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codedguy1:
what about bebe?

Heard about bebe before he joined the club? Did he play for a top team winning trophies and not as a substitute or bench warmer? Did he lead his team successfully against Barca and to the Champions league final? You shouldn't put two of them in the same sentence

codedguy1:
I am not really rooting for anyone in particular but I really want to know if buying a player like Sanchez at 27 is a bad idea.
How old was Van Persie when we got him?

players peak at different times and apart from Ronaldo and Messi who are aliens, I think most other footballer of the year winners have been within a certain age bracket and 27 is actually a good age to get the best from a player who has peaked at that age. Also the player can still give at least 2 - 3 years of good football.

Buying a good player at 19 - 24 is still not a guarantee that those players will go on to be fantastic or get us anywhere and we have had quite a litany of them come and go.

Price in the market is crazy right now but if the player is 27 and in his prime then why not?

just an observation.

What if you look at it this way? How many years did RVP give us before he was sold?

airmark:
@GaryLineker: “How did you enjoy playing against Eden Hazard, Rio?”

@rioferdy5: “I didn’t, I still get nightmares!




Hazard really dealt with united defenders, both old and young.

Even Ayegbeni gave Ferdy nightmares so kini big deal?

kelvinze:
I prefer buying dybala(23 or 24 yrs) for 130milla than griezzy(27) for 89_100milla.

I agree with you

CapitalCee:
Instead City winning champions league let us go trophyless

I concur

kelvinze:
Lol...I considered 2 but 3 makes a whole lot of sense

Abeg let SAF goan rest jare, he deserves it. We need that champe more than the league jare

This Dybala is just scoring goals for fun in my FM. He can also create too. Won't he be a better addition than Grizzy? I know it's FM but the little I have seen of him shows he is fearless and can be very handful

afrodoc2:
Personally i am not offended by it, but i can see how someone especially a new poster would feel insulted. Most of us old timers here laugh when Elampiro says it however that does not mean it is not an insult.

Yea true sha.

kelvinze:
Choose one

2nd one biko

afrodoc2:
These arguments are becoming more monotonous and superfluous by the day.
Little objective analysis just "for" and "against". It is like i am trapped in a long Coogar vs Elampiro argument on repeat.

Elampiro 1) Just try to be less condescending in your debates and 2) Learn to walk away from arguments sometimes. You can't win everytime, even if you are right.
And yes "you no know ball" is an insult and condescending.

Hoopla your post was too harsh in my opinion.

And I see that "you no know ball" as something hilarious, not meant to be an insult. Probably because I'm hardly affected by insults sha

egoldman:
So the best way to eradicate poverty is by taking from the poor abi? Listen, I may not like the lifestyle of this alabi guy, but he is on point with this one.

I didn't say that and I never implied that

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afrodoc2:
Even virgin blood money no fit give you 50m naira weekly.

afrodoc2:
Even virgin blood money no fit give you 50m naira weekly.

That's true o. No blood money can give this kind of money.

Even the entrepreneurs wealth are calculated based on cash and assets but these ones na cash o

cstr1000:
22 year old Leroy sane is dating Candice Brooks.

In my next life, I will be a footballer, I swear.

Football money is like blood money na.

BlueAngel444:
The same playing style that helped Pique to world 11 and made Boeteng a star, yes but not all or any kind of defender can survive in such set up. The confidence to keep a high line and be one of the few defenders in a team means your team has to have the ball more (retain) and you have to react quickly when you lose it (regain).

It's not easy.

City have better defenders not necessary a better defense (as the team is set up to attack).

You just need to be fast and have an attack that is dreaded. Not as easy as that but you don't need to be a hard tackler or crazy ass defender

How is Stones and Otamendi better than Christensen Rudiger Luis or Cahill? These ones face more problems than those City defenders. Their ability to hold on to the ball is what is making them look like world beaters. Is it not the same Stones and Otamendi of last season?

elampiro:
Since how many days now you keep repeating that I am making a mockery of myself. You keep insulting me.

I give you facts, it is left for you to learn from them. Lukaku gives one key pass same time Aguero gives two.

May be if I even check Salah who is top scorer, he might have a better figure.

Even from what I have seen so far, Kane has the best key pass per rating among them. He is doing 37 minutes for a key pass.

