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timay:
It's the insecure 12 small teams that voted against 5 subs. All the big teams wanted it. Those small teams were claiming that the big teams will have an advantage because of their squad depths. At they end of the day, it affected them more during the season.

Lol... Yeah, true.
It affected them real bad, I'm guessing this season, they'll soften their stance.

With the change of var rules mirroring euros which the Fa have implemented this season, I'm guessing during the season, they'll introduce the 5 sub rule

Jencejyde:
Pic 3 is one of my all time favourite. The football we played in those times were godly. Hopefully we can see those times again

Welcome back Boss.

Roland17:
His farewell/ testimonial match against Ajax in 2006

Oh Wow... Thanks a lot.

I thought it was a recent match esp as I saw "days ago" there.

daveP:
Pic 1: these two are mission focused

Pic 2: he's back, fully

Pic 3:Legend Dennis played his last game for the Gunners OTD days ago at the New stadium.

Lol... They've finally brought Pic2 back. Nice one

Pic1... I just hope those two have a great impact, just as Martinelli did.

Pic3... When did that happen?

raumdeuter:
Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Xavi

Oh... Never knew xavi had an ACL

patrickmuf:
How I wish 5 subs were allowed in England...

Yeah... It's surprising till now, only dem are using 3 subs. All other countries, including Cl and euros are using 5 except them.
Dem too dem form "unique" sometimes.
Even their Var application too, different...

But I've a feeling they might change it(to 5subs) next season sha

GloryIsaac:
Mtcheew

Kai.. This your answer harsh na

swiz123:
Odoi has fully recovered..

Then just chill and see how this season is for him

This season will be a big season to prove himself and he knows that(I believe)

swiz123:
The knee never healed... That's why

Exactly what we're saying about career altering injuries ...

Because they hardly heal and leave indelible mark, it's hard for players to return back to their previous great form

swiz123:
He was still better than Odoi... It was obvious

Lol... I didn't doubt that.
I wasn't even comparing him to Odoi tbh.
What I was just saying is that young players (teenagers) still have some development in them to do and shouldn't be criticised as if they're some established stars.

Teenagers needs to be allowed to grow and make mistake while gaining experience. Odoi has the talent, what he just needs is proper game time to fully develop it (and him ready to take the opportunity)

That's just my take here.

patrickmuf:
Ole will still play Bruno every game and if Pogba stays, he too will start...

E go shock you when Ole will bench Rashford, Martial and Greenwood just to play Pogba on the left while his favorite combo man the midfield...

Ole can't be trusted but the good thing is that if he fails to deliver, the next manager will inherit a good squad...

Lol... I think rashford is one of Olé's go to man, so he might just play rashford too, maybe as a top 9 this time

The bolded is one of the biggest positive I tell you.
Guys like elanga, Amad and maybe Hannibal ought to be seeing at least small small cameo. So that in case of any injury or sort, they can easily slot in.

Last season's 2nd leg loss against Leicester where you guys were forced to use this youngsters really made me know that talent dey that una youth. Na just to unleash dem small small remain

BlueAngel444:
you want someone who has a 12 inch tumor for a brain to understand

swiz123:
Am I blind? Robben was very good just fragile. He was actually the best left-footed winger I watched at Chelsea. He was faster than Odoi, dribbled better and his shots where precise.

Robben was good in his dribbling and creating spaces, but the robben I watched at Chelsea then was not so good in decision making and not a good goalscorer sha

Trevor012:
[s]If you don't understand the meaning of beg for top4 then I can't help you [/s]

it's you that don't understand.

How will Chelsea beg Leicester for top4 when Chelsea started the day above Leicester on the table?

swiz123:
Rud Van Nelsterooy before moving to Man U

Ronaldo suffered worse and spent longer time on the sidelines before shaming critics in 2002 World Cup

True...
But after that tournament, everyone who watched Ronaldo knows he wasn't half as good and explosive of the Ronaldo pre-1998.

That's what injury does to you.

Trevor012:
They beg Leicester

Leicester was looking for 4th too.
How will dey beg Leicester who was eyeing the 4th spot too

TheLequte:
Exactly.

Almost all Chelsea fans are agberos but there are some of them who don’t fight all the time.

Lol...

handelex:
Lol Jodera is this true?

lemme oo

Trevor012:
Alaye dey begged for 4th with 67points after spending 300million. Nor dey shalaye for here

So points are important now?

Who did they beg for 4th?

swiz123:
Unlike most of you guys here, I know how to access a player without any atom of bias. I know the qualities I look out for in a player as regards to his position.

