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patrickmuf:
Those guys came from Spain and dominated the EPL, what makes you think Messi will struggle where Aguero, Silva, Fabregas and others before them excelled?

No one said Messi won’t have any impact in the PL. The debate is if he would get the Barca numbers in the PL.

So you have to remove the Xavi/Iniesta factor from his career and replace it with McFred.

patrickmuf:
Ronaldo went from Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov, Scholes, Giggs to Benzema, Modric, Kroos, Marcelo, Casillas etc to Chiellini, Bonucci, Dybala etc to Pogba, Fernandez, Varane, Cavani etc Bottom line is that they have always been supported by the best players in their respective leagues...

How many players in this list made top 5 in Ballon d’Or ranking?

There was a time Iniesta and Xavi were dragging top 3 with Messi and Ronaldo. That’s the difference.

The one Modric won was just politics in play because Ronaldo fell out with Florentino Perez and he got punished for abandoning the ship for Juventus.

Even currently, Messi has better players surrounding him in a farmer’s league in comparison to upstarts like Greenwood or Martial.

If Messi doesn’t score 90 goals this season, questions need to be asked from this trio.

patrickmuf:
If David Silva, Fabregas, Aguero, Torres and the likes can do it in England then I am certain Messi at City or Liverpool will do 3 times more damage...

None of these players have Ronaldo’s numbers . Which of them scored 42 goals in one season while winning PL/CL and the golden boots in those 2 competitions?

Ronaldo is the last PL player to win Ballon d’Or. Why hasn’t any player in your list come close to winning it if it’s piece of cake?

Ronaldo is the GOAT, bro.

melodyogonna:
And what's wrong in preferring Messi? Messi dey ball pass Ronaldo na

He doesn’t.

Ronaldo is the GOAT. Messi has always played in teams with world class players.

Mbappe is better than Sancho
Neymar is better than Martial/Pogba/Greenwood.

patrickmuf:
27 goals in 31 games against the best the EPL has to offer but no, he will struggle against Norwich, Newcastle and the likes...

Playing in one off games against PL sides after getting a rest over the weekend is different from facing them week in week out.

patrickmuf:
We prefer Messi doesn't mean we will wish Ronaldo bad...Don't take the bants too serious...

How does what people write on NL affects the performance of Ronaldo or Messi?

I like the bants. Even in their retirement, I want the banter to continue if they take coaching jobs.

It’s what football is all about.

Endless bants!

macjireh:
and in d end pep was placed inside pepper soup

As one would expect but he didn’t park the bus and they should have scored several goals.

He went for the game - If Ole was losing games in this, manner, nobody would panic.

raumdeuter:
GOAT does not need to score tapins or rebounds

First goal in 7 games? GOAT??

GOAT that Herrera & Gueye are outscoring isn’t a GOAT, it’s a cow(Red Bororo or Adamawa Gudali).

That KDB tackle reinforces the subjectiveness of refereeing decisions.

It’s difficult not to see racism in football. If Bissaka got a red for his tackle, why didn’t KDB get one?

This Donnarumma is too good.

He’s handling fierce shots like they are back passes.

Mrviktor:
I don't understand is this the pochettino y'all wanted at manutd..


Mancity wan kill dem..

Meanwhile Andrea's Herrera playing some beautiful box to box football..

Herrera has an incredible engine in him. He’s defending and attacking with verve at the same time. He should have buried that chance set up Mbappe but Ederson saved it brilliantly.

Idrissa Gueye scores.

They tore that City defense apart.

Oasis007:
City's Lineup against forward Trio of Messi, Neymar, Mbappe and the rest. If it's our darling Manager, we may possibly play 5 - 4 - 1 Formation and definitely McFred must appear in the Lineup.

Even against the mighty PSG, Pep chose to play a 4-3-3(holding formation). This is why he’s an elite manager.

Ole will never ever play a single pivot even against Igbobi College Football team.

