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codedguy1:
Elamps, is nani skillful?

If yes, was he consistent? Especially when we all could really see himwhile at man u.

Nani is talented/skillful with limits. For instance, he cannot head. His shot accuracy is like 30% (compared to Ronaldo, Robben, Messi, etc with 70% and above). Nani has no great pass. He is behind Giggs in crossing.

But Nani is great at short dribbling, zigzaging, speed-stop-break movement and pace.

So Nani is very skillful in some areas while lacking the required skills in other key footballing areas, hence his lack of consistency to be a world class.

raumdeuter:
WHats the difference between Quaresma and Ronaldo?

Ronaldo is far more talented footballer. At 33 Quaresma is working hard to be what Ronaldo was at 19.

Quaresma sabi play ball na he no dey play for Madrid or Barca?

When you look at the different attribute that makes one a talented footballer, you see that Ronaldo is far far ahead right from his teenage days. Shooting accuracy, heading accuracy, goal scoring techniques, forward dribbling and running, positioning, etc

If you take one item, like dribbling round and round or ball jogling, even Jajay Okocha fit beat Messi.

Brownbarbie97:
Most of we ladies get approached by different calibers of men asking for our contacts ranging from the good, bad and ugly.

We definitely can't give out our digits to every tom, dick and harry that asks for it so my question is what is the best way of saying NO to some of these men that request for ur digits without being Rude, insulting or destroying their Ego?

Men ask for numbers for different reasons. Some men want to marry, some want a relationship, some want friendship, and some want just a date. It is left for you to classify people who approach you. You might give your number or contact initially, after sometime you define the kind of relationship irrespective of what the person wants.

eph12:
So ball control, long shot, pass accuracy are no more skills but now talents?

Skill and Talent = the same thing in this context.

But consistency is a different thing. If you had said the difference between Ahmed Musa and Messi is skills, I wouldn't have argued.

eph12:
We just wan argue. What sets players like Messi and Ronaldo apart from others is their ability to reproduce their skill, talent or whatever you call it every weekend consistently. Once in a while we see flashes of brilliance from hundreds of players across the globes. If you call it luck na you sabi. Even people say Ronaldo became who he is not because he had the talent but his hard work.

It's about talent, not consistency. If you are talented, consistency becomes a norm.

Do you think Roger Federer is talented or consistent? It is people who are not talented that show occasional brilliance. The fact that the talent is lacking means that they wouldn't get it right often.

Take for instance, Lampard and Gerald have the talent for accurate shots from outside the box, but that doesn't mean Carrick cannot hit a superb shot into the net once in two-three seasons. The difference is talent, not consistency. Or Scholes and Pirlo will get their long passes to wingers accurately well over 90% of the time, they even do it in a sexy/fancy way. That's talent. But it doesn't mean that Kante or Fernadinho will not throw such a long pass once in a while. The difference in consistency is the talent for long pass.

Berbatov will magnet the ball from a pass with his foot almost all the time. That is talent. Rashford will magnet the ball once in many attempts because he doesn't have such a ball trapping talent.

weedtaker:
Smh, no be by force to turn analysis

No be by force to turn analyst.

eph12:
The difference between Messi and Ahmed Musa is consistency. Talking about actually targeting a player and not just hoping that a team mate gets to it first.

The difference between Ahmed Musa and Messi is talent. When you have the talent you don't force it or be getting it right once in while by luck.

raumdeuter:
Elampiro with these descriptions you gave, what do you think of Aguero as an EPL striker

In what aspect?

Aguero keeps the ball and bring others into play even better than Iheanacho. Aguero is more likely to win a 50-50 ball over a defender and guides it until he finds his team mate.

Gyalchester:
Suarez hold up play isn't wordclass, above average at best, barca don't operate solely on Suarez's hold up play neither do Real Madrid compared to our dinosaur Mourinho if he's not busy short passing to zlatan, they are busy long balling and crossing.


