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Look at the look in Aladin's eyes as he stares straight into the camera.

A young 20 year old boy whose day started out as bit of fun, just messing about with his cult friends.

What you dont see is that Tekena is already lying dead by this time in front of them.

What was going through Aladin's mind at this point?

Like play, like play, events have spiralled beyond his imagination and he is on the brink of death.

This is a shame.

otokx: It has been ascertained that only 3 of the 4 people who were persecuted as they went on evangelism by 5.30am are registered UNIPORT students.

The other boy is a UST boy.


As I suspected, these boys were cultists in the wrong place and at the wrong time.

My heart goes out to them. They are no different to most of our PH boys. The lesson here is not to mess about with cults.

abeg, we dey wait the video, Mr Otokx. . .

Torres miss clear one-on-one again. . .

demmy: This is the crush of the matter. They are still to learn how to take responsibility for their actions instead of blaming others for their woes.

aryzgreat: CRUSH? awolowo's effort wasted!

You mean free education was wasted on demmy?

From what I've been hearing about these floods, a crocodile might be floating by soon to snap their legs off.

otokx: is this one of them too?

Yeah. . . all 2010 set. . .

These boys are unlucky boys. . .

Young middle class boys who joined frat as something to do. . . and got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. . .

This should serve as a lesson to young impressionable PH boys who think Frat is just another thing to do. . . .I have seen millionaire's sons joining frat just because. . . these boys have learned the reality. . .

MAYOWAAK: After the conflict ended, the same hardliners in the Nigerian government cast Igbos in the role of treasonable felons and wreckers of the nation – and got the regime to adopt a banking policy that nullified any bank account operated during the war by the Biafrans. A flat sum of 20 Nigerian pounds was approved for each Igbo depositor, regardless of the amount of deposit. If there was ever a measure put in place to stunt, or even obliterate, the economy of a people, this was it.

Economic genocide by an evil finance minister.

No right-thinking democrat, Yoruba or Igbo could condone such genocidal policy.

MAYOWAAK: After the conflict ended, the same hardliners in the Nigerian government cast Igbos in the role of treasonable felons and wreckers of the nation – and got the regime to adopt a banking policy that nullified any bank account operated during the war by the Biafrans. A flat sum of 20 Nigerian pounds was approved for each Igbo depositor, regardless of the amount of deposit. If there was ever a measure put in place to stunt, or even obliterate, the economy of a people, this was it.

Economic genocide by an evil finance minister.

No right-thinking democrat, Yoruba or Igbo could condone such genocidal policy.

diggz: No trophies and stars leaving... but Arsenal chief Gazidis bags 24% pay rise to £2m

Wetin concern arsenal shareholders with these rants

The man returns good dividends to them every year and is rewarded like any good executive, fans dey here dey rant.

[quote author=Okija_juju]NEXT!!!! The Port-Harcourt city Zoo Museum Now for those of you who grew up in Port-Harcourt like myself, there is a myth surrounding the Lions in this picture.. They were said to have been shocked to death and stored in the museum after the Lions killed their white Zoo keeper... [/quote]Thanks for the memories.

This myth was actively promoted by the zoo staff.

I have been going to that zoo since I was 3 years old and those lions have always been there.

We are talking from late 80's till now. I thought they would have suffered wear and tear by now.

dayokanu: Of course he would deny he isnt Sauron that made that argument.

Agberos and Alayes have a better grasp of Arithmetic than this coogar

lol

Man with no grasp of proportional reasoning want lecture us on stats. Which time crayfish become professor?

debosky: Torres didn't score yesterday, but the analyst reports are nearly unanimous that he had a good game even though he didn't score.

Nna mehn, awon boyz did not see it that way.

Count the Torres curses on here. . .

https://www.nairaland.com/1063122/ucl-fc-nordsjaelland-vs-chelsea/2

Torres shoulda buried the game outta sight but thanks to him, nerves were not settled till 80th minute

coogar: how wont it drop to 16% when drogba(torres' strike partner) contributed less than 7 league goals all season - and this isn't the first time he would - he recorded the same poor stats in 07/08, so age is not the factor!

Drogba has been maintaining 40% till Torres came.

Last season:

Torres - 1912 minutes - 6 goals

Two months DD was in ANC, not even one goal.

