₦airaland Forum

FBS:
I didn't want to laugh but heck. . .LOL  
We were simply supposed to dictate the pace of the game. . .scare them a lil bit. Rush them like we blitzed Barca in 05.
Carlo approach was wrong. So was yours. Why wait till the closing stages of a game, knowing fully well, that was what your opponent will try to do?

Did I not correctly predict Inters formation and team sheet (to the exact detail) yesterday?. . . . you were talking of attacking Inters flanks and exposing them brutally, but I already told you that our avenue for attack will be negated by Inter playing a 4-3-3.

I have already seen how the match will pan out, knowing Chelseas weaknesses.

If we had gone all out at the start of the match, the game would have been over in 20 minutes.

Our best chance of victory was a 1-0 win.

I was already of the opinion that we had lost the tie due to our gung-ho attitude in the first leg.

Our only avenue of attack is with our fullbacks. . . . to go gung-ho means leaving Mikel, Terry and Alex against Eto, Milito and Pandev (+ Sneijder). . . . and even the way we played, we gave em all kinds of space. . . . I would have preferred to see a genuine 4-5-1, rather than the Christmas tree we employed today. . . . you would have noticed that Malouda and Anelka were tucked in rather than on the flank. . . . you would have also noticed that it was Lampard and Ballacks job to mark Maicon and Xanetti rather than Malouda and Anelka.

With Mikel and Terry in your backline, you are guaranteed that any attempt to leave only 3 men behind the ball will result in disaster on the counterattack. . . .

oyb:
how do you equate 'taking on the government' with kidnapping and planting car bombs

Why dont you ask Wole Soyinka?

Disrupting a false amnesty charade which does nothing to address the fundamental issues of the Niger-Delta is what I call "taking on the Govt".

oyb:
i wonder what else mend is going to usher into nigeria in the name of fighting for freedom money

Same old rubbish. . . how much has your Government offered MEND to accept amnesty at the expense of their people? Did they accept?

Answers on a postcard please.

The problem with people like you is that you think MEND is the fighters on the street. . .

FFS, you know its taking the piss when mama-gee drops into the thread to gloat. . . . is this a trending topic or sumfn?

FBS:
Ibime, told you that Carlo tactics and decision of not scoring an early goal was wrong but you thought otherwise. Tell us what happened?

Do you think scoring goals is a matter of willpower?

According to Newtons third law, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

oyb:
chei!



what an epitaph - gerry adams is as cold blooded as they come

and this is MEND's no 1 nl PRO

na wa o

Gerry Adams is sitting in Westminster discussing politics with Gordon Brown whilst you are here typing balderdash. . . . whilst you engage in mindless blanket condemnation, those who live in his constituency have elected him to represent them because they believe in his fight and accept that no war is without casualty. . . if you feel bad about their decision to elect Gerry Adams, feel free to go and arrest him yourself.


In the words of a wise man called Wole Soyinka:

He defended the "real militants" in the Niger Delta, whom he said had a right to take on the government over decades of neglect, rights abuses, environmental crimes and theft of resources. He called Mend "a small, well-organised and resourceful militant group" that could choke the government's lifeline of oil. Yesterday, Mend launched its biggest attack since last year.


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/nigeria-is-falling-apart-says-nobel-prizewinning-author-1921835.html

Am waiting for Dr Kit to come and tell me all about DD's MOTIVATION. . . and other spiritual things!

BlueDiva:
Nic, Ballack, Cole, Lamps and Kalou added zero contributions today.

Kalou was the only one who proved that he had the ability to trouble Maicon. He did it in the first leg, and CA should have brought him on for Ballack (moving Malouda into CM, instead of Joke Cole, who is never a central midfielder).

You conveniently forgot to add Drogba to your list. . .  who proved my theory once again that when faced with a defender with physical strength, DD is a hinderance rather than a help. . . . although to be fair to him, his touch and passing today was not as bad as it usually is.

debosky:
Ibime didn't you see the dominant performance for the 2-1 victory and the dominance today for the 1-0 victory??

Dont mind them punks. . . dominant ko, dominant ni!

oyb:
the blood of that woman is on your hands, internet terrorist .

Please spare me the mindless emotional hogwash!

I hate to say I told you so. . . . but I told you so. . .

Dont expect anything from Ancelotti so you wont be disappointed.


Some fools thought that Chelsea controlled the game in the SanSiro. Not at all. Inter allowed us to play, defending when they needed to and attacking when they needed to. . . . unlike our mumu manager who goes gung-ho every game. This tie was lost in the first leg.

FBS:
Where is that boy called Ibime?

Roman should be eating his head off now. Should have known better not to have sacked JM.

Theres nothing genius about what JM did.

I predicted his formation, composition of his team, and style of play (to the exact detail) before the match.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-362607.1280.html

Ancelotti is so predictable, it doesnt take a genius to beat him.


