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obembet:
To be honest Messi coming to City is not a good idea!!! City have all the quality players to win champions league trophy.

Lalasticlala

Let them win it na.

Haven't we been saying that about City for the past 6 years?

No be only ingredients na spice.

usbcable:
in 2014 there occurred a 6 month data wipe out (January to Jun 2014) on Nairaland.
If not for that I would have shown you the kind of things these lots said during those period of the world cup inclusive of dippset.

the reason they are meek about it now is because Leo has been dropping disasterclass after disaster class. Hence their brains are resetting a lirul bit.

read this particular comment what does it tell you of his thought process during those days he was high on messi dose. Messi was still peak in 2014. but he is now wash and dippsset is now having is priorities right.

You're still grandstanding despite proving nothing?

So if you're a lawyer and asked to prove in a law court that ddippset said he would support Argentina in a match against the Super Eagles or that ddippset was happy when Messi scored against Enyeama, you will come with these screen shots as proof?

You know what the judge would do?
He will throw your case out, and then fine you 1 million for abusing court processes and wasting the time of the court.

Guy rest already, you got nothing on me.

You're continually embarrassing yourself bringing up those screen shots.

Look for more ammo, this one won't fly.

ThierryJay:
No be today criticism of penalties start. Pele criticized penalties and at a point refused to take them cos he felt it was a gifted opportunity.

I've heard commentators regularly take subtle jabs when bringing up statistics about players goals, if such stats involve a preponderance of penalties e.g Bruno Fernandez, Messi this UCL season, Van Nistelrooy back in 2003, even CR7. They typically use it to put the performance in context.

Cr7 had been dubbed Penaldo since his Man Utd days, so its not because Messi fans could not deal with his numbers.

Don't lie, if a striker scores 10goals all penalties, and another scores 9 goals no penalties, pray tell who will be considered more impressive by the coach and fans?

Please do not belittle Messi's 91 goal feat by your obvious ignorance here. No other player in history will have such a collection of beautiful goals within a single year. He scored over 15 solo goals, several 20 & 18 yard shots, tens of chipped goals, you don't even want to go there. The shot against Brazil, was it not a 25yard effort? Pls try to actually watch his goals before spewing falsehood cos its obvious you haven't seen them.

If na Instagram, CR na baba for that level. He can validly gloat on account of his good looks and appeal. But on this round leather matter, he no reach.

Just leave beverlyjean and fuckdamods alone.

They have their heads tucked soo deep into Ronldo's Assssss that they are good friends with his digestive system.


There is no excuse in the world or beyond to justify why Ronaldo would still have the same number of goals from open play despite having played 145 games more!

One hundred and forty five.

Let them continue grasping at straws and putting up shameless arguments.

FuckThaMod:
And which clubs did he play against while in the so-called Newell and who were his teammates? If only you knew how many kindergarten football clubs CR7 also played in before getting to professional football at sporting. You got some nerves talking about shame and terrible excuses.
Hungry retardêd boy

1.Insinuating that Ronaldinho carried Messi while no one carried Ronaldo, is the reason why Ronaldo has played 145 extra games yet having the same number of open play goals as Messi; is the world's most terrible and pathetic excuse.

2. The quote "players don't start playing at the same time" as excuse for Ronaldo having played a whooping 145 games more than Messi yet having the same number of open play goals is the world's second most miserable and pathetic excuse.

You are simply shameless to say the least coming up with such defences.

I mean 145 games more

Just stfu punk

FuckThaMod:
una sha always get nonsense excuse...It's no longer 141, now 145. And whose fault is that? Must everyone start playing ball at the same time?

Lie Lie

Messi started his career at Newels Old Boys in Argentina where he was discovered.

Ronaldo started at Lisbon Portugal just as Messi started at Newels in Argentina.


And now to your question;
No everybody must not start playing at the same time but if you started playing first then you must have started scoring first.
And you should have a healthy lead on who started late.
Despite that he has played a whooping 145 games more but has the same goals from open play.

What a shame!

So that's a terrible excuse to give.

Messi has scored 573 goals from open play.

Ronaldo has scored 573 goals from open play.

The problem is; Ronaldo has played 145 games more.

145
145
145
145

1, 2, 3, 10, 20, 50, 100, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145.


Anybody comparing the goal prowess of Ronaldo to that of Messi is a complete M0r0n.

Carbon2Oxide:
Shifting the goal post... Are you?

This carbon monoxide sef..

What can i tell you again,? Even your thinking is incomplete.

