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Spy360:
I don't think it is. City usually does their job in the first half. Stopping them means Pep will try to tinker which is something he can't resist. This would lead to tactical errors. Tactical games like this are usually played in the second half.

Good first half for me. Then let's do the job in the second and go home.

Same here.

Game plan is spot on as we seem not to be giving them spaces and hope to get the better chances(on counter) which is what we're doing but lacking clinicality.

Fair game plan for me. Jesus is just over doing, Havertz is playing well but slow in counter. Odegaard have been working his socks off while Jesus is really helping the defence.

Good game from White.


Partey needs to come on if fit and we need to still stay compact

BlueRayDick:
Jesus starts at LW.

I love this lineup esp Jesus in Lw

mostob:
It is still unclear whether Saka, Martinelli or Gabriel will start today. All training pictures that have been paraded are those of Thursday. Nothing from Friday and Saturday. Shey Arteta dey play chess with his former boss ni?

It's very clear.
Like I initially said, the club will just release the one that they want to be released to the public

And also Arteta pre match press indicates they might all play. Person I might even doubt is Martinelli but I believe he'll play

What I just know is that it's a down low for Chelsea to draw Burnley after leading twice and both leads came with one Man up Chelsea advantage.

They have no reason conceding two goals against one of the worst attack in the league with one Man advantage

Ellexy:
With his bald head he will just just be looking like he's one genius tactician. Very average coach.

Him fall people hand wella

eph12:
Evidently, it's very tough. They have not still mastered it, but it's still early days

Lol....
You're good with this pun

Nice one 👍

eph12:
I already know where the problem is. They just crack jokes in training and practice how to play without a midfield

Now, this is toughhhh

afrodoc2:
It was obviously at the back. Every every time a United player got the ball, the player would spend 2-3 seconds on the ball doing nothing with it before making the pass that was obvious from the start. Brentford on the other hand were sharp and crisp with their passes.

All those 2-3 seconds wasted before passing the ball around at the back will add up in the possession column.

Clueless and shameless performance.

Ten Hag no dey try at all

eph12:
Are you sure you won't be angrier if you see the training session?

Lol, at least you guys will know where the root of the matter is

afrodoc2:
Brentford had a shot every 90 seconds of possession.

It is a low down dirty shame.

Lol... Make I tell you wetin dey muse me
After all these things, Man u still get possession.

Possession with extremely low Xg, very low touches in the opposition box and very low shots. Opposition had triple the shots, more than triple the touches in opposition box probably and almost triple the Xg while hitting bar 4 times to man u 0

So where Man U dey do this possession. Na for back??

daveP:
A lot has occurred with the backline this 2024. See what i mean.



We are 1st, but we aren't in top 7 so far this year. Imagine that!!! It means we faced 80% of shots in 1st half of season for us to still be 1st. Lol.

Lol, you're wrongly interpreting the stats.

When they said "shot faced" and we're first overall (in sky sports), it means that we faced the least shot (232) compared to other 19 teams who have faced more.

It didn't mean that our defence has the highest conceded shots oo

Dollywood just wan find talk wey no dey

Dollywood:
You don’t seem to understand that his 10k p/w after taxes and maybe national insurance will amount to 5k p/w as a take home pay

Is 5k weekly take home pay a small money?

That's exactly what they're letting you know

Lush100:
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Rodri should be the one injured.

Lol....
Walker injured is still good

Ellexy:
🙄😕

So Stones and Walker are truly injured afterall and they'll miss tomorrow's game.

mostob:
It is something personal. Maybe Saliba should just ignore his call-ups henceforth. Imagine what an experienced coach is saying in public.

Ignoring callups isn't the best position. Make Saliba just manage, afterall how many days or months players deh stay with national team.