Some fools thought that Chelsea controlled the game in the SanSiro. Not at all. Inter allowed us to play, defending when they needed to and attacking when they needed to. . . . unlike our mumu manager who goes gung-ho every game. This tie was lost in the first leg.

I hate to say I told you so. . . . but I told you so. . .

Dont expect anything from Ancelotti so you wont be disappointed.


Now @ Nateevs, why wont Sneijder play exquisite passes when he has all the space in the world, enough space behind absent fullbacks to ping passes, and only Obi Mikel screening Terry and Alex?

[quote author=ndu_chucks link=topic=414287.msg5706514#msg5706514 date=1268768725]@Ibime, shame on you for your lame attempt at blaming your criminal activities to the idea that the recommendations of some 1958 report was not implemented. You and your MEND criminals belong in jail, olodo.[/quote]Mugu, what the hell are you talking about 1958? You must be smoking seaweed. I think you are the only one who knows what you are talking about.

You came here chatting nonsense about innocent bystanders, now what do you have to say when confronted with the evidence that Delta State Governor is the only one unconcerned about bystanders? Idiot!

oyb:
ibime - keep justifying the death of innocents. what does anylife matter, as long as it is not one of yours.

STFU and try and make some sense for once in your life. Imagine an idiot like yourself telling me about announcing the blast by internet. What do you have to say about the security services?

This really is 50:50. . . could go anyway.

Just like I thought. . . Inter are playing 4-3-3. . .

Lets go there. . . .

[quote author=ndu_chucks link=topic=414287.msg5706433#msg5706433 date=1268768147]How insensitive of you!! Do you think everyone heard of the warning - your reaction woild be different if the dead person is your close relative?  You criminal terrorists will pay for your crimes soon enough.[/quote]Sharrap dia!

You sound as silly as oyb telling me that MEND shouldnt have announced the warning on the internet because not everyone has access to internet. If they announced on radio, you would say not everyone listens to radio. If they announce on NTA, you would say some people prefer to watch satellite TV.


The only people MEND need to warn of their actions are the security services. It is their duty to evacuate the place.

http://www.saharareporters.com/articles/external-contrib/5525-mends-warri-bombing-another-security-gaffe-and-price-of-uduaghans-callousness.html



[b]When the Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan callously said MEND was a mere media creation that existed only in cyber space he must have received from his carry-go audience a very loud applause for his bravado and political wizardry. But that was all politics. And His Excellency now knows better that there is a clear and very sharp divide between political talks and ‘focused lawlessness especially when it involves proving a point.’ How else can anybody imagine that the chief security officer of Delta state despite the fact that he was clearly warned ahead of time outrightly ignored or rather down-played what was an obvious security threat capable of claiming the lives of everybody in attendance at the venue of the conference.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) about an hour before commencement of the conference had sent out alerts that it has successfully breached security at the venue of the Vanguard organized and Delta State Government –sponsored post amnesty conference billed to hold inside the Government House Annex. The group even went ahead to disclose that it had planted bombs in and around the venue. Few minutes to the explosion, the group again warned that the threat was genuine.[/b]

This is an extract from the warning issued by MEND: “Thinking of no better way to announce our continued presence in the Niger Delta to Mr Uduaghan, operatives of MEND today March 15, 2010, successfully breached the security at the Delta state government house in Warri and planted three explosive devices in and around this compound which is the venue of the Vanguard Post Amnesty Dialogue organised by the Vanguard newspaper. These devices will be detonated remotely.

“In our usual effort to prevent the loss of innocent life, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta advises the immediate evacuation of the the Government House annex Warri and its immediate surroundings up to the Delta state Broadcasting Corporation.

“The time given for this evacuation before the detonation of the first bomb is thirty (30) minutes which will elapse by 1130 hrs Nigerian time. The primary school bordering the government house annex should be evacuated immediately! The first bomb will be detonated at exactly 1130 hrs.  We will thereafter advise on the other devices planted within and around the venue of the vanguard newspaper organised and Delta state sponsored conference. Organisers and participants at this jamboree will ignore this warning at their peril. People must not remain in their cars and attempt to drive their cars and maintain safe distance from all cars and the area.”

What other security report would Gov Uduaghan have needed to avert this terrible gaffe and disgrace? Which would have been better or rather more honourable, to delay/ postpone the conference and avoid this embarrassment or use bone-face and at the end be disgraced? Of course, the conference was at the end of the day, still postponed. Supposing the bomb actually exploded right at the centre of the conference venue, could you imagine the quality lives that could have been lost just because the governor thinks his pride was far more important than the early warning and genuine threat of disaster that could have claimed quality lives?

IFEANYI IZEZE, ABUJA (iizeze@yahoo.com)

^^^However many people died is State Govt's concern sef. They were given orders to evacuate the place and refused to do so.

