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Hazard is a god!

Kante is a demi-god!!!!

lordfalcao:
Alonso disgracing his critics today.. ...

Calm down nigga. The criticism has been on his defending not his attacking returns and its a valid one.

No dey yarn wetin you no know.

Courtois in for the MOTM gong

Courtois with the save of the week. Jesus!

Pedro is born for this formation walahi

Costa nawao. Pass ball make we score na.

Goooooaaaaaaalllllllllllllll

dopeJemi:
hahahahahahaha, abi oh, just imagine the irrelevant things people are concerned about, when the boy plays badly, the next thing you hear is haircuts, dabbing, big boy

fact is, there is no midfielder better than pogba in the premier league, and if in a bad season according to our canopy analysts he can produce 7 goals and so many wasted assists, then I wonder what he will do in his best season, but noooooo, he is a complete waste of money, he dabs too much, he shakes too much, very soon na "he drives too much" we go dey hear

Ogbomosho weed or dakobini? Which is actually providing you with this strange inspiration?

raumdeuter:
Martial was Man Utd highest goal scorer last season Mou dumped him and didn't think of a way to work with him.

Kaka was the world best player in 2007, 4th in 2008, 4th in 2009 by the time Mou got to Madrid in 2010, he preferred Ozil a talented 21yr old to one of the best players in the whole world Kaka no one complained

Like you said its genius when others do it, its foolish when Pep does it

Apples and oranges. These analogies have got nothing to do with playing style which is Pep's principle motive for freezing out Aguero. And yeah, get your facts right. Jose didn't just ditch Kaka 'cos Ozil came around. Injury can be highlighted as the biggest reason as to why Kaka failed at Madrid. He was out for eight months after he was operated on a long standing left knee injury in 2010.

nateevs:
Yes, true. The problem you have is that you don't accept that, that is only one way of doing it. There are other ways. For instance, like making another proven striker out of another system. This is akin to what JM did when he ditched Mata - a high scoring, high assist-making machine, for the low-scoring, low assist-making Oscar.

The only problem is here is that it seems to be genius when it not Pep but foolish when it is Pep.

Mata's low work-rate is his renowned weakness. It has been pretty obvious right from his days at the Mestella. In Aguero's case, Pep is creating a certain weakness out of him. This could be likened to when you ditch Messi for not being good aerially. Is it enough good reason to lose a great player when he can offer you so much more than that?

Before now, you and I have never considered a forward inability to chase down defenders as a major weakness. How come it is now one overnight?

Aguero knows what his business is on the field of play and believe me, chasing down defenders doesn't sit atop the list.

nateevs:
What will you have him do ?

I'll build the damn team around this proven goal-scorer because he can fire me to the league title.

It is what makes me a manager.

Its akin to saying, I'll sell Messi if I had him in my team because he is short and can't really lead the line in my long ball approach. It will be fool-hardy, letting go arguably the best player in the world for an approach I could have easily tweaked.

No sane mind does that, only a philosophy obsessed Pep does it.

nateevs:
Which brings us back to the topic, Style/Strategy of Play. Strong player easily in another style. 25-goals-a-season striker, easily, has a weakness in another strategy. People come with a blanket concept when it comes to style "how can he be struggling with a 25-goal-a-season striker?" He should adapt and play to the striker's ability. Well on the back of tonight's display, he doesn't.

And the best decision is to 'throw away' a proven goal-scorer because he can't play your style?

Till when?

Ibime:
FBS, Griffon see am o

Having worked with the Department Of State Security, its almost impossible for my lead to go wrong.

My next move is to find out how much that yeye Senegalese received for betraying fatherland and through which medium the transfer was made.

If this investigation gets bloody, I might involve the English FBI. I stand for the truth!

Na joke I dey oo. I no know where una carry these conspiracy theories dey go

judeefcc:
EPL Positions since November: CFC: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1. Arsenal: 2-3-4-4-3-5-4-2. Manchester United: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6. Some teams are consistent in winning, some consistent in being average.

Consistent in being average or consistent in making the anti-christ revelation of John look real?

Even the mark of the beast never looked this scary. Its just 666, but those scumbags are taking it to another level.

I'm not much of a church person but believe me, I think Christ might be coming soon. The signs can be seen clearly in Manyoo's form.

Dhellake:
Kenedy is the Future at that LWB. Alonso and Ake are just temporary occupants.

