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dmcdad: Lol....You sef see am so... ![]() |
Keky: Those gloating at Welbeck, has the 'World Class' Van Persie scored any goal this season?Van persie case get as e be! --- the guy just go off-form since last season... ![]() |
liveLongNprospa: As I will always say ARSENAL'S PROBLEM IS WENGER!!!! All dese Una analysis of fit nd unfit players nor be d issue...nor be bvb carry injury blessed club play una like dat... give man u to Wenger...he'll bang all d players till dey start playing like ozil!!!... Make una dey here dey complain...mk Una nor go find way hit d French ode wif Edo jazz... Useless coach #LOS BLANCOS 4 LIFESmh... --- honestly, wetin concern Man Utd for this matter na? ![]() Man Utd is already............ --- I no talk oh! ![]() Like you rightly said, the problem of Arsenal is Wenger! --- And as for Ozil, i don't know what happened to him since his move from Spain to England! --- The guy don turn "indomie"... ![]() |
barackohandso: When he no sabi how bid go come for am? If Enrique sabi wella oh, that bartra bench go long this seasonE sabi club no bid for am! No mind our people wey dey hail am! Yet we go trophy-less last season... ![]() If Piqué was fit for the Spanish Cup finals & UCL quarter-finals, we for no lose... Maybe chop treble sef... ![]() |
barackohandso: Abi oh. I sometimes wonder why the board didn't offload him like they did cesc and coNo club bid for d guy... --- Even loan no gree show for am! ![]() At least we still see club accept song on loan... ![]() |
barackohandso: Which good performance? Or is not the same bartra? Oh lordNo mind my padis jare ... Abi na back of tv una dey watch ni... ![]() Sometimes, when they talk about Bartra this, Bartra that! you wonder if it's not the same bartra we dey watch week in week out last season of which how many games he play sef wey he com worth starting shirt... ![]() It's good we have mathieu & vermaelen... ![]() |
barackohandso: If Bartra was one of our best defenders last season, then it's no suprise we went trophyless. So he wasn't fit that's why he allowed bale to run him over? Funny though. Didn't you see what Mascherano (a midfielder) did to that striker in our first liga match this season? Face it; bartra is average and he's done us more harm than good (that's if he's ever done any good). Isn't it also a coincedence that he played both legs when bayern mauled us last 2 seasons? He and pique are the same so don't bother comparing themI gbadun you jare... ![]() |
barackohandso: Let him play first before we judge. He's good in the air and aggressive, I know that muchBaba, you talk true jare... ![]() |
barackohandso: He's right. Thiago couldn't wait, fabregas didn't fit in, and I don't see anything special about Roberto.Smh... ![]() |
gentlestone: Eko oni baje!!!Yes oh! ![]() |
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Nomski0: No. Honestly.I understand... ![]() Hope you are doing great! ![]() |
Nomski0: That's how you see it.Where were you babe? ![]() You ran for cover... ![]() |
How can Ancelotti restore the balance at Real Madrid and end Champions League curse? ![]() The Italian needs to find a solution to his side's problems following the sales of Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso plus three defeats in the team's last four matches. MADRID -- A coach's job is seldom safe at Real Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti delivered La Decima in his first season at the Santiago Bernabeu, but Madrid came within a minute of losing that final and had it done so, the Italian would have been unlikely to remain at the club. Earlier in the campaign, the side's disappointing displays brought plenty of criticism from the Madrid media. Ancelotti spoke of finding "balance" in midfield and he eventually did - with Xabi Alonso and Angel Di Maria. But with those two now long gone following summer moves to Bayern Munich and Manchester United, respectively, Ancelotti must find the balance all over again. And with three defeats in the team's last four fixtures, he had better find it quickly. "Real Madrid are a team of athletes, we're a diesel team," the Italian said last week in reference to his side's slow start to 2014-15. But he added: "I'll find the right solution again." Madrid kick off its Champions League campaign on Tuesday at home to Swiss side Basel and hopes to become the first team to retain the trophy since the competition's format changed in 1992. Inexplicably, however, Real is weaker now than when it won the trophy on that special night in Lisbon back in May. Gone, but not forgotten | Di Maria and Alonso both won Man of the Match awards at the weekend ![]() Summer signings Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez lifted the mood after the World Cup. "With Kroos and James we are even stronger," Luka Modric said in July. And they were. But then Di Maria and Alonso left the club. "Alonso was vital for Madrid," former Real winger Jose Amavisca told Goal. "It was when he returned from injury last season that the team started to play well. He was the one who pulled the strings in midfield and dictated the play, but he also gave the team a balance they had been lacking in his absence." And that balance was missing as Alonso sat out the Champions League final due to suspension. Without him, Madrid so nearly lost. Sergio Ramos' late leveler forced extra-time, but Di Maria was the Man of the Match and the Argentine's remarkable run set up Gareth Bale for the crucial second goal. ![]() "Di Maria was such an important player last season and there are very few like him. Madrid will struggle to replace what he gave to the team," former Spain midfielder Gaizka Mendieta told Goal. ![]() Ancelotti utilized Di