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BascoVanVeli:
You are wrong if he let that ball pass it would have been a goal anyway

I'm not expecting him to let the ball pass. I'm expecting him to have a good contact on the ball and nod it away from the goal since he wasn't under any physical pressure. The closest Iranian player to him was several inches away.

The own goal was bizarre. It wasn't a difficult header for the defender to make as he wasn't under any pressure. He let his teammates and country down.

Xhaka's contract has been extended. Apparently Emery is a fan. The dream is to have a midfield trio of Xhaka, Torreira, and Ramsey with the latter two doing most of the running, tackling and pressing while Xhaka, just behind, dictates tempo by stringing his accurate passes.

caprikon:
really impressed with Uruguay's defending under pressure. The mark spaces well and never panicked. Egypt lacked the[b] x-factor[/b] in the final third.

X-factor was on the bench. That Ramos guy isn't exactly the most popular guy in Egypt atm.

You have to give it to the South Americans. They just know how to win.

Here's hoping Rohr gets his tactics spot on too. Yes, and that means playing Ebuehi instead Shehu and somehow shoehorning Iwobi in mid field.

50-50 so far. You can see that Cuper got his tactics spot on. Totally neutralised the threat of Suarez and Cavani. Egypt just lacking the individual quality to break down Uruguay at the other end.

Hugely missing Salah.

Bolowolowo:
Egypta defense looks stubborn. Uruguay's trying to find an opening. I hope the Uruguayans win.

Strange. Uruguay isn't a likeable team. They have Suarez FFS. And Egypt is Africa, yes Arabian Africans, but they are still Africa.

Dreamswayne:
no.... egypt isn't dictating the play....


seems like they came to play counter attacking football....

That has been their strategy under Hector Cuper. It's worked for them so far.

Pataricatering:
this your post is so senseless ! You are a terrible human being !

You said much worse on the other thread. You aren't just happy it's a woman at the receiving end now.


The world would be a great place if everyone speaks against evil regardless of who is at the receiving end. As for you, you are just a hypocrite.

Bolowolowo:
Na wa o, this opening game is so boring. I wan go sleep now

How is the game boring. It's been played at a decent tempo, end to end stuff. Neither team being way better than the other makes for a contest.

Op, yeah, men, the so-called broke ones, have decided to adopt the "sit down look" approach. Ladies only want made guys? Fair enough, it's their choice, but there aren't enough to go round. We could perhaps go back to polygamy and have the few big boys marry five ladies. Few months (or years) down the line, when the emotional and sexual needs of these ladies aren't met, they will surely find one of these broke guys to satisfy them.

That way:

1.Women still practise their hypergamy
2. Men, rich or poor, get to have endless supply of sex

Last last everyone go dey alright.

Jarus:
Tough one choosing between the two of them, but I don't agree Bergkamp was better.

There's nothing tough about choosing between Dennis and David. The former was insanely good at almost everything an attacking player is expected to be good at.

Dennis, easily.

Lana1:
Leave am. That one thinks finishing above United is an achievement. Thats why he thinks we also consider finishing above Arsenal to be an achievement

Finishing above Utd isn't an achievement but we won't hesitate to remind you what absolute crap your team is when you want pretend you're some how decent.

Lana1:
But it's Arsenal players that will hit top gear on matchday 1 abi??

You got that.

SailorXY:
nobody considers finishing above Arsenal to mean anything. It's not like it will not happen again next season

It means nothing but it's becoming a rarity these days. I mean we've been crap for years now but we've been finishing above Utd. I wonder what that makes Utd.

eph12:
Finishing second is downhill from 6th, what will you now call from 5th to 6th? Assnal fans sef tueh

Fair point.

Congratulations to Man Utd for finishing ahead of Arsenal for the first time in 5 five years.

SailorXY:
still not downhill enough for you to smell our farts ei

watching the boring football played by Man Utd an entire season is wicked and cruel punishment. It's the most downhill anyone can think of. Our wish is mourinho stays there for life.

sod09:
You guys don't know how I wished and prayed for this fixture to be the first league match of the season ,call me a fake fan I don't care......


