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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 3:39pm On May 15, 2021
devvy44:
I just checked and discovered that you’re a manu fan, so anything close to success is automatically success to your team..............anyways I see barce following your team’s path
For the umpteenth time in your nairaland misadventure, you miss the point!
Where is your interpreter?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 1:17pm On May 15, 2021
KingTom:
But jokes aside, considering all the prophecies of doom early this season, you lot have done relatively quite well... It just seems as if you tend to self-destruct once you're close to achieving your goals grin grin
Tell them.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 1:11pm On May 15, 2021
KingTom:
Na so my gee grin but Barca's title chase is a fantasy and won't come through grin this is more than a dream grin
Lol

Barca still has a title chase? Really??

The title is between Athleti and Real.
Athleti has 99 percent chance, Real 1 percent.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 12:47pm On May 15, 2021
jpmoriarti:
Unfortunate comment, this one. embarassed
grin
Common man don't take it to heart...

It's only a joke, just the way you joked about waking up and choosing violence...

It's my own sarcastic way of saying that those comments about Messi are so so so ridiculous.

But they are your opinions anyway.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 12:21pm On May 15, 2021
GrammarNazi1:
Why would you say this to him?

This is one of his unusual opinions that you told us about.
lol
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 12:16pm On May 15, 2021
KingTom:
LL Cool J grin grin
grin
Your head dey there.

"Hey lover"
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 12:14pm On May 15, 2021
GrammarNazi1:
I don't think so.

I think we need a young striker who is extremely good.

My emphases are on two words: young, good.
Yeah.

Aguero is world class but injury prone and won't offer more than 2 seasons.

The top young strikers like Haaland, Kane and Mbappe are out of reach..

Best we can get is Lautaro or Depay.
I don't think we can get any top grade striker.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 11:45am On May 15, 2021
jpmoriarti:
Y'all don't mind me. wink

I woke up today and chose violence cool
jpmoriarti:
Argentine National Team under Messi's watch have succumbed to countless defeats when they are a step away to go on and lift a trophy. You can call that misfortune but I'll tell you that's what you get when you have a weak minded Messi leading the team.

Unfortunately, that malaise has also decended on Barcelona team. Flattering to deceive once the pressure goes up a notch.

I'll suggest Messi's contract shouldn't be extended. If he chooses to stay, he must not remain the leader of the team. Ronald Araujo and Frenkie de Jong should be expected to start leading this team. Busquets should also be removed from his leadership responsibilities. Pique and Roberto should be asked to find another team.
jpmoriarti:
I have always argued that Barcelona players are some of the most weak minded players in the top flight. With all due respect to Messi and his revered achievements, his leadership has seen the team become one of the worst in terms of mentality. You can change the coach all you want but if players such as Messi, Busquets, Roberto continues to captain the team, we'll continue to come up short when we're expected to move to the next level.

Look at performances against Granada and Levante. They're situations we are expected to move to the next level and claim a top spot in the league table, but what do you find? An utter embarrassments. No different from performances against Bayern last season. Against Liverpool a season before that. Against Roma a season before that. Against Juve four years ago. Four coaches have all come and gone but same story.

We need a coach who can make this hard decision. Everyone is afraid of Messi's departure but are we better off with his presence? We haven't won UCL in the past 6 years. Infact, UCL has become a source of continual grief, shame and ignominy for Cules. If you thought you have seen worse in a season, the next season they completely outdo themselves in yet another humiliation. All of these happening under the watchful eyes of Messi and his weak minded cohorts.

Football is not all about talents, qualities and tactics. If you have players with wrong mentality, you'll always come up short.

I'm sorry but we have players with the worst set of mentality. Easily crumbles under pressure.
I don't think you woke up and chose violence.

I think you had too much to drink and probably smoked too many blunts.
Politics › Re: PDP Asks ICPC To Track Down Gimba Yau Kumo by ddippset(m): 8:08am On May 15, 2021
McGg:
This is news because the Gimba guy is now an ex husband to the president daughter.

Had it been he's still married to the presidents daughter no body would have heard of it
Even thank God you are hearing of it.

