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hensben:
Rice is more effective in his play.

Because Caicedo don too underwhelm that's why you said this.

If Caicedo see one small team again and mistakenly play one good football, you go resume your Caicedo is better than Rice yarns. E no dey ever hard you at all

mostob:
This is looking very tight bro...

It's looking tight for everybody. 8games to go is estimately 2 months of football.

So are you saying you're giving up that early?
Even Man City wey dey 3rd never give up na us?

germaphobe:
E shock me too

Griffon:
Funny

You know nothing about Bakayoko.

I know enough to know that he was a starting 11 and a regular player that made Monaco won the league in 2016/17

I know enough to know that he made uefa team of the season in 2016/17 and also helped Monaco reaching s/f of UCL while winning Man city with his goals one of the decisive goals.


Please don't make Bakayoko like one "Jackson" that doesn't worth his move when he came to Chelsea.

If you guys had bought Fabinho and he flopped here, you'll still ask this same question

oliverano:
Notable mentions but not limited to this:

Alexander Hleb...AFC 2 FCB
Klebberson..........Parananse 2 Man United
Kalvin Philips.......Leeds 2 Citeh
El nino..................Liverpool 2 Shelsea
Song.....................AFC 2 FCB

Thank you very much

mostob:
Mtchew.... We go again next season.

Lol...
You wey dey normally dey optimistic dey talk this Kain thing?

iamoyindamola:
Sorry oo
So arteta will tell you he wants to lose before
Your matter they tire me sometimes

Lmaooo....
Normally, my matter no dey tire person. Na you dey make am tire you

mine3112:
You are on point here. This is the time we need everyone to perform beyond expectation as we hope for more points to be dropped by our contenders.

Exactly, I'm so happy with the squad depth and quality. I just hope they get to see game time and they perform optimally when called upon.

We need all quality hands on deck. Just 8 matches to go. The most slippery run ins mostly start during 8 matches to go

daveP:
i understand everyone didn't perform as expected. But his own was three much. It is almost like once he receives, expect nothing next. Nelson and ESR were everywhere na.

To me, he even perform more than Nelson.

I knew how many times he beat his marker unexpectedly to create chances. Nelson just deh pass back

ESR was sublime even though he was rusty. I just hope his rustiness fades quickly cos the quality he showed yesterday tho rusty was a joy to behold

Griffon:
How did he fare before coming to the bridge?

He was one of their key players that ensured Monaco unprecedentedly won the league against PSG.

There's a reason he was one of those raided

Spy360 and your crew, this is from the horse's mouth.

Case closed

daveP:
Trossard game since City. Wetin dey sup. Guy acting somehow.

To me Trossard tried ystdy.

But then, I don't expect much from Trossard whenever he starts and he plays wings. He always seems to disappear or underwhelm.

Griffon:
How has he fared since he left the Bridge?

It doesn't really matter. Not every player rediscover themselves after a bad move

Coutinho is a very good example

adebayo201:
E don worse.

Lmaooo.... I disagree.

You guys are even marginally better than first half of the season.

How you guys do it, I don't know but Chelsea should be least of your problems.

hensben:
Ivan Toney is not a striker?. Either him or Ivan Toney should be excluded from the team. Palmer is needed against tactical and technical teams, everything is not pace and shoot, intelligent players are needed in some games. Over the years England have suffered defeat against technical and tactical side in tournaments.

England have a lot of technical players presently. If you can't recognise them, that's on you. Palmer is not the only English technical player

hensben:
Whats the need of carry him when Kane is there.

So England should depend on only one Striker?

Which team depends on only one striker heading into a tournament? Even almighty Spain of False 9 still carry Torres and Villa to tournaments

adebayo201:
With the doughnut tactics?

It's well.

Una no use donut tactics ball dem for first leg?

hensben:
What did he do at Ac milan though.

Una don drain him confidence

hensben:
Palmer and Maino should be there. Grealish is needed for experience. Bowen and Watkison should be dropped. Palmer as false 9 or RWF if needed. Ivan Toney in case of anticipated penalty shootout.

Watkins that's one of the top league scorers should be dropped but Palmer that hasn't ever shone at false 9 in Chelsea should be carried as false 9 in Euros.

Your takes sha

drisham:
Nah England is stacked

Tho I think Palmer shouldn't be called up for the euros though
He's not on the same level as the others

Palmer deserves to go to euros sha.
Chelsea predicament or not

hensben:
We got the worse player from this crop of players. Marina master class.

Or you made the player look worse.

Spy360:
His plan from the onset was to defend. It is clear. Defending means he would be satisfied with a draw. A barren draw is possible and he got it.

Usually Arteta presses high using Odegaard and Kai against the opponents CBs. Against Man City their CBs were on holiday and we only pressed their midfielders ie Rodri and Kovacic. That was why their fullbacks Akanji and Gvardiol pushed higher to take up winger positions and their wingers Foden and Silva moved into midfield to overload the centre. When Ake got injured, he replaced him with a midfielder and not a defender. That's because he saw no need. No one was pressing the defenders.

In the second half he changed to wider faster wingers to penetrate and what did Arteta do? Changed Kiwior to Tomiyasu. I was actually expecting him to bring in Zinchenko. Arteta was just nullifying Pep's attack without initiating any for himself.

Now please note, I appreciate what he did as a point at the Etihad is not bad at all. But I also feel a bit disappointed knowing that we could have possibly won if we played our usual game like we did against Liverpool.

All these ignorance in bolded would have been answered if you just took your spare time to read that Twitter link Mos.tob sent here instead of writing all these things.

Just read and enlighten yourself.