Carbon2Oxide:
Headers..... Actually

And of what value are a million headers if his scoring rate is still far far far inferior to Messi's.

Carbon2Oxide:
5 champions league says Hi

Shifting goal posts like training grounds.

I thought we were talking about goals.

Beat it!

Carbon2Oxide:
Fvck me sideways!


Pessi can never

Even with all that jumping to space stuff

The both have 573 open play goals with Ronaldo playing 145 games more.

jpmoriarti:
Whenever I see Nigeria vs Argentina, it appears to me more like Chelsea vs Barcelona.

God knows I can never support Chelsea even though they play Real Madrid. So in that instant, I see Nigeria as Chelsea. I see that arrogance. I see that gutter-like bravado. It pisses me off.

After that match, I went out on the street to see their downcast faces and my face lit up with an impish glee.

Even though I don't support this stance completely,

I love the attitude!

jpmoriarti:
Well, I support Argentina ahead of Nigeria. I did that in Brazil and did that again in Russia.

Hehehehe

You just don't give a fuuuccck, do you.?

Jodera:
Exactly what's on my mind too when I saw that screen shot.

They're two different things entirely

He's been bringing these screen shots for like forever.

And there's no where in my posts that I suggested that i support Argentina over Nigeria or that i rejoiced when Messi scored Enyeama.

And he just keeps bringing back these screenshots.

PDP intervening indeed.

If Bala was an APC governor they would have released 1 million press statements already, calling for Bala's investigation and prosecution after tenure.

usbcable:
tell us what you were thinking when you typed the below in screenshots.
You ego has relaxed after realising that your messiah is no longer the Leo he used to be.
by 2034 your senses would have fully reset because Messi would have retired then and all the nonsense fake patriotism that you have for Argentina would have washed away and you wold remember how black you are and start supporting the one thing that choose you and you did not choose

i.e NIGERIA

imagine you guys jubilating that Messi scored against Enyeama. tueh I spit in disgust and shame for you guys.

You still nor wan get sense abi?

Supporting the Eagles is one thing.

Believing the Eagless could win the World cup is a different kettle of fish.



How do these screen shots show that I wouldn't support the Super Eagles in a World Cup match?.

Till tomorrow I don't believe the Super Eagles can cross the quarter final of the WC.

Does this mean that I don't support the Super Eagles?

Why not show a screen shot of anyone jubiliating that Messi scored Enyeama!

Jodera:
This here has been the point of my argument since. Someone here or two says they'll support Argentina over Nigeria in a head to head match cos they believe Nigeria doesn't have good players and won't go far. That's what I find really weird.

That's being too extreme.

I have said it countless times, when it's the Super Eagles against any team; it's the Eagles all the way.

A40:
Mugu.

It's not about race or complex. It's common sense. What are you doing rooting for a team representing a society that doesn't want any of your kind even in this modern era. To the point that they are one of the only teams in South America that don't parade your kind.

Listen goofy. Do you know how crazy you would sound to an Argentine if you told him you support Argentina wey no dey parade your kind ahead of your country? They will laugh you out of the stadium like the clown that you are.

Omugo. You dey support Argentina because of Messi wey go soon comot your team. Shior

You guys are just missing the point.

I dunno if Usbcable for one, is getting alert for pushing this decitful narrative once every year for the past 10 years.

I know of a lot of Oyinbo people who seriously rooted for the Super Eagles at USA 94 and also at Atlanta 96. Those oyinbos also had their nations at these 2 tourneys.
Now what do we say about them?

Support for teams at FIFA World Cups has never been entirely about race and nationality.

The traditional FIFA World cup teams esp; like Brazil, Argentina, Germany and Italy and lately Spain have always had good support across the world at FIFA world cups, irrespective of Messi; irrespective of skin colour
And that's because back then the competition was more popular than the champions league we all love today.
It was our biggest opportunity to see our best players in the pitch and see the best football.

So generation to generation these big teams especially have always had massive support from fans across Africa at World Cups.
And trust me there is a good number who did that because they didn't have any belief in their home nation while many did because they saw the best football and the best players from these big teams.

Even at the Euros where there is no Naija, some of us always have a team we root for.
It's football.

But agreeably times have changed. There is more focus on club football but those tendencies would take some time.

Millions of Naija fans support certain teams at World Cups and Euros, Fact.

But again, I don't think anyone would support any other Nation in a head to head match against the Super Eagles.

Olamyyde:
Koeman is a fool. How could he start dembele, singlet and busquets after the disasterclass they dropped against psg.

