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iamoyindamola:
If auba can Excel why not gyokeres

He even hit the ground sef plus he was inherited anyway. And when he didn't do some stuff, it caused some issues that year despite the b2b golden boots.

Deltamani:
Goalkeeper Mojisola Ayodele opted for 5th year as she sign for Oklahoma State University


Mojisola Ayodele is a talented goalkeeper who played for the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) women's soccer team, the Highlanders. Here's what I found out about her.
- *Position*: Goalkeeper
- *Height*: 5'9"
- *Class*: Senior
- *High School*: Princeton High School
- *Hometown*: Princeton, New Jersey

Ayodele has had a notable college career so far:

- In 2024, she played eight games with five starts, recording her first career shutouts against Marist and Mount St. Mary's.

- She made a career-high six saves against Bryant on September 22, 2024.

- In 2023, she made her first five career appearances in goal as NJIT's backup keeper.

Before joining NJIT, Ayodele competed at Princeton for head coach Dave Kosa and PDA North for coach Kevin Davies. She's a Colonial Valley Conference 1st Team selection and was named to Mercer 33 by the Mercer 33 Girls Soccer Coaches Association..!

This nff and Madugu go look her way laidis?

Nigeria need no madman
Nigeria need no party full f yabaleft patients
Nigeria needd sanity restorer regardless of age, tribe and location
Nigeria needs folks that are sre better than the current kakistocrats in power that tell the wife of a ex governor to "bow and go" instead of at least pretending to scrutinize her and her vision.

I do hope it unravels sha. That's why i left room for that idea of deliberate hibernation as well. I can't rule that out. It's because of his actual ability that this is a matter of concern. Nothing more.

Spy360:
Please don't see this as a personal attack. We are just discussing football.

Do you recall that Gyokeres wasn't first choice forward signing? In fact Sesko was ahead of him in the choice list.

The main reason we finally settled on Gyokeres was his persistent show of interest. This is even what made many Arsenal fans commit to him emotionally. The reason most fans (especially those who can be very critical, like those who criticised the hell out of Havertz) do not want to criticise his records this season is because they committed themselves to him as the one to prove them right about how wrong Arteta was not to have a traditional striker as his CF

For me based on our standards for CF, he is doing well. Creating spaces and dragging away defenders for others to find the goal.

Besides Arteta built his attack so that there would be several goal outlets not one

You're buttressing my point for me. Even as 2nd choice target, this same Sesko is terrible at the "Arteta style for cf" than Gyokores. His shot sef is weak and hold up is worse. Meaning if we got him, the noise would have been "why didn't we get Gyokores"


At the end of the day, everything is looking like the blame lies at the feet of Arteta. Berta has done justice getting the best 9 of last season into this formidable team. If it is not working, then style of play is an issue. Cr7 once had this problem at man u till coach ordered they feed him balls. The coach needs to work on that.


IMO, if this guy clicks, it will reduce the overall stress across the teammates. Till then. Gyokores is hibernation mode. He's a beast normal. We already have 3 Arteta style cf so getting him shows a priority for a different style not as additional to the style on ground. What he's doing currently is cool. But those that know what he was last season will agree this guy is on 30% mode of his previous self.

Maybe it is deliberate. Maybe Arteta wants to make him unleashed towards April May.


Till then sha

Isak from Newcastle to Liverpool, same and exact pattern of play and he's struggling. Not to talk of last season's most lethal 9 coming in and we want to suddenly act like we dunno how he plays? Instead of agreeing with you, I'll simply say,

If we know we weren't going to use him on his lethal, impactful level of play, then why buy him?


They for just buy Victor Osimhen since hold up play and opening spaces is the excuse. He does those absolutely well, has 10 lungs with that pressing that Arteta loves and makes CBs restless all game.

This guy can enter the XI of the other top 6 clubs and be on 17goals by now. He's still on 3 with us. I don't even want to talk about the hesitation by teammates to pass to him. Everyone admits and it is already common knowledge that he opens up space for others to thrive. But how is that peak productivity? Or is there a plan to unleash him later or what?