As for your other posts to me, thank goodness Mos.tob have done justice to it by helping me to answer them. I wouldn't even have answered it better. Thank you Mo.stob

mostob:
You said he planned to defend from the onset yet the same you said he changed tactic in the first half. Person wey plan to defend dey change tactic? make it make sense.

Lewis is a fullback not a midfielder.

Your argument is leaky bro especially that last paragraph. Are Liverpool and City the same team? Do they play the same way? Have you forgot how we sometimes labour hard to defend against an inferior team?

Fact is you overrated Arsenal's chance against City, you got disappointed and came here to start the 'We planned to defend' argument.

God bless you for this.

Him just dey speak out of disappointment and nothing more

andrewbaba44:
You this are the most informed team at the epl

You should have taken advantage and win against city since they have been a little bit poor recently

Football is not mathematics ,but if Chelsea can pull a draw at the ethiad I don’t see why you can’t pull a win with

Not taking anything away from klopp ,but if he wins the epl you guys should cover your head in shame ,won’t even talk about man city

Klopp squad is somehow average

You already said football is not mathematics so that's one.

Two, Man City is Man City and this is Man City at Etihad. It's not as if we're playing Tottenham or Aston Villa away. Man City aren't a small club that you believe we should just Waltz into Etihad and expect 3pts just because Chelsea drew them. That's you even pretending nothing is at stake and that they're not even looking to top table too.

As for Liverpool, Since we beat Liverpool 3-1, they've won ALL their matches till date same as us (expect our draws to Man City). Their results proves they aren't average.

I'm not hiding my head in any shame. My aim is to win all our matches, and if Liverpool does so too, then they deserve it. Even with our most inform stats, only few pundits and analysts even carry us as favourites to win the league. It's either Man City or Liverpool. Now it's has tilted mostly to Liverpool.

But then, it's your opinion and I respect it even though I don't agree with it

mostob:
To me, it was a tactical masterclass. Pep really mean am...kudos to Arteta for keeping up. Imagine restricting City to just one shot at their home ground. Na the possession dey deceive many fans jare. If only we took.our chances.

Yeahh, I love the way we really adapted. Omorr, immediately I saw that first 15m and how they didn't allow us settle, omorr, I knew we don enter. Arteta really really read the game well and kudos to the players for seamlessly adapting to the new tactics.

It's the reason why I brought that link up — "Living the game" that Arteta is always talking about especially his first few years here

Living the game is just all about adapting to the situation on ground. If the opposition decides to be aggressive when you don't expect them to, it means the boys should be super aggressive so that they won't be rolled over. He calls that "to live the game".

It's the main reason why we're hardly bullied or dominated in any aspect anyhow.

It's a very interesting piece.

Roland17:
No mind Spy, e no sabi keep mouth when e dey debate/ argue

Everything na "Ogu na Ngba" (fight) for am

It's really no big deal at all

Kimbeast:
What would now happen if Arsenal ends the season trophy less. Will the fans still trust Arteta or start having doubts? Cc Jodera. With Klopp leaving and Pep having just one season left in his contract, we need to start getting our shit together to pounce and reclaim our spot.

No matter what happens this season, the fans (at least most) will still trust Arteta. The player completely trusts him and they know if they keep on doing what they're doing, the trophies will come eventually.

I believe we'll win that major trophy with Arteta. Whether it's this season or not. The signs are there

Ballzproblem2:
I knew you will fly into my mention jodera the dick rider.

keep consoling yourself

I knew you intentionally did that so that I can fly into your mention. And yeah, I didn't disappoint

I know, you know, so quit the name-calling and focus on your flops

Roland17:
Not necessarily true in my opinion and here is why.

A plan to win doesn't mean you must play open expansive football because it is not the only way to win a game, irrespective of what may be deemed your typical style. Arteta did not plan to lose but he also had a chance to win and at different times, especially during the 2nd he went for it while being cautious.

He pretty much timed his attack and at different times, especially after bringing in Partey/ Trossard, he saw windows to win and went for it; problem was, we either made bad decisions in the final 3rd, were indecisive or did not get the desired result. He knew there was a chance to steal all 3 points despite playing defensive.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading arguments from both sides I should add.

True, You're right on the bolded and I erred in that aspect.

I love your submission also

Spy360:
Whenever you start depending on other people's opinion to 'buttress' an explanation then you know you have no point.

Once again, I advice you not to mention the bolded again in any forum. It sounds silly because it is taken for granted. No one would have done otherwise.

Lol....
If two or more people align with same thoughts as mine, Why won't I use their explanations as reference?

Perhaps they'll be able explain better what I couldn't. I don't see what is remotely wrong with that.


For you to write that bolded is downright ridiculous and wrong. Imagine saying I have no point when I and others share the same view.

mostob:
https://twitter.com/EBL2017/status/1774555647524114834?t=y5qDMHARUh2Dr_tI-k0Rwg&s=19


Here is the thread on whether we played for a draw or not

Exactly what I read few hours ago.

What the guy said here was exactly what I've been saying in bits

Ballzproblem2:
Cole Palmer is expected to be rewarded with an improved Chelsea contract that will include a significant increase to his current salary which is around £80,000-a-week.

[via @Matt_Law_DT / @JPercyTelegraph]

well deserved, meanwhile fraudvertz is earning times three while putting on less show,talk about stealing for a living.

Since you no fit beef Havertz with goals and performances, you don dey use salary to have a dig shey?

You get Sterling and other yahoo boys dragging your team down, their salary no concern you, na Havertz wey deh make him team compete for EPL concern you.

No go look for wetin dey worry you