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RuuDie:
Eruditor

Why u dey worry yoursef na. Shebi second leg is next week. Keep your peace.

Trust me, I am not worried.

Emaprince:
So pep actually gave away the game like that?

Gundogan and fenandinho are no longer good players abi? Are spurs midfielders better than them?

Well, on that day, I will open my spiritual eyes to see if angels go enter pitch.

I must see something.

It is not about giving a game away. Was it Brighton you guys beat with your 2nd string players? Or that Europa cup tie I believe 2nd leg where largely unused players started? I mean, if Sarri was desperate for a win, Hazard starts etc. Those games Sarri felt he could get a result with the other string of players. That is what Pep assumed yesterday. Haba.

HanksAnuku:
Oya explain your comment below:

Egbon, if that match was a do or die, he will take off one of those players for a more attacking or creative player. You know this. 1-0 down yet he made no changes till the 89th min.

Leyqute:
No na. He said Pep is prioritizing the Crystal Palace game and the home matches against Tottenham. Those are the matches he wants to win, not this one.

Those are the matches that are more critical. He cannot afford to Draw Crystal Palace. He needs a W there. He cannot afford to draw Tottenham in the league, he needs a W there. And the second leg of UCL he was almost never going to go past Tottenham without winning one of the ties..so why not save your best for your home game where you are virtually unstoppable?

HanksAnuku:
So pep just wanted to give Tottenham free gift?

Why do you like chatting so much rubbish like this sef?

Even Pep would slide tackle you for chatting so much shït

All these years in England and somehow the language is still your problem.

Pep thought he could get a result with that team he put out. A result can be 0-0,1-1, 1-0 win. So even when he went down a goal, he did not panic he just continued to go according to plan which is why it was a gamble. Gamble like; I don't think I need my best squad to get a result here.

popizaino:
I like your optimism and man city Winning won't come as a surprise to me but can man city defends keep spurs attackers at bay for 90 mins that I doubt and by the way recent history have it that pep guardiola is always getting knocked out if he doesn't get the vital away goal in the first leg away from home.

Chelsea vs barcelona 1-0
Barcelona vs Chelsea 2-2

atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich 1-0
Bayern Munich vs atletico Madrid 2-1


Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich 1-0
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid 0-4


Barcelona vs Bayern Munich 3-0

you know the rest

Every matchup is different and every team is different as well. The issue is not about scoring away, it is about converting your chances when they come.

Barcelona vs CFC 2-2 is cosmetic. That game was 2-0 with Barcelona going through. Then the Defence messed up to let Ramirez go through out of nothing. At 2-1, Messi misses a penalty to put Barca ahead again on the tie. Then Alexis misses a sitter by putting the ball on the cross bar. Torres' goal to make it 2-2 comes at the last second when the game is over etc etc.

Every fixture is different. I have seen Tottenham at their best this season and City at theirs. I know who my money is on.

BikeMan:
You uunderrate. This is the UCL .Tottenham might even win at the ethiad

You people just hate Pep so much you refuse to be objective. Did he play his best squad yesterday? When last did Delph play yet he started him? When have you seen Pep trying to win a game with Gundogan and Fernandinho playing as holding midfielders together? Ok, after City conceded at the 79th minute why wait till 89th minute to bring in your best player in KDB and your best winger in Sané?

If there is anyone who underrates anybody, it is you people who underrate Pep..alot. Pep is that top student in class who got a B- in the midterms and everyone concluded he was not going to be a straight-A student anymore. Those of us who have watched him for a while can tell you, when he studies, he not only becomes the class high, but will most likely get all the points and the bonus points as well. You can mark this post, I will remind you after the 2nd leg.

patrickmuf:
Which Angel played for Atletico Madrid when they dumped Bayern out with Pep as the coach?
Spurs are very good on the counter and if Kane doesn't recover in time for the return leg, that should see Lucas start and with his and Son's speed together with the passing ability of Erikson, City should have their bags packed. Poch knows how to set up his team to counter Pep.

What is the correlation? The ATM that lost to Juventus is it the same one that got to 2 finals simply because it is the same Simeoné? I don't understand the point you are trying to make. Where was Poch's counter in the last meetings losing 3-1, 4-1 and 1-0? Simply say you are praying for City to go out. That is understandable. But as for all your conjecture above, ok. Please don't give excuses when Tottenham get bundled out. For e.g, don't say Kane was injured or that one got red card etc. Thanks.

liveLongNprospa:
As much as I'd love to disagree, I really can't. This wasn't Mancity at their best and we know what Mancity at their best can be like.

2nd leg can easily end 3-1 in favor of Man city.