This is old news.

This was announced 2 months ago.

hehehehe. . . . someone must be gunning for Seun. . . or perhaps hes just taking "pre-emptive" action before they come for him.  

Which kain tory be this?

There is only one MEND, not Tompolo or anyone else under the current amnesty.

Dr Kitaun:
In Cameroun, Kameni, Song and Djemba Djemba all shyte on Etoo in terms of inspiring the Lions LOL

Djemba Djemba?

Dr Kit, what are you smoking this morning?

^^^^We dont have to score early cos JM is also planning an early blitzkrieg on our defence to cop an away goal. If we are not careful, the tie could be over in the first 20 minutes. . . if Inter score first, they are capable of going 90 minutes without conceding twice. . . . therefore its wise to take a measured approach.

Overrated:

Carles Puyol  (Grossly overrated)
Gerrard (Great white hype)
Busquets
Jeremy Toulalan (He's lost all the energy of his youth)
Mauro Camoranesi
Kenwyne Jones
Sidney Govou (dont know why he still makes France squads intermittently)
Miguel Veloso
Glen Johnson
Sergio Aguero (shouldnt start ahead of Higuain and Milito)




Underrated:

Branislav Ivanovic (Most underrated defender in footie)
Giorgio Chiellini
Michael Ballack (underrated in EPL)
Kevin Kuranyi (Great hold up forward - perfect for 4-5-1 formation)
Gervinho
Daniel De Rossi
Michael Dawson (Brilliant passer for a centre-back)
Steve Pieenar
Gonzalo Higuain (underrated by Perez)
Diego Milito (underrated by Argentina)
Borja Valero (being played as DM at West Brom left him unfairly tagged as a weakling)
Santi Cazorla
Silvestre Varela
Nicholas Anelka

oyb:
i no fit laugh  . later ibime will be dissing people that quote wikipedia

au contraire, Im a big fan of Wikipedia cos it quotes references from other legitimate sources.  

FBS:
If we play like Catania did, oh yes we will win.
I watched the match and all we have to do is get behind the back 4 from the wings (that was exactly what Catania did) and not trying to push through the center.
Tell Nic to take note.

Knowing Jose, I am willing to bet that he will play a 4-3-3 to exploit the space behind our fullbacks. Dont be surprised to see this formation:


Cambiasso Motta

Sneijder

Eto/Balotelli Pandev

Milito

oyb:
opc thugs fought for june 12? what are you on? when did opc become an ar of nadeco?

What was OPC's role and why and when was it formed?

oyb:
i seem to remeber that russians, americans and britons defeated germany -

i don't reacall any wanton ra-pe of japanese civilians by americans the way

keep making excuses for criminal behavior

Stop talking rubbish. . . . only an idiot would assume that soldiers do not regress into animal behaviour. . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_war_crimes_during_World_War_II

oyb:
so brave man - did you protest alongside the ogonis or were you peeing in your pants from the window and whispering 'i'm on your side?'

Am skilled in the art of guerrilla warfare. . . . I dont protest under hail of bullets. . . I prefer to shoot and disappear!  

BTW, there was no protest in PH. . . what happened in PH was an state-sponsored war between Okrikas and Ogonis. . .

oyb:
study in contradictions. good to know you are admitting that those repentant miltants who went on rampage in uniport are men of principle

The OPC thugs who currently terrorise Lagos and commit all sort of crimes, did they not genuinely fight for June 12?

The Russians who defeated Nazi Germany, did they not engage in wanton rape of civilians?

Show me any scenario where good men do not use morally-bankrupt men to achieve military aims.

oyb:
you know what wole soyinka said - when the head is rotten, whatever goes on beneath ( at the foot soldier level) should not be suprising.

Thats why Wole Soyinka is part of the MEND-appointed Aaron team. Do you know better that Soyinka?

oyb:
keep celebrating your men of principle.

like so many before them , they are slowly and surely devolving into a gang of criminals for profit

Keep toting brainless mantra like the mindless drone you are.

The fact remains that MEND have not sold out the struggle of the Niger-Delta people, despite considerable financial inducement from a criminal Govt who choose to negotiate with mere footsoldiers and mercenaries rather than discuss the underlying issues of the Niger-Delta (and Nigerian) question as a whole with luminaries such as Wole Soyinka.

oyb:
i notice you had nothing to say about collateral damage - what of the innocents who just happen to be passing by?

perhaps if some of those dear to you get caught in sharpnel you will think differently.

Spare me the bleeding heart. . . MEND had already sent out warnings for the Govt to evacuate the premises and the primary school nearby. . . perhaps you should direct your enquiries to the Govt house.

