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Lol. Make this team sha gel abeg.

do4luv14:
That's one of the things Pinnick was trying to resolved, but I don't know of it had be resolved or not,

thing is that majority of the players transfer are on Loan, the cash not paid completely, That leave the players are the receiving end6, just like Mba Case

Imagine fighting over mba and 11 clubs pull out, leaving a 3rd tier club to sign? Smh. If unresolved then this npfl is wack. This aspect is one of the big pillars of club football finances, yet na ownership nonsense dey go on?

Deltamani:
I do Love Ajibade to join the shine but her major setback is her goal scoring… If she can be scoring good number of goals, I bet she should be there on the podium..

I really do but the spark no just dey consistent. I pray it grows bigger.

mostob:
Sustain? Eze and sustain no dey the same group o. He loses the ball recklessly and his workrate is zero. I'll rather go for Olise to compete with Saka.

He actually can play that part well. But that workrate na the issue.

Spy360:
Why are you people acting unschooled?

We are grading Giroud using RVP as a yard stick in games played for Arsenal. You guys are including games played for other clubs and still think you're making sense?

Modified: I have seen the correct stats and I was expecting someone to make a statement on those stats.

Permit me to do so.
I think that 0.5 for RVP and 0.4 for Giroud does not translate to Giroud being useless. In fact statistically they can be classed together when you factor in the performance statistics of someone like Henry at the upper limit and Lacazette at the lower limit. This has always been my point. Mind you, no one is saying that he was a better player than RVP, but what we are saying is that he wasn't useless as erroneously claimed by some of you. A better breakdown season by season confirms that RVP only had a good season in his final two years for Arsenal especially his final year. Before that he was basically average. Giroud on the other hand wasn't spectacular but managed to deliver double figures each time apart from his final year.

I have included that of Henry as reference.

Chai. Chai chai. Acting unschooled?


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MetalJigsaw:
The number 19 jersey was a very insignificant number in the history of Nigeria Super Eagles until a certain unknown young man came out of nowhere and in a very short time, wrote his name in the history books forever..

His name, SUNDAY MBA

Before the 2013 AFCON, only a few knew the name Sunday Mba, and even those who did never cared much about him as he was a local league player picked to compete against an array of European stars in the Super Eagles of Nigeria team

Unlike the case today, late Stephen Keshi was bold enough to pick 6 home-based players as part of his 23-man squad for AFCON2013. Many believed the local league players would end up as bench warmers, but at the end of the tournament, the name the whole world was singing was Sunday Mba; the Warri Wolves player.

As many expected, Mba and other home-based players were benched in the first 2 group games. Only Oboabona got to play in defense. However, on the last group game which was a must-win game against Ethiopia, Stephen Keshi did the unthinkable; he dropped Nosa Igiebor of Real Betis and started Sunday Mba.

Mba didn't get to score against Ethiopia, but he did enough to convince the coach that he deserved to start in the Quarter final against almighty Ivory Coast.

With the likes of Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure, Gervinho, Kalou, Zokora, Eboue and even Kolo Toure in the Ivorian side, nobody gave the Super Eagles a chance. There were even rumours that Nigerian officials had already booked return flight tickets for the players before the game.

In the 43rd minute, Emenike pulled a shocker and with a smashing bullet freekick, he put Nigeria ahead. 7 minutes later, Tiote equalized with a header. The whole world expected the next goal to come from the Ivorians, and Drogba precisely. But destiny had something else planned out.

That was when the Sunday Mba clock ticked....

He picked the ball from the center of the field, pushed it forward, beat one, dribbled two, and from the edge of the box, unleashed a rocket that flew into the back of the net. That goal announced the local player to the international media. Mba would go ahead to score the lone goal in the final which would hand Nigeria her 3rd AFCON title.

📌FROM GRASS TO GRASS:
The AFCON heroics made Mba one of the most sort after player by many European teams. Unbelievably, Mba ended up signing for a third tier club in France; CA Bastia. HOW?

Due to greed and politics, everyone wanted to have a share of Mba's cake. His club, Warri Wolves and his former team Enugu Rangers got into a war of ownership of the player and this lasted for over 7 months.

All the European teams that wanted Mba got tired of waiting for the issue to be resolved and pulled out of the race. The only team left was the third tier club.

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup approaching, Mba needed to start playing regularly so as to be picked for the world cup. He was forced to sign for CA Bastia and that was the beginning of his end...