Odoi's dribbling is average, has poor judgement and his shots lack accuracy. These are qualities that differentiate good wingers from average wingers. I will be honest, I don't rate Odoi... I doubt he will prove me wrong

If my memory serves me right, Odoi got injured trying to control a high ball which he failed to. Such disappointing first touch was a red flag.... Technically gifted players do that with ease.... Never mind getting injured trying to the it

Odoi came in as a teenager, and what I just bolded is the rough edges of most teenagers undergo before being rounded and great player. One just have to see the rough talent, then know that with time, he'll improve on his scoring and poor decision making.

Most young players(teenagers) didn't start as messi and Ronaldo, that you feel they have to play as if they're 25-26yrs cos it seems you rating Odoi as a finished product.

Robben was not a good goalscorer during his teenage age(plus some not so good decision making), but we saw how he grew at Bayern.

I'm sure you'll be among those casting aside robben when he was young

swiz123:
Ribery, Robben, Kane etc got injured quite often too but that didn't them. Talented players don't need litany of excuses to make a case for them. They just came back and continue playing.

A player whose career declined at 23 is not someone I should be discussing about.

Odoi's form is my problem and now Pulisic. The former I suspect isn't talented and the latter apparently has a fragile mind

please can you name me any top player or 2 that had ACL injury then came back half as same height as before?

I'll be waiting!

Trevor012:
People spend almost 300million to beg for top4 on the final day and Jodera is here typing useless shalaye

Only people or chelsea fans with bias/sentimental mind will see last season's league as a failure, considering the impact of tuchel.

And for the umpteenth time, top4 was in their hands at last match of the season, not the other way round, so I dunno where "begging of top4" was coming from

TheLequte:
Leave am like that. The guy na football fan first of all. Na Arsenal be di condition wey dey make crayfish bend.

Leave Trevor...
Him think say football na all about beef and nothing else.

Trevor012:
I have never seen an aproko fan like Jodera before

Lol... Add am for your collection of "types of fans"

patrickmuf:
Hehehe...

Them say Ole go win trophies, we dey watch...

Lol... As a football fan, time to defend Ole don expire after Uel final ooo.

Now na him 3rd season, and him don finally get him Sancho plus a potential Varane(if the deal goes through).
If him fvck up and end season without trophy at least, na correct dragging dem suppose drag am.

Honestly you guys have one of the best squad (including depth). If ole decides not to use some of the youths in some matches, mehn e go be fvck up. At least one trophy suppose sure una diz season.

But we dey watch sha

BlueAngel444:
If person burst enter room dey shout, no be to calm am down, na to just leave am make him finish him craze commot.

Lol...

Capaldi:
Oga it was a freaking disaster. We where begging for 4th on the last day after spending $270million.

You were begging for 4th on the last day?

Last I remembered, you entered the last match on the season against Aston villa at 3rd, meaning top 4 was in you guys hands and not the other way round.

When tuchel came around, you guys was drifting badly away from top4(even 3points above struggling arsenal) but tuchel came and turned things around and losing just 2 matches and finally finishing 4th. You didn't see the progress in what tuchel did(which was more important) but you're holding onto the regress lampard did(which was unimportant at season's end).

Bros na wa ooo

patrickmuf:
Jodera dey try port...Him dey likely to join us for here...

For where??...
If I wan port, na man city na.
I go wail for arsenal, come still come here come wail again??

Na so I like sufferness reach??

handelex:
Don't worry you'll join us to sing

Capaldi:
The fact that Liverpool with all their injury concern and problem still finished above us is not talked about enough. Last season league campaign was a disaster.

it can never be a disaster when you finished 4th. All is well that ends well.
The goal was to finish top4 and it was achieved.. So how it's achieved is irrelevant. Highest you look at how to improve on it but saying it's a disaster no be am...

afrodoc2:
Not all injuries are equal.

Owen had 2 or 3 injuries each lasting about 3 months as well as several 4-6 week injuries as well as a 10 month injury all by age 27. His hamstring was gone by 25 and his knee followed shortly after. No hamstring no change of pace, no knee no change of direction.

Belloti’s longest injury lay off was about 1 month. He also never suffered any of the catastrophic injuries like a ruptured ACL (Michael Owen) or a ruptured Achilles’ tendon (Odoi). Those are potentially career altering injuries.

Oh... Owen suffered a ruptured ACL? Ah... I've forgotten then oo

That puts to bed of any issue about Owen not being a talented player na.
ACL is really a career-altering injury oo

@swiz123

handelex:
Na so so Champions song we go dey sing this season

of course na...
Maybe na just 6-8times una go sing the champions league songs this time

But wey know the loading wey we dey talk about na