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afrodoc:
rooney has d ability to play n win matches even whn d team is off form,berba rily doesnt.
if rooney's bottom level is lower than beba's then u must agree dt rooney's top level is much higher than berbatov's.
rooney is more dynamic,more versatile n has greater ability to bring oda team mates into d game AND very importantly he makes players around him better.more often than not he carries d team unlike berba

slimyem:
seems like this store  is still opened.
I'll just get a cup of coffee  and sit at the back while watching the concluding part of the show.

anonymus11:
do u need to be an old member to know d anti-christ. dis discombull albino called me anorexia for nothing. u need three mins on this platform to know the darkness from light. as light i have the authority of devil worshippers so i will cast it to where it belongs.

Adetayo100:
Will Terry be strip of the captain arm band again, i think he shld just retire frm international football

anonymus11:
dnt mind mr know it all. everyone has exposed his psychopathic ways, i expected a matured man to think and change but he continues to destruct in his satanism. see the way he addressed his followers. even drucker doesnt address its members d way the lunatic those. an empty barrel he is

Moodie:
^^^ His position is one that no one should even be arguing against in the first place. Its that glaring. Arsenal is performing badly. Years without success has eroded some peoples memories of the Arsenal greats like Viera, Sol campbell, Bergkamp, top quality players,  and how arsenal used to terrorize all other teams in the EPL including Manchester United (My club). So for someone to find it hard to understand that its a crisis situation when you start to compare Arsenal with Tottenham (who are now way ahead) is beyond me.

coogar:
better meet me @ room 112 this evening.
this relationship can still be saved.

debosky:
It’s not the first time, but how many of those times have we been 7th in February? How many of those times have Spurs been 13 points above us?

You are sounding unintelligent with this type of commentary - the issue here is that we could have done MUCH MORE than just pay off some debts with some better spending. That is your main problem - satisfaction with mediocrity.

What has United done in the same time? Do you compare with the worst or the best and try to emulate them?

Self sustenance is not a target - that is what we’ve done for decades. It’s like saying the target of Man Utd is to play at OT. The new owners have no vision of winning - they just want to make as much money as possible. This is not a bank, it is a FOOTBALL CLUB.

Then don’t make silly comparisons - we are not doing what Barca did so it cannot produce the same results.

Did Barcelona stand still or go backwards like we’re doing? In that same period they’ve bought Villa, Fabregas, Alexis Sanchez, Mascherano amongst others while keeping Messi, Xavi and others. Yet you persist in making dim comparisons about a youth system alone.

It will never happen because others will continue to move forward, while we go backwards. It will never happen unless there is an earthquake in Manchester during Utd vs Chelski and Citeh vs Liverpool that kills all their players.

Fiszman was ill for the last 3 years so it doesn't count, Dein is simply doing PR for Wenger as a friend and Kroenke is simply interested in profit and not footballing achievement. If profit is sufficient for you, then you might as well go and support Wolves as they make a profit too.

That Wenger was good in the past doesn't make him good in the present or future - his time is up if he continues like this.

What did Suarez achieve for Liverpool? What did Arshavin achieve for us a few years ago? To think this is not down to deficiencies in the squad is to say this isn’t even about football. If he got real strikers instead of duds like Park in the summer, we wouldn't be talking about getting one more striker.

The language of failures is using ONLY those that have failed as an excuse not to act. Are you a failure dudu?

Clubs in the 4th division are surviving - like I said, if your ambitions are to survive, you might as well go support Wigan who are also surviving.

medjai:
I think it depends on the team you're playing against.

Against Barcelona, for instance, it doesn't make any sense having men marking the post because Barca hardly poses any threat from corner kicks and set-plays generally(yeah, they might score one or two). Infact, they themself know this. That's why they choose to pass their corner kicks most times.

But playing against a team like Stoke, Blackburn, Bilbao or Madrid - teams that pose a huge aerial threat, you've just gotta have men marking the post. Effective marking doesn't guarantee a 100% success rate. It's always 50/50. And even if your defenders do well to prevent the first ball, what of the 2nd ball? They could get a shot on target from that and having men marking the post could prevent that from going in.

dayokanu:
We had an argument on Bigsoccer some months ago regarding marking the post at corner kicks. Where 2 players (typically the smaller ones) mark the post
I noticed in the last few seasons some coaches are moving away from that agelong practice claiming it doesnt make sense. Ulli Hesse Lichtenberger seems to agree but I disagree

His claim is that its players that score corners, If every player is marked effectively then you wont even have an attempt on target and the goal line men should do better things that resting on the post.
he claimed those on the goal line makes offside difficult .

I totally disagree.

talina:
It was bitterly cold a couple of weeks ago ( -30,35) but otherwise, its unseasonably warm this year. Its above zero right now!Managable. Little snow though, so bobsledding might be kinda wierd

talina:
Im laughing! Youd better get started then!

talina:
Aww, I can be your valentine

dayokanu:
I think last season Man Utd won the league because Chelsea had a terrible form in December-January.

It was a miracle Chelsea were second and lost merely with 9 points.

Honestly I think the level of the EPL is reducing I mean for man utd to still be tied for top position.

If Man Utd should win the league this season then no EPL team should even say anything in Europe again.

Cos with Man Utds injuries and their transition players they shouldnt even have a say in the title race

Barcelona also makes the ball work than the players. You would notice that Xavi just strolls round the field while ozil, Ronaldo, kaka, Pepe are almost bursting their lungs running.