Mba's stats for Nigeria are...
📌Debut: 2012
📌Appearances: 22
📌Goals: 7
📌Assists: 0
📌Trophies: 1 (AFCON 2013)
📌Duration with Super: 2 years (2012/2013)

Sadly, today, Mba is just 33 years old, but has been without a club since 2017. He literally retired from active football at the age of 27.

You can watch the best of Sunday MBA in my next post..

Which reminds me



This disgusting squabbles between clubs and owners and what have not over local players, pls tell me, have the league ironed out this technicality that becomes the achilles of good local players? Or it is still in place a decade after? Because it would give us a serious lens to know how wack the NPFL is. 10good year!! If they haven't been able to resolve this aspect but are always fully armed to battle over a talented player about to move to Europe, then that league is indeed, wack!!

typicalgamer:
That sad truth is no matter what we do or say matters the only thing we can do is

Either support or not
Or wail and get the coach sacked

When it comes to selection form or not it’s was and never will be in our hands we’re but spectators nothing more

The hard truth is irrespective of support or not, if confidence can't be generated from within for a GK most especially,then wahala dey. Either way, the outcome is going to get expected reaction from the fans that will be a big tournament catalyst or a momentum killer. For now, expectations is down. I guess until that super important game that the difference will be made

mostob:
But Giroud played for Chelsea too na. Oya bring the records.

This is mainly Arsenal stats for both. The one i deliberately left out. 8yrs for Persie. 6yrs for Giroud. Lol.

Jodera:
Kai won't be starting for Madrid, esp under Ancelloti. Person wey bench a whole James wey him personally but for Everton and person wey no send Hazard till him retire. Lol.

Arteta changed our approach to games. But above all, we've been missing chances consistently and that's what's really killing us

Exactly. By how big clubs behave, and for someone that heralded mentality throughout our All or Nothing period, he's doing way too much in the opposite direction.

Spy360:
These stats are for all PL games. RVP played for Man United those records shouldn't count. Your facts are faulty.

i deliberately left out the season range for just arsenal time cos i was so so sure that you'll try hard to further dodge the reality. Lol. You didn't disappoint sha😎

This is faulty but your 0.4 that remains undefined metric by you is more relevant?

Oasis007:


If Uzoho gonna be the first choice, then we shouldn't bother to dream beyond Group Stage.

Prize na 7m. Dey don budget 1.3 for this tournament. SportyBet tinz. Make they at least get 1.3m back(qfinals)

Mujtahida:
Oshoala is a blunt knife. Not dependable at all. Hasn't been reliable for the past four years

You're right. A natural go really help our quest.

mostob:
Eze? Abeg we no want. We need to sign a Striker before letting Nketiah go abeg

Why now. You know that guy sabi sustain attack. Alongside Rice, counter against us go hard die. He also offers something different than the norm all by himself.

typicalgamer:
The best thing now is to motivate uzoho and that’s a fact you don’t want a hot/cold keeper on your post that lacks confidence

Confidence is key here

Journos are not the one that will make that possible though. No mata how long they act like influencers. If he's going to be cold then no business between the sticks. Just simply applying the metric used for Maduka to him. Simple!

Deltamani:
Lol 😂
The 3 Clubs do fit her so well but again Lyon will be my Pick.

make Person join her shine from Falcons. God abegeth thee. Before Zee drop crown. Lyon too sabi. I love their recruitment too.

Deltamani:
Her Signing just da trend anyhow, I pray she delivers and bigger fish like Lyon, Barca, PSG, Chelsea will come hunting for her soonest.

Chelsea Arsenal or Lyon.

Meanwhile....

So excited for Echegini. Be like super record signing unveiling of years ago.

Oasis007:
FG has approved $1.3m for the campaign. I guess news gonna motivate our boys to do well.

If they like make dey nonplay their lives out. It's like they no wan attract big clubs if they no reach q/final at least.


Besides, some of these our journos are clowns. See hype wey dem dey give Uzoho. Nawa o.

I know it is dead. Why?
Because anyone that watched the two knows this. If you now use the players behind these two Forwards as yardstick again, one knows who was not serious between two of them. But here are stats that on a normal day, i don't even need

Crystal Palace want Nketiah, Arsenal is saying they want to keep him. Is like they're mad. Instead of them to use him to grab Eze in return, they're starting their jittery January approach already. Asif the guy will score anything if he is kept. Smh.

mostob:
Person wey go soon tutor me on statistics.

