₦airaland Forum

tesppidd:
maybe the club wants him to play 100 games over the 4 seasons.

so we end up paying 10 mil instead of 20 mil.

Lol..When we are not Baba ijebu Arsenal..Coutihno's transfer self I've read in a couple of sites that Phil paid 10M out of his pocket..So you think 20M would b a problem for A Club like Barca over 4 years?..I'm just saying its not about Add-ons.

See Suarez

AGBAYE!!!!!!!!!!!

Mcleo007:
Dude has some crazy add ons to his sign on fees per number of games played. So, the coach is under instructions to play him less this season. So, no need to panic. The player himself is aware. It's business, and the coach saves the club money. We'd see him fully from next season.

No..You got it wrong..Barca paid 30M for Semedo..For every 50 games played Barca would pay an additional 5M to Benfica..50games..That's 38 league games,plus Champions league and all that..We'll pay 5M after every 50 games toll Semedo renews his contract..Meanwhile he signed a 4year deal with one year extension(Optional)..So even if we Pay 5M every season for 4 years,Its still not enough reason to bench him..Are you saying He'll be used sparingly for 4 years?..I think not!..So I hope this clarifies it.

phaamsaam:
Up till now you still doubt EV?? One thing I know is if it was During EV tenure that gomes was bought, he wouldn't decline this fast, trust In EV, he sees these players daily, knows them in and out, managing rotations effectively

Questioning his Man management skills doesn't mean I doubt him..

SerVik:
It is one thing to be listed as a winger in a starting lineup and another to actually play there. Just watch the game today and watch how it pans out. Suarez will be seen in the wings once in a while but he'll likely be in front of messi 70% of the time.

He plays as an Inside Forward and deputises as a striker when we have the ball..When we dont have the ball he falls to the wing..Inside forward and Winger aren't exactly the same but that's where Suarez starts from and would Play..Inside Forward.

After Semedo's great game against Celta,He's still not included again..I just hope EV has great man management skills cos this ignoring a players good efforts isnt gonna work.

SerVik:
Suarez on the wing is a big NO.
He is sluggish and clumsy, can barely complete a take-on before tripping on himself.

Not being a natural winger, expect him to encroach deep into alba territory, alba has been amazing this season so we don't want that.

There You Have It..Suarez starts on the left..Its funny cos mainly whenever we play 4-3-3 this season that's where he starts from..So it was funny that you say a Big No.

emmyspark007:
Ok

Which of these would you prefer

None.

The Idea is to get Messi in areas where he can score goals and remain dangerous to opponents..Valverde's Barca is one that relies too heavily on the Ageing legs of Andres Iniesta..So Phil and Iniesta shouldn't start games together..Phil would play LA liga and Copa Del-rey, So Phil automatically replaces Iniesta in the Starting line up for league games and Cup games.. In Liga and Copa, Coutinho will also make Messi better, as the one thing that has been missing for Messi is a playmate. He and Neymar were capable of astonishing things, flights of fancy on the dead run. With Iniesta in midfield being a grownup, and Dembele just coming back to his role in the team, defenses have had the liberty to play Messi differently, as the sole option. That changes with Coutinho, as Messi has a playmate again.


So For Me we maintain our 4-3-3..Phil, Rakitic or Chinko and Busquets...Suarez on the left, Dembele on the right and Messi as the false 9.




That's how its going to Be.

The Irony of Yesterday.




Football is a cruel game. On a day where one player gets his dream move to Barça, another might have had his hopes of starting and starring for his boyhood club shattered by a freak occurrence. Samper deserves better though..Freak Freak Injury.

SerVik:
Who is following Marlon's progress at Nice?

Forget Marlon for now..If we thought he had a future at Barca,We won't let him go on 2years loan with Nice having an obligation to buy him for 20M..His future with Barca remains Bleak.

emmyspark007:
You are right bro.

I want to believe coutinho will be playing cdr and laliga
while iniebaba will play champions league. But surely iniesta can't be reserved for only champions league na and u know in high profile match like athletico or real; we might field both iniesta and coutinho, including messi, dembele, suarez and busquet


I wonder what will be the line-up and formation

It's like rakitic days are numbered in Barca cos it seems paulinho is now ahead of him in ev pecking order. I just pity Denis Suarez sha but I know wan see delofeu, Gomes and turan for
Barca again .

We still need young boys like arnaiz. omo the guy get potential and I think he might start against levante today. Also I heard 22year old yerry mina from paalmeiras is also coming this January.

All in all ev go get selection headache.
Me like it

I think Minna is done too..Awaiting Confirmation and Announcement.

Meanwhile



Tweet of the Day.

My one and Only o....Laye!!!!!!!

snowstormm:
hmm...we don start again o..best playmaker in the world?

Lol..Baba He is Best in the World oooo....Oh Jeeeeeezzzz...I'm so Excited!.

Just when you thought the day won't get any better...



Umtiti returns to training..Personal Ball work training.

Phillllllllllllllll



Welcome The Bosssssssss..Best Playmaker in the World!!!!....Coutihno is Here!!!!!!!.

haymekus:
Bench


I'd rather suggest he starts all our games this month and maybe get sub off at some point

Ffs he is not a "bale" or "coutinho" that easily get injured, besides dnt forget that he resumed first team training since early December. He needs playing time to adapt/get up to speed with the team and sitting on the bench wouldnt help that bro!