Na who cause am?

coogar: rooney's stats on that is 24%, van persie is 23%
any more excuses? dr ibime?

Liar! Liar! Pants on fire!

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coogar: the adipose tissues finally wrapped itself around your brain-cells - you are singlehandedly the most idiotic obese charlatan this thread has ever produced! why is chelsea so far behind in the attack department than all the other clubs in the division? you want to blame it on 4-4-2 when stoke, sunderland, etc all use lone strikers!

Ask Torres!!!


Meanwhile how come you reduce a fraction's value by reducing the denominator?

So goals scored by strikers was 31% until Torres joined, then it dropped to 16%?

The funny thing about unintelligent people like coogar is that when they try to play with numbers, they end up looking stupid. In other words, Chelsea strikers contributed 31% of chelseas goals over the last 4 year's. In the last year that number dropped to 16% when Torres joined. Intact that number musta been closer to 40% but Torres 16% reduced the weighted average to 31%.

Another stupidity of using such metric for comparison is that teams who play 4-4-2 have double the number of strikers on the pitch than 4-5-1 teams so more of their goals would be scored by strikers.

Even the clear cut chances CCC metric is a better metric than this GSBS metric that this illiterate put up there. The CCC metric shows us that Torres scores only 25% of clear cut chances whilst guys like Demba Ba score 60% or so. Other strikers score more CCCs percentage than Torres still. Yet someone keep telling us to measure only Torres clear cut chances.

Dayo, this coogar guy is slooooow don't mind him. Do you remember his infamous argument that the value of a fraction reduces when the denominator reduces? Since that day, I never pay attention to any statistical argument the doofus makes, Primary school students have better grasp of arithmetic than that twerp.

So goals scored by strikers was 31% until Torres joined, then it dropped to 16%?

The funny thing about unintelligent people like coogar is that when they try to play with numbers, they end up looking stupid. In other words, Chelsea strikers contributed 31% of chelseas goals over the last 4 year's. In the last year that number dropped to 16% when Torres joined. Intact that number musta been closer to 40% but Torres 16% reduced the weighted average to 31%.

Another stupidity of using such metric for comparison is that teams who play 4-4-2 have double the number of strikers on the pitch than 4-5-1 teams so more of their goals would be scored by strikers.

Even the clear cut chances CCC metric is a better metric than this GSBS metric that this illiterate put up there. The CCC metric shows us that Torres scores only 25% of clear cut chances whilst guys like Demba Ba score 60% or so. Other strikers score more CCCs percentage than Torres still.

Dayo, this coogar guy is slooooow don't mind him. Do you remember his infamous argument that the value of a fraction reduces when the denominator reduces? Since that day, I never pay attention to any statistical argument the doofus makes, Primary school students have better grasp of arithmetic than that twerp.

Torreswatch : 2 good games in 9.

Two one on one's not taken.

meanwhile bayern got disgraced but I'm sure dk would still be here to enquire about Torres performance

Is this thread still closed?

I came to check on market

How come this Chelsea legend retired and nobody even hail the guy sef? I wont forget how we went to Bayer Arena last season and Ballack gave our midfield a lesson in passing the ball quickly and sharply even at the age of 35.


http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3275/bundesliga/2012/10/02/3419560/breaking-news-ballack-retires-from-football?source=breakingnews

Former Germany and Bayern Munich captain Michael Ballack has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 36.

The midfielder, who represented four different sides in the Champions League and appeared in 98 games for Die Mannschaft, has decided to end his career after he was released by Bayer Leverkusen earlier this year.

Ballack announced his decision via a news statement from his lawyer, in which he thanks everyone who supported him during his time as footballer.

"At 36 years old I can look back on a long and wonderful time in professional football, which I could never have dreamed of as a child," he said.

"It was a privilege to work with world-class coaches and fantastic players. Now I am looking forward to a new chapter in my life."

"It's been a privilege to work with excellent coaches and players. I will surely miss to play in front of 80.000 fans or score a goal. The last months without active football did reveal that it's about time to quit," he later told Kicker.

"I have to thank my family and all the wonderful people who accompanied, backed and advanced me. All of them have a huge stake in my success."