Every striker is expected to contest balls so what are you yarning, but not every striker is required to pass to a midfielder to do thier job besides check Mourinhos tactic, WHO THE FVCK was he bringing into play Herrera or Fellaini...the man is a failure...

If you must use hold up play at least play someone sensible behind the striker in an AM role ...i honestly can't explain this sh>t and he should fvck off.

A coach works with the players at his disposal. Mourinho has worked with Benzema and Milito whose hold up are below Suarez's. But you hardly noticed.

We are simply working towards the strength of our striker, and in the EPL hold up play is very important for a striker. Go back to when Rooney was used as false 9 and Tevez played in middle of three forwards. A striker should be able to jump for and control balls coming out of defence. Rashford is not doing these things.

On your last paragraph, we played Mkhitaryan behind Ibrahimovic for 35 minutes yesterday. We also started him behind Rashford in the previous match. Do you imply Mkhitaryan doesn't have sense?

preshdiva:
Good day everyone, I am a 2016 Batch A stream 1 Corp member passing out on April 7th,2017 by the grace of God. I recently got two job offers, a contract bank job (marketing) for 52k per month with commissions based on your input or a teaching job of 40k.
Aside the banks meagre pay, I feel it'd add to my professional work experience more than the teaching job+ I'd get to meet people who might help me in securing better positions tomorrow but then the stress and time. I really don't know what to do.
#maturedresponsesplease#

Is the school a private school or a public school? Go for the bank job if the school is privately owned.

Remember in the bank you can work your way from being a contract staff to permanent staff later, and there is no limit to which you can earn. You could earn 300k in no time when you are a permanent staff in the bank, and there is no limit from there based on promotions.

You can gain two years experience in one bank, then you apply to another for permanent job.

Remember, if you don't enter the banking industry now at your young age, you will never enter again once you clock 28 years.

But if the school is a public one, then you have a tough decision to make.

Gyalchester:
How can you say he's doing better when he has had little chance at the CF role not to mention they were far between


Mourinho is at fault, Zlatan and Mourinhos hold up play bullshit_ is a tired script, top clubs in the world don't even bother with that nonsense anymore...Suarez dey hold ball like Zlatan? Griezman dey hold ball like Zlatan,
Aubameyeng they hold ball like Zlatan? Yet these players are far more exciting and successful.


WHY must we play Long balls from our defense, the fvck happened to attractive football...Lets call the bullshìt for what it is...Mourinho has been stinking up the joint, Finale

Suarez has hold up play. Same with Benzema, even our Martial had that until he was made a winger. Rashford has zero hold up play.

A striker should be able to contest balls with defenders, win and retain the ball while bringing the midfielder into play.

eph12:
Worked for him this season? I'm looking at his stats now and i don't understand what this means exactly.

Pogba has helped us with long balls from the deep. There was this match he provided a long ball for Zlatan to nod down for Martial to score a late equalizer, then Pogba scored the late winner himself. There are such instances here and there.

SIRcumalot:
mickitaryan is suppose to be a very good dribbler maybe Martial sef but too predictable.
even with Fellaini and ibra try some other stuff,whatever defence we dey face dey very comfortable with our style of play.

I think Mourinho is to blame on Martial and Mkhitaryan. He has given them unnecessary competitions instead of playing them week in week out to boost their confidence. Mkhitaryan and Martial should be regular starters.

weedtaker:
i just no know why people the try form analysis, when everyone knows our major problem dis season is our poor conversion rate.

We are talking about facts in statistical form, not just talking like the bear palour people. When you say conversion is our problem, did you put it in scientistifical form? How does it compare with last season? What are we not doing well in scoring as compared to last season?

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Herrera should have been the one to score the first goal. His shot that hit the crossbar should have been an easy goal if he were more accurate and composed. Finishing is our major problem. He didnt have to hit it too high.

eph12:
In the second half alone Pogba made many crosses from deep. He was probably trying to lob the ball or do an up through I don't even understand. So this is not about Young or Lingard and Lingard played mostly through the middle.