Singlet is our worst defender after umtiti. Only god knows how many points singlet and umtiti have lost for us this season. Those 2 should be sold at the end of the season. I prefer mingueza playing after them


It's funny how all our French players are frauds.

Dembele - french adama traore

Griezmann - barca's biggest flop after coutinho

Umtiti - one of the world's former best defenders who sold his career for a WC

Clement singlet - Barca's own mustafi


Sell all of them apart from dembele. Hopefully he improves like Kingsley coman.


Honestly the only bright spots in this team are pedri, puig, ter stegen and fati.

What of De Jong
Araujo
Dest

All 3 presidential candidates will work to keep Messi.

Messi shouldn't make that mistake.

Where are all the monitoring spirits?

Oya over to you.

PSG lost 2-0 at home to Monaco.

The same eleven that had us beat....


I think our biggest problem is the inability to defend as a unit.
Maybe it's our attacking mindset...

I just don't understand how certain teams which thrash us wouldn't even thrash some lower teams like that..


And it's never entirely about the manager; 4 different managers can't be all useless!

jpmoriarti:
I think if Koeman applies same treatment Guardiola applied to John Stones, Lenglet might still be recovered. Last season, John Stones was lost, but he has been a revelation for Man City since this season.

There are unavoidable defensive mistakes.

There are avoidable defensive mistakes.


Lenglet has singlehandedly cost us at least 8 or 9 points this season with avoidable defensive mistakes.

But frankly Lenglet started out as a beast with us.
He even kept Umtiti on the bench.


What has happened to him this season is incomprehensible.

He has become erratic and his judgement is poor.

philfearon:
tesppidd the man!

it's been ages.

Were you been?

haymekus:
Wait first now, koeman has not played his remaining games, besides Zidane defeated him and also defeated atm


Hmmmm, Zidane might have intentional exited those competition in order to save strength for la liga since he has a slim squad, besides koeman didn’t win any of those competition, so does it even matter?

Our problem is losing against big teams.

Madrid's own problem is dropping points against small teams.

Overall I might give them a slight advantage but we do have a chance.

I honestly think that Barca Bars and Madrid have equal chances if Athletico actually slip up.

It all depends on which team is able to win games and avoid slip ups.
We have actually had a very good run in la liga in the last 2 months,

In our last 12 la liga games we have had like 10 wins and 2 draws.

Call it against the minnows if you would.

haymekus:
Zidane’s mentality on the team

Then why are we on the same points technically in the league?

Why did we perform better than them in the Super Cup and the Copa Del Rey?

Krasid:
You just shot yourself in your foot with that Immobile comparison. Where was Immobile when he was 20 yrs? The same Immobile who played for the same Dortmund team and was considered a flop is what you are comparing to Haaland who equalled Immobile's total Bundesliga tally in 23 minutes on his debut. How many UCL goals does Immobile have at 31 (9 goals), whilst Haaland at 20 is already on 17 goals; was the 2nd top scorer last season despite his team being eliminated in the R16 and is the current topscorer this season ahead of household names like Lewa, Messi, CR and other "world class" strikers. Immobile only started becoming relevant when he moved to Lazio, he wasn't beasting a top 5 european league/UCL at 20. Infact, none of your current "world class" strikers was this dominant in the UCL at 20. Yet you just opened your mouth to say Haaland is not yet world class. Your matter tire me aswear.

It doesn't matter what Immobile was at 20 years old.
I did not rate him as world class, perhaps you need to employ the services of an interpreter as you read.

My point is that Immobile wouldn't be regarded as world class yet he's had 2 good seasons.

Haaland has had only 2 good seasons also. I need up to 4 or 5 seasons of consistency before I confidently categorize him under world class.

Even If Messi, Suarez, Griezman, Benzema, Lewy were not as dominant as 20 years old but have done it for over 10 years, you can't put Haaland who has done it for 2 years in their class yet.

Be patient and wait for him to rise and cement his place.

We have seen many players who came out guns blazing and fizzled out after 2 seasons.


The consistency factor should be a very essential one in this categorization.


You are obviously still stuck with this "likely to dominate" mindset.

Kilishihunter:
If atletico drop more points Madrid seem more likely to win la liga unless something happens

Apart fron the VAR factor, Why?

I want facts and figures.

philfearon:
Is This The End?

https://uptownerd.com/2021/02/21/is-this-the-end-for-lionel-messi-at-barca/

This guy!

FirstbornWds:
Be like say e don go Service... NYSC

No network there.?

Joviegghead??

Is he on ban?