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Cosmatikka:
Don't take anything d idiiot(Unai Emery) said serious. His English is bad so he doesn't even understand wat he himself is saying. Even d players have come out to say that dey don't understand his instructions in training. All we want is #EmeryOut

Don't mind the useless thing calling himself Manager.

It's because of his Bad English that the Junior boys were mocking him at training by mimicking His 'good ebening' instead of good evening

How can you in the first place said you are subjecting the captainship tittle to voting amongst the players when they already know that you want and favoured XHAKA?

Who would want to be victimized by yourself since they are submitting the votes to you individually?

Nonsense Human.

He should be sacked after our match against LEICESTER CITY next Saturday and before our home match against SOUTHAMPTON after the international break.

Sportdab:
Mario Balotelli played the ball into the crowd and almost stormed off the pitch after suffering racist abuse while playing for Brescia against Verona, MySportDab Reports.

Balotelli's Brescia team-mates and opponents rushed over to calm him down whilst the referee urged a statement to be read out on the speakers.

He was eventually persuaded to return by his teammates.

The referee also temporarily suspended the game in accordance with FIFA's protocol.

Balotelli later finished the game, even scoring a consolation goal in the 84th minute to silence the crowd.

Brescia fell to a 2-1 defeat against Verona, who picked up all three points thanks to goals from Eddie Salcedo and Matteo Pessina, but the vulgar racist abuse overshadowed the game.
watch the video...

https://twitter.com/FootbaII_HQ/status/1191022534344531969?s=19

Source:https://www.mysportdab.com/2019/11/mario-balotelli-kicks-ball-into-crowd.html

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It's a pity that this is happening to BALOTELLI inspite of being a former ITALIAN National Team player.

He should have ignored them

Just like in the Yoruba Adage-Aja Longbo (Aja ni ongbo) (It is Dog that is barking) should have been tagged their racial chanting

reportminds:
The Nigerian Professional Football League for the 2019-20 season begins today.



All games from different centres kicks off at 4pm.

https://www.reportminds.com/2019/11/2019-20-npfl-season-kick-off-today-see.html

Oh! It's a pity SHOOTING STARS aka 3SC is not part of the party.

All the best to the champions come end of the season though

placeofallure:
Sylvain Wiltord ?

Definitely what He meant

Jestin:
Kanu was one of the best in Arsenal but was not highly appreciated maybe because of his skin color.

FTC

No not because of His skin colour but because of His predicament back then.

Remember He was gambled upon by ARSENE WENGER in 1997 after He was diagnosed of Heart Attack at INTER MILAN after just winning the Olympic GOLD MEDAL with NIGERIA in August/september 1996.

So, He was being played cautiously.

In fact, The most memorable thing about KANU NWANKWO aka PAPILO was HIS 3 goals heroics against CHELSEA after coming on with just 18 minutes left.

A wonder goal from an imposible angle from the goal line was part of the goals.

Luckysbab:
That particular PSG situation should have been warning enough to the board, but they seem ready to keep "managing' him at the moment.

'Managing' him indeed to the detriment of Us the passionate and loyal retinue of Fans.

iamoyindamola:
We will never enter top4 see crystal palace we struggled to beat at home .
Leicester keeping CS away, Leicester will bury us alive next week

I just pray that EMERY get sacked after LEICESTER CITY match before we face SOUTHAMPTON at the Emirates stadium after the international break

kokaneprodigy:
so how did we play without Xhaka.

Since he has been scapegoated, how well did we play without Xhaka?

I told yall Emery is the common denominator in this shii

Of course we did played very well but the substitution ruined everything.

Abeg EMERY should just go by next week because we're would definitely fumble again a rejuvenated LEICESTER CITY side come next Saturday at 6:30 pm

Luckysbab:
I don't understand how Emery's mind works.

It's just the evidence of his average nature.

