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eph12:
Balance me here
3 predicted Chelsea would make top 4.

No one actually gave Lampard a chance.

I'm sure you know how fraction notations work. Three out of twenty-one is as good as no one giving him a chance. Don't take English too serious nwanne.

A list of BBC pundits’ top 4 predictions at the start of the season.

Out of 21 pundits, only 3 predicted Chelsea would make the top four. 13 predicted Arsenal would. 18 predicted Spurs would.

No one actually gave Lampard a chance.

raumdeuter:
There is no where its acceptable for a defender to allow a shot on his goal, Top defenders do everyting to prevent a shot on target not depending on an opponent missing

Running away from an attacker is not a defensive tactic like he found out from Morata

Maradona is that you?

Rice as a DM or a CB at Chelsea?

If selected, Mason Mount will become the first Chelsea Academy product to make his first team debut and complete 50 appearances in the same season.

This boy is on some legendary walk.

OJURONGBE1:
When Tottenham made the final two years ago, did any football fan envisage it?

Leicester city are in this precarious situation because they've lost quite a number of key players to injury (Ricardo,Maddisson,Chilwell and now Soyoncou to suspension).

And how are you even sure either of Chelsea or Man united would advance beyond the group stage next season?

Oh please, Spurs team of 2019 isn't as average as the present Leicester side. Spurs were brimming with character and personalities.

Leicester's last champions league run was largely hinged on luck. They were gifted the easiest group opponents; Brugge, Copenhagen etc. Overcame an average Sevilla in the round of 16, before being bundled out by ATM.

They haven't strengthened since then, instead they lost the team's only talisman Mahrez to City.

Who are the players they're going to challenge Europe's powerhouses with?

Manyoo and Chelsea have the funds to strengthen their teams thereby enhancing their chances of advancing in the UCL, that's something you can't say about Leicester.

Ibime:
Let's not celebrate too early before that top4 is delivered

I don't know what Leicester are doing on that top four.

You can't trust them to rep England well in Europe next season yet they're angling to make an appearance.

This is what UEFA Champions League coefficient points system looks like:

First qualifying round elimination – 0.5 points 
Second qualifying round elimination – 1 point 
Group stage bonus participation – 4 points 
All wins from group stage onwards – 2 points 
All draws from group stage onwards – 1 point 
Round of 16 bonus participation – 4 points

. . .with additional points for teams that reach the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals or final.

We would have good representation if the table was to finish this way:

UCL
Liverpool
Citeh
Chelsea
Manyoo

Europa
Wolves
Spuds.

These teams will rake in good UEFA coefficient points. Would produce two semi-finalists in either competitions. Leicester no just wan rest.

Trouble go dey sleep, yanga go wake am.

Wetin dey worry that our media team sef? Why post Gerrard's infamous slip on social media a night to a decisive game against a very strong Liverpool's side?

Make dem no change am for us o.

seankafor:
Bbnaija thread is a pure example of no be who first start race dey finish first..

Watch as that thread will surpass this one in months

https://www.nairaland.com/5998585/bbnaija-2020-live-updates-thread

Are we supposed to be worried?

While purveyors of our collective destinies keep swallowing our billions, stupid Nigerian youths have rather chosen to analyze breast on BBNaija.

airmark:
Chief herbal director of Aparisports .

Expert17:
Chelsea fans still dey troll after 24 hours ....

Na wa o

A kind reminder that you ain't my Boogey team.

Meanwhile, we have a CCTV footage photo of Afrodoc. . .

nihilistjnr:
May God Bless you

Havertz is who RLC is meant to be...and if Lampard is going for him, it think it proves to me that RLC is just a scam.

BlueMann:
While I agree with your Havertz/RLC comparison, I actually heard that Chelsea are going for Havertz because they're worried about Hudson Odoi's lack of development or something.

Wonder which amf - if any at all - will give way if Havertz arrives. Likely Barkley, but he's done His chances of being retained no harm with his recent performances

Someone said Havertz signing looks like an odd tactical fit unless Lampard will find a way to fit in the pieces, and I really agree with him.

In Leverkusen's 3-4-2-1 system, Havertz features as the right forward. He starts on the inside right channel, then cuts inside onto his lethal left foot and have an effect on the game, almost exact job we signed Ziyech to do. So who drops for the other?

