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daveP:
it's been a poor year for super Eagles players in EPL. Those outside are doing excellently. To imagine super Eagles players used to shine in this league a decade ago......


Fell off.

So where will our EPL boiz end up at now during summer?

mostob:
Well bro...make we no dey drag this ...both teams are good. Another team I admire is the Hansi Flick's Bayern. Bro, this game is beautiful.

Lol. Me just dey wish make Arsenal recover and give up premium wengerball again but with more rigidity and tenacity.

Westham winning before Arsenal is somehow sha🤣

mostob:
I didn't wanna quote that guy because Las Las he would reply with insults. But I'll surely respond to you.

You see that Barca team, Messi was the X-factor but the team was not built around him. That team played total football. Na possession Dem go use k.ill this City team. The Haaland you mentioned eh, em go run tire

You forgot what the like of David Villa, Xavi and Iniesta could do too. Oya, who among the current City players will make that Barca team?

This City team are possession based too. Football has advanced but it's still hard to crack this city team. Na why i dey hail klopp and the Brentford man frank. It's ttue those 3 were good too. But I'll rather choose MSN over VXI trio cos as much as the latter got flair undisputedly, the City guys are much more unpredictable when cracking defences. That Barca defence will leak Goals to Haaland to me. it is a close call sha. I know even pep will want to choose that barca team over this city side, but to me o, what City has will cause trouble for that Barca team. They sabi recover ball easily and sabi the extra unmarked man thing better than that barca team. Infact this madrid team sabi that cheat pass the XVI set.

Besides they weren't hard to score against o.


Barca wins anyway.

TheSuperNerd:
Noooo... let me tell you the exact words KDB used.

Pep to KDB: Pass the ball! Pass the ball!

KDB to Pep: Shut up! Shut up!!!

Then pep walks back to the bench... lol

That was rude na😂😂😂

andrew444:
If you are a good 1 on 1 defender you won’t have much issue with vini

Players that are good in marking vini are these 3 below

Araujo
Foyth
Walker with his ucl semis performance

True sha. But that's just the list of those that succeeded. He's really a menace.

typicalgamer:
This city team is as good as peps Barca with the added benefit of being more physical and durable

So city wins but Messi will be an X factor
He’ll be the one to decide if Barca losses or not

Facts

Messi will be the lone diff. If he catches those City defenders alone, he will dribble them and still have time and space to think of dribbling Ederson and end up on the touchline and pass to an onrushing Villa or Pedro to tap in.


Even if twas the MSN, it would still be Messi making the difference between both teams.


I also doubt the Barca backline can cause Haaland issues. Pique can't stop Haaland. Na foul las las.

TheSuperNerd:
Mehn...I love Vini but truly he got "Kyle-walkered". 😂😂

😂😂😂

City have no excuse now. Pep should not overthink again o. Giy fit start Alvarez and bench Haaland and KDB. Na the way he dey do be dat, 😆😆😆😆


Did you see a clip of a moment Pep was shouting that Kdb should pass the ball but he got dispossessed by Eder and Kdb shouting rudely back that he should be left alone to focus??🤣🤣🤣🤣

Deltamani:
Esther Okoronkwo is arguably the most dangerous SuperFalcon Left Footed Player…





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

I need to know that her teammate giving swift defence splitting paces. She sabi!!!

Amedino99:
if Leicester and everton join Southampton, we would be losing 5 Nigerians to the championship while gaining 2 Nigerians to the EPL. Doesn't seem like a fair trade to me. I think it's time more eagles join the EPL. Next season we would have only 2 Nigerians (super eagles) in the league. That is not acceptable.

it's been a poor year for super Eagles players in EPL. Those outside are doing excellently. To imagine super Eagles players used to shine in this league a decade ago......


Fell off.

TheSuperNerd:
Hahaha

The Old Walker Owned Vini cos Vini na Junior😂😂😂😂😂


Istanbul 05

Epl team vs a milan team


Istanbul 23

Epl team vs a milan team


Epl team won!!

TheSuperNerd:
In the 2016/17 season, I remember watching Bernardo Silva alongside an 18 y/o Kylian Mbappe at Monaco knock out Man City with in the Quarter Finals of the UCL after a thrilling 6-6 affair. Monaco went through on Away goals (3-1 win in France, 5-3 loss in England).

Now here he is again, Bernardo Silva, not against Man City but doing it in their favour, with his goals having them 3-1 up on aggregate vs Reigning Champs/Europe's Biggest side, Real Madrid and just 45 mins away from another UCL final.

Time.

Nairaland OptaNerd, weldone o. 🌚

Me i dunno wetin enter these boiz today sha. 2-0

This is crap. This is bs.

Papi85:
city will likely rest some players with regards to next weeks ucl return leg against Madrid

If iwobi and he’s mates can get a draw it will be massive point for them

For pple wey dey play sport betting I will advise mk dem comot body for that game 🤣

True. Plus na Everton dey house. Anything fit happen.

So the Southampton trio are officially relegated? Championship things. Awoniyi and Iwobi have a high chance of survival at this rate. Everton may pull a result vs City tomorrow.


Can we conclude its been a up and down season for super Eagles players(already capped)?

Quote me anywhere, but it looks like the next gen of football superstars from Nigeria will be disappointed by the other half that's supposed to compliment their rise to the top of the spotlight


I'm talking about coaching/managers!!


If i challenge anyone that has the resources to, to make a list of well drilled and technically gifted coaches/managers that understand the modern game in this country alone, if we see 7, we try.

That aside, their age bracket again. If we see 5 under the age of 45 again, we have tried.


All we get are oldies, especially those ones so obsessed with 442. How to tweak alone is a big problem.


Another is the issue of where loyalty lies.


If A was promised 10m if his boy plays, he will put the boy to play even if he doesn't help the team.

