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Between 1994 & 1999, Ronaldo Nazário scored 115 goals in 134 games before his first knee injury.

That was between age 17 & 22, doing it in both La Liga & Serie A. He was facing defenders like Paolo Maldini, Fernando Hierro, Franco Baresi, Desailly, Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Costacurta, Nesta, Cannavaro, Thuram, etc.

"You couldn't mark him: with his first touch he beat you, with his second he burned you, then with his third he humiliated you. He was like an alien" - Cannavaro

"Ronaldo was the only time I saw Maldini worried. He said to me 'Marcel, you have to stay around me. I need your help here, we have to double up on him'. He was amazing, a magician." - Marcel Deasilly

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, the only player to ever scare Paolo Maldini!

Maldini - "I was lucky enough to play against Ronaldo.He was just Phenomenal , and most difficult opponent ever faced. After Maradona He is the greatest player I’ve ever seen.”

Phenomenon!

raumdeuter:
When you suddenly hear Asake in the stadium

Sungbalaja no dey waste time

Victor Ikpeba shouldn’t be a football pundit.

His analysis are so basic and trite.

Amoto94:
Read this in the morning on FB and enjoyed it

Very accurate

Both Guardiola and De Zerbi are disciples of positional play, but their interpretations differ. Guardiola’s emphasis on controlled progression and optimal positioning embodies a chess-like strategic approach. In contrast, De Zerbi’s penchant for verticality and rapid third-man combinations mirrors a high-paced, thrilling game of checkers. These distinct interpretations not only highlight the versatility of the positional play philosophy but also underscore the beautiful intricacies and nuances that make football a perpetual tactical spectacle.

GUARDIOLA: CONTROLLED PROGRESSION AND OPTIMAL POSITIONING

Precision and Patience:

Guardiola's teams, whether at Barcelona, Bayern Munich, or Manchester City, have showcased an uncanny ability to progress up the pitch with methodical precision. The progression is seldom rushed; instead, it’s a meticulous build-up where each pass serves a purpose.

Strategic Positioning:

For Pep, the positioning of his players is paramount. He believes in creating "superiorities" in different zones – be it numerical, positional, or qualitative. This ensures that his team always has a safe passing option and can progress the ball without being overwhelmed.

Stretching the Opposition:

Guardiola often employs wingers who hug the touchlines, thus stretching the opposition's defense. This creates spaces in between the lines, allowing midfielders or false forwards to exploit these pockets of space.

Control as a Defense Mechanism:

For Guardiola, ball possession is not just an offensive tool but a defensive strategy. By controlling the ball, his team dictates the game's tempo, thereby limiting the opponent's opportunities to attack.

DE ZERBI: VERTICALITY AND THIRD-MAN COMBINATIONS

Embracing the Vertical:

While Guardiola values a controlled horizontal progression, De Zerbi often seeks the more direct, vertical route. His teams are drilled to identify and exploit spaces behind the lines with greater urgency.

Third-Man Principle:

Central to De Zerbi's approach is the third-man combination. It works as such: the first player draws in opposition players, lays it off to a second player, who instantly releases a third player in space, bypassing the press or defensive line. This approach, though riskier, can rapidly disorient defenses and create clear-cut chances.

Fluid Forward Movements:

De Zerbi’s attacking players are given the license to interchange positions frequently. This fluidity makes it hard for the opposition to mark players or predict their movements.

Risk as a Strategy:

While Guardiola leans towards assuredness, De Zerbi is willing to take calculated risks. His teams might attempt more vertical and intricate passes in tight spaces to break lines. This approach can be a double-edged sword, leading to potential turnovers, but when executed well, it can dismantle well-organized defenses.

"PRINCIPLES OF THE POSITIONAL PLAY" - Complete guide to understanding and coaching positional play. Tactical theory covers 10 principles used by masters of the positional play like Johan Cruyff and Pep Guardiola: playing out from the back, control of possession, positioning, movement, compactness, exploiting half-spaces, combination play, counter-pressing, vertical play and overload to isolate. With 40 tactical practices included (4 practices to coach each of the 10 principles).

Source: Phase Of Play

BlueAngel444:
"send fear" 🙄😒
Wrexham is Wrexham, has nothing to do with the post

When Chelsea won UCL they didn't need to send fear down anybody's spine, I doubt if arsenal sent fear down anyone's spine apart from playing good football with players previously no one would hype. I remember saying Arsenal would finish top four if they don't win the league during their preseason.

What exactly do you classify as "leaders" Koulibaly or Badiashile, Jorginho or Enzo. I doubt leadership has to do with age, isn't Odegaard captain

Sterling and Nkunku are matured enough to lead ain't they, and lol there names are heavy na

Chelsea needs to be winning games before such things can be said, not by buying expensive players and them playing trash

Griffon:
Oga you need to calm down and understand how this works. No bunch of talented unproven youngsters can win the league in a world where billions are rolled out in the transfer market.

City and PSG have groups of experienced players who would help their young target settle in their teams, that’s how integration works.

Not importing bunch of U21s to come trade tackles in the EPL without a solid core.

You must be a big fan of football manager.

Griffon:
These names look light weight. Not top level yet, we need leaders in this team.