Ballack, who is largely considered one of Germany's greatest ever midfielders, retires from football having never won an international tournament, and having lost two Champions League finals.

Nevertheless, the 36-year-old will look back fondly on the four Bundesliga titles, three DFB-Pokals, one Premier League title, three FA Cups an a League Cup he won during his time with Kaiserslautern, Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and Chelsea amongst others.

Hmmm. . . . so Ibime is the topic of discussion 'round here?

You mean. . . like Nateevs who joined me in claiming that DD was poor, yet coming back to quote it against me?

I only called the chap out cos he accused me of changing me mind, whilst displaying his own change of mind.

FBS who argued on DD's side all these years never yarn, na DD-denigrator like Nateevs dey yarn.

I mean, nothing is as abominable as the man who invented the term "shape keeper" to prove that Torres keeps shape better than DD. I quickly relabelled it "shekpe keeper", and Nateevs foolishness lives with us till today on a daily basis.

How else can one explain that Debo claimed Denilson was better than Song, Hitzlsperger was better than Song, would like to swap Song for Kalou, Bendtner is better than Adebayor etc etc etc?

What of Nateevs who claimed Ramires cant pass, Romeu is more aggressive in the tackle, yet Ramires recycle possession better. Or any of the views he is accusing me of holding which he also held with me such as dislike for DD?


Well, I dont have time to dig posts cos a lorra guys would be holding their heads if I did, but to change mind is human, so lets dedicate this song to y'all:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbE1qz8wktQ

debosky: Your dislike of Ramires is clear for all to see - and just like you accuse nateevs, you keep inventing stoopid rationales for him not playing.

You mean stupid rationales like these:

http://www.carefreechronicles.com/2012/08/ramires-talks-strengths-and-weaknesses.html

http://www.weaintgotnohistory.com/2012/8/24/3265546/ramires-best-position-chelsea

http://www.carefreechronicles.com/2012/09/some-thoughts-and-analysis-on-chelsea-1.html


This is a non-story by congi-craving cretinous cockmuncher



Meanwhile, I'm sorry to do this Nateevs. Dont like bringing up yesterday's debate. . . . but I couldnt help meself laughing. . .


I mean, how do you go from:

nateevs: Good observation El Guapo. You won't get a response from Ibime though. According to him, it's one of RDM's best tactical decisions of last season. Undoing AVB's bullsh1t of playing Ramires in the middle and playing him on the wings where, if he loses the ball, it doesn't affect the team.

Are we now saying RDM's undoing his own best decision or Ibime didn't know know what he was saying and will be forced to change his mind. . . again?

to few months back:

nateevs: He does a job but he is not "as important" as you make it seem. Ramires does not play in DM. If he did, you'd wish he never wears a Chelsea shirt again.

Ramires is what he is - hard working. Going forward though, he is a massive liability. He cannot keep the ball, his off-the-ball movement is below par, his passing is horrendous, his overall positional discipline is woeful and his first touch has lost so many goals that could have been scored.

With his pace, other players will set fear in the minds of the opposition. Ramires is occupying that position because we don't have another CM. If we transferred Modric to Chelsea, would you rather line up like this. .

It will actually surprise you to know that Romeu is a far better player at tackling.
Ramires, for a CM possesses way less ability. I know he is 23 but I do not know if he can be better.

Ramires is not entirely useless. However, for Chelsea to move to the next level, Ramires will need to take a back seat.

to this:

nateevs: Regarding Ramires. I give you this.

nateevs:
I know he is 23 but I do not know if he can be better

Guess what? He became better. End of.

Thats like accusing someone who hasnt changed his mind, of changing his mind. . . whilst simultaneously changing your mind!!!

debosky: (1.) I thunk RDM had NEVER used Ramires as a CM? Were those not your words?

(2.) A few weeks ago you claimed RDM didn't even see Ramires as a CM (apparently only Emenalo did according to the phat phool), now he is the only CM with pace. Confuzzled twit.

Quit trolling you obnoxious git.

(1.) Had rdm ever used Ramirez in central midfield? If so tell us which game.

(2.) someone asked why rdm never used Ramirez in central midfield and I said obviously he doesn't see him as a central midfielder that's why he's never used him there in 8 months.

None of these facts is contradictory or disputable yet you keep trolling like someone who is in dire need of congi.