He made me even doubt watching this guys sotey i go dey do player comparison to reconfirm. Lol. Nothing par between then class par-tition them well

iamoyindamola:
We should not forget he went about 7 matches from his debut to get a goal for us
Some of this clowns will say shebi TH14 also went on same run but giroud is the reason wengay didn't win additional epl
If you as a cf play with prime ozil and sanchez with only fa cup to show
Wahala they

Allow me rephrase


Person play with prime ozil and Sanchez and no win Golden boot. Auba came and won it o. He dey use their goal/match ratio to decide they're on par. Lol

Spy360:
Davep said they were not in the same class. So I asked what was his class mark (or class interval). Given that RVP had 0.47, and Giroud 0.42.

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So this is your supposed answer/reply to the question what class mark did you use?


You're really taking this "no gree for anybody" really serious Spy!!

If olise to man u is true abeg make we snatch ebere eze. E get why. We've been so unlucky with palace deals. Why tho?

typicalgamer:
Nta opening song is something else 😂😂😭😭😭

That "gbon gbon ka gbon gban gbon dor" be like thick pap wey don too hot for 🔥 kon dey sing. It's a shame we have no Naija company to be having thus bragging rights like supersports. Smh

Mujtahida:
She's the best. Omo at the last WC, there was this error by one of our defenders, an English attacker pounced on the ball and let fly a rocket. Guy, Chiamaka parried it. I just dey shout. Her reflex, too sharp. Her positioning, on point. Her instincts, superb.

She's her!! I wished we taught Sarina a lesson. That match showed why we ought to have a lethal 9 upfront.

Spy360:
What's a class mark?

RVP 0.47
Giroud 0.42

Based on their overall performance for Arsenal as seen above, it would hypocritical and gain saying that they are not in the same class. Figures don't lie.

If you agree with Jodera that Giroud was useless then you should also agree that RVP was useless.

If you want to talk about quality it's Ok. But when you want to talk about total output and performance, facts are there and they don't lie unless you want to deceive yourself.

Bin this solitary decimal justification you've been using pls. It doesn't justify this stance you've been harping on sincerely. Should i bring out some other decimals of players in bigger clubs so you'll finally exclaim "haba naaaawwwww"??


The fact that decimal indicates closeness doesn't mean they are same class in performance for Arsenal. Their goals are wide apart. Heck, you're really doing this to a golden boot winner in epl twice?? Really??


Nowhere did i affirm Giroud is "very very average" or useless. I'm simply Taking you on for your assertions about these two forwards. Your metric becomes more vague when you apply more samples across europe. So bin it. It is insulting to RVP.

Spy360:
Our tactics have been found out and there's need for change or adjustments. I did not expect Arteta to use the same tactics from last season. Big teams usually change tactics twice a season. I trust Arteta to do just that this January.

I really really pray so. Cos we can't stay top 3 this way without a tweak in tactics or lineup.

Spy360:
Look at the bolded.

1. Did Arteta follow the same decisions when he worked on improving Xhaka? What was the outcome?

2. Has Kai improved? Who else in that squad could have replaced him in that same position?

First we are thin on bench. Plus Arteta is making it worse by not trusting dem boiz with minutes either. If Emery didn't help with two wingers, e sure me say, saka go be substitute under arteta.

Spy360:
You failed to see that I didn't contradict my self. I took a stance and proved it with evidence no one here has since countered. However I still made my opinion known. The bolded in your post is what I supported against Jodera not necessarily that Giroud is better. My stance was that he is not average as Jodera claims.

Spy, I did not fail in anything. The boldened is a contradiction and you can't draw a pure conclusion from a contradiction. That's nullified. You can say A is not different and then say B is the better one. Or does "better" now mean they are "not different"?(paraphrasing)

There is no substantial evidence that proves Giroud is in the class of RVP. Because say Saka good no mean say he dey Salah Class. He still dey boot.


Once again, Giroud is not in RVP class as far as Emirates time is concerned. C'est fini!!

Jodera:
True, for a team like Arsenal, Kai no suppose play him way to form. No be say he was one top player coming here.

The structure of our play is limiting most of our players. No triangle pass and move(unlike last season), no interpretation of half space movement (Xhaka and Odegaard were very good at this but Ode seems to have fallen off which points to the structure. Havertz no dey even attempt am sef). No counter or fast breaks.

Omorr, we downgraded this season and it's annoying

Lets even swap team and put this Kai scenario in the team. Say, Madrid. Will Ancelotti be starting Kai so he can gain confidence? Lol. Well Ode too has been down low from last season form too. I've complained about the left to right possession. Notice how it takes two to make us go all the way back to Raya compared to last season too. Just two pressers.