You don’t expect names like Santos, Gallagher, Casedei, Chalobah etc, to send fear down your opponent’s spines.

Wrexham shouldn’t get you all feeling so cocky.

Griffon:
Sterling is leading who? Someone who can’t lead himself?

We obviously lack leaders in this squad, players who exude character. Talent isn’t enough, these boys integration should have come with a solid core of experienced players on ground already. Players on a top playing level.

How do you win when you are not genuinely strengthening as your opponents? Your opponents are busy getting top players on every position and you’re here giving me reasons why I should accept Santos et al in the middle of the park? This is you plumbing the depth of mediocrity and settling there like the Arsenal of old.

I’m sure you’re getting these orgasms from what you only saw against a league two side. Na EPL you dey go play.

Just two months ago, I saw the future and was educating one footie neophyte.

That Disasi na another suspect. I no just trust that guy with his gidigbo defending.

Ibime you see as dem take dey breeze past Lesley Ugochukwu?

Unlimited22:
He's taken Mudryk off and left Enzo as a 10.

My God.

I've given up on the man.

Lesley is doing nothing on this pitch. We are hardly under any pressure in the middle of the park

Get him out for Palmer, push Enzo to the CM position.

Sterling with an almost a beauty of a freekick.

When you consider that we have ten key players out injured, you're tempted to calm down, sip your lager and just siddon dey look.

Ibime:
Cos he's not comfortable receiving on the turn

Cos he'll lose it.

He's a poor man's William Carvalho.

Ibime:
How is Ugochukwu looking to you guys @Griffon, Unlimited22

Too sluggish for me honestly. I've lost count of how many times he lost his man or was outran. More of a sitter I think but still very sluggish IMO.

It's actually a 4-3-3.

FBS:
I watched and enjoyed every single game of the pre-season. They looked sharper than they are now.
So because Nkunku get injury, Mauricio just forgot how to coach football? Is there no other player to replace Nkunku while he is out injured?
Is that why he is playing Chillwel as LW?

That's the problem actually. He is already looking like a dyed-to-the-wool sort of manager. Not improvising, not changing dynamics and tweaking things a little bit.

FBS:
As it is, I see Jackson more of a runner and definitely need someone to partner him.
Is Mauricio not smart enough to understand this?

I think Poch does. Look at his setup during the pre-season games when he had Nkunku fit, the Frenchman was always instructed to run behind Jackson who effectively dropped off the balls for him.

I feel he (Jackson) isn't yet an established CF. His link-up play is what qualifies him most as a forward, nothing really much.

Meanwhile, watch Vlahovic's two goals yesterday against Lazio. These are predatory instincts I want to see in a No9.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eO0p7VxweM

Amoto94:
Many deals were proposed to Chelsea in the summer.

- Brozovic was offered during conversations for Onana.
- Verratti was also a possibility.
- Vlahovic was offered but Chelsea decided against paying €40m plus Lukaku. And also Pochettino was not convinced about the deal, not just the board.

~ @FabrizioRomano on YouTube

I don't stan Vlahovic but I believe seeing that Lukaku has already become a reprobate at the club, one no-one was willing to take from us, we should have done this deal with Juve.

We would have gotten a clinical finisher while jettisoning a bad egg at the end of the day. As a matter of facts, none of our CF has a more clinical finish than Vlahovic. Not Jackson, not Broja.

A001:
THIS IS SCREAMING. Writing in all caps.

BlueMann:
Caps or bolded text. E.g

ENZO I LOVE YOUUUUUUU

Noted. Thanks

NinjaMetahuman:
na this one funny me pass today.

He was screaming after Honolulu scored only for the goal to get cancelled and haland scoring after that

How do you tell a writer is screaming just by merely reading their text?

Expert17:
I'm still waiting for Onana individual errors ohh

Show me

You gotta wait.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6PNVCkPA8I

Na Melbourne branch be this or Ikeja?

raumdeuter:
We go sub Bailly out

Yeah comot am, that one dey try. Unlike that Michael Jackson wannabe from the streets of Brazil.

raumdeuter:
DJ play me this throwback Scapegoat by DBanj

Enjoy egbon!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdYY0iOgkNE

raumdeuter:
Scapegoat first 11

-----------Degea
AWB --Maguire--Bailly
--Mctominay Fred Pogba
-Martial-Ronaldo-Sancho
---------Weghorst

Am I missing anyone

Anthony suppose get captain armsband for here.

raumdeuter:
At least with Ole you know say na counter attack he wan play whether na versus Everton, Stoke, vs Arsenal vs City or Kano Pillars

Abeg what is ETH pattern or style

Recommend this video to a scummy you love. Essential patterns


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbhlvYjDMg8

eph12:
Abeg watin ETH talk this time around?

He said “don't worry about the loss, that every little loss is gonna be alright.”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYi5aW1GdUU

DonPablo9511:
Elon musk say na Bluetooth boy....me na Tesla kid

pulling up in a ......



Dj knack me Elon musk by shallipopi for this mufc frauds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=546V71zODtk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsMwhD0SmHU

Itsrm:
Mount

Men MOUNT!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnm1PQeXZ6k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOCMwBTm-CQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbVZo4Yw7pI