, Del Piero played a bit further upfront than Totti did.

I don't think there has ever been a tournament where Alex has outplayed Totti in an Azzuri jersey. It's either they were both rubbish or Totti played better. For instance, The Azzuris two best tourneys where both players participated was Euro 2000 and the World cup at 2006. Guess who the better player was during those 2 outings? Yup it was Totti!

When push came to shove and the coach was asked to pick between the two, it was always Alex warming the bench. That tells you a lot.

Ibime:
DelPiero was the better player but his peak was short-lived. He was finished by 1999. I think the cruciate injury compounded by his father's long term incurable illness finished him physically and mentally. DelPiero was the only player I saw go toe-to-toe with a peak Ronaldo. You were still in primary school then. Anything after 1998 is not representative of the real Del Piero.

Alex certainly had a higher peak but I still contend His body of work is not enough to say He is handily the better player of the two. All your other points are simply "ifs" and "buts"

A40:
Me I will rank Del Piero much higher than Totti both for club and country. Del Piero of 96-98 was top 5 player on the planet. Totti has never been at that level

For club most probably(His CL record is much better than Totti) however with regards to the Azzuri, No chance.

raumdeuter:
You know DelPiero moved to a support striker role early in his career to partner Vieri/Inzaghi while Zidane played as the 10 behind them

While Totti was the 10 behind Montella and Delvecchio/Batistuta in Roma before Totti moved forward later in his career

For the National team the formation were more conservative with post Baggio, Totti was favoured but by that time DelPiero had already suffered that injury that kind of slowed him down as he wasnt as pacy as earlier in his career

Del Piero is a case of "What Might have been"? His Pre Injury record are not enough to overhaul Totti's career.

Totti was favoured not only because of Alex's injury but also because He usually flatters to deceive once He dons an Azzuri Jersey.

Totti is the Most talented Italian player since Robby whilst Pirlo is the Best player since Baggio.

raumdeuter:
afrodoc2, Who do you think was the better player, Totti or DelPiero?

Totti shades it. With the Azzuris, It is most certainly Totti. The trequartista is both players prefered position when it comes to the national team and Totti more often than not gets the nod when a decision has to be made as to who plays that role. Also Italians will never forgive Alex for His horrific performance at the Finals of Euro 2000. Totti on the other hand was the best player on the pitch that night.

Club Footy is the tougher one. Alex obviously had a far more fruitful club career owing to the fact that He played for Juve. Having said that, we are talking strictly Serie A, then it's Totti again. However If we include European Footy, then it's Alex.

raumdeuter:
Una wey get sharp eyes for here make una decode am ni, Someone said its Kroos but I am not sure

https://j.gifs.com/4Q4qw7.gif

That's 11 year old David Beckham(1986). The programme was fairly famous in the UK back in the 80s. If I had a pound for everytime that particular clip has been replayed, I'd be a Multi Millionaire by now.

SkimpleD:
No wahala. I go dey wait for you to flex you there


Hahhahah .... tell bosses afrodoc2, Chic2pimp and Fbs to arrange private jet for us na make this missionary work dey easy

Na una be the real bosses o. Manpikin just dey manage himself jare.

A40:
Igwe Tupac

Leyqute:
Chic2pimp Udinese waya you small this evening. E kpele o

We are kuku in the same boat this weekend so no wahala

No do Shakara, No dey carry your shoulder up.

DJ A40 abeg play me that song for my two personal peeps Sod09 and Roland.

raumdeuter:
Soldiers giving masquerade another frog jump drill


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U_9SMn8SeY

Anytime jazz face soldier bullet, the jazz always end on the losing side back to back

HAHAHAHAHAHA ....Chai!

fredoooooo:
Cry cry baby... kini gbogbo jagbajagba yi

Face Front and Leave us alone. We like Her like that Thank you very much

raumdeuter:
he come see RBS the younger brother of FBS dey use am shine

Ibime:
I don't even remember that Costa there. You lot turned yuppies innit. That used to be a record store owned by that old Jamaican guy. I didn't even see my usual DVD guys selling DVDs and incense outside the station. You guys gone soft since I left the hood innit.

I have totally forgotten about the record store you know? That's how long it's been since Costa moved in. We talking atleast 3-4 years now. Looks like you've totally abandoned endz Bro.

Dude is still there G. You simply came on the wrong day at the wrong time. There was a Footy match at the Lane today so all the riff raffs occupying space had to move their goods somewhere else.

A40:
Seriously which circus did this clown escape from?

You get time sha. I was about to reply Him but on second thoughts, I decided to check His post history alas It had only made 3 posts at that time. Not worth it in my opinion.

Ibime:
Nah, that's Seven Sisters station approaching from Tottenham Hale. You been out the hood too long

Lool Bruhhhh .....If you continue straight on though, that's West Green Road. On your right is Tesco.

Ibime:
I'm in endz bruv. Post up innit.

Man even went Chicken Excel for the spicy chicken

Rahhhhhh No wayyy . That's freaking West Green Road I am seeing here. What are you doing in my bits still?

Loool missed that Spicy Chicken yh?

Dayo nah everyday dem dey Shoot person for this your America ni? Two Mass Shootings in one freaking day. Haba!

elrony:
Where's CapitalCee when you need him?

I woulda called my uncle Chic2pimp, but he might put him on a jet to Milan

Waka!

A40:
Your man is insanely lucky it defies all logic. He crashes and Bottas who should capitalize crashes too! I've never seen anything like it

Which Kain Yeye luck? Infact I'd say He was unlucky. Abi nah Ham tell Bottas make hin crash? I'm certain this is nothing but a minor Blip and Lewis will be back to His scincilating best in the upcoming races.