Kane 37
Aguero 45
Salah 46
Lukaku 84 minutes per key pass.

It wasn't an insult and you shouldn't see it that way. So I apologize as it was intended.

That said, you keep on continuing to twist facts. You talk about Aguero but refuse to talk about the team as a whole. Aguero that has not scored from open play in two months is who you are using to rubbish Lukaku's effort and you think it's OK? They have both missed same number of big chances but no Lukaku is the waster. Auba has lost 17 big chances but Lukaku is the one preventing his team from playing.

We need him to improve, just as we need the whole team. Rashford, not trying to score has a poor pass accuracy. He needs to improve on that, but because he is skilful and can drimble upandan you don't see anything wrong with that. It's OK

elampiro:
Did he make the goals himself like Lingard did against Watford or the way Martial usually does?

He is a kind of striker who relies on such supplies, or sees a good chance and burst the net. When he is not doing that it calls for worry.

I understand your worry that it's calling for. Even all the key passes should be source of worry too.

If he didn't nod that ball down for Martial against TTH or intercepted that pass against Arsenal or dropped the ball for Lingard in same match maybe they would have gone all the way.

You are making a mockery of yourself if you expect Lukaku to go on a run dropping players to score goals

elampiro:
Mkhitaryan, Silva, playing directly behind the striker benefit from the dribblers in their teams. If you are Ronaldinho that can bring the ball from the deep, and you have Zidane in the middle, just destroy men and give to Zidane to make that final pass. In an attempt to go past men with speeding play, you make mistakes, hence the poor pass accuracy

This one is beer parlor analysis na. Where we're you when Ronaldinho was giving assists and scoring goals even with Deco in the team?

Rashford played as SS and not LW. How can we have LWB and still have a LW again na

HeyCorleone:
The way you jump into hasty illogical conclusions tickles my funny bone? How many poor people do you know that would make you arrive to such conclusion? How do you even classify a poor person? So you mean to say if the government is sharing 1million to poor persons today, you won't collect?

If I'm told to choose between 1m and social amenities or infrastructures or establishment of factories, I won't think twice before dumping the 1m. But I know people like you may want to collect even 50k sef. No wonder we are where we are.

You jumped into hasty conclusion when you quoted me. You think if rich people start sharing money the country will become better? Is that what they taught you in school?

elampiro:
When you talk about big chances missed, also add goals scored.

Some miss big chances but compensate with double solo goals. Hope you are not going to bring big chances missed by Ronaldo and Messi to try to prove Lukaku has same scoring ability. These guys can miss one or two big chances in a match, but when match tie wrapper (deadlock) you would see these guys carry the ball pass men to score.

Lukaku mostly rely on clear chance to score. So he misses them, he goals stats become rubbish.

Even the one he scored yesterday was another clear cut chance? Abi the one he scored against Newcastle was a clear cut chance they created for him abi?

Should we look at his goals and check how many CCC he has scored and compare with how many he hustled to score since you say he mostly rely on CCC?

HeyCorleone:
Give them the 1million first.

I'm sure it's your kind that avoids giving roadside beggars alms because you think it'd encourage them to remain in such position. You think they enjoy being poor?

Some people actually do. I have seen people tell the same fake transport fare story to different people throughout the same day.

If you had said they should create job opportunities or build factories, I would have said OK, but just share 1m to people with no value to give or understand what it is to multiply money? Oga give them few months and they will be back to being poor. It's not a curse, but reality.

elampiro:
A player who plays more centrally and closest to goal should create more chances. an exception could be one who takes set plays. The was why Van Persie was among the top three in 2012/2013.

A striker who sits in the box is most likely going to nod down for a team mate, pounce on a rebound and pass through to a team mate to tap in, etc. A winger who usually run from the deep would minus men on his way and pass to another who passes to the striker.

Who is the another he passes to that passes to the striker? See as I dey laugh for here. So the winger cannot pass to the striker or put others in goal scoring positions?

You no know ball aswear

HeyCorleone:
So it's praying for them that's the best option? Nigga please. Give them the 1 million first before jumping into such myopic conclusion.

LOL! Really? So the plan is to wait for government or churches to share 1m and then you say poverty eradication? No wonder people rush after any amount they can get during election.