Yes we can't just abruptly stop team style, especially as he didn't join in pre season. But can't there be games where we see that they're targeting this pointman to net? It has festered on too lon and im tilting towards the conclusion that Arteta loves it this way. GJ and Kai will come back and do their thing no doubt. Merino the beloved is also there.

Shegzdave:
I think mos.tob posted some pictures some time ago of the team training, and the way they were marking Dowman, fear hold me.

They need to reduce the intensity cause it's bad hearing a player just got injured while playing

The intensity needs to reduce sha. They should divert that fom training to the individual fitness levels IMO.

GM wants double figures in this UCL campaign. He will get it. It will also be sweet to win the UCL will his trademark solo run to score.
That would be some picture for Drury and Beglin to turn to poetic justice. One day!!

https://www.nairaland.com/3407869/bad-day-fulani-herdsmen-pics


This day. Hilarious any time i recall it.

Zubi struggled so bad vs Villa. This is definitely one of his worst game if not the worst in Arsenal. He had no answer to their thru balls down the middle plus Eze leaving Cala to a 2v1 situation. That was callous.

We have technically qualified for UCL KO and we need 1point from 3 games on paper. They should rest Rice i particular and let that Norgaard sweat sef. Odegaard can start and finish. Let Eze start vs Wolves instead. Raya resting too should not be a bad idea. Kepa can play both games actually.

Shegzdave:
What sort of training do these guys engage in that makes them injured during training sef

Make all of them getat abeg

You forgot who Heinze is sha? That guy has added intensity to the training routine. He's also a warm hearted fellow as well but it is telling on the entire squad aside that soft muscle Chelsea guy that just left.

SA generating 7× more cos

Their minimum wage allow for traveling
It sustains a home
Vacations are part of the culture down the classes.
Nigeria should increase that stale minimum wage and watch the increase. Nigerians already love traveling. Myopic lots in power that can't see past their nose and pockets

iamoyindamola:
Its time for arteta to switch to plan B if he have any, we can play traditional 442
Merino should partner gyokeres, rice and zubi or odegaard(CDM/CM)
Trossard and saka to flank, then the fullbacks should help the defence until our original CBs are back

Normally the style suppose change as key CBs are out truly. If we get trad 9 why not change style to make the zone where the ball stays mostly to be attacking zone. Villa locked up the passing lanes for our backline well and we gave the ball away so bad, with rice outperforming Zubi overall in the role. Unacceptable! Those two CB replacements can't hold up so they need to take off that pressure from them. Nelli to 9 of possible sef.

iamoyindamola:
We need our Cbs back abeg

This game proves we're top cos of Gabu Saliba and not cos of the combined firepower of the attack. These forwards act like they no wan gel. The shouts at Saka in that Brentford game is just cos cup don full for how our attackers behave lately. Coach too no dey address some stuff based on how it repeats game after game. Which begs the question

The return of the old guys, is it destabilizing or the guys overall are tired already? Rice is overworked and his teammates playing near him are all slack and lazy, not even bringing half his workrate. This midfield combo lacks chemistry right now same for attack.

When last we even get PK or better freekick near box?

Roland17:
Our attack has been stale for a long while but we must blame players. We look rudimentary whenever we attack, like nothing creative. Players look like robots out there.

Infact if they didn't sign any attacker in the window, it will still look this stale. So what exactly is the style that accomodates these new signings cos the clean sheets were down to the solid defensive pair and Raya. So where's this attack and doing exactly what they ought to be doing? (making teams panic and overwhelmed)

We counter attack from deep lately and as ball crosses the centre circle, one can already feel a terrible decision making is about to follow from the ball carrier and it is right 9/10 times

iamoyindamola:
Eze rightly off, that mistake that led to the goal must be punished, merino should take heart

Eze still doing like e dey palace but why change the winning style of bayern and spurs to accommodate boring Odegaard that feels his loyalty us to the RW movements?

iamoyindamola:
Odegaard,Eze and saka are rubbish they are overt working rice
Arteta should switch white to CB and timber move to RB
I hope one of Eze or. Odegaard don't resume second half

be like to play Ode, eze and merino na wahala going forward o. Shuuu. I don't understand what's this stale display.