5 attack minded players, 5 defensive players. The formation alone will be giving Pochettino plenty of worries.

McFred forever.

This is why the manager has to be replaced. Even if you sign him a Casemiro or Kante, he would just forget them on the bench like he’s done with VDB.

He loves McFred.

Oasis007:
Solskjær: "There are only six games and you need 10 or maybe 12 points to go through. We lost three points last time. If you end up with zero or one point after two games you need to win the last four games probably. Not a must win game but an important one."

Imagine a United manager saying the 2nd group game isn’t a must win game after losing the first group game.

Ole is the worst manager in the history of the club.

MRTA7:
Sure, Let's continue to paper over the main cracks with more signings.

https://mol.im/a/10035243

Man Utd scouts are so useless.

Fred is better than Kalvin Phillips.

melodyogonna:
While we're talking about losing possession Fred should be kindly benched for a few months.

Fred is the best DM in the squad.

The defense would get terribly exposed without Fred. He’s one of the best(3rd most ball winning pressures in the PL) in cutting off opposition attacks - but he’s very terrible in possession.

If you keep Fred out of the squad, the passing would improve but United would be exposed when they lose the ball(which they do a lot because of Bruno’s high risk passing). United use 2 players to do the job of one player and still those two players fall short of the gold standard.

This is like playing with 9 men against 11.

MRTA7:
All this player bashing is pointless and boring.

Ole is where most of the issues lie. Even the much maligned Fred that I have take plenty of shots at does not deserve the bashing.

Ultimately, Ole has not implemented a system that allows these players to function well as a team, which is why we struggle when we face well organised teams. The team is over reliant on individual brilliance. If match winners dont win you the game we have nothing.

We dont have a manager that will hide your weaknesses while enhancing your strengths. Only Ole seems to need world class players in every position to succeed.

That squad is good enough to seriously challenge for major trophies. No other manager in the league has a squad full of world class players but the best managers are making it work and hiding their weaknesses.

You have spoken the truth but you don’t know ball!!!

KingTom:
I dey here dey laugh like mad today na today. Una go bring out all the players make dem collect their lashing Bruno, Fred, Pogba, Mctominay, who's next? bring them all out

I like it that way.

The only player that cannot blame is De Gea. DDG made some outstanding saves again yesterday to keep the score line respectable.

Harry Maguire’s back pass was so irresponsible.

Auskyd:
Apple go cash out for your head lol

This is like saying bakers are cashing out on your head because you eat bread almost every day.

If you are happy with what you are getting, how does it matter?

Expert17:
Emiliano won't move with that style.

He saved 2 PKs at Copa America from players that used the hopping style.

Bruno has scored against GKs that didn’t move in his run up. There was a reason Emiliano fancied his chances against Ronaldo than Bruno and had Bruno met his shot low, he would have scored.

CapitalCee:
According Oasis and Nitrogen, and Oga Fred eph[


Bruno should not deliver any key pass, he should go to Defensive midfield and help McFred

Greenwood wasted all those key passes. Bruno was everywhere. It’s such a shame that he skied his penalty kick. He allowed Emiliano’s antics to get to him to the extent that he even ignored his usual hop and kick methods when taking a pen.

Auskyd:
It's new, so battery life will be awesome.

Wait for battery health to drop, then we ascertain the strength.

I was not talking about the awesomeness. I was talking about the fact that 13 pro max has bigger batteries(about 2.5 hours longer in comparison to 12 pro max) from a single charge.

Segun2222:
I should have just waited for 13pm now I’m stuck on 12pm and I can notice little battery reduction from 11pm

14 will be better than 13. There will be wholesome changes in the hardware be software. I will also be getting 14 if that happens.

patrickmuf:
Watching Madrid vs Villareal...Villareal look better than the team we faced in the UEL final.

I just hope we find a way to win come midweek...

Better don’t get your hopes up.

I don’t see United qualifying from that group.