So He did at PSG where he Lost a 4-0 first leg lead against BARCELONA by 6-0 in the second leg at Camp Nou.

He should just be sacked after next week's away match against LEICESTER CITY by 6:30 pm because I foresee another loss

Do you want the most peaceful and happy Long lasting relationship in marriage?

Then go date an ARSENAL FAN because our hearts are made of gold that has been carved by Long time faithfulness to ARSENAL FC football club despite the dissappointment over time

This is coming from a TRUE GUNNER

SEE WHAT IS WRITTEN ON KANO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CHIEF WHIP'S OFFICIAL PLATE NUMBER BELOW.

UNBELIEVABLE INDEED.


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Lalasticlala

Mynd44

OAMAJ

Chubhie:
Let's go gunners

Unfortunately EMERY couldn't lead us to the promise Land of 3 maximum points

kokaneprodigy:
Who else noticed Xhaka didn’t play today? Anyone?

Of course EMERY made mention of it since yesterday that he won't be playing though.

Luckysbab:
It still ended poorly though.

Unfortunately but I believe the substitution ruined everything.

I mean, why remove TORREIRA for SAKA? what has SAKA been contributing all the time he is being introduced?

I think PEPE should have come on for either of GUENDOZIE or CEBALLOS rather than the KOLASINAC that was brought in for TIENEY

Honestly, It's high time UNAI EMERY leaves ARSENAL for good.

No more time bidding for him frankly speaking

Luckysbab:
I'd like to see Ozil behind the front three. Let's see how it works out.

OZIL in but PEPE out

So, it should be 4 4 2 that EMERY is probably gunning for.

See lineup

Kbs468:
Confirmed starting Eleven

Arsenal: Leno, Chambers, Papastathopoulos, Luiz, Tierney, Ozil, Guendouzi, Torreira, Ceballos, Lacazette, Aubameyang

Subs: Bellerin, Pepe, Martinez, Willock, Kolasinac, Martinelli, Saka


Wolves: Rui Patricio, Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss, Doherty, Joao Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Traore, Jimenez, Jota

Subs: Pedro Neto, Cutrone, Gibbs-White, Ruddy, Perry, Ruben Vinagre, Kilman

Referee: Michael Oliver

Roon9:
Smh! Arsenal can't win this

Why?

ARSENAL had only Lost just once against WOLVES last season out of all the 10 EPL matches between us since 1990

Won 7

Drawn 2

Lost 1

Treasure17:
I bind every form of disappointment from arsenal today.

Ameen

Omooba77:
Emery is not the coach Arsenal needs



https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50190999

Confirmed starting Eleven

Arsenal: Leno, Chambers, Papastathopoulos, Luiz, Tierney, Ozil, Guendouzi, Torreira, Ceballos, Lacazette, Aubameyang

Subs: Bellerin, Pepe, Martinez, Willock, Kolasinac, Martinelli, Saka


Wolves: Rui Patricio, Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss, Doherty, Joao Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Traore, Jimenez, Jota

Subs: Pedro Neto, Cutrone, Gibbs-White, Ruddy, Perry, Ruben Vinagre, Kilman

Referee: Michael Oliver

Confirmed starting Eleven

Arsenal: Leno, Chambers, Papastathopoulos, Luiz, Tierney, Ozil, Guendouzi, Torreira, Ceballos, Lacazette, Aubameyang

Subs: Bellerin, Pepe, Martinez, Willock, Kolasinac, Martinelli, Saka


Wolves: Rui Patricio, Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss, Doherty, Joao Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Traore, Jimenez, Jota

Subs: Pedro Neto, Cutrone, Gibbs-White, Ruddy, Perry, Ruben Vinagre, Kilman

Referee: Michael Oliver


Lalasticlala
Mynd44
Dominique

Soccer fans

What's your take on the anticipated Arsenal performance this afternoon given the fact that MANCHESTER UNITED is trailing BOUNMOUTH by 1-0 presently

Lalasticlala. It's almost time ooo

MATCH PREVIEW

ARSENAL VERSUS WOLVES


Good day one and all…

Arsenal return to the Emirates Stadium this afternoon for a Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers; both sides looking to put midweek Carabao Cup defeats behind them.

