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I have to commend Saliba again for him Usain Bolt mode vs Nunez. That Nunez no sabi. There's a high chance Salah passes to him and he'll flop it.


Another clip angle shows that Declan Rice deliberately blocked the line of view of Salah's left leg so he doesn't shoot. This clip makes me furious with Zinny again.



Question: How did City do it sef? 8th to 1st!!

Deltamani:
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Oyinlola the gentle one. Usani i dey watch you!!

Joebie:
Nwakali to Osimhen

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁😎😎🤸🏿‍♂️

MetalJigsaw:
I think Ndidi has actually improved, despite it being the championship.

Because as a matter of fact the Championship is far stronger than a lot of European top tier divisions. And moreover, there has beeen some notable improvements in his style of play.

Quite agree. His technical side has moved up a lil. The discipline in Leicester was limiting his other abilities, proving once again that mostly, a player's potential is directly proportional to the manager's style. Doesn't mean they can't or won't be able to do other stuff. I hope we see him on G/A sheets. I also hope our style of play is near modern enough.

BascoVanVeli:
Super Eagles vs Zaire at the 94 AFCON in Tunisia


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBmytl9i_GY

Amokachi on creativity mode. This match showed the vision and quick thinking of the players. Something seriously lacking in this current set tbh. That Oliseh assist, e sure me that whoever was there after one look up would still be wasting time instead of dropping that Ozil pass once.

Ho ho ho
Merry Christmas 🎁🎄 to you

Roland17:
Zinny defended the way he knows how to. His positioning/ when defending is poor, he struggles with keeping the line and lacks recovery/ pace when beaten. Inverting him against intense teams that keep possession only exacerbates his deficiencies.

For instance, Martinelli loses the ball high up in Liverpool’s half which triggers a counter attack. When the counter starts, Zinny is already at a disadvantage because he has already inverted into the attacking (midfield) half of Liverpool, Havertz is also around that area.

He lacks the pace and when he finally catches up, his positioning is horrible, so he is easily beat. I have always suggested playing a flat back 4 in instances like yesterday.

Not only that sha. But his lack of Salah strength and weaknesses. That is the disrespect. Gomez and Konate did their own defending with regard for the strengths of our teo wingers. They came out tops. Zinny kept blocking Salah right instead of his left.


The wet pitch talks no be today sha

Roland17:
Liverpool will be without M. Salah for about a month when he goes to the AFCON. That is going to be a big loss for Liverpool and has to be consequential.

https://twitter.com/MT_Analysis/status/1738866899021340823?t=qx4bzeb5l0jw-yAKaZS2dg&s=19


So we only focus on Zinny when Odegaard cause 4 💔 yesternight sha. 😆

They forced us to become direct and that was exactly what they wanted. Plus Zinny restricted to the touchline. Zinny underrated Salah mehnnnnnn. That's total disrespect. Compared to how Gomez and Konate handled our wingers.

Jodera:
True talk.

But aside from Alvarez (man city), which other top teams would you want their bench player too and which player is that (attack only)

a few. Not much in epl.

Jodera:
Exactly, we're getting there. Hopefully, we'll have more strong quality bench coming in that we will all be happy about.

But on a more serious note, the question made me think, but not about our team. I had to see other teams too and their bench and I noticed that most of these teams would even love to have our bench as starters Tbh.

Na we dey underrate this team

The truth is there are teams in EPL that will bring the max out of this Nketiah we dey frown at. Same for Nelson. Players are at the behest of managers. That's why top experienced manager bring out at least 70% of a player under them unless they no wan align. And sometimes, talent is just too much(Ronaldinho) sotey any lifestyle can be ongoing but wont impact onfield. So, yeah, some teams want our players too. We also want some team players as well. Infact, Alvarez alone from City. O boi!!

BlueRayDick:
All that one Gakpo was struggling to impose himslef in the game, Firminho go don dribble our defenders score solo goal sef join

Those 3 use 3 season early games to gather 20GA on our team. Chai. With that Henderson doing like he get 3lungs too. I pray we return the favor. We need to

30 goals against us at Anfield in last 6seasons alone. 😰😰


We really don learn work for dia hand. The trajectory is changing sha. I think the psychological aspect was touched-The early morning walk round Anfield for our players....it worked. Shows some staff are doing their job well.