Trust me..He should sit on the bench this month..I need him Fit and Firing from February.

Open Training Session Earlier Today.

snowstormm:
He needs to start jare...we used 105m + add ons to sign him...he needs to start and maybe sub off in the second half


He need some gametime before the ucl clash and agaisnt quality opposition

I get you..He's 20 and he still has 13 years minimum to give Us..He's no snake at least hitherto.. 20-30 minutes per game is Fair for Now.

emmyspark007:
Nawa oh.
Well there is still time sha.
And he will be 100% fit for champions league.

My only problem now is semedo; ev is stalling his progress. Semedo might not get much game time in big matches and champions league .

Semedo has a lot of potentials; he is really good both defensively and in attack. Too bad Roberto is ahead of him in the pecking order
i just hope we dish out Gomes, Arda turan etc...

Without Dembele we are unbeaten,9 points clear and topped our champions league..We aren't In Crisis so Dembele isn't going to Save Us..He needs Caution and For Me He shouldn't even start games this month..4 months away no be beans..


Roberto has incredible calmness on the ball more than Semedo..That's the only thing i think makes Roberto better than Semedo..I think EV is still trying to make Semedo learn more about the Barca way..Semedo is very good really but Its nice Roberto keeps him on his toes too..Its a competition I'll love to have in my team..Its a very Healthy one.

emmyspark007:
Well I just hope ev starts him against Levante alongside messi sha because dembele needs to step up now that he is back. He needs to justify his price tag

I'm saying Emphatically that he won't start..Judging by what EV said,Dembele prolly won't start any game soon..Caution is always needed.

emmyspark007:
I think dembele is overrated

Don't get me wrong not like I expect him to perform magic coming from bench especially being on the shorelines for some month; but from my own personal assessment of his game, I can't just help but feel he is really overrated


I hope he proves me wrong sha

"It was so that Dembele played in a position where he was released of defensive obligations, which were a bit stressful at that time of the match," Valverde said of Dembele's positional switch.
"When we know that this was the first game of this player after almost four months without playing, I preferred that he be in a position where he can gradually get used to the game.
"We must take into account that the pace of a whole match against a first division team. For Ousmane, it would have been excessive."



Valverde's words.

Andre Gomes actually did good work on that goal though.

Arniaz!!!!!!"

Who needs to buy Bum Griezmann??

afroduke:
Coutinho should (and will) remain at liverpool atleast until the summer. I think he is needed in liverpool than at Barcelona And this isn't THE liverpool, this is a great Liverpool team with Van djik coming along with naby keita. Mo salah is doing his lionel messi impression and klopp is a very good coach. Liverpool has a higher chance ( than barcelona, i think) of qualifying for the quarter final in the UCL after being draw with a poor Porto side.


With the world cup drawing close also, he needs to be an undisputed starter in liverpool in order to get a starting role in Brazil which fcb won't give him. Moreover, what barcelona needs most is thiago alcantara or .. isco alaricon

Thiago and Isco can't play for Us..Never!.

tesppidd:
I dunno but.......



I just need me a treble.

Hehehe..My Prayer button works too.

haymekus:
The best thing is to use arnaiz that guys is good

Arniaz would start tomorrow..Its the other 2 that I dont know yet..I still urge caution on dembele so I don't want him starting Yet.

tesppidd:
Copa del rey.

It's Celta.

I've got a bad feeling EV is gonna put on a line up that would get us knocked out.

His hands are tied..Messi,Suarez and Mascherano just returned from holidays Yesterday..The game is tomorrow..Meaning there's a likelihood Messi and Suarez won't start..Alcacer is out injured..The forward line is as scanty as ever..I'm interested in how tomorrow's game would go though.

laPULGA:
but rumour is that the amount MIGHT be up to 180 ie 140+add-ons even with D inflation it is 2 fvcking much

if we should buy him for 90 +addons then the clauses should be if he ever wins the bdo or make the top3(even gomes had that in his contract) or has a 25-30 goals season

i have this feeling dat we aint gonna buy anybody this winter except maybe a backup cb,mina probably...but i really want creative additions to compete favourably in the UCL

but wit dis our incompetent board i cant be arsed

Its a rumour..No way we are paying 140+40 for Phil..Even when we had Neymar's money Fresh,We had to be forced and pushed before we bought Dembele for such huge amount..We aren't buying Phil for 180M..That's a Fact Jere.

laPULGA:
bro from what i see he is always injured at some point EVERY SEASON

but my main issue is the price...anything above £80M for any midfield is 2 much

i love phil but at that price then NO

infact i'll rather we shift our focus to another..

You guys talk as if you are aliens to this transfer market..Lukaku was bought for almost 85(Add-ons inclusive)..Morata same thing..Van Dijk was bought for 75Fvcking Milla..Truth is no player worth the prices called for them anymore but the buyers hands are tied really..Phil on a norms shouldn't be more than 70-80 but it is what it is..I'll say 90+10-15 add-ons isn't bad really.

I'm really excited about seeing Diego Costa play in the Laliga again..Want to see his battles with Pique and Ramos and all other defenders..Want to see him score goals at stadia where he's been booed all day and celebrate with his finger on his lips telling them all to shut up..



Welcome Back Diego!.