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popizaino:
Did i recommend this idiot Rosenoir for Chelsea?

He was playing well and all of a sudden decided to begin to do what maresca was doing, and now the result is what we are witnessing now.

You can spew nonsense for Africa.

What smello thing is he doing that was borne of Maresca?

Losing games?

Always God’s Plan 🔥

rooftops:
You can be good at everything and that very thing you crave might never come to you not because you not working hard for it but it just doesn't fall for you.

You like players comparison too much

Nobody does that ish pass our Moderator from the music section.

iykmora:
Are you guys enjoying the new font this site now displays? Abi na my phone dey cause the viewing irritation I am experiencing. 😞😞😞

That’s a night view option. You can turn it on or turn it off at any point.

Roland17:
I have to agree. Look at Mbappe’s goal. While it would be unfair to expect him to match Mbappe’s speed, his lack of discipline and awareness set him up for that kain beating.

At this point I don’t know who to pick between him and Konate to pair Saliba at the WC.

Konate is head and shoulders above Upam, the latter na headless player who’s favored to be at the top level due to the “trite” consideration of his intimidating body frame for a CB. He should be a bouncer.

It quite looks like Konate is susceptible to errors due to the amount of pressure he has to deal with while covering for VVD who hardly charges or mark players out.

With Saliba who does as much defensive works he does, he’ll be fine. Sure pick.

raumdeuter:
Abeggii

You look this Olise and the talent he has but you wan make he dey deal with Naija and NFA issues, No coach, No match bonus, no training kit

If na your brother you go advise am to play for Naija. Make we dey manage our Moses Simon

Michael Akpos Olise na person son and brother too

Such wizardry

Kilishihunter:
That guy will be the biggest super eagles miss for years to come. I know we've always had a slim chance but what if we had qualified for the 2022 world cup he might have heard what were proposing

Una sabi wish people evil for here. Super Eagles?

Simply say that’s England’s loss and not some bunch of jokes that can’t beat Congo.

nateevs:
Olise. The one that got away. Thing still dey pain me. This would have been one of those instances where Clearlake would have scored 100%.

Heard we’ve stepped up our interest in Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott ahead of the summer window, with internal discussions intensifying.

How true is that?

Sportsweb:
Rosenior says he wants to sign players with emotional stability in the summer.

What does that even means

Una see person wey dey struggle with A.I una carry manager give am.

Dem go soon hang these boys legs for training.

Kimbeast:
What has Ronaldinho done on the world stage? We all know who carried Brazil to the world cup. This is like asking Terry and Maldini to stand for Boateng and Umtiti.

He is a World Cup winner, no?

You can only point at the red vs England but you must also remember that he gave a masterclass that day. A starter in that winning side. No go there.

popizaino:
Ronaldinho!

I would have mentioned Zidane, but it seems he has more spectacular moments than the Brazilian.

What has Cristiano Ronaldo done on the World Stage to sit and watch Gaucho stand?

Astonmartin:
Chelsea fans abeg who can tell me how many of Center backs played for their countries in this international games Anyone? I hope you all can see how far we've fallen 😔

If you tell some riff-raffs that our center back options are jokes, dem go dey jonze.

When I talk am say we no fit challenge with those defenders, dem think say na joke. You need bullies at the back, imposing figures, consummate professionals and leaders for your back line to seriously challenge.

What Arsenal have in Saliba-Gabriel partnership, Dias-Guehi partnership for City and Konate-VVD for Liverpool, is what we lack.

Neither Fofana, Colwil or Chalobah who are considered our best CBs can break into those partnerships up there on current forms. Now we have the break to see what they’re out there doing, but behold, some of them dey for Cobham dey lift weight in an international week.

E get wetin I no preach for the last three years of Guehi.

raumdeuter:
That 3 man midfield gives them more solidity than using Cherki as 10

Dembele might be the preferred RW, Mbappe LW and a fodder like Thuram for 9. I think that is their best formation

I’ll rather go:

Kante, Tchouameni and Camavinga in midfield. Then Olise at RW, Dembele ST, Mbappe LW.

On current form, Thuram has no right to start ahead of Olise in a front three.

Singapore1:
my only worry is their middle

There’s a reason Kante is back.

Omo the French team is freaking scary. Every department is stacked with the best young players in Europe. No jokes.

This their song alone go even make you shit for pant

The only issue will be forcing certain players to play out position just to contain some key players. For instance, Olise and Cherki can’t start together, for that to happen, one has to give up the RW position.

https://x.com/kaypoisson1/status/2036756962210136210?s=46

WhoDeyHause:
Mo Salass finally leaving my beautiful league.
Arne slot you sexy bald bastard. 😭

The exit was expected to happen someday maybe not in the manner that it went down.