Maria in a midfield role which saw the Argentine track back to help out in defense and set up goals at the other end with his pace, boundless energy and indefatigable spirit. Few such players exist in world football. Madrid may be lucky enough to have two of them in Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, but the Portuguese is never going to be deployed in such a role (nor should he be), while the Welshman will probably not be keen on regressing back to a midfield slot. Nevertheless, Ancelotti is considering a midfield three with Bale in the 'Di Maria role' alongside Kroos and Modric. "Bale is an option for Ancelotti in midfield and he played there for Tottenham," former Liverpool striker and Spanish football pundit Michael Robinson said on his video blog this week. "But we have seen that he isn't a player who links up that much with his teammates. Maybe that was because he was the new kid, however, and perhaps Ancelotti now thinks that process is behind him - and that playing him further back would allow James more license to roam and connect with Cristiano and Benzema." If Bale is indeed willing to play that role, the Welshman has the tools necessary to be able to shine as Di Maria did. As a former fullback, he knows all about covering and tracking back, while his runs from deep positions at Tottenham often proved devastating as he both scored and assisted with wonderful pace and dribbling. However, this role requires much more defensive discipline than his current position and as the world's most expensive player, it remains to be seen whether he would be willing to operate in a more "sacrificial" role on the left, behind Ronaldo. Potentially, that could solve one problem. But Alonso's departure has created another because Kroos - for all his obvious talents - is simply not a holding midfielder. Neither, of course, is Modric. Both are excellent ball-players and hard workers, but the pair are vulnerable together in a double pivot and Bale dropping back wouldn't solve that problem either. The arrival of James means that, to some extent, Ancelotti's hands are tied. He has to play the Colombian because he was the club's marquee signing and cost around 80 million euros, but he must also find room for Kroos - and the rest of the team virtually picks itself. "Kroos has to adapt," former Madrid midfielder Alvaro Benito wrote in his column in AS on Sunday. "The German has almost always had a shield behind him to do the dirty work, but he will have to adapt and take on much more responsibility defensively because if not, the team will always suffer against demanding rivals." That, however, is a solution which will take time and doubts remain over the German's ability to change his game and become the player Madrid needs in that position. The alternative is to bring in another player. Sami Khedira is currently injured, but his inclusion would give the midfield more balance. The German is more limited in terms of technical ability, however. Another option would be to include Asier Illarramendi, the man who was signed as Alonso's long-term replacement in the first place. Ancelotti, however, doesn't appear convinced by the 24-year-old. Casemiro is possibly the answer in the future, but the Brazilian was sent out to Porto on loan for the season, leaving Ancelotti with one last and very intriguing alternative: Raphael Varane. The Italian thought about playing the Frenchman in midfield against Atleti and he could be the solution to the team's problems. Already an excellent defender, the 21-year-old would be comfortable dropping deep to help out Sergio Ramos and Pepe, while his presence would surely avoid situations like the one from which Atleti scored the winner on Saturday - when Raul Garcia and Arda Turan were left all alone in the area at a throw-in. Varane also boasts excellent technical ability and plenty of pace - another attribute Kroos is lacking. Varane has often been likened to Fernando Hierro, now Madrid's assistant coach. Hierro himself was a fine center back who played much of his career in midfield and he would be able to pass on invaluable advice. "We have a great squad. Maybe we no longer have a great team," said Hierro's former teammate Manolo Sanchis at the weekend. ![]() It pretty much summed up the current situation and just like last season, it's up to Ancelotti to change all that once again. Madrid's hopes of retaining the Champions League depend on it. http://m.goal.com/s/en-us/news/5106948 |
How can Ancelotti restore the balance at Real Madrid and end Champions League curse? ![]() The Italian needs to find a solution to his side's problems following the sales of Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso plus three defeats in the team's last four matches. MADRID -- A coach's job is seldom safe at Real Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti delivered La Decima in his first season at the Santiago Bernabeu, but Madrid came within a minute of losing that final and had it done so, the Italian would have been unlikely to remain at the club. Earlier in the campaign, the side's disappointing displays brought plenty of criticism from the Madrid media. Ancelotti spoke of finding "balance" in midfield and he eventually did - with Xabi Alonso and Angel Di Maria. But with those two now long gone following summer moves to Bayern Munich and Manchester United, respectively, Ancelotti must find the balance all over again. And with three defeats in the team's last four fixtures, he had better find it quickly. "Real Madrid are a team of athletes, we're a diesel team," the Italian said last week in reference to his side's slow start to 2014-15. But he added: "I'll find the right solution again." Madrid kick off its Champions League campaign