But then again, football is not 1+1

Even if I am a fan, I try to be objective. Pep is not trying to win a game and leaves KDB and Sané on the bench till the 89th minute nor does he play Fernandinho and Gundogan with only Silva as the creative outlet. Or leaving Mahrez on till the 89th minute as well. He gambled that is my only conclusion. And this "virtual" away goal everyone keeps giving Spurs in their calculations. I don't know how it works. It is easier for City to win 5-0 than for Tottenham to lose 2-1 at the Etihad. If Tottenham were to qualify, trust me, you will see Angels on the pitch playing for them.

popizaino:
Ucl is quite different from domestic cup beside pochettino is equally as good as guardiola.it will be tough game at the ethihad if both teams play to their strengths.i don't trust pep again when he doesn't score in the first leg away from home.

Of all the games City had going forward, this was the time to change lineup and gamble. The manager did. What Tottenham have played now is their best hand with their best ever squad at their best ever time in their best ever stadium. Now that is out of the way, there is nothing more for them to play again. City on the other hand have prioritised Crystal Palace, and other 2 Tottenham home fixtures which are at the Etihad. If you are asking me what City's chances of beating Tottenham are, I can categorically tell you, they will easily dispatch Tottenham.

Roland17:
Don't get ahead of yourselves, they are renowned chokers/ bottlers. Pep is going to make a lot of adjustments during the 2nd leg.

Even if they are not chokers, I still remember them beating CFC 1-0 in the first leg of the Carabao cup semis at home and looked dishevelled in the 2nd leg when CFC were 2-0 up.

Fraud was exposed again. Tried to switch argument to better centre half pairing. Some self-disrespecting jackals on this thread sef.

Ibukzy:
baba where are u getting this Stat from?
Laporte & stones had started more games than otamendi this season

Hmm, please don't fall under the category of dumbos who cannot read. We are hosting 2 of them on this thread already. I said since Otamendi returned from Injury because he was actually injured when this season began. Then I said he has been the 2nd MOST because I knew Laporte has made the most appearances.

IKON360:
everytime I see your attacks on my post, all I see is a pathetic attempt to gain relevance. Unfortunately, you are still not relevant. Well oh wise sir, erudite in all knowledge we hail your intellectual supremacy, for only thou knowest all and only thou will know all.
Otamendi a full back ok o...

You and Hustle are bad specimens for Barca fans. So dumb and irresponsibly preemptive. Do you know how long I have been posting on this thread to need you, a nonentity, to gain relevance? Hahaha. That is a good one.

Ibukzy:
but bros how is otamendi/kompany a better center halves pairing than pique/lenglet given the nos of games they had played together this season?

Same thing I told Andrew. Go and read the original post I am responding to. I am not discussing which Centre back pairing is better. Someone said Pep will not have played Pique etc because they are 30 and above. I was refuting the statement.

IKON360:
so Otamendi is a full back? Ok...

Per usual, your lies are found out so you clutch unto straws. As if Otamendi's position was being argued. This is coming from someone who was comparing Bravo to Ederson. LOL

Ibukzy:
lol, otamendi full back

Centre back.

Olamyyde:
I swear...he has been so underrated in the past decade. A lot of fans outside barca believe he is shit because he comes to the box so often. For me he has been better than ramos defensively for the past decade, he has just been unrecognized.


Some of us even said umtiti was covering his ass 2 seasons ago.

He has been underrated because for some weird reason people just assume attacking teams that score so many goals are weak defensively. Since 2008/09 I can only think of one season where Barcelona did not concede the least goals in the league yet when anyone wants to describe our "weaknesses" they always talk about the defence.

IKON360:
do Kompany and Otamendi start important matches? Man city's 1st choice CB pairing is Stones and Laporte. When last did Otamendi or Kompany even start?
Don't reply, God bless you

Limit yourself to things you actually know. Stop annoying us with unchecked and false information all the time. There is no important game City played this season that Kompany was fit and he did not play. Otamendi has been the 2nd most consistent centre back for City this season ever since he came back from Injury.

You have already spewed one false information and you want to use another false one to cover it up. In a more gruelling EPL, Pep has used older players even than what is currently at Barca. So your original post was a lie. Your rejoinder that Otamendi and Kompany do not start important games is another huge fat lie.

andrew444:
1 year older than pique,what's the difference

You still don't get the point. Read the original post I was responding to and revert.

andrew444:
Kompany is 32

You are making sense till you mention the Epl running

Sorry to sound rude but please spare me the Epl crap ,say na by running be football ?

Say na we tell Epl people to dey run ?

See as you dey talk like say all those mancity player dey run ,you think their coach is Mourinho ?
Apart from sterling and sane which mancity player dey run ? Bros na wa for you o

They are coached by the great pep

Laliga is the best league in the world .