Is rdms reluctance to play Ramirez in midfield a big secret? Nateevs has told you why in his quote above.

Did anyone say rdm will never play Ramirez in cm? So stop trolling like a desperate doofus seeking attention.

Please if congi dey hook you, go have a one night stand with your right hand.

nateevs: How do the bloody damn pics reveal that Ramires takes Mikel positions and Mikel subsequently, Lampard's? Am I missing something?

Look again. . .



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Have you finished looking. . . or are you the type that get confused between left and right when looking in a mirror? Cech's position might help you decide what direction you are facing!!!

Ramires is the deepest Chelsea midfielder whilst Mikel is occupying where Lampard usually occupies.

nateevs: Where did I say "we were not open to counter-attack"? Your knack for inventing the unsaid is becoming terminal. You better visit a shrink.

Who said this:

"Against Arsenal and Stoke, we never pressured them on a high line and as such never had cause to retrieve the ball dropped beyond our back four. Hence there was no need for pace running backwards. For that reason, you cannot suggest that the inclusion of Ramires was cover the slow Mikel."

But how do we know the problem is PACE?

Because in all this, you have never suggested Oriol Romeu to replace Lampard, if the problem was just a player keeping his position. You suggested David Luiz, Ramires and even Meireles. . . all quick players, although Romeu is your favourite. . . the problem has always been lack of pace.

Need I remind you:

nateevs: He does a job but he is not "as important" as you make it seem. Ramires does not play in DM. If he did, you'd wish he never wears a Chelsea shirt again.

Ramires is what he is - hard working. Going forward though, he is a massive liability. He cannot keep the ball, his off-the-ball movement is below par, his passing is horrendous, his overall positional discipline is woeful and his first touch has lost so many goals that could have been scored.

With his pace, other players will set fear in the minds of the opposition. Ramires is occupying that position because we don't have another CM. If we transferred Modric to Chelsea, would you rather line up like this. .

It will actually surprise you to know that Romeu is a far better player at tackling.
Ramires, for a CM possesses way less ability. I know he is 23 but I do not know if he can be better.

Ramires is not entirely useless. However, for Chelsea to move to the next level, Ramires will need to take a back seat.

Yeah. . . .

Why would Nateevs recommend Luiz and even players he hates like Ramires and Meireles ahead of Romeu if pace is not the problem?

Because Romeu has no pace. . . and Mikel needs to be covered!!!

nateevs: I am sorry Dude. You may be blind but I will show you there is a problem with Lamps bombing forward. The problem is him. Why? Because 9 times out of 10, he won't get that goal but he does not have the pace to cover up the ground he's left exposed behind. Especially as one of full-backs may have been involved in the attacking move, it leaves only one full back, two CBs and the slow Mikel to cope with a counter-attack. Also consider that JT is perhaps even slower than Mikel, you begin the get the consequences of Lamps bombing forward. .

This is all in your imagination.

If Lampard played with a fast player behind him, you will never see any of this.

The positional charts show Mikel occupies the EXACT SAME position as Lamps when he plays with Ramires.

Against Stoke and Arsenal, I have seen Mikel in the box, taking shots, showing on the right-wing and everything.

He is by far worse at getting back than Lampard.

When you play smaller teams, one of the two will have to go forward. Lamps went forward against Reading etc but never against Juventus. This was analysed on one of the blogs.

Against Atletico, Lamps didnt go forward and still the DM was porous. Against Juve, Lamps barely crossed the halfway line and according to Gary Neville "Marchisio ran behind Mikel at least ten times".

Mikel lacks pace to cover. Its that simple.

debosky: Did Ramires only play against Dani Alves in all the CL games last season? Or did RDM forget to move Ramires after playing Barca?

Who was he playing ahead of? Was it the LB or the RB?

Who said the following?



Who are the 'defensive balance' guys 'patching'?

A few weeks ago you were trumpeting the 'fact' that RDM had 'never' played him in midfield is because he didn't see him as a DM.



The fat charlatan is exposed again.

A troglodyte chatting nonsense.

We were speaking about Brazil and how Ramires covers Dani Alves runs forward by filling in and you are here chatting about Barcelona.

