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kingBolton:
Did Palmer even get involved?
I think Gallagher collected the ball and gave it to Palmer when Jackson and Madueke were fighting over it.

Jackson was not fighting to take the penalty. He was telling Palmer to let madueke take the penalty since he was already on an hatrick. Jackson wanted another attacker to get on the score sheet as well.

kingBolton:
Lampard later allowed DD to take the second one when we were comfortably leading...

If lampard was as self centered as Palmer would he have given it to Drogba?

Omoluabi16:
Palmer should settle for YPOTY. That one is locked for foden, rice, or rodri. Chelsea's for is terrible