The Gunners come into this game not in the best form, that’s being polite considering we’ve only won two of our last eight league outings.

Following the draw at Man United we sat third on the table, looking at a good run toward the xmas crunch with nine fixtures against sides outside the ‘traditional’ top-six; three games later it already feels more like a limp.

Xhaka’s outburst at a section of fans that jeered him only seem to distract from the lack of clarity and purpose that has been the story of Arsenal under Emery.

Some may see sitting 5th on the log, just four points off top-four, isn’t that bad. Looking at it in isolation probably doesn’t appear too worrying, however, if you zoom a bit outer you’ll see that there’s also four points between us and 14th-placed Brighton, and that is what gives many pause for concern when it comes to the Spaniard.

Can anybody honestly say our current approach to games are any better compared to that of mid table teams despite the obvious gulf in talent?

For a while Arsenal got away with their shortcomings due to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s individual brilliance.

With him having now gone three league games without a goal, we registered just one win. We did score three goals in those matches, but from set-pieces as scoring chances created from open play were just scant.

If Emery want to overcome these skirmishes, he has to find a better linkage between the midfield and attack.

Wolves’ midweek defeat at Aston Villa put an end to a handy eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions.

It’s unlikely to have bothered Nuno Espirito Santo too much as he gave most of his first teamers the night off, who have been playing in both their league and Europa matches.

They had a slow start to their league campaign, ensuing a run of Europa qualifiers, having registered only two wins from 10 league fixtures (D6, L2), to find themselves just four points off the bottom three. However, with their players rested Nuno will be thinking he got a shot here to take advantage of our current funk; looking at a win to move them to within a single point off the Gunners.

They do have a habit of tuning it up against the ‘big teams’ eh, just before the last international break they stunned Man City 2-0 at the Etihad. So it goes without saying that Emery will be aware of their threat and may well be reluctant to throw caution to the wind even when under pressure to produce something special for the Emirates faithful.

TEAM NEWS

Being confirmed that Xhaka will not make the matchday squad it gives Lucas Torreira a chance for a rare league start. Hector Bellerín could also return, having proven his fitness.

Mesut Özil had quite the night at Anfield and it’s going to be very difficult to leave him out, specially with us not exactly having found the desired consistency in his absence. Dani Ceballos has been preferred ahead of him, but since matchday 2 against Burnley he has been mostly anonymous – ironically something that Mesut often gets accused of. Will Emery end his exile? This afternoon will be telling.

This is a big match for both sides eager to get back to winning ways. We know Wolves took fives points off of us last season and if we don’t want a repeat of that, we have to show a bit more desire than recently to see off their challenge.

Sticking my neck out: the Gunners to keep all the points at the Emirates, but perhaps too close for comfort. CÖYG!


Before that there’s the small matter of South Africa vs England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup finals in Japan.

Good luck to both sides and may the best team win… en mag dit julle wees Bokke… #BokBefok
@LaboGoon

ARSENAL vs WOLVERHAMPTON WONDERERS has been scheduled for 4:00 pm Nigerian Time today Saturday November 2nd, 2019

In history, There had been only 10 EPL matches between both sides with ARSENAL emerging victorious in 7, Drawing 2 and loosing just once ending in a 3-1 defeat coming up away last season with the reverse fixture ending in a 1-1 Draw at the EMIRATES STADIUM.

ARSENAL had scored a total of 21 Goals and conceding 7 in total against WOLVES.

Disciplinary action had seen ARSENAL being booked 15 times with 0 RED CARDS as against WOLVES' 24 YELLOW CARDS & 3 RED CARDS.