If it was during PDP, even if he is an ex to the President's daughter they will still cover it up and we wouldn't hear of it.

Never hear.
Politics › Re: UN, ICC, EU - Benjamin Netanyahu Must Be Held To Account. by ddippset(m): 1:17pm On May 14, 2021
helinues:
No, Israel are the aggressor here... For how long have they been killing Palestinians along the Gaza region? How is what the Israeli soldiers are doing different from Nigeria Police.

Moreover, was Gaza part of Israel territory when they became a state in 1948?
Actually am not looking for history.

This current escalation started some days ago.
What caused it?

Well I might have to research myself.
Politics › Re: UN, ICC, EU - Benjamin Netanyahu Must Be Held To Account. by ddippset(m): 12:48pm On May 14, 2021
Plus5:
I have been a fan of Israel all my life and I still am. But I cannot hide the growing cries of my conscience. Not anymore.

The many military actions under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu cannot pass the eyes of the world. The 12 years of this man as PM of Israel have been littered with mass murder, wars & outright genocide, against a people who stand no chance against Israel's might. .
All he knows is kill, kill, kill. The man is a Devil.

The World Powers, UN, ICC, AU, EU and all human rights organizations must make sure Benjamin Netanyahu is held to account for the genocide during his tenure. He is an "out of control" mass murderer.

I am not a fan of Hamas or Hezbollah. And I think they also need to be held and prosecuted. But the fact is, those militant groups are not a threat to Israel's existence. They can harm Israel by firing Rockets but they cannot destroy Israel completely. They are not a national army. Hence, the extent of force used by Netanyahu is unjustified.

If the ICC fails to prosecute Netanyahu, then it loses the moral right to prosecute any other war criminal. And the world also loses the moral right to fight for human rights. Benjamin Netanyahu is a mass murderer.

The good thing about life is that, no one escapes God's judgement. A killer like Netanyahu would need five reincarnations to work out his evil karma. In his next lives, he should expect to go through the same killings and bombings that he has unleashed on people. He would live through these experiences. That is the Law of Karma. No one escapes it. Its unfortunate what he has sowed for himself.

In the meantime, the world must hold him to account. He must not get away with this extent of crime. May God help Israel & Palestine.
I understand your concern in this case, the might of Israel overwhelms the other side.

But the vital question to ask here is "who is the aggressor"

Not "who is more powerful?"


It's just like a weaker man who is always looking for a stronger man's trouble.
He knows he would be beaten silly but he keeps looking for trouble.


I have not been following this latest conflict but what is of more concern to me is "who fired the first shot?"

I sincerely pray for a case fire and for a permanent end to the hostilities.

Palestinians, Israelies alike; a lot of innocent ones are affected.

It's so sad.
Politics › Re: Restructure Your States, Stop Regional Campaign, Lawan Tells Govs by ddippset(m): 9:10am On May 14, 2021
Kreme:
Restructuring na bad thing?? Getat abeg
it's not a bad thing but going by the antecedents of these governors, after restructuring nothing changes: state governments will become the new FG.

State governors will become the new emperors.

Your tears will continue.

We need serious constitutional amendment before anything like restructuring.
Politics › Re: Restructure Your States, Stop Regional Campaign, Lawan Tells Govs by ddippset(m): 8:23am On May 14, 2021
[quote author= post=101672114]He is talking shit by saying "State governors should work hard and concentrate on working and making their various states work and they should better the lives of the citizens they govern?

He is saying shit for saying "The solutions to our challenges must come from us regardless of what level of government we are"?

He is spilling shit for saying "those of us who were elected at all levels of government, we should avoid partisanship and focus to make our immediate surroundings a better place"


The politics of hatred and bitterness has turned some of you to something else.... for real!
Wailing blindly without thinking 'logically' about a topic, just outright blind wailing!
Gone are the days we discuss politics with mature minds on Nairaland.
Now, some people have taken over, emphasis on some people wink.

Let's leave it at that.
What a pity!


@the bolded,
Words of a wise man!

We posted the below in response to one of our friends here sometime last year.
Golden words.....[/quote]Lol don't mind these clowns.