Jodera:
Why I said that is because you think or feel most top teams have good options coming from bench while we, we just dey delulu ourselves with Trossard and Nketiah.

C'mon na. Give this our team some credits

That question sha go make person think abeg. Tok true. 😁😁😁


Its more of impact sha. We are getting there.

Shegzdave:
But Trossard is a fine baller
Whoever said that is just looking for engagement jaweee

It's actually the Nketiah part that made me think it deep sha.

Jodera:
In present reality Yes.

If Trossard for example, is playing for Man city or Barca or Madrid or so, you'll still point same Trossard as a quality option coming from Bench.

But now, he's with us, you think he isn't quality enough?

Lemme tell you the truth, none of Liverpool attackers fear me(aside Salah and Jota). Th rest can have the good days once in a while but they never scare me like the Liverpool I know. How much more "their bench"?

I'm not saying he's not quality. But back it up with stats na. Big games only.

Remember ratings of big 6 games player is a thing, using Heung Min Son as the face of that Table. Though not a sub. But easily gives results in big 6 games. We are getting there. We are! 😎

Jodera:
One thing I'm certain about is that most teams have dearth of attacking talents as bench. Gone are the days you'll have Ronaldo on the pitch and Ronaldo2 on the bench. The football world is no longer producing good attacking players for one to be easily benching.

Aside from Man city (with Alvarez), I can hardly count any other team that have quality sub attackers that'll grip the fear out of opposition when coming on(unlike those days).

Why we may not have the best and hope for improvements, sometimes I still feel we underrate what we have.

To put it fairly, Most top teams would Kill to have Trossard starting for them and not even on bench. The underrating is too much sha

Yeah. You're right. This is where usage of personnel is now the koko. Is like the selling off a player cos he no give desired results with a manager's game approach. Only to suddenly become a banger with a relatively less popular manager all rounda. Few clubs get maximum of a player's potential truly.

Hausa:
Vini and Rodrygo all had models to help them become the force they are now. Go figure.
Are you not surprised that up till now, Saka and Martinelli are still not a force to reckon with in epl and World football? How come?
Vini and Rodrygo are not just forces to reckon with in Laliga, but in ucl and World football in general.

I hope you play football very well to understand my point.
It'll be very difficult to understand sometimes if you've not really played football to a certain level.

I understand where you coming from but i maintain my stance on that improper talk. E no gel atall. ATALL.

BlueRayDick:
Mane would’ve roasted White since na

He'd even be the first to score before salah wraps it up with last goal🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Jodera:
Please, indulge me.

Do this for any big team, I want to know their options. Man u, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man city, Tottenham, Barca, Madrid, Bayern, psg, Juve.

For arsenal, you've given two.

Please, lemme see the two each for all these clubs I beg you.

You still never answer o. Or should i draw inference from this new assignment you've dropped? 🤗

Shegzdave:
Anything to boost the attack and get the desired result

💯💯💯💯👌🏾
My stance

Shegzdave:
Does that Mean we don’t have Subs??

We do. But that question is still deep.

Hausa:
The predictability is why they struggle so much.
You could see them doing same thing over and over again that didn't seem to work.
This is an issue of improper development.
People are not seeing this because they score goals and make assists, but I've noticed this for a long time now.

The problem with an IMPROPERLY DEVELOPED talent is that they'll be found wanting when they're needed most. Why?
Because more than anyone else in the team, they're the ones most relied on for results.

Now, apart from goals and assists, let's be honest. How has Saka and Martinelli improved their game? Can you see it? I can't.

We saw how Alex Song grew and improved. We saw RVP, Fabregas, etc.
Among the major problem is the lack of models for them. They're their own models, and it doesn't work that way when you're not a TRUE special talent.

I will strongly disagree with you on this improper development talk. You're totally wrong there.

Have you seen Vini Jr and Rodrigo, both of Madrid doing like no be madrid dem dey upfront. Should i mention as many wingers that got predictable in last 5seasons from different clubs across 5leagues, with data to back up my stance?


Is Rashford improperly developed? Or should we go for Willian at Fulham? Or even Mudryk? I can go on but that's not for tonight.


Forget the development talk. It's not the case atall. Never was. Onana is predictable and has conceded 64 goals in 4months. Improperly developed??