BlueRayDick:
Honestly! It was annoying seeing them pass round and round the pitch when they should be testing the keeper from outside the box . Xhaka in any of their positions would've scored a screamer.

They loved xhaka goals that year but they no wan replicate am. Pisses me off, esp Odegaard. Rice needs to tune up that aspect if he comes on. I trust Cala and MLS sha. Martinelli no dey shoot from outside again. Annoys me so much.

BlueRayDick:
One thing I think Arsenal needs to start doing against teams like Brentford who pack 5 defenders in their back line is for us to be shooting from outside the box.

Players like Zubi and Rice should be letting it fly from outside the box to score or force a rebound which can still lead to a goal.

Me need this budeying to return to epl football abeg. See how Chukwueze got 2 goals, giving pep a scare there. I miss Ramsey and Cazorla for this. We too like dey enter box and make shooting seem like taboo more and more.

Odegaard, Eze, Merino saw space to shoot yet passed sideways. Nawa o

Pharisees and Sadducees just plenty for Nigeria Christian circles. Smh

Is this how it will be? When it comes to staying on God's side versus Man's side? This is how they'll leave the fear of God and truth to be politically correct?

Waldrum should continue to press their neck. Man seem to understand the naija debacle off pitch. I expect a book soon.

Getbetter:
A draw will be like a crime to us. We must cut their wings again.

Will be sweet to win even as their cold boy returns

I wish they put me in charge of the football agency that will force clubs to goan enter studio and compose their own unique club anthems. What's this rubbish Rivers United were playing? This same old paranran of 90s Super eagles? Are they that stale and lazy to creative something different from national teams? Even the national team paranran needs change sef. Argghhhh

Abeg no overthinking come Sunday, Arteta o. Shut these guys up. We don't need draws. W for us. Statement win

iamoyindamola:
Saka should get it himself, he should man up and open himself

Torhhh. I hope he does and communicates it to his teammates. Cos na full bant zone after doing it for England. Many will ask why not Arsenal then.

Spy360:
Getting dispossessed in such a casual manner was wrong. That's what he apologised for.

As for the goal, it was Raya a fault 100/100

You strike again. Raya was not in a totally wrong zone with us in possession for that error. That's why Zubi takes the full blame cos he saw 2 coming onto him and was trying to do prime time Busquets/Partey. Raya could have been faster but that error was 90% on Zubi. Try putting the blame on who caused it to happen abeg. Getting dispossessed is the least expected for Zubi. He got callous. Call a spade a spade nowwwww. Cheiiii

Time for Arteta to start making plans for Saka to get his first hat trick abeg

Zubi don apologize on X. Apology accepted. Make e no try am again. E pain me. But seeing rivals mock raya jump😥

Nff

Non-stop Failure in Focus
No Future Ambition

Circus de casa

That age difference alone
41years
Eiiiii

Roland17:
Poor 2nd half.

We've been having funny, poor 1st half this season. But baba decided it must happen this 2nd half. Looks like some deliberate act cos the Burnley team grew as though we were 10men. No need to sweat after 2-0 lol. I wanted more though. Especially Rice and Gyokores scoring again. Cala fumbled those sweet big chances and e pain me gaan. The consolation is the defense were alert and on their top level.


He seem to be Targeting the Mou Record. It is possible. We are 1/3 of the way in already and im thrilled at this clean sheet.

This attack will gbera fully especially as the quartet of Odegaard, Kai, GJ, Noni returns. What a squad.


Me still wondering why Norgaard sha. Seriously.