The never miss an opportunity to exhibit hatred for Buhari.
This is another manifest of Buhariphobia.

These governors have spent time and resources fighting against Local Government autonomy.
They have spent time and resources resisting judiciary independence.
They marginalize certain sections of their states; a typical example is rivers state where I live.
The governor carries out 80 percent of his projects in 2 out of 27 LGAs.

Yet they are crying to FG for restructuring.

They only deceive fools not everybody.
Politics › Re: Hadiza Bala Usman: ‘El-rufai Remains My Boss, The Truth Always Triumphs' by ddippset(m): 5:26pm On May 13, 2021
Olatomiwami:
Serve him right, dining with the devils with short spoon and to make it worse, he has left his flanks(Home,Rivers)open, vultures will soon gather for his carcass, by the time they throw him under the bus, he will know wetin deh.
Dey there dey decieve yourself with Wike propaganda.

Do you know how much loyalty Amaechi still has in Rivers state?

It is by the time Wike finishes his tenure in less than 2 years' time that you will realise that even Wike will be deserted by half of the people licking his asss upandan.
Politics › Re: Hadiza Bala Usman: ‘El-rufai Remains My Boss, The Truth Always Triumphs' by ddippset(m): 5:21pm On May 13, 2021
9japride:
The way northerners support their own irrespective of the alleged crime of the individual baffles me a lot. That's why they see those herdsmen causing havoc as their brothers. Smh
That word "alleged" is the key word.

Any person who does not support their friend or brother over an "alleged" crime is a bad friend and betrayer.
Politics › Re: Hadiza Bala Usman: ‘El-rufai Remains My Boss, The Truth Always Triumphs' by ddippset(m): 5:17pm On May 13, 2021
They have always been the best of buddies, Does this mean that Amaechi and El Rufai have fallen out?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 11:00pm On May 12, 2021
Up Athleti.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 9:35pm On May 12, 2021
Athletico 2 Sociedad 0
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 7:39pm On May 12, 2021
Neimar:
Let Juve lose today
I wan check something
How good are Sassuolo this season?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 6:04pm On May 12, 2021
devvy44:
[s]
In the mist of all these, madrid still flogged you, so how have you improved?

as for atm, they have been poor all season long, forget the fact you couldnt win them[/s]
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 6:03pm On May 12, 2021
FirstbornWds:
If anything annoyed me most about the game yesterday, it's the sub...


This failure of a coach couldn't even see through to realize that we needed a midfielder to support Busquets to deliver long balls and at least, roughen the opposition players. The idiot went on to bring in Roberto. I was literally cursing the fool for bringing on Riqui at all. Cos he just heaped coals of fire on the young lad.


Still, I maintain, Pedri wasn't the problem at all. The young lad is a strong prospect that can stand the test of time with proper nurturing.


Now that FDJ is set to miss the next match, let me see what this disaster man brings to the table.


For the first time in a while.... I miss Valverde... Messi was right to defend him after all
Are you still looking forward to next match?
Lol.

Everyone should pick a side now!

Athletico or Real.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 5:59pm On May 12, 2021
devvy44:
[s]Rubbish

b4 your start calculating based on 2021 alone, ask yourself if barce has also in the same situation with with their rivals b4 jumping into conclusion.

-did barce exit d ucl at the same stage with madrid?
- did barce face similar injury crisis as madrid?[/s]
He still doesn't understand.
Pls always come on nairaland with an interpreter.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m):
devvy44:
everyday i see a new sh!t that set the standard for the dumbest sh!t i've read on this thread, why would you start calculating points from 2021, you team dey sleep when madrid & atm flog you?

you for make dem no count psg first leg so your team go win on aggregate, con enter quarter-final
grin grin

This guy's intelligence is deep as the breath of a stillborn.

My emphasis was on the form of the team since the turn of the new year, not that Barca deserves to win the title.

Why do you think analysis are made for a team's last 5 matches?

Or last 10 matches? Or points since the turn of a year?