on Tuesday at home to Swiss side Basel and hopes to become the first team to retain the trophy since the competition's format changed in 1992. Inexplicably, however, Real is weaker now than when it won the trophy on that special night in Lisbon back in May. Gone, but not forgotten | Di Maria and Alonso both won Man of the Match awards at the weekend ![]() Summer signings Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez lifted the mood after the World Cup. "With Kroos and James we are even stronger," Luka Modric said in July. And they were. But then Di Maria and Alonso left the club. "Alonso was vital for Madrid," former Real winger Jose Amavisca told Goal. "It was when he returned from injury last season that the team started to play well. He was the one who pulled the strings in midfield and dictated the play, but he also gave the team a balance they had been lacking in his absence." And that balance was missing as Alonso sat out the Champions League final due to suspension. Without him, Madrid so nearly lost. Sergio Ramos' late leveler forced extra-time, but Di Maria was the Man of the Match and the Argentine's remarkable run set up Gareth Bale for the crucial second goal. ![]() "Di Maria was such an important player last season and there are very few like him. Madrid will struggle to replace what he gave to the team," former Spain midfielder Gaizka Mendieta told Goal. ![]() Ancelotti utilized Di Maria in a midfield role which saw the Argentine track back to help out in defense and set up goals at the other end with his pace, boundless energy and indefatigable spirit. Few such players exist in world football. Madrid may be lucky enough to have two of them in Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, but the Portuguese is never going to be deployed in such a role (nor should he be), while the Welshman will probably not be keen on regressing back to a midfield slot. Nevertheless, Ancelotti is considering a midfield three with Bale in the 'Di Maria role' alongside Kroos and Modric. "Bale is an option for Ancelotti in midfield and he played there for Tottenham," former Liverpool striker and Spanish football pundit Michael Robinson said on his video blog this week. "But we have seen that he isn't a player who links up that much with his teammates. Maybe that was because he was the new kid, however, and perhaps Ancelotti now thinks that process is behind him - and that playing him further back would allow James more license to roam and connect with Cristiano and Benzema." If Bale is indeed willing to play that role, the Welshman has the tools necessary to be able to shine as Di Maria did. As a former fullback, he knows all about covering and tracking back, while his runs from deep positions at Tottenham often proved devastating as he both scored and assisted with wonderful pace and dribbling. However, this role requires much more defensive discipline than his current position and as the world's most expensive player, it remains to be seen whether he would be willing to operate in a more "sacrificial" role on the left, behind Ronaldo. Potentially, that could solve one problem. But Alonso's departure has created another because Kroos - for all his obvious talents - is simply not a holding midfielder. Neither, of course, is Modric. Both are excellent ball-players and hard workers, but the pair are vulnerable together in a double pivot and Bale dropping back wouldn't solve that problem either. The arrival of James means that, to some extent, Ancelotti's hands are tied. He has to play the Colombian because he was the club's marquee signing and cost around 80 million euros, but he must also find room for Kroos - and the rest of the team virtually picks itself. "Kroos has to adapt," former Madrid midfielder Alvaro Benito wrote in his column in AS on Sunday. "The German has almost always had a shield behind him to do the dirty work, but he will have to adapt and take on much more responsibility defensively because if not, the team will always suffer against demanding rivals." That, however, is a solution which will take time and doubts remain over the German's ability to change his game and become the player Madrid needs in that position. The alternative is to bring in another player. Sami Khedira is currently injured, but his inclusion would give the midfield more balance. The German is more limited in terms of technical ability, however. Another option would be to include Asier Illarramendi, the man who was signed as Alonso's long-term replacement in the first place. Ancelotti, however, doesn't appear convinced by the 24-year-old. Casemiro is possibly the answer in the future, but the Brazilian was sent out to Porto on loan for the season, leaving Ancelotti with one last and very intriguing alternative: Raphael Varane. The Italian thought about playing the Frenchman in midfield against Atleti and he could be the solution to the team's problems. Already an excellent defender, the 21-year-old would be comfortable dropping deep to help out Sergio Ramos and Pepe, while his presence would surely avoid situations like the one from which Atleti scored the winner on Saturday - when Raul Garcia and Arda Turan were left all alone in the area at a throw-in. Varane also boasts excellent technical ability and plenty of pace - another attribute Kroos is lacking. Varane has often been likened to Fernando Hierro, now Madrid's assistant coach. Hierro himself was a fine center back who played much of his career in midfield and he would be able to pass on invaluable advice. "We have a great squad. Maybe we no longer have a great team," said Hierro's former teammate Manolo Sanchis at the weekend. ![]() It pretty much summed up the current situation and just like last season, it's up to Ancelotti to change all that once again. Madrid's hopes of retaining the Champions League depend on it. http://m.goal.com/s/en-us/news/5106948 |