Barcelona has a good bench.
Look at this

Pinto, Adriano, Keita, Mascherano, Pedro, Villa, Thiago, Cuenca, Affelay. Most teams dont have a bench that rich in talent.
Pedro, Mascherano, Affelay, Vila/Sanchez would play for 95% of European teams

talina:
^^^ Depends. Whats a falentine?

talina:
^^^^^ amazing how much that can help with some of the unfairness in life!

dayokanu:
The CL knockout is a higher battle ground than most leagues games.
I would be tempted to say man utd lost the league in 2010 because of the injury Rooney copped in Munich that was aggravated in Old trafford.
Without those two high stake games Rooney might not have been injured or Ferguson would have a need to rush him in.

If man utd is playing Real Madrid on Wednesday and Man City or Arsenal following weekend,
You play a very intense game in Bernabeu or OT, lets say you lost or won, the depression or the Euphoria would consume the whole of Thursday
Fergie wont even think about about man City/Chelsea game at all till maybe Friday for a game in 48hrs time.
While your opponent of contender for the title has a whole 7 days to prepare.

coded guy:
Debo for president 2015

MarcAnthon:
I thought this was a very nice post (even though I don't agree with all the points raised). So I am kind of shocked at all the cussing.
Like the poster explained, it is a response to La Parissiene's earlier post and serves to point out that no one sex has it exclusively easy, which makes a lot of sense cos it's true.
So you all should chill out. Instead point out where you feel he got it wrong, and I believe you can do so without cussing him out. It's actually unintelligent to resort to insults to make you point, especially when this is not the politics section. Na wa for some of una sha!

asoderock:
I guessed ur advise should be it, but I hv also heard about, doing PGD first, even PGDE, ME and so on. Dat is why I decided to get authorised advise.

dayokanu:
Dortmund have the advantage of being completely out of Europe so they get to focus only on the Bundesliga
Bayern have the distraction of playing midweek games just like Schalke too.
The bayern squad is just too lean and key players injury prone. But BvB and Mochengladbach have no such

From Next season when BvB get Reus they would be a real force, that is if they are able to keep all their other players
All their youngings should have added more experience.

Hummels should be a beast in defence by then. Sven Bender, Schmelzer, Moritz Leitner, Gotze and kagawa should be more matured
Grosskreutz should either shape in (Its not enough to depend on hardowrk alone) or ship out.

Also the issue of Gundogan should be resolved either he grows into the role or they bring back Sahin from Madrid.
Another key thing is for them to get rid of their oldies. Kehl, Owomoyela etc and a backup for lewandoski

afrodoc:
LOL at least u NOW agree he is 70%.
all those calling for his head should remember how difficult it might be for any striker we try to sign as replacement to settle in(think of torres,carroll,kezman,sheva,dion dublin,afonso alves,chris sutton) u just never know with strikers.
we have d best strike force IMO in d premiership n any changes we nid r in midfield.our 4th choice striker weda na welbeck,berba or chicharito would start in most oda premier league teams.who is 4th choice at chelsea,arsenal,liverpool e.t.c any diagnostic investigations to our malaise shud b in midfield and d question is more serious than many think.d root question is do we continue to play a 2 man midfield in conformity wit our tradition or do we adapt to current trends n play 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 i.e 3 midfielders.WHEN SAF answers dt in his own mind we will know wt kind of midfield additions we require

asoderock:
Fellow Nairalanders in Academics, I need ur professional advise on this. I have a first degree in Chemical Engineering, but have been working in an oil servicing firm for about 4 years now, but I have a great passion for teaching Mathematics, and that is one job I will be most fulfilled doing. Job satisfaction now matters to me much more than pay. My question is, what is the easiest path to achieving this noble goal without necessarily going to a take another first degree in maths? Can I take it for granted that I will land a teaching job in Mathematics in the University if I make this grand career change, as a first degree holder in Chem Engrn? Your Candid opinion is very much welcum.

afrodoc:
u mentioned ratio n u r mentionin raw numbers! egba mi o! ur calculator dt calculated all those oda stats to 15 decimal places couldnt calculate pass completion percentage abi? in dt stat where welbeck has slightly better stats ur calculator run down.
this is a tiresome argument,i havnt said welbeck is better than chicharito or vice versa but u seem to read only wt u want to see, for clarity !let me capitalize
WELBECK HAS MADE MORE IMPROVEMENT THAN CHICHARITO SINCE 2010! shikena

afrodoc:
and those stats dont exactly show who is better
according to them
welbeck has played about 110mins more than chicharito
chicharito has scored 1 goal more
welbeck has 1 more assist
welbeck has 1 more shot on target

chicharito's shot accuracy is about 3% better than welbeck's

welbeck has made 1 key pass more

welbeck's pass completion is about 0.7% better than chicharito's

so i dont see much of a gulf btw them, AND anyway like i said in an earlier post stats dont always show d true picture (when i mentioned lies,damned lies n statistics)

tellwisdom:
no oooo, we dont have pits here oo. Crime section would be ok, cos someone is already dieing

Flashaldrin:
kiddo, i might just regrettably have to put you on the ignore list till your posts are deleted. You are boring the crap outta me, and worse you are derailing my thread!!
Ffs i dont do e-insults, you must be incredibly dumb not to get this!!

Flashaldrin:
^^^ durrrhhh
am bored talking with you. You gat no point. Please try and stick to topic. Or you just might get banned

dayokanu:
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-257534.0.html