Where have you been man?

FBS:
Haba. Awon aye. People sha.

Hehe. Look at this from this angle.

Liverpool have been struggling ever since Mane departed for the Afcon and the only way they can bounce back is by bringing the diminutive forward back.

They explain the plan to Mane via phone call and promise to wire enough cash into his account if only he can aid in dumping Senegal out of the mundial. Miss chances, bore the team with demolarising talks etc, just anything to enhance the chances of elimination.

And just minutes ago, he had that chance and he took it. Aha, finally! I'll be going back to England to smash my favorite punnany and ofcourse alert is expected. Do you have a better theory bud?

FBS:
Na red & white tv you dey watch?

Not watching the ball really, just following the updates on the net whilst seeing Strike Back on my telly.

Senegal were enjoying an advantage when I concluded they're into the next round, guess I spoke so soon.

raumdeuter:
Sadio Mane knocks out Senegal

Seems like I posted so soon. Lawd knows how much Liverpool wired into that nigga's account to betray his fatherland.

Senegal advances into the Semi-finals!

CONTEDDICTED:
This Afcon Gat me thinking Nigeria surely has the most handsome men in West Africa

Burkina Faso and Senegal just worst. ..No shades of light at all, all melanin
If you shoot them in the dark, the bullet will come back and ask for torchlight

This dude u're crazy

Ibime:
This guy said my mind.

I concur. Like I told big kesh during the game, Ake doesn't just work himself into the position to get involved in a goal. He thinks like a defender whose first instinct is just to stop an opposition player.

He's got the composure, aggresiveness, awareness and good foot-work to dislodge Cahill from the LCB but I'm only afraid he has a height disadvantage.

Twitter reactions:

Chelsea Youth @chelseayouth
Involvement for Chalobah, RLC and Aké, a win for #CFCU18, Brown with the 80th #CFC #LoanArmy goal of the season. A good day.
2 HOURS AGO

Doc C @tweetMOPOL
Ake will easily replace Cahill or Alonso. Great asset to the team #CFC
2 HOURS AGO

Nit' @arjanitmorina
Ake what a signing, Michy is taking his chances, good to see Ivanovic scoring is his last game for Chelsea. #CFC
2 HOURS AGO

Llion Carbis @carbislli
Great to see Ake back in a Chelsea shirt. The development he's attained on loan is clear. He looks far more polished now. #CFC
2 HOURS AGO

DC @devchudgar4
@OleOleCheIsea Nathan Aké faultless today. Solid performance. Expect him to really challenge Alonso/Cahill for the remainder of the season #cfc
2 HOURS AGO

Conte Style @Pranav_CFC
Kenedy will be a better LWB than Ake. Play Ake as an LCB or CM, positions Where he is really good at
2 HOURS AGO

AlwaysHazard @emileplaatjies1
Ivanovic did a really good job when he came on. Pedro was fantastic & Ake did well enough to so he can compete for a starting place #CFC
2 HOURS AGO

CFC Babble @CFCbabble
Fabregas creating chances for Costa/Michy, Ake/Chalobah/RLC/Kenedy all playing, healthy Zouma. Man I love Conte #CFC
2 HOURS AGO

CFC Babble @CFCbabble
Solid win! Some good performances to build from. Ake fit in perfectly
2 HOURS AGO

Andreas A. Teferra @AndreasTeferra
Ake is more suited on the LCB probably, still early times but I feel he's being tailored for that position more than a LWB. #CFC
2 HOURS AGO

Kay @Cesc4Pass
Things I learnt today: Nathan Ake is a CB not a wing back Ivanovic played Chelsea in the last 2 seasons, he's still a beast. RLC is pants
2 HOURS AGO

@ChelseaJunglist
What a pleasure to see all this youth take the field together. Zouma, Kenedy, Ake, Chalobah, Ruben
2 HOURS AGO

Hazman Harun @hazman1805
Superb rotation by Conte. Ake, Kenedy, Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah, Michy and Zouma are all young player that can go far with Chelsea

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Bottome Line: Ake is back and better.

FBS:
Finally got his reward.

I just have faith in that boy.

The batmannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

What's the rationale behind the decision to bring in Costa at this stage of the game?

FBS:
Report is that the wife no wan go...so he is looking at other options in England.

Really? He should settle in Merseyside then. Everton are courting him according to reports.

Kenedy comes on for Azpilicueta.

My nigga!