Rice even said that when he returns back, he'll speak to White and convince him to come back to England sef

larride:
David Moyes is even a better coach than Southgate

Reason why I want that Southgate link rumor to Man u to be true

afrodoc2:
If England decides not to take Mainoo to the Euros sef i will be happy cos that will keep him fresh for us next season. However, i am okay with him going as a sub not a starter. The hype is getting too crazy and i would prefer to keep him grounded and develop organically rather than forcing him into high pressure situations. Also, Mainoo was not even a regular 6 in the academy and played more as a box to box or in a double pivot (not a solo 6). In a tournament where the margins are slim the vulnerable England defence will be better protected by Rice than by Mainoo. While Rice might play better personally as an 8, the team will be better served if he is played as a 6.

Regarding Foden vs Saka. I am in agreement with you. Saka is obviously the better RW, while Foden is the better CAM. The problem for Foden is that England rarely plays him as CAM because of Bellingham. At the last World Cup he played LW and of course did not hit his Man City heights. Even on the LW Saka will be better because he will be able to get past his man with greater ease. My issue is when both sides start rubbishing the other player in order to prop up their guy. They are both very good players.

You made a lot of good points regarding Mainoo tho but part of me just wants him to be a starter cos I really need England to win something (I'm rooting for them) and he brings that completeness. It's amazing to even know he doesn't even play as 6 how much more lone 6 in the academy. Omorr, it means this guy is good.

This is where Kalvin Philips would have been very very key while Rice plays the 8 to the fullest but wrong move just spoilt everything.

Leyqute:
Enough tactical flexibility could see Foden play LW+AM with Rice, Jude and Kobbie in midfield. You’d have to support him with a LB that bombs forward a lot since Foden likes to tuck inside. This structure provides width, is stable defensively and also potent offensively.

Since Rashford hasn’t had a great season, dropping him to the bench might make sense. If things don’t work out you can bring on Gordon. Or even Rashford to provide better wing play.

The kind of striker Kane is, I doubt Foden will even shine in that left wing for England.
Yeah Rashford hasn't had a great season but I'll prefer Gordons to Foden there.
Let Foden just drag it out with Bellingham. This one no be Man city were he'll be playing wing with structural play

BlueRayDick:
This is the gospel truth. Foden is one player I really really admire for his versitility across the frontline.

I just do not agree he is better than Saka as a winger.

Gbammm!
I've not even see any of Arsenal fans that beefs him sef and if there are, they'll be very few.

It's just mostly rival fans that's just dragging this Foden and Saka comparison and it started after that treble. Before nobody send such comparison before cos we all know they're special in their own way

Android17:
The same reason France was built around Zidane not Henry when both were playing. KDB is in conversations for being the greatest ever player in EPL history so Foden has to adjust for him. Same way Fabregas was not deployed in midfield when better midfielders like Xavi, Iniesta and Alonso where in the national team.

Same reason Saliba cannot get a shirt for France. Or will Odegaard play 10 for City with KdB? Or will Arteta build his team around Saka vs KDB?

You're still buttressing my point.

All these examples you gave, they're all spines/core players in their clubs and I mean top clubs.

Zidane(Madrid)/Henry(arsenal)— both are core players in top club not just in one season

Xavi(Barca)/ Fabregas (arsenal)— both are core players in top club not just in one season

And so on.

In this England squad, Kane(Tottenham/Bayern), Bellingham (Dortmund/Madrid) and Saka (arsenal) are real core players in their respective clubs. So it's natural for any coach to build his team around any of them.

Foden(until this season) wasn't a core player. While it's not his fault due to the presence of Kdb, how do you expect a national team coach to build his team around him?

afrodoc2:
After analysing everything it is clear to me that England are phucked. And mainly because of the manager.

The solution is to ask Bellingham to sacrifice and move to the 8 position while Foden plays 10 and Saka is on the right. This gives England the dynamism and fluidity that they currently lack, although it weakens them a bit defensively.

The main reason I think this is the solution is because Foden and Jude are both better in central areas. The other major reason is that England has no experienced option at the 8 position, so Jude can do a really good job there. His stats might not be like his Madrid stats but he is a better option there than the alternatives.