Dhellake: You be mumu ah swearGuy, you are taking this too personal... ![]() I won't count those ones in Uefa Super cup... --- Since Di maria left, he has scored only 3 goals as fas as i am concerned... ![]() |
Nomski0: You see yourselfAgainst a low class swiss side... ![]() |
Dhellake: Y'all said this with Rooney and Ozil, he has 5 goals so far this season, only Costa has more, So please SHUT UP!!!!!Oga na so e pain you... ![]() Na you dash 2 goals? ![]() Costa is a goal-getter but Ronaldo is spoon-fed... ![]() |
Tval: Hey everyone, the preview has been pasted.We dey watch... ![]() Honestly, Chelsea seems to be the strongest candidate for the UCL finals this season judging by their early form shown so far! --- Can they sustain it? ![]() |
Oga mi Mukina2! ![]() How market? ![]() https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/5/5_2_107.gif https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CyUo6rQ2rU ![]() |
Tval: Coded01, hope you will be free to play tonight? Cos, we need to scatter ground. ![]() Oga mi Mukina2! ![]() How market? ![]() https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/5/5_2_107.gif https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CyUo6rQ2rU ![]() |
boyo44: Phone rings........Smh... ![]() |
Without Di maria, Ronaldo is toothless in front of goal... ![]() |
igbsam: How many trophys has your wengay won in the past 7yrs with a club he has been coaching for over how many years? Pls remind me. In those years also tell me how many trophy has van gaal won. 5 & 7 are not the same thing u know...dumbo. infact why am I even replying u, ur numbskull doesn't understand a thing we are even saying here. Pathetic Arse-anal fan.....hahahahahaha.....abeg go find your club thread for nairaland. Just wait for man u to buttfuck ur club when we meet then come tell me how sweet it is. Ass-anal fan.Wicked man! ![]() |
igbsam: Hahahahahaha....pathetic fan of his club. My brother just shutup and leave this thread quietly.....All the 7yrs u guys have been trophyless, I've lost count of how many trohphy man u has won and just 2months of winning d community shield and fa cup u are here making noise. Let me remind you. MOYES no good and with just how many months in Man U he won the community shield which your coach didn't win in how many years. Please remind me again. Abeg dissappear like mess from this thread cos u are starting to sound ridiculous.Wicked... ![]() |
elampiro: Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, Di Maria, ![]() |
Madrid fans be like... Where is Perez? ![]() Nomski0:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_6_13.gif Usbcable:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_6_12.gif Dhelake:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_4_128.gif Perez:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_5_137.gif Ronaldo:-https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_5_11.gif Di maria:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_57.gif Coded01:- https://www.allsmileys.com/files/big-smileys/88.gif |
Madrid fans be like... Where is Perez? ![]() Nomski0:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_6_13.gif Usbcable:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_6_12.gif Dhelake:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_4_128.gif Perez:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_5_137.gif Ronaldo:-https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_5_11.gif Di maria:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_57.gif Coded01:- https://www.allsmileys.com/files/big-smileys/88.gif |
Madrid fans be like... Where is Perez? ![]() Nomski0:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_6_13.gif Usbcable:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_6_12.gif Dhelake:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_4_128.gif Perez:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_5_137.gif Ronaldo:-https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_5_11.gif Di maria:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_57.gif Coded01:- https://www.allsmileys.com/files/big-smileys/88.gif |
Madrid fans be like... Where is Perez? ![]() Nomski0:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_6_13.gif Usbcable:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_6_12.gif Dhelake:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_4_128.gif Perez:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_5_137.gif Ronaldo:-https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_5_11.gif Di maria:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_57.gif Coded01:- https://www.allsmileys.com/files/big-smileys/88.gif |
Madrid fans bi like... Where is Perez? ![]() Nomski0:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_6_13.gif Usbcable:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_6_12.gif Dhelake:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_4_128.gif Perez:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_5_137.gif Ronaldo:-https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_5_11.gif Di maria:- https://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_57.gif Coded01:- https://www.allsmileys.com/files/big-smileys/88.gif |
elampiro: You are over there in UK. You even schooled in Manchester. Na you...You dey mind d old man... ![]() Na so he tey get im blue passport in d 80's. ![]() |
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--- the guy just go off-form since last season... 
--- And as for Ozil, i don't know what happened to him since his move from Spain to England!
--- The guy don turn "indomie"... 