Only yesterday on goal.com a certain journalist made an analysis of what the premier league table would look like if it had begun on the day Tuchel was employed and he had Chelsea at 2nd position.
Is he insinuating that the EPL should transfer Chelsea to 2nd position?
He's only pointing out the form of Chelsea under Tuchel.

These are the most basic methods deployed in analyziing the current form of a team.

Guy pls stop jumping unto my mentions, your reasoning is just too elementary.
Sports › Re: Sporting Lisbon FINALLY End 19-year Wait To Lift The Portuguese League Title by ddippset(m): 2:29pm On May 12, 2021
grin

Ronaldo will be wishing he had gone there instead of Juve so that his fans will be singing "he singlehandedly won them the league after 19 years"

grin grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 2:07pm On May 12, 2021
If La Liga had started this year Jan 1st, 2021. We would be champions by a margin.
This table will look like this;

Barcelona 51 points.
Real Madrid 42 points.
Athletico Madrid 42 points.


We lost a lot of points at the beginning of the season; a lot of young new players, a new coach, Messi issues, management issues.

This illustrates my point all this time; progress is gradual, there is no magic in it.
Time is required to blend and stabilize.

We gradually got better but it was a little too late.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 1:31pm On May 12, 2021
Article from Marca by one Luis Rojo.

To a large extend I agree with his submission;


The pros and cons of Ronald Koeman's first season at Barcelona

The Dutchman's position is now under threat
Ronald Koeman, en un partido con el Barcelona.
Ronald Koeman, en un partido con el Barcelona.EFE
LUIS F. ROJO
ADAPTED BY MARCO HOLLOWAY-LEVANTAKIS
12/05/2021 - 11:32
En Español
Levante 3-3 Barcelona. Barcelona throw LaLiga Santander away in 45 minutes
Levante 3-3 Barcelona. Koeman: I know my Barcelona future is in doubt

Barcelona appeared to surrender the LaLiga Santander title to either Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid on Tuesday night after drawing 3-3 against Levante at the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia.

The Catalan giants took the lead twice only to be pegged back by Paco Lopez's men, who secured their LaLiga Santander status with the point.

All eyes are now turning towards Ronald Koeman and whether or not the Dutchman will continue as Barcelona's coach next season, with club president Joan Laporta yet to confirm anything thus far.

It's clear that the 58-year-old has struggled during his spell at Barcelona and many of the negatives were seen in Tuesday night's game, with defensive mistakes a constant problem.

Putting Sergi Roberto at the centre of defence was a risk that Koeman took and ultimately paid the consequences for, as it cost Barcelona a goal.

There is also a distinct lack of team spirit within the Barcelona ranks, a spirit and mental strength that is required to see the team home in games like on Tuesday night.

After more than nine months at the helm, there is no doubt that in some respects Koeman has been industrious in his approach.

A team on its knees


He took charge of a team that was broken mentally after being defeated 8-2 at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League, with captain and star player Lionel Messi submitting a transfer request not long after the Dutchman became coach.


Koeman was also in charge of getting rid of Luis Suarez, while he was promised reinforcements that never came. Instead, there was only the 60 million euro signing of Miralem Pjanic, who arrived as part of a deal that saw Arthur Melo go to Juventus as Barcelona fixed their short-term accounts, while Sergino Dest was signed from Ajax to replace Nelson Semedo.

Koeman had to make do with the youth setup to bolster his squad, as he called up the likes of Pedri, Oscar Mingueza, Ronald Araujo and Ilaix Moriba.


From 4-2-3-1 to 3-5-2

Koeman had to enforce a new formation at Barcelona in the second half of the season, as his preferred 4-2-3-1 formation wasn't working.

There's no doubt that Barcelona have improved under the new system, but the damage had appeared to be done after too many points were dropped in the first half of the season.

After reverting to a defensive line of three, the team found a good balance and went on to win 51 out of a possible 57 points.

Injuries have also been a huge problem at the Camp Nou this season. Ansu Fati has missed the majority of the season due to a recurring knee injury, whilst Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto and Philippe Coutinho have all missed large chunks of the season.