You missed the point but no need to drag this issue further. And Kompany is 1986 whilst Pique is 1987. Just read the original post I was replying to understand context.

andrew444:
Only Fernandinho is older than Barca players

All players I listed are above 30 for City as well. Kompany is older than Pique. So the question about using aged players especially in a more gruelling EPL which requires a lot of running that Pep does. Which makes that post I quoted senseless, agreed?

andrew444:
Kompany ,Silvia ,otamendi have played few games this season

You want to compare company that has played only 12 Epl match to pique that has played 30 laliga games

David Silvia has played 27 Epl games and rakitif has played 30 ,with even more minutes on pitch

Fernandinho has played 27 and Sergio has played 30 games

Ok, how old are they? That was the question, abi?

aliondo:
I am suspecting peeps like Draymond that gingered him and told him to put away that good boy image so he could look and sound tough

Na KD did all that on his own. He wants to be a villain but then hates that he is being treated as one. See the media, hoping Kawhi and Walker and Kyrie, AD all play with Lebron, yet same media keep hounding KD for joining GSW. Double standards for days.

jpmoriarti:
And we have been playing very poorly and now still in shout to win it all? In this game, there is nothing like luck when you consider that the season is a long one.

EV is definitely a very important coach, reason the club did everything possible to tie him down to new contract. His man-management is better than that of Guardiola and he is also able to react in-game when things are not going well. He is flexible, not bought over by a particular tactics or formation. He uses what works on per-game basis.

Barcelona playing pattern is the best in the world but it is not sacrosanct. He has showed no fear of discarding it, if he thinks it wont help in some games. He has built the best defence Barcelona has got in a long while. Not even the famed Guardiola era showed better defensive shape and solidity. It is difficult now to see Barca concede from dead-ball situations. He showed he has learnt from the mistakes of last season, which were few but were costly though.

Any argument against EV, for me, does not hold water at all.

Of course, nothing here can be backed up by data especially the laughable talk about defence. LMAO.

The only thing to concede is as long as a coach is winning, whatever he is doing is right. Any other addendum is just fluff.

IKON360:
Come to think of it, can Guardiola even use this Barcelona team?
Pique, Busi, Messi, Suarez, Vidal, Rakitic all 30 or above...
And what did Valverde do to make Lenglet so reliable in defense, that guy dey block shot ehh

How old are Fernandinho, Silva, Kompany, Otamendi, Aguero?

Don't worry, don't reply abeg. God bless you.

Isomerizm:
Rakitic offers more than Silva and Septum Bruyne? Who tf is Bravo? Our former goalie?

Who tf is this guy for fück's sakes?

To commit murder dey hungry me aswear.

Khanben:
Regular season is ending soon. End of season award time.

MVP: In this category I really do think this year's situation is a great reason why the modalities of awards like this, should have allowance for two players sharing the award. But if I have to pick just one I'll give it to Giannis.

ROY: Luka Doncic honourable mention to Trae Young

DPOY: I have Joel Embid ahead of PG13

6MOY: Lou Williams

MIP: Pascal Siakam

COY: Mike Budenholzer

Giannis will win DPOY as compensation for not winning MVP which they will give to Harden. Trae Young deserves the ROTY IMHO. But it won't be wrong if Doncic wins it. I am leaning with Trae because the odds were firmly stacked against him but everyone else knew Doncic was legit. I agree with every other thing here.

aliondo:
Ona don spoil my K.D for me..abi?? When he was with us,dude was so meek and quiet...You will never think he could hurt a fly..

It was KD himself who said he was tired of the good boy image. He will be fine. The media want to force him to leave because he is an easy target- mentally.

SmooshCHN:
I don't know why those f*ckers don't just take what they want and leave.

Sometimes they do stuff like that to scare people. Since you said he was stabbed in the thighs I am guessing the fools did not think it could lead to that kind of finality. My thoughts are with his people through this harrowing time. During my NYSC, friend of mine was accosted for his car, he ceded the keys to the robbers who still shot him and he passed 3 days after. I made up my mind to leave Nigeria at that time.

Sorry for loss SmooshCHN. The insecurity is everywhere jare last last na God hand we must dey to be truly secure. It is a shame though and never a day goes by where I don't say a prayer for my people back home.

CuteRedd:
could care less if he goes. Happy while it lasted. He tried for us but we tried more for him!

The media just want the player to leave GSW sha. They are forcing the narrative from all angles. KD got more ejections last season than this one. And the ejection of last game or the Timberwolves game are on the refs who wanted us to lose by fire and by force against Minnesota. There is nothing much to read into it. KD is in his feelings because some media people still refer to Bron as the best player in the NBA (their excuse being KD is in GSW). Some even went as far as saying it is now Harden. With the type of person KD is, those things will get to him (remember him complaining about always being 2nd).

As for all those KD, Kyrie rumors, they are all null and void. Same media were cock-sure Paul George was heading to LA to join Bron. LOL. How did that work out? A.D and Kawhi nko? LMAO. How many people here can beat their chests and say they knew Kyrie would demand a trade from Cavs when he did? None. Because players generally hide their intentions. So if KDs movement feels obvious, that is because there is most likely going to be none.