There had been ONLY 1 PENALTY awarded against WOLVES being converted into Goal by ARSENAL and NONE in favour of WOLVES.

ARSENAL had kept 5 clean sheets overall and NO clean sheet yet for WOLVES

Match details including the starting Eleven to follow

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mynd44
Omooba77
Dominique
semid4lyfe
honeric01

JURGEN KLOPP labels 18-year-old ARSENAL striker GABRIEL MARTINELLI as “talent of the century”

Jurgen Klopp was very impressed with Arsenal striker Gabriel Martinelli on Wednesday night in the Carabao Cup, labelling him a ‘talent of the century’ in the aftermath of the clash.

The German watched on as his incredibly young side played out what was a quite incredible cup tie, eventually winning on penalties thanks to the calmness of Curtis Jones and a good save from Caoimhin Kelleher.

He told Liverpool’s official website : “Sepp van den Berg played an incredible game. Martinelli’s pretty much the same age but he’s a talent of the century, he’s an incredible striker, so it’s really difficult.”

OZIL TO FEATURE

Speaking before the Wolves clash on Saturday, Unai Emery revealed that Ozil will feature.

“Yes, he will feature,” Emery revealed, as quoted by the Mirror.

“We will look at the possibility to use him again.”

That will be music to the Arsenal fans’ ears after his recent performance.

David Luiz and Sokratis will both return according to the Mirror’s report.



XHAKA MISSES OUT

One player who will not feature this weekend is captain Granit Xhaka.

The midfielder was part of a feud with the Arsenal fans last weekend after swearing at them following jeers during his substitution.

Now, Unai Emery has confirmed Xhaka will not feature this weekend.

“He is training normally, but like every human he feels emotions. Xhaka’s issues last week need time to recover the normality with him and with us,” Emery explained.

“Xhaka has said sorry, he gave apologies to the supporters, to everybody, and now the focus is on our next match.

“It is not in my mind that he will play tomorrow (Today Saturday). I am thinking tomorrow (Today Saturday) he is not going to play.”





Arsenal vs Wolves: Unai Emery names strong squad for EPL clash [Full List]





By

 Ifreke Inyang 



Arsenal’s squad for Saturday’s Premier League clash against Wolves has been confirmed, according to the UK Mirror.

Gunners boss, Unai Emery, has left captain Granit Xhaka out, after the midfielder clashed with home supporters last weekend during their 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.

However, Mesut Ozil, who played for 65 minutes against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, is set to feature.

Having made wholesale changes at Anfield, Emery is likely to return to his first choice side against Wolves.

This means David Luiz and Sokratis, both of whom scored against Palace, are set to return at the heart of defence.

ARSENAL'S FULL SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Bernd Leno, Emiliano Martinez

Defenders: Hector Bellerin, Shkodran Mustafi, Rob Holding, David Luiz, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Calum Chambers, Sead Kolasinac, Kieran Tierney

Midfielders: Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torreira, Joe Willock, Dani Ceballos, Mesut Ozil

Forwards: Nicolas Pepe, Bukayo Saka, Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gabriel Martinelli.

abdulazeez1002:
What a thread

What a thread indeed as that was when Nairaland is just getting to a year of existence (first anniversary) _As created by OluwaSeun Osewa himself

raphy:
happy new month to you and your family,
it seems you know me here so well.
yes I made it to Europe.

but couldn't sign a professional contract .am still active as a sport man i do road races lead a young team as a coach and do fitness classes too to make ends meet.
I never give up on my.dreams.

and how have you been?

Good to hear Raphael.

May your dreams come true. Ameen

OZIL IN AND XHAKA OUT VS WOLVES TODAY

Bonapart:
best loser ke. Thy just took second position

No.Its the 4 best loosers position that the Australians were fighting for should Ecuador defeat Hungary in the second group B match taking place simultaneously.

And indeed Ecuador actually won the game by 3 Goals to 2 against Hungary.