RDM has managed 35-odd games for Chelsea, and played Ramires in central midfield twice when it became obvious that Mikel and Lamps are too slow for that position, and that is supposed to mean Ramires is RDM's idea of a good central midfielder?

According to RDM "I deployed Ramires because we needed pace in the deeper positions to stop Arsenal".

Its as simple as that.

Ramires is Chelseas only central midfielder with pace. Thats all, not all this reh reh reh that RDM has never seen a midfielder as good as Ramires.

nateevs: Please man. Now you are calling the drafting of Ramires into DM a cover for the slow Mikel rather than the expunging of the lethargic Lampard. If Mikel is that crap, why not field Lampard alongside Ramires and drop Mikel. Everyone sees this except you. Go siddon. You slowly trying to make this stick.

Lampard will be fielded alongside Ramires soonest, then what will you say?

Abi you forgot that Frank missed training most of the week with a foot injury?

Another nonsense crap of yours - "Lethargic Lampard".

"Even at 34, Frank Lampard continues to be a force in the Chelsea midfield. He ran further than all of Chelsea teammates last weekend, clocking up 6.31 miles. His nearest rival for distance covered on the day, Eden Hazard, is 13 years his junior."

http://www.byfarthegreatestteam.com/posts/stats-chelseas-lampard-runs-the-most-and-stokes-crouch-hits-the-target/


Nateevs, you are a disgrace. How can Lampard be "lethargic" when he covered the most ground? Mikel is the SLOTH of the midfield, but as usual, its Lampard.

nateevs: Let's debunk your crap. Against Arsenal and Stoke, we never pressured them on a high line and as such never had cause to retrieve the ball dropped beyond our back four. Hence there was no need for pace running backwards. For that reason, you cannot suggest that the inclusion of Ramires was cover the slow Mikel. No! Stop the bollocks.

Stop chatting nonsense.

Against Arsenal and Stoke, Ramires was the last man and tracked his runners, something Mikel is incapable of doing.

nateevs: Stop mixing up issues. RDM realised that to go into those two games with a Lamps - Mikel partnership is suicide. [/b]

Another lie from the pit of hell.

You have not always pointed out anything. According to you, Mikel-Lamps partnership was stable at the start of the season and your preferred formation out of the three.

nateevs: Dude, Mikel did not take Lamps position. Ramires did. He (Mikel), doesn't have to do what Lamps does. He just needs to be Mikel and defend. Na only you dey see this rubbish.

And according to thus, who is in Mikel's position?

Like I said,, Ramires is playing Mikel's position and Mikel is playing Lampard's position.

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The DM is inept in open space, and thats why he has someone is tracking the runs for him.

As for your nonsense chat about "we were not open to counterattack", how come Ivanovic and Cole average position is in the opposition half?

There is no problem with Lampard "bombing forward" as you can see. Last season, both Lamps and Mikel were beasts in the DM position as proven in the UCL. The difference this season is that the team plays further up the pitch so someone quick is needed.

nateevs: Good observation El Guapo. You won't get a response from Ibime though. According to him, it's one of RDM's best tactical decisions of last season. Undoing AVB's bullsh1t of playing Ramires in the middle and playing him on the wings where, if he loses the ball, it doesn't affect the team.

Are we now saying RDM's undoing his own best decision or Ibime didn't know know what he was saying and will be forced to change his mind. . . again?

Another eediotic comment. . . . please ask everyone around if you didnt know how RDM moving Ramires to the wing was KEY in all our Champions League victories.

That he is back in the centre is an obvious ploy to inject pace in the DM position. He was not needed in the centre last season cos Chelsea played deep and Mikel and Lampard's lack of pace was not a problem as they were playing deep and defended admirably as proven in the UCL.

debosky: Interesting - did this 'lack of pace in the DM position' start today or has it gone on for a while? Nateevs did ask a very good question - is RDM negating one of his 'achievements' in drafting Ramires to the wing by placing him in the 'double pivot'?

Only a mugun would make this comparison. Are tactics static?

He is not negating his achievement. He won the Champions League doing what he did and you are here chatting bollocks after the fact as if it has not already been proven by the ol' big ears.

debosky: What happened to Ramires protecting Ivanovic by being an auxiliary RB?

I spoke about Ramires covering Davi Alves, and you are here spewing nonsense to muddy the waters.