His numbers doesn't suggest he'll be a fit for the CM position - 17 goals and three assists definitely looks like a figure that belongs to someone who prefers spending more time on the final third and the opposition's box. When not playing as a right forward, he's often deployed as a false nine. So clearly, he's far more of an attacker than a midfielder.

So where do we place him?

Just unless Lampard is looking to create a dream team, where Havertz gets pushed up field to partner Timo Werner, that's the only way this signing makes sense.

However, that'll still impede the development of Mount, as we'll need two natural CMs to always start if we must feature our fantastic four.

Fig 1:

Kante Kovacic


Ziyech Havertz Werner Pulisic

Some needed newspapers to cover dem faces

airmark:
Lana looking at this post like, when did i type this?

Well, when I saw that 3-4-3, I was confident we were going to advance. It was one of the few ways to address our defensive frailties while also looking deadly on the attacking third.

The switch certainly had positive effects on the team in all phases of the game. From a tactical perspective we had an edge over those summies, with a particularly strong balance between stability and creativity.

Up next: Liverpool. Let's make that count.

KTBFFH.

Isn't it funny how manyoo's best player of the season was kept at bay through out the game?

I'm talking about VAR

Expert17:
I will keep saying it Bailly is better than that stupid Lindelof........

Who made Maguire captain? That guy useless like Degea right hand.

Good ebening. . .

nitrogen:
Dont worry, this life na turn by turn now......we will definitely party on your thread very soon. Liverpool dey, Wolves dey, and finally Bayern cannot wait to impregnate Chelsea.

We are ready!

Nitrogen is this you?

Ole at the wheel. Bus needs servicing.

Just foams

Of course we know.

De Gea: I'm keeping a clean sheet against these Chels.

Village people:

Rare picture of Afrodoc2 and Airmark sharing a bed.

Nezzjnr:
Some Chelsea fans no Sabi difference between Trolling and Insults

Argh...

nihilistjnr:
[img]https://media./images/cee1dcfc5a4021c9b5f79c6e362d09b4/tenor.gif[/img]

Haters Inc, in the building....

I suppose this is the UK chapter, cos the Aba Haters chapter made it down here.

We're winning this. Everything is spot on.

BlueMann:
Is this 3-4-3 or 3-4-1-2

Replace Mount with Pulisic and you have exactly my lineup for today's tie.

I guess starting Mount has a lot to do with the pressing Lamps will need on the third half. Maguire and Lindelof aren't too good with the ball on their feet.

This is something we can capitalize on.

Ibime:
If Spurs score 1 more, Manure will go 4th on GD without even playing

They're sitted right there.

donstan18:
Can two natural midfielders like Kovacic and Jorginho perform well against Bruno, Pogba and Matic?

How possible? And what about Kante? He's out?

Looks like Kante has been ruled out of the game. Gilmour is already out of the season. So that leaves us with the midfield pair of Kovacic and Jorginho.

I'll go with Jorginho ahead of Barkley or Mount in a 3-4-3 setup cos I consider the latter duo runners and I don't need that in my 3-4-3.

With Jorginho and Kovacic, we'll be having a structure that can create basic connections from the wing back to the centre.

Due to the obvious vulnerabilities in our backline, I'll opt for a 3-4-3 against manyoo.

Alonso can't be trusted in a back four, so I'll have him deployed in his favoured left wingback, Reece on the right, Azpi, Rudiger and Zouma completing the defensive setup.

Against the ball, we will operate in a 5-4-1 shape with the wing-backs acting alongside the 3 defenders to make a back 5.

With a 5-man defensive line, our defense can cover more width on the field. This will ensure Alonso and James gets to defend wider and move to defend manyoo wingers quicker, with this we can be able to prevent the likes of Greenwood, Rashford and Martial from gaining a dynamic advantage for take-ons and can force them to even go backwards.

Azpilicueta - Rudiger - Zouma

James - Jorginho - Kovacic - Alonso

Willian - Giroud - Pulisic.

Against The Ball:

James - Azpilicueta - Rudiger - Zouma - Alonso

Willian - Jorginho - Kovacic - Pulisic

Giroud


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