Elxandre:
My point is different.
Bruno is kind of obsessed with scoring than he is with being a playmaker most times.
He needs to chill.
Ramos never battled for penalty duties with Ramos cos he doesn't need to.

He’s the designated penalty taker.

If Ole wanted Ronaldo to take it, he would have shouted from the bench.

We all saw Noble collect the ball from Rice last weekend and it was Moyes that made that call.

Ronaldo wouldn’t give it to Bruno too if we swap places.

This iPhone 13 Pro Max is so sleek.

It’s more powerful than the 12 Pro Max and the battery life is like a Lordmart gen.

It’s barely dropped battery juice since yesterday.

Elxandre:
Sadly, I think giving Greenwood a starting role has harmed him ego-wise.
I can't remember seeing any 19 year old as selfish as this boy.
Bruno too is annoying. Just let Ronaldo play the spot kick. A midfielder should be Stat padding assists not goals else ask for a transfer to championship to be their top 9 there. Nonsense!

Anybody can miss a pen. I mean, who hasn’t?

The surprise for me was that he didn’t even do his hop and shoot technique.

He was frustrated by how shit everyone(including himself) was.

BARAJ92:
Injuries to defenders, There is always excuse for every failure but after seeing Tuchel work wonders on chelsea, Ole needs to go.

Injuries to defenders?

Shaw that was rubbish before he got injured. Matt Cash terrorized him all day.

nitrogen:
I am beginning to think that watching games on Tv is different from watching it live in the stadium. Because most of the fans that are in the stadium are still Ole In. Something is wrong. This guy has gotten everything he's asked for, but then he has not won a spoon for us in 3 years. There is no way another manager would have survived this sh1t.

We are screwed!

We are watching the same haram-ball.
It’s just cognitive dissonance - Ole is a red devil so he gets a pass from the fans that have adored him throughout the years.

Majority of them cannot separate Ole the player from Ole the manager. No other manager would have lasted this long if he’s an outsider.

If you remember, that was how hordes of fans backed Lampard too. The media were behind him that he would get better and it’s a rebuild.

Roman was having none of that rubbish. He sacked him and the same players the media told us were rubbish won the CL.

BARAJ92:
Not every thing is on Ole, the Mid week loss is normal in cup games, the guy I quoted was allover as if it was a new thing to loss a cup game and such won't happen under Fergie.
Even this defeat na normal things wey fit happen under any coach but Ole has to go since he can't guarantee us success.

You know it’s a different thing to lose a game after playing so well and losing via a deflected shot.

Villa actually played better than us - with average players. That was the concerning issue. Any manager can lose a game, it’s the manner by which he lost that matters.

Ole saw how dreadful the first half was and he made no tactical change until the 80th minute. United were a home - he’s got the players he wanted.

What’s the excuse?

nitrogen:
There was a time we called Rashford out almost every game. He was 19/20 then……

His age isn’t an excuse.

He was shit today doesn’t mean he will be shit in the next game. 19 is old enough.

Haaland is of a similar age and he’s tearing defenders apart.

CapitalCee:
Doc. Greenwood also annoyed me just like every sensible person, however you made mention of decision making, his decision making in this game was trash, but you dont expect top notch decision making consistently from a 19 year old. The crux of the matter is no single clear cut chance was created. Strikers have off days let alone a 19 year old. Well Ronaldo and Cavani will surely lecture him.

Greenwood passed up the opportunity to create clear cut chances multiple times.

The Bruno one would have been a goal if Mason just laid that pass and Bruno was in his line of sight - he saw him and just ignored.

There were other occasions with Ronaldo too when he we just cutting inside and shooting like a division 4 striker.

BARAJ92:
To be sincere, the 2 force defensive chance affect Ole subs but still he has to go. A better replacement will be Zidane.

I thought you were defending him during the week and drawing comparisons to SAF losing to Southend.

Even Sam Allardyce would have us playing better football than the shit Ole is offering.