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Why no mention about the vast mineral resources in the North since it fits his premise too?

What aspect of Ozil's game do you need Odegaard to adopt next season?

And what part of Odegaard's game did you feel Ozil should have used during his spell with usm

Jodera:
Lol...
Better "Watkins" full everywhere .

Watkins himself go even cost sef and I doubt Villa would wanna sell.

Make we just go for Gyokeres or better striker abeg

they go slap 100m on that guy as it stands. Or at least 70m. Make he enjoy one season more with villa sha.

mostob:
Nah...the question should be, who can offer us more than what Haaland offers City?

Potentially, i believe such players exist. As you said-structure.

Rem i keep saying our structure is perfect for a sensible and terrific 9 to fit into. Meaning it will be more a leap of faith than what we see. But the candidates are available already. I pray we choose well. Bully in air and on ground and for 90 and a good presser when pressing and also superb on counter(pace and acceleration)

mostob:
Iwobi doesn't press much to Sanchez arrived and started doing the headless chicken running. Later, we saw Iwobi doing the same thing.

Sometimes, pressing is not about the players alone but the structure and tactic the coach employed. Rashford will learn if he later makes it to Arsenal.

Moreso, he is 26 currently.

That's true. Till now it's still a big Achilles for iwobi but he makes up for it other ways. But no manager would love to see him strolling when he should be covering. The structure matters. Just that Rashford own is that the structure is not bad at Niagara Falls stadium but he and Hoila no get connection too. Both have some funny positioning this last season.

Jodera:
I'll prefer a good Watkins over a good Haaland

Only ish now is they're playing UCL too. So to lure him away from Ebening go hard. But deep down he supposed know too sha. Well.. let him eat reward there small.

Spy360:
Spot on.

In terms of pressing, Arteta will have his work cut out.

If his problem is now environment and he just changes and begins to do all required of him at Emirates, e no go funny o 😂😂😂

mostob:
I once predicted Rashford as one of our likely signings. Make e no too shock anybody when it happens o.

See the way Arteta face changes when his wingers don't tackle or press? I doubt Rashford will want to move from frying pan to fire. Guy doesn't press. If he now comes to us and begins to do all of that, the backlash from man u will even be worse. Plus his age. They should just get someone else. But sincerely, if na him dey push for the move, na him sabi😎

That guy is a double GA winger but is wallowing away in despondency

Im sure in the speculation room with Josh, Edu and co, one question will be

Whom among these guys can compete in numbers with Haaland if in our XI?

That question will be helpful to an extent. Having a Watkins and an Erling.....

mostob:
If there's anyone you should compare to Kai in that Atalanta team, it is Scammaca, not Lookman. What were Martinelli and Saka doing in those matches too?

Not roles per se. More like Effect on defenses as a forward throughout a game.

As for those two, it was obvious that experience needed for such nights was not in their bags. They ran out and got frustrated and ended up being secondary too.


Disheveled.

Scammaca sef was more impressive, shockingly, in passing.

For now, be like i go dey enter cave for this window. What's going on on Arsenal community and threads is giving delulul promax as regards links and who should come in.😂😂😂

Fabrics is the worth of the Women Leaders? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Not even better thing na fabric??

isan:
They didn't post anything about the europa league despite 3 super eagles players are going to take part , they only managed to post one pic of lookman in the midnight

I keep saying i don't care whoever on here is affiliated one way or the other with those handling the official social media pages of our sports echelons. They are all wack and terrible at their jobs. An SS1 kid passionate about Football with do a much better job than all of them combined with good tools. Once a Nigerian footballer is playing in a major final, it is totally compulsory for them to be alert and ready to 'cook'


Wont be surprised that handler had no idea that Boniface and Lookman were playing yesternight. It's not beyond them😂😂

charlesemeka85:
he should remain in Italy with any of Inter or Juve

Also a move to Spain won’t be bad. He should avoid the EPL

In a way sha, that avoiding might be best. But if they come with biggest offer, it may be hard to ignore. Let's also realize that suitors will dry up the Atalanta XI as well. So if key players leave, he should join too. But Italy or Spain won't be bad truly.

I just dey pity Lookman one way. Cos now, EPL big guns go dey chase am make he come back to England 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

His story be like Rejected stone being Chief cornerstone. Besides, Daily Mirror don mix the Harry and Meghan Markle visit mata and dragged his name into it to embarrass him. Sky Sports no fit use his pic for their post. Smh. Very foolish and arrogant of these English press. Their bitterness knows no bounds. Even Spanish papers didn't see need to be vile.


Overall, make he chose better club. Like John Cena screamed, His Time Is Now!!! I go hype this guy for next one month. If na De Ketalaere score finale Hattrick or Scammacca, we know how their tabloids will go crazy over someone doing stuff the greatest of all times never ever did.

Jodera:
True talk

Watching that Bayern game I really saw your point. We needed that striker to take them head on especially that 2nd leg but Kai was too "weak". Omorr, na from that day I knew we needed a deadly dangerous person upfront who can trouble as well as scoring goals.

Watching Gyokeres, I feel he's that kinda person we need plus he doesn't seem too stingy

See Lookman tonight vs Leverkusen?!! Kai can never do such to defenders, torturing them and making them too wary of where he is on the pitch. Same for Boniface, the way the guy moves towards final third and the stats will make you know that these are guys that will be a constant pain to any backline once ball dey dia leg.

My own na say 3 Victors dey to pick from. Gyo is the most likely pick, mostly due to VO price tag. We don't need a jeun jeun 9 to best this just concluded season. We need one that will start firing and everyone will start having to respect and fear our unpredictability. Ehen.

Danielnino00:
Our best line up against SA and Benin, IMO.