A club can’t be so heavily reliant on the individual brilliance of one player for ever. They were expected to move on, to build a functional team. That they’re doing now.

rooftops:
Most of this philosophical coaches are very selfish. They are more interested in being seen as brilliant than actual winning games

Na this one thing be the reason why I no fit disrespect Tuchel.

Result result result.

Whizlight:
Fos sponsor

Thoughts

What’s the figure?

Leyqute:
LooL. Una don sabi unasef for here

It’s all love and war here brother man

Leyqute:
What do you mean “vice versa”? Ibime can do no wrong in their eyes too?

He meant he directs same energy towards players he hates.

There’s nothing they do that counts in his books.

pkasso:
I know say you go defend your boy. That behaviour was disgusting. Your team mate is going through a rough patch and you have a chance to help him, but you choose to be selfish. Before he scored against Villa in the Cup at the weekend, Woltemade had gone 15 games without a goal. Imagine what goals in back-to-back games would have done for his confidence.

We've seen players dash PKs even if they are the designated taker. Saka did the same for Gyokeres earlier this season when he was struggling, even though the game was still tight. Havertz's first ever Arsenal PL goal was a penalty handed to him by Odegaard, against Bournemouth, I think.

Anthony Gordon is a diyeek.

You’re making a decent point.

Lampard and the rest of the boys needed to sacrifice one penalty kick for Makalele against Charlton just to make him feel good. Real team mates come through for you, we’ve seen that play out over and over again.

Sportsweb:
Gravenberch is nowhere near Caicedo level.

That’s not up for a debate.

raumdeuter:
Butterfly wan challenge Eagle, You no even start with emaprince our favorite punching bag, Na Big big Wolfgang you wan leapfrog?

Shebi if you wan disvirgin you suppose start from houegirl and OS first before pointing to bigger baddies

Dont be like the little bird Nza that challenged his chi to a fight

You’re just a place above me. Considering that I took a sabbatical, returned and met you within touching distance, you suppose watch your back

My own no pass to leapfrog Raumdeuter Wolfgang.

H2H or L2L.

Albeit he has this week.

Unlimited22:
You must not have watched Bakayoko.

BlueMann:
Palmer and Estevao on the bench. No James at all.

5 defenders and three midfielders

He’s staying compact in this. We’ll do more counters tonight.

Not a bad setup IMO.

Mazi Griffon’s post match interview after pummeling Legio’s Afrodoc:

“First of all, credit to the players. They showed real character tonight. We knew what was at stake, and they responded the right way. This win doesn’t change the reality—we’re still in a relegation fight—but it shows the spirit in the group.

We’ve been clear from day one: nothing will be given to us. Every point has to be earned. The lads ran, fought, stayed disciplined, and that’s exactly what it’s going to take between now and the end of the season.

We’re not getting carried away. This is one step, not the finish line. We’ll enjoy it tonight, then we’re back to work tomorrow. As long as there’s a chance, we’ll give everything—every game, every minute—to keep this club where it belongs.”

“Stay calm, we’ve got 45 minutes to go”

Insane mentality from Robert Sanchez 💪🏻💙

iamoyindamola:
Them suppose sack oasisx , griffon and Emaprince for bad performance

Make una bear with me, I’m trying to lay my father to eternal rest. It’s been a crazy period.

Silentgroper:
There is always a hurdle to every career path, all that is required is to not give up and take every little opportunity that comes even if it meant playing in Egypt like your jnr bro ..


You must've have given up to early...

School or football? Na the question my people bin ask me then. I had to look around me to find some motivation but there was none.

Almost every "top local player" was either spending half of their day in a shekpe joint or in a local brotel, drinking and shaggin off the frustrations of failed careers.

I was scared for that not to be me. My bro dem cases was made much easier with the increasing emergence of social media in our society and some of us doing our very best to play the big bro roles - recommendations, sending out clips, and even saving up to send them on trials to some academies across the nation.

Nemesis0147:
that connection and financial strength has always and will always be an issue in this part of the world unless luck shines on you.

Bro. . .

I no wan begin count the number of rising top stars wey condemn for street, those I dare not dream of lacing their boots.

Nigeria has happened to so many bro.

Silentgroper:
The question is, are you good enough??

Dubbed "Robinho", I was literally the best amongst my peers. My younger brother that plays in Egypt and this one that just signed for Shakhter dey carry my boot come field that year, that says a lot.

Unfortunately, those years there was little you could have done to make a great career out of the sport. Having no genuine connections and the financial strength were enough discouraging factors.