Nateevs, this is the 4th season I would be arguing with you about Lampard's place in the team. How about you give us some credit for the previous 4 years and stop arguing nonsense just cos we strung a couple results together. Class always tell, but a madman will always make the same argument year in, year out. It was the same last year.


Here's the simple acid test - If Chelsea play Ramires and Lampard together over the coming weeks, I win once again.

The only advantage I see for Mikel is that he protects the ball better than Lampard when receiving from the back four - which balances out Ramires' obvious deficiencies, not because he runs better, tackles better or holds position better.

El Guapo: [color=#0066ff]U Seem to be laffing now and not saying something IB -- The last time we had an argument it was On whether Ramires would fare well playing in the Pivot with Mikel, and if am to recall vividly u were of the Opinion that Ramy aint a Good CM not in a Lifetime, but Lately it seem all like RDM is Goin' with my View that Ramy cant penetrate through the wings nicely anymore thereby deploying him to the Pivot which has been working perfectly Fine.

The selection of Ramires at the Pivot, starting for the Second time in 8 days, suggests that di Matteo is looking for pace, energy and a lot of off-the-ball movement from his midfield, and i guess u've seen more of that in the Stoke and Arsenal games.

Our Wing Play is now more like a Mobile Stuff -- A Delight to watch. Eden Hazard, Oscar and Juan Mata lined up in the attacking band behind Fernando Torres: Hazard on the left, Oscar down the middle and Mata on the right. With the trio rotating across the attacking third like three cups under the spell of a magician determined to hide the location that elusive ball.

Whatcha ya Gon Say to that? [/color]

Sure, it works to cover a slow central midfield, but do you see Ramires as your DM going forward? I certainly dont. If I was RDM, I would be requesting a new DM on January 1st.

I am against Ramires in ma midfield fullstop, but anything to "protect Mikel" is fine by me for now, till we reach January.

nateevs: Sorry mate, it had Oscar in it. . . Twice sef. This is my post from months ago. When I talked about line-up, I was talking about the midfield/attacking line-up, hence the reference to the latter part of my post that read, "they asked me who will defend".

In one of my permutations, I did put Ramires in the double pivot. Yes, together with Mikel. Talk about forward thinking. . I was going to put Ramires in DM in the same line up that had Oscar, Hazard, Mata and then exclude Lamapard but I had to satisfy the gods of this thread. . . . However, in-spite of my generosity, guess what the yobs came back with? It's there for you to read.

Your main two formations there show Mikel/Lamps and Mikel/Oscar.

One had Mikel/Oscar plus Marin, Mata and Hazard which is the so-called "fantasy football"..

You had Mikel/Lamps/Ramires "if we need to get down and dirty", meaning Barcelona not Stoke and Arsenal.

Your "most defensive formation" is our template formation, and you didnt even envisage Ramires as the deepest midfielder, so leave matter.

This is nowhere near "the same exact formation" you envisaged as Chelseas template formation.

You told us Mikels pace was not a problem, but it is, hence Ramires.

No matter how this thing is twisted, Ramires drafting in was as a result of lack of pace in the DM position, not due to "Lamps bombing forward" which I've debunked and which positional charts show us is wrong. You have lost an argument, but managed to twist yourself into a winning position.

I would make no comment because Mikel is not doing anything Lampard doesnt do better as the more advanced of the two, except shielding players with his nyash (which he does very well). Lamps missed training most of last week with a foot injury so lets watch developments.

Forget counting stats. Torres has had 2 good games in 8. Not good enough. Simples. Even yesterday, the guy was all over the place with his dribbles and touch, losing the ball everytime he received it. I barely counted that as a good game because he won some headers. So in summary, he has only played well against Newcastle and arsenal which is a woeful return.

Let sauron count his fingers and report 1 in 2 goal stats for Torres. We ain't buying it. The guy is nowhere near a decent standard for Chelsea this season, and with the way his unbalanced kay-legs keep losing the ball, I don't ever see him contributing anything other than being carried by his teammates.

Actually someone told us at season start that we wouldnt have any problems with Mikel's lack of pace at DM but I didnt wanna argue. 5 games in, a pacy guy needs to be drafted in to cover Mikel.