I expect a striker or someone to position himself at the near post when there's an opportunity to cross and even a down cross will be better. Just like the days of Chicha Saha and co.

Pogba's own is understandable, he was trying to catch the defence unaware, something that has worked for him this season.

Oasis007:
English Players are indeed very inconsistent and overrated. Last Season he was a Revelation, but this Season, he's becoming a Joke!

Also, Lingard is 23, yet he's still playing like a Kid. At his Age, Messi was already conquering the World. Ronaldo was already making Wave.

Even Owen, an English Player, was recognized throughout the Globe as a world Class Player!

What of Marshall? Not only English players. Even in Laliga, some players shine and fade before they get to 25.

Gyalchester:
Same forward runs that rescued us under Van gaal...Hes not a winger...End of Discussion.

This season he is doing better as a winger than a forward. He has a long way to go as a striker. Just compare how Ibrahimovic contest for long balls and helping us with a good hold on play. Rashford would have allowed Jagielka and co easy regain of possession for every long ball played out by our defence

Nihilist:
So you must buy Messi to win EPL Abi?

The team is under construction, there has to proper fixing and fitting

SIRcumalot:
they park bus against the top sides too but those guys always shall find way to do something.
our own only answer to bus parking na Just to lob inside box make everybody start to dey scramble.

They lob the ball because of the kind of players we have supplying and receiving it. This is why I said we need players who can do dribbling in tight areas.

If we had a Nani of 2011, and Chicharito of those years, we would be winning 80% of our matches. No one to break a defender's waist with tricks, and no one to pounce on loose ball in the box.

When you have Felliani and Ibrahimovic in the box, and Ashley Young and Lingard supplying, what else do you expect other than long balls.

Babacele:
if u no be illiterate u go know say EFCC will appeal or file fresh charges.... even a stinking APC better pass a saintly PDP ( 85% of Nigerians said according to una PDP poll some hours ago). PDP is the curse.

Nothing to appeal because it was the prosecutor that withdrew the case.

It could mean that they withdrew the case after both parties reached an agreement behind the scene.

It could mean they want to refile a fresh case.

It could mean they realised the man did not actually steal, or he has volunteered to return the money.

SIRcumalot:
the Liverpool game comes to mind.
if you remember felliani and ibra contributed to the build up of that goal.
pogba with ibra alongside Fellaini are more likely to make something of those crosses yesterday.
am not yabbing our guys they tried their best.i still remember that Chelsea-west Brom game.

E don tey wey we play Liverpool na

Fellaini is most likely to score from crossing. I don't know what Ibrahimovic does these days. Pogba could get his head on the ball and fail to direct it.

SIRcumalot:
could've nicked a goal if those two played if you look at the amount of crosses we put into that West Brom box yesterday,since our passing game didn't yield too many promising chances.

When last did they score from a cross? Moreover we had Fellaini on the field.

Elxandre:
please where can I get it?

Watch this video and listen to Stephanie Otobo’s mum from 55 secs of the video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZshLUtVDWyU&itct=CBYQpDAYASITCJvYlI6zhdMCFcmdVQoddxgDvlI5U3RlcGhhbmllIE90b2JvIHNwZWFrcyBmcm9tIENhbmFkYS4gbXVtIHNheXMgSSB3YXMgc2V0IHVw&client=mv-google&gl=NG&hl=en

Maximus85:
Stupid lies. Has anyone heard the phone conversation?

That phone conversation was the real truth. I guess she didn’t know she was being recorded.

babytoun:
Very biased interview


When the mother said that was not the first time of going to auchi they just asked if the first time was for introduction and left that bit.


Why did they not ask why she went and what Stephanie told her before taking her there .

Why did they not ask who she met then .

Very correct. I observed it too.

However, even if they asked her, she wouldn't have said the truth because this woman is scared.