Modified: Nwabali for Okoye.. Couldn't find Nwabali name in the database

Aina to where he played all through Afcon abeg mainly because of the opponent we facing. Onyeka and Ndidi swapping will make sense cos Ndidi attacking side too is something that's cool to see recently.

codemaniacs:
Finidi won't utilize Lookman..

he will let Moses Simon bench Lookman.

Hmmm. Make we dey watch sha. Baba wan set record wey worse pass Lars be dat😹

Oasis007:

Everyone dey famz this guy and na Finidi no go wan utilize am? He should dare!!!

codemaniacs:
The same Finidi that benched Lookman and Tella and publicly said if the strikers were available the match would be different...

Finidi does not like Lookman... He would intentionally play Lookman out of position just to see Lookman fail or bench him..

If Finidi does not utilize Lookman, then he's began his self destruct journey before it began.

To start with, i want to see how he will find fresh and young defensive legs for the team. Because he needs it. But if man no wan get sense, he should getat.

joelsteron:
I hope his assistants are highly tactical. Cos Finidi looks clueless in his speech today by saying: in super eagles, team formation is not necessary yada yada.

That his entire interview was a wack wack attempt for any new coach of super eagles in over 3 decades. Even Lars Lagerbeer spoke better. I hope he shakes off that nonsense there and let the talking on the pitch make that interview an archived story. Cos...

Finidi should make Lookman the heart of his style and do one better than JPes by making Iwobi be part of the attack and he will win hearts over quickly. This Lookman is key.

So who will Welbeast and Eduardo Hang link to Arsenal today?
These two ehn😤😤🤣🤣🤣🤣 They'll link an entire stadium by the time window close.



Oops!! Will i bin my Arsenal Transfer Window stance this time? The Indifference Expectations is helpful, especially since MA's arrival.

elyte89:
Whether he reveals d salary or not..it won’t stop nff from owing him

Na this info gaaan suppose no make am talk like say salary no he big deal. It is a big deal. He just gave more ammunition to the incompetent nff guys to justify delaying his monies. Incompetent cos it is foolishness to be owing the number 1 sport job of the entire country. His utterances also made it look like he doesn't know the weight the job carries. We will be here when it causes a ruckus

COOL10:
I just watched Finidi on Arise News and he said that only the oldest players in the team (as long as they're available to start a match) will wear the Captain's Arm Band. The question now is where does this leave Ekong? Where does he rank in that hierarchy? With his amazing performance at the AFCON, he deserves to remain our captain. He has earned that right.

There were too many shalaye FG ought not to do in that interview. He goofed alot to be frank. Especially on the Salary aspect. He needs to personally do better.

Europa dey use our boys do PR

Our own no dey push PR for Lookman and Boniface


Observation is lately, the PR aspect of Nigerian footballers, male and female this year has been terrible. What's going on really? Like what is the crux for the low pr all rounda? Before Afcon it was just there. Post-Afcon, even worse from the Nigerian sphere itself. It didn't used to be like this before.

Jodera:
Yeahh...
Saka needs to be freed and well rested some times.

I wasn't really happy how he fell of form this season. He needs all the fitness he can get cos a dangerous Saka, no one comes close.

Hopefully we get that deputy

that burnout triggered the mockery of our boy and they began to make him look inferior to dem Palmer and Foden. Never Again.

Jodera:
True...
Na him really be highlight of 2024.

But then, if we get a good striker he would be on the bench. But then, Arteta fit carry am go Midfield again which is my fears..

He should just be a CF and him and the new CF should be slugging it out

I will have no big ish cos from my POV, a CF that can trouble the top ucl giants and keep them on their toes, singlehandedly and collectively, is my target. Let that presence be there. Kai can't give that and GJ can't either. so if that balance can come, no p. Plus i am one that want to see the stats all around Odegaard mehn. He is a player that can do 40 G/A in a season and that's facts.

Jodera:
Naaahh!!

Havertz you try for us this season especially the Run-ins

15g/a in 13 games (during the Run-ins).

13 of those match winning goals(or assist).

You really try well well.

And this is coming from one of your biggest critic.

Kudos to Arteta for also not been stubborn and switching him to the CF position

Seriously he was the highlight of the 2024 games. Only thing was we needed a totally different approach for UCL nights. Once we get that, we are good to fly Emirates

Jodera:
Na Martinelli shock me pass

The way he regressed this season is alarming. Thank goodness Trossard stepped up else we for don enter one chance

If only Teta did what he did for LW to RW. Cos Trossard is a huge success for us. No Forward must pass through what Saka is going through again. This burnout thing should be avoided. We should leave that consistency for Defenders like GabuSaliba

Jodera:
Shebi most of us don agree say we need better striker na

I started in December, but many didn't start to agree till March/April

All or Nothing should be More or Nothing.

We should be in Ryback Mode
Feeed meeee morreeee

If anything at all, they should reassign jersey numbers and take that 10 away from ESR abeg. 😤 Let's get a 789 and 10, 11 like that in XI.

The Brazilian forwards were 📴 this season. Was worrisome throughout as injury and loss of form just took two of them. Fact is we'll need better quality squad members than the ones we saw this season. How fiery the outcome will be.

Season stats don drop and they just buttressed my stance


Provision, Creation and Passings, xA, we have Saka and Odegaard in at least 3 of the metrics, the top 5.

Finishing is something we need so badly. Can't be carried away with the "see our goals" talk. We should be "see the teams we competing against" and how to best them at metrics they so flourish at. Maybe so fans are not eager to see a player like MO getting at least 20 Assists when we know he's the kind of player. Especially as Injury is alien mostly to him. Or having aerial dominance when other approach not working. For a team with such arrogant consistency of in-box touches across top 5 leagues, we should be THINKING BIGGER

Hopefully we'll get it done