Barcelona have constantly shown two faces this season, which hasn't been good enough for the Catalan giants, with their lack of mental strength coming to the fore again in Valencia on Tuesday night, which could ultimately be the demise of Koeman in the upcoming weeks.
Marca English
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 1:13pm On May 12, 2021
devvy44:
This is the first time a cule on this thead is making sense.

koeman has to stay for atleast 3 more seasons and finish wat he started building b4 evaluation
And where did you see "Koeman has to stay?"
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 1:10pm On May 12, 2021
FirstbornWds:
Better yes, because we won Copa Del Rey. But man, the mediocrity that has plagued this team cannot be explained.


Imagine that we cannot manage to beat an elite team and whenever we have the chance to get on things, we suddenly go underboard.
grin

You want to beat an elite team but you are not an elite team yourself!

Except you now want to tell me for the sake of this argument; that Pique, Busquets, Griezman, Lenglet, Panic, Braithwaite and co that we've been bashing all season long and asking them to leave have suddenly turned elite footballers againhuh
Even a lot of us did not consider Messi an elite footballer 5 matches into this season, have you forgotten so soon? grin

For our failures i might ascribe 40 percent maximum to Koeman and the remaining 60 percent must go to the players who have let us down severally with missed sitters, defensive blunders and poor performance levels.

Blaming Koeman is akin to taking the easy way out.

For the records Barca is so big a club to deserve the best of coaches with proven track records but our failures go way way way beyond Koeman.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 12:07pm On May 12, 2021
losprince:
You just want to be the new jpmoriarti, and this is a strong case of whataboutism. There is not metric you can use to justify Koeman's continuous management of this club, he was brought it to improve a diminishing squad, instead the squad has fallen deeper into rot. I don't mean to sound like a broken record, but that man is tactically inept and clueless as we have seen on several occasions.

P.S I totally agree with you on the squad issue, we need to overload the dead weights and bring in some new reinforcements.
i do not want Koeman to continue.

I am concerned about the focus on Koeman alone.

P.S.
And how has the squad fallen deeper into rot? It's not like you won a treble last season!
You didn't even win a spoon!!

At least some "oldies" have been rid of and we have got a couple of good young players that can play for the next 10 years.

Despite everything this season is better than last season.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 10:45am On May 12, 2021
GrammarNazi1:
Nothing stops our current squad from winning the league.

We had the chances to, but we squandered them.

The team have deficiencies, so does the coach.

Once again, the team are not so bad that they cannot win this particular league especially when the other contenders are not particularly excellent.
But Real Madrid and Athleti lost points too.
Athleti were 11 points ahead but dropped points to smaller teams.

Losing points to smaller teams is part of the game, it doesn't always show weakness or incompetence.
Fatigue is sacrosanct, Especially big teams that play in Europe.

What matters is the cumulative points at the end of the season.

Keeping Messi aside for a second, We have a far inferior squad to both Madrid and Athleti.

Simeone has been with Athleti for close to 10 years. That's stability.

Zidane has been with Madrid for at least 5 seasons.

Koeman is only in his first season.

Honestly I think we always mask a bigger problem with Koeman.
If we need instant success we don't have to wait for Pedri, Puig, Araujo and co to come good.

We must go crazy in the transfer market.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m): 10:27am On May 12, 2021
NoFap123:
I am shocked as you oh. Like was his account hacked?
FirstbornWds:
His birthday brought good thinking tidings. He said the truth in a long time
He has consistently held a very unpopular view, with a lot of credence IMO.
He's been bullied into submission.

Koeman has had his own fucck-ups alright. But this squad needs serious clear offs, grooming and reinforcements.

Even a hybrid of Guardiola and Alex Fergusson won't win shiit with this current squad.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ddippset(m):
I really think we should focus EQUAL energy on which players to buy during the transfer window and which players to ship off.

How much do we even have to buy the Neymar, the Alabas, the Haalands, the Mbappes of this world?.

Abi are we going to continue with players like Dest, Lenglet, Roberto, Umtiti and co?
Even Messi's future is bleak.

This for me is even a bigger problem than Koeman or at least an equally huge problem.

Real Madrid are getting Alaba, they have stated courting Pau Torres and Mbappe already.
We are just not serious.

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