A coward like yourself was one of the greatest champions of MEND looking inward to corrupt politicians within Niger-Delta. Now that MEND have attacked one of their own, you are bleating another story.

oyb:
thank you for confirming what we have always known  - that in the criminal class, mend are first, second and third  

Your Govt has thrown millions of dollars at MEND to drop their struggle. They have even bought off most of their foot-soldiers, yet MEND refuse to be bought, and continue their struggle in league with conscientious Nigerians like Wole Soyinka.

You will not find such principled men as MEND anywhere in Nigeria. . . whether you like it or not.  

oyb:
i hope you will still be grinning when domestic terrorism - 'mr biggs - we have planted a bomb in your resturant. pay 20million by 3pm or we will blow it up' starts.

you were upmending when they started kidnapping expats - we can see the impasse that has brought us to

going by some accounts, it may be mend personnel who supplied those fulanis with weaponry.
so whats the difference between mend and FARC?

or are you waiting for them to fully devolve before you see them for what they are?

this communique they sent, was the general public aware of it? or you have no problem with innocent ignorant women and
children becoming collateral damage

maybe if you got kidnapped during a visit to nigeria you would understand that your heroes are little better than those fulani marauders

STFU!

How asinine of you to blame MEND for copycat attacks.

If Nigerian criminals are so unimaginative that they have to wait for MEND to do something before copying it, then Nigerian criminals do not deserve to be called criminals!

When IRA were carrying out similar remote-control attacks in UK, did anyone start copying their style?

MEND will do what MEND gotta do. . . . if (due to high unemployment and breakdown of society and security), MENDs actions are copied, then that is a failure of the Nigerian State, not a failure of MEND.

oyb:
spoken like a true diasporan

Stop talking rubbish about diaspora. This illogical sense of reasoning would demand that only diasporans should have fought for June 12, as any protest in Naija would bring instability at the home front. This is a cowards way of reasoning. I support the use of force to beat sense into Pharoh, whether Im inside or outside Naija. I was living in Naija during the Ogoni crisis, and the war was fought right outside my house in Borokiri at great cost to human lives which I witnessed with my very own eyes, yet I still supported the Ogoni struggle. The people of Ogoni engaged in a peaceful protest and were massacred in their hundreds in the 1990's. If peaceful protest leads to massacre anyway, then we might as well have violent protest!

oyb:
yes and those bastards have introduced another problem to nigeria

expect to see bombs at pdp , anpp ,ad etal conventions going forward . viva nigeria

rot in hell you terrorist bastards - is it not bad enough that you brought kidnapping to nigeria

Sharrap dia. . . .this is brilliant news. . . Uduaghan must be shaking in his boots. . . . fear of remote control bombs is the beginning of wisdom  . . . . I hope MEND will not give prior warning next time and blow them to smithereens. . . imagine holding a fake amnesty charade to dialogue with traitors and agendaless people who are only seeking to fatten their pockets at the expense of their people. . .

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=410088.msg5693356#msg5693356 date=1268614104]Useless argument. . . . . .In other words, Linekar is greater than Maradona because Maradona was ill-disciplined?
Cheese n Rice. . . . .Kluivert is also greater than Romario cos Romario was ill-disciplined?
When exactly did you start watching football in the global level?[/quote]Zidane had over a decade at the top. Ronaldinho only had 3.

Therefore Zidane is greater than Ronaldinho.

If you ask me, at their peaks Ronaldinho was better than Zidane. . . but he cannot be greater than Zidane cos greatness requires discipline and longevity.

ritchboy:
Efficiency and Statistics walk hand in hand, and Ronaldinho's stats obliterate Zidane's. Zidane only managed 12 goals ONCE in his entire career, that is very POOR for an attacking midfielder who is supposed to be the best thing since mobile phones, no matter how you twist it. Even a washed up Ronnie has managed 12 goals already this season in just 27 games(it took Zidane 49 games to do same). In fact, in Ronaldinho's worst season(06/07) in his prime, he still scored 25 times. . . Zidane would have sacrificed his first son to appease the gods if he ever managed that.

So for the last time, if one player completely destroys another in terms of ability, efficiency/statistics, and versatility, what is the basis for comparison? Oh i forgot, the latter played well in two finals. I laugh in Na'vi.

I see you are contradicting your points in our Lampard/Gerrard debate to now make a case for Ronaldinho. . . bloody hypocrite!

Anyway, Zizou was great, but a tad overloved. In 2000 for example, Figo was easily the best player in the world based on form, but Zidane won the WPOTY simply cos France won Euro 2000. . . despite the fact he had a shocking domestic season.

Anyway, what Ronaldinho produced from 2004-2006 was a level of performance that Zidane never achieved in his life. . . but greatness comes with discipline. . . Ronnnie was ill-disciplined at PSG, and ill-disciplined from 2006 onward. . . . hence Zidane is greater than Ronaldinho. . .  .but at their peaks, Ronaldinho > Zidane!