Ladies and gentlemen I present to you
Arsenal v man city match day 1 18/19 epl

Best time to play city. Most of their players are in the World Cup and they won't be hitting Top Gear at the start of the season.

SailorXY:
but them win the transfer window trophy na. you no see as them dey struggle to win the trophy again? just dey bandy players wey them no fit afford.

No it's Man Utd that always wins the transfer window. It goes downhill for them once the season starts.

Why are you taking a Man Utd fan serious. His team is coached by mourinho (by far the most depressing thing) They have nothing nice to look forward to next season. While others can at the very least look forward to enjoying good football, Man Utd will be playing a dire, boring and sleep inducing football next season. I'll be sad too if mourinho were my coach.

Pataricatering:
just like how men rationalize their Betrayal of women ! There is nothing new under the sun neither is anything too heavy for the ground too hold !

Only evil men rationalize evil deeds committed by other men. Same way evil women like you are rationalizing a woman who tried to kill her children. It's the way with evil people. They rationalize evil and they usually come up with arguments that seem plausible to them. Corrupt politicians do that. Serial killers do that. Armed robbers do that.

Still doesn't make them any less evil.

AreaFada2:
That is because some women cheat more than men and some are even capable of worse than the said lady.

Imagine a woman who knows her kid does not belong to her hubby, how will she condemn this woman wholeheartedly?

Many of them have one dark secret or the other and seek to justify their deed by blaming it on one man or another. In defending this woman, they are actually defending themselves.

The man in the story should do paternity test quick. Because he might just be training kids of another man or even men. So the woman might yet have the last laugh. The motive for trying to kill him might go beyond just selling the duplex.

Well said. Genius.

Women on nairaland that try to somehow rationalize evil actions of other women are basically rationalizing their actions in real life. They see themselves in these not-so-pleasant women whose stories we read here and all the condemnation such women receive by nairalanders is taken personal of course.

It's similar to what happens in thread involving yahoo yahoo boys. You'll notice they try to justify their actions by pointing fingers at the politicians.

Spy360:
He didn't make the WC for Germany

Sane too didn't. It's more reflective of the abundance of talent in that country rather than lack of talent in Leno.

Spy360:
Arsenal fans have never been so optimistic with our transfers as they are now. These are not just the usual rumours we hear until the deadline day. These are well thought, planned, and structured moves.

Wenger do us something o!

Most of the credit must go to Ivan Gazidis. He eased Wenger out of the club in the most respectful way possible, but before then, ensured he brought in genuine football men. I mean, in Mislintat and Sanllehi we have one of the best scouting and recruitment team. Gazidis knows we can't compete with the Manchester clubs financially so the only way forward is to get top scouts and unearth talents others are unaware of or can't see the hidden potential.

Look what Mislintat did at Dortmund some years ago to get the picture. (Dembele, Pulisic, Weigl, Auba, Sokratis etc)

sod09:
watched him on youtube, he got reflex and sharp

And also very good with his legs. Modern goalkeeper that can help start attacks from the back.

Bernd Leno is next...

Spy360:
I love the transfer targets we are being linked to. Away from the usual Benzema and Lewandoski rubbish to more logical defensive moves that fits our team problems.

I'm quite optimistic that the recruitment team at Arsenal would come up with a decent looking squad by the start of the season. Arsenal for the first time in a long while seem to be looking at targets that address glaring problems; Winger, DM and CB. Wenger, a great manager and man that he was, would have probably be looking at getting another creative midfielder.

Spy360:
Deals for Sokratis and Torriera currently on the cards. Low profile but effective.

The Torreira deal in particular excites. He is basically a Cazorla-Kante hybrid.

The most dangerous man is one who has nothing to lose.

Ordinary can be a blessing

Real Madrid managerial job is the worst job in the world. Terrible President, annoyingly entitled fans and egoistic players. It's basically a thankless job.

look how they treated their managers in the past; Del Bosque, Pellegrini, Benitez....The job is a poisoned chalice. So cool to see managers giving Perez the middle finger now. (shove the job offer up your assss )

Get Guti to manage your club, Perez. No decent coach wanna have anything to do with you.