The talents are so so aplenty that most of the time, it's their own personal dexterity on the field of play, and not any technical or tactical input from the coach, that helps get them through.


Welll.......

Sorrow, sorrow, Prayers!!

andrew444:
With the way things is going KDB will soon be making peoples list ,unless the person get agenda

That guy Dey ball

If he doesn't even win ucl he is already on the list to me.

Danielnino00:
POV: You're asked to compile a list of the top 10 greatest midfielders of the 21st century, regardless of which position or role they played in midfield. Would KDB make your list?

My personal list in no particular order would be:

Zidane
Ronaldinho
Modric
Xavi
Iniesta
Pirlo
Gerrard
Lampard
Scholes
Kaka

CC: Thegoodjoe, I'd like to see yours

Omo, some Dutch guys supposed enter this list o. I no see the Germans too. Kilode?

mostob:
No bro... We can't bank on Nketiah and Balogun as backups for UCL. It is better we get a proven striker. Jesus sef is not that reliable. We need striker.

I sense 300m spending at most. Striker alone na above 100 right now.

mostob:
Yea... Unfortunately, he might leave before then. Funny enough, we stopped playing UCL after we signed him.

True sha. Let's see how the urgency of replacement is anyways

mostob:
Cama has been playing as a LB for sometime now so it is not a matter of Don Carlo underrating Silva. Pep and City just happen to jam a good team.
That Grealish eh, I just h.ate am. He dives too much...dude will wait for you to challenge him for the ball and immediately fall. That's so infuriating.

I know that. But the fact he set Modric there too shows he doesn't think anything great will come from that angle .

If na chuks dey dat wing, game over 🤣


Grealish get pr cos he's the only top club English winger in Europe right now. I'd prefer a Rashford hype to him anyday. I'm glad tweeps are calling out the bias of the commentators yesternight. City were outplayed tactically to me. They block the center to make them use the wings where absolutely alert fullbacks are. The 2 times madrid dozed off, rodri and kdb got shots down the centre. Pep has to change Haaland role so he can be more involved in play in 2nd half. Etihad will be tougher. Can't believe basic 1!2 passes cracked City. 😂😂

Make City win the ucl abeg. Uefa sef for don taya for Godfather and his Godhand son😂😂😂😂

Kdb needs to go out in style.

Basic one two passes on that left wing is what is making City jittery like this? 🤣🤣🤣

Vinga playing LB and Modric na LB2.


So far, Pep didn't plan well for how Madrid transition during counter. It seem too easy for Madrid. Don Carlo is something else. Carvajal may chop red sha. Don Carlo using tactical fouls proves he's studied City to know their strength.


Isolate De Bruyne and force City to wing play. Then nothing happens from there. Haaland gets nothing.

See what Don Carlo is doing with his team against pep. Camavinga at LB and Modric just a few yards away asif he is LB2. Using basic one two passes to upset the man City structure as city are one team that don't know how to stop the ball on counters. And the so called LB naim give assist😂😂😂😂


I know Cama sabi tackle. But him at LB is prove that Carlo no rate Bernado as a winger. That's just it. If na Mahrez now, Vinga go get wahala small. Grealish just dey chop foul upandan. The Germans mean themselves tonight. If Gundogan injure lasan, wahala for Pep.

mostob:
Xhaka off to Leverkusen?
He may likely not play UCL for us.

He should and leave in January. He deserves ucl minutes inside emirates. Leverkusen are having a good run in europa sha. I prefer they win

mostob:
Isak? Nah.... Better we let Balogun stay

We get many backup strikers like this sha.

Use Jesus for ucl and let Nketiah and Balogun fight for epl minutes OR use Jesus in epl and let him come on as sub in ucl.

To make this work without backlash, we'll need one experienced winger like Vinicius and one new LM.

Or we sell and buy another taller striker to help our cross and nod ministry.

Samantha124:
Most of the time black South Africans just give general names.

Puleng could be Sepedi, Sotho, or Tswana.

Thembeka could be Zulu, Swati, Ndebele, or Xhosa.

Oh. That's cool to know.

Was a great fan of Rhythm City and Scandals tv series that year. That's how i got to love those names. Same for Soweto Gospel Choir.

INDUSTRIALFAN:
so you’re telling me their ancestors used to wear blazer jackets? 🙄

It will shock you how majority of many top global brands stole traditional african fashion ideas as theirs. This is undisputed. Forget packaging

Samantha124:
1. Xhosa

Pls which tribe do girls called Puleng come from?

Also Thembeka? Or are they general names? Gracias.

BlueRayDick:
The Gabriel Jesus we got is better than Isak, and that’s all that matters. I’ve learnt to trust the judgement of our management team as regards making a perfect fit recruitment for our playing style .

True sha. But imagine both in the lineup is why i even said so. Guy is sleek and almost won all dribbles vs our players. Did same vs Spurs too

Who watched the iwobi to DCL to Doucoure early goal?

It's been long i saw Saka do that for anyone. Pass and shoot. I think he did that alot when Laca was still around. But now, its take one and pass back. If he is to score in remaining games this season, he will need to switch wings 3 times per half. Cos as far as I'm concerned, what he is doing right now can't bring goals. Maybe confidence cos that Newcastle miss dey vex me.

charlesemeka85:
heard Iwobi was unplayable this evening evening against Brighton

His assist was like Salah's in that 7-0. Just no dribbling. Glad he's equalled Odemwingie's record in EPL. That guy's record plenty for epl. Hard to break will be Yakubu's too.

To be sincere EPL too dey live on past glory in many aspects. What did bernado just say about Madrid? 🙆🏿‍♂️🙆🏿‍♂️🙆🏿‍♂️

iamoyindamola:
Alright make we they see what, even forest go trouble us

See why