No be small myopic conclusion

Nihilist:
They've conceded 1 more goal.

If DDG wasn't such a magician, the situation would be a lot more different.

As a team they have the best defensive stats in the league.

They've conceded 20 fewer shots that the next most miserly defence.

They've conceded the fewest chances in the league from any angle

They've conceded the fewest big chances too.

DDG cannot singlehandedly be the difference between city and manyoo for the rest if the season

At the current rates, United will definitely concede more goals than City.

They have the best defence in the league. Period.

Manyoo just has the best keeper.

Don't you think their defence is looking great because of the playing style? How is their defenders better than yours when compared one on one? Even when you look at the midfield there shouldn't be much difference between city and Chelsea

spongeisback:
He's 100% right. Forget the messenger and focus on the message. Can Adeboye raise 1 billion naira for poverty eradication in his own church? Before you insult yourself know that religious leaders have a role to play in people's empowerment not only spiritually.

You can't eradicate poverty by giving people 1 million each. In a couple of months time, most of those guys will come back poor

chrisley024:
So with all Rashford dribbles and playing FT he created only a chance while Lukaku with less mins created 2. I thought it should have been the other way round. Rashford had 62% pass accuracy while Lukaku 82% so he(Rashidi) was basically on the pitch drimbling. Lukaku also has the highest no. of key passes after Mata but dude was woeful.
Got speechless when his performance was termed awful

Let's blame those people he watches ball with. Elamps was not like this before, he has joined bad gang

Elampiro please confirm this pic I got from shekpe thread.




Where on earth is Auba going to get 17 big chances to miss in this team?

Just go around, look at all the top teams in Europe, how many chances their strikers have missed, and don't forget they have a better attacking play.

I have been saying this, that I don't know which striker will do better than Lukaku presently

Vanquay:
You and this list are jokes

After all your years on NL you don't still know the battles to pick

elampiro:
Lukaku created 2, Rashford 1.

Rashford had more shots on target

Rashford had 7 successful dribble. Lukaku 0
(Shaw 4 dribble, Valencia and Mata 3, Tuazebe, Pogba, Martial 2)

Touches, Rashford 62, Lukaku 28

Dispossessed, Lukaku 2, Rashford 2.

Interception Rashford 1, Lukaku 0

Tackles 1-1

Are you entertained?

Who should be creating more between the two of them?

Who on this thread expects Lukaku to dribble? Come make pastor elrony pray for you abi since when did we start associating Lukaku with dribbling?

Rashford had more than twice the number of touches Lukaku had but created lesser number of chances and scored same amount of goals. You should be entertained brother because I'm not at all.

See ehn no make me dey analyse Rashford moves cos it won't end well.

elampiro:
Abeg there were many chances in the game. Many players created chances.

Oh he created chances and scored a goal right? What else?

I saw most of Rashford final passes not meeting their targets if not all sef

Oasis007:



Lindelof is becoming a new Vidic, and no one is talking about it?! Shaw had a good Game last Night, won Fans' MOTM, yet little were said about him?! JM seems to have found a good balance for the Team with 3 - 5 - 2, yet the Einsteins ain't discussing the new Formation and Players' setup?!

The 3CBs at the back are well covered, Bailly - Jones - Rojo or Lindelof - Smalling - Blind, the Depth is there to discuss and factually analyze, yet little Attention is given to it?! Shaw has picked up, played well as a LWB, a good Competitor for Young..... should he still be sold or not?!

Tunazebe seems ready to deputize for Valencia, Darmian ain't impressing till now..... should he be sold or not?! Fellaini ain't ready to renew his Contract based on United Terms, McTominay is proving to be a huge Talent..... Fellaini should be offloaded or not?!

Pls, let shift away from Lukaku Matter, these are Matters arising, let's discuss it.

Lindelof should eventually come good but i may need to see more. Vidic was solid on his own, without a back of 3. He had a great recovery when beaten. I hope to see this in Lindelof in the coming days

Oasis007:


Stop hoping Bro..... coz JM already confirmed he's satisfied with his Performance, especially offensively, last Night; and promised him more playing Chances.

I hope to see more of him. His work rate was excellent too