Outside that midfield lineup, the other logical option is to bench either Foden or Jude. Stylistically I prefer a Foden type of 10 to a Jude type cos I believe Foden’s style brings more cohesive play to the team than Jude’s. If Jude is not scoring I am not sure how useful he is to the team’s patterns of play. However in a team without a cohesive style and requiring individual heroic performances from the players, Jude is the better option.

P.S I have noticed a trend whereby Barca fans slander Jude while Arsenal fans slander Foden (cos of Saka). Agenda can never be defeated. 😄

The thing is that England has a number 6 In Mainoo. I believe if you're good enough, then you're old enough and Mainoo is someone who have a seasoned pro head on his body. He's 18yrs too so it's not as if he's that kinda small boy sef. Mainoo just solved that conundrum.
Play Mainoo as 6, Rice at 8(this to me is even his best position) and either Bellingham/Foden at 10(or side 8 in a 433) and England won't suffer both offensively and defensively.
Presently, I'll go for Bellingham cos of the kind of striker Kane is but if I want more control and I'll go for Foden but even Bellingham can give me that control I need(as long as it's with Kobbie and Rice), so automatically for me, Foden goes to the bench. He can certainly change game from bench and give something different.

As for "slander". I doubt any arsenal fan slander Foden. We acknowledge his qualities and we know he's a very fine player but what we don't agree is that he's better than Saka. I don't even get the comparison sef cos Saka is a Winger while Foden is a Midfielder. There's no way one can tell me Foden on the wings is better than Saka no matter how versatile foden is.
Agenda or not, Saka on the wings is better than Foden. The kind of Kicks and double marking Saka receives for the past 3 seasons and he still comes out tops, I doubt Foden experiences that.

Android say make dem build England around Foden.

Why not Man City build around Foden first let's see how good and consistent he is before thinking about England doing so.

Any player whom a top country builds around must certainly be a big player in his club. The Saka, Kane and Bellingham are all starters at top club for at least 2 years and they're all spine in their teams but no, England should leave them and build around Foden on a platter.

Na so

zeusis:
Beat the likes of kaka, zidane, ronaldinho, el fenomeno e.t.c to clinch this.

Ahhh....no ooo

While this is laudable but this is like winning Europa League while dem boys you mentioned up there are winning champions League.(ie FIFA world best)

mostob:
Didier Deschamps on Arsenal's William Saliba: "He is having a good season, but he also does things that I don't like so much. For France, he has limited game time, but when he plays, that hasn't necessarily gone well."


First Southgate, now Descamp.

The bolded just looks as if he has personal bias with the player. Coaches are known to be diplomatic when answering questions regarding their players (except if the player fvcks up well) but Deschamps have been doing quite the opposite for Saliba and this is not the first time.

Southgate own with Ben White Is understandable but this Deschamps own is not understandable one bit. If him no like Saliba make him talk

daveP:
Na to get striker now so affliction no go rise twice or frice sef. If e happen, nobody go rem all the great memories and moments. Football is truly fleeting.

That era was different from this sha. During that time our play was concentrated on a striker putting the ball at the back of the net and the wingers just acting like a supporting cast. That's why we needed someone like Auba during that time cos Giroud too cast us.

But now, our play revolves around team creation and fluidity hence one goalscoring burden isn't shouldered by one person

WhoDeyHause:
But you enter twitter view the link on your account. Didn't you?

Noooo

Lemme jarey

[quote author=WhoDeyHause post=129103795][/quote]Lmaooo....
Links can be found anywhere na

andrewbaba44:
Egbon Who be una ? If I don talk am before then I don high

What about saka ,come Twitter and see your fans calling him world class

Lol... I no dey Twitter sha

iamoyindamola:
That season leicester won the league it should have been us
We were busy parading welbeck and giroud behind prime sanchez and ozil
It's painful mehn, imagine we have auba that season

Na my vex be this.
That year was our year.
Ozil had the highest big chances and highest chances that season, a record still present till now. Classic prime Ozil.
We had Classic prime Sanchez and Cazorla at their prime. Walcott as a winger wasn't doing bad either.

What we just needed was a striker to convert these chances these guys are providing. Omorr, I can never forget that season