Shegzdave:
I’m not sure white is fully fit cause the guy was off today, see the way they dribbled him

Rice is just fantastic I’m every match aswear

A fully fit White will still be average for his primary duty-defending!! Yasu attacks better than him and defends even way way better than him. Upper Class. BW dey gimme Bellerin vibes. Abi na Monreal?

Shegzdave:
Exactly, we just need a sharp 9 by January but that tactics shouldn’t limit Saka and Nelli outputs sha

my pov is both are kinda locked 🔐 right now in a way. If a 9 can unlock them and make that attack way lethal than last season, the MA needs to do the needful. Sometimes, it takes one signing to unlock some struggling players. Anything for a even better performance upfront is the goal. Right now, no be so.

BlueRayDick:
Attached is Last Year’s official PFA EPL team of the year . Guess what ? Saka had 25 Goal/Assist contribution out of 88 goals we scored , e did that as a winger to earn a place on that team.

Do u know more than the PFA or what exactly ? Or u no just like Saka ?

Now imagine an actual 9 with that 25G/A too this season or next. That's my point. Saka and Nelli can't shoulder us always. I don't see it as "being reliant on the 9" because I've factored in days where many players won't get goals too. Nelli and Saka are on those kind of days this season, sincerely. What they need is someone to reduce that burden on them.


It's not like the everybody are even scoring. That's why Nketiah is our highest goalscorer after 18games.


Something needs to change up front. Nelli's performance tonight may be replicated on big crucial nights and it will be more painful then. This is just to buttress the Saka numbers case which may not happen if something doesn't change.


A bitter fact is-Our wingers are predictable!!!!!!!!!!!

A question i just saw on twitter


In a big game,you need goals to win. Are Trossard and Nketiah the subs you bring on to make that win possible?



😒😒😒😒

This question pain me. E suppose pain you too

Shegzdave:
I was shocked and angry when I saw Nelli dropping like bag of beans not knowing Liverpool being their stupid trick

Thunder fire Klopp cause he can complain in every match from away and he decided to do same thing he complains about

Klopp tactics worked well. So fluid that this is one of the games with lowest % of ball at certain moments of the game in 2 seasons. I really hate that super crucial moments of our game is dependent on someone that will waste 19 and score 1 and then you don't expect anything, he scores.

BlueRayDick:
Baba no be only u . I just dey vex especially as it concerns Rice. I hope Rice won’t burn out before Timber and Tomiyasu come back due to the triple work White and Zinchencko are giving him.

His workrate is highest this season. And he just joined us. Asif his presence is making the others lazy. And that is 😤😤😤

mostob:
I have this hunch that he still has so much more to give (in attack) but he is holding back because of his defensive duties. I just dey vex for Partey and Tomi with the useless injuries Dem dey carry around.

We either just use them in a 352 setting or move Xinny to middle and let the natural do what they've trained almost 2 decades of their lives for and make us not conceded cheap goals.



If Partey was on tonight, he's taken off half of the workload Odegaard did tonight. He would also make Gomez be fully pinned back instead of those overlapping and shots on goals he was having (i hate the space they gave this guy to be shooting. It further infuriated me that we no dey shoot for tight spaces)

BlueRayDick:
We need divine intervention in that LB because almost all opposition managers will be instructing their team to attack that Zinchencko side anytime he’s on the pitch

What's annoying me is he's giving extra work to Rice as a result. Infact Gabby too being dragged out. An experienced manager and winner of UCL nights will be smiling so bad anticipating us meeting one night all because of Zinny and White.


😤😤

Sometimes i do think that his presence is masking the actual status quo of our midfield. Cos Kai and Odegaard ehnn.

BlueRayDick:
I hope that guy won’t be the end of us this season . Should we not just sign a new LB this January instead of waiting till forever for Timber and Tomiyasu to come back ?

He did his consistency in nonsense again 7times tonight.

If we want to win these titles we better get a natural and ruthless lb and let this overconfident dispossession guy to move into midfield abeg.


One is all it takes to make a good tactical setup to go down the drain. Yet Zinny did 7!!!!!

Does Arteta shout at this guy atall?

iamoyindamola:
Wait are you guys serious about this

Goan check it again. 5 slips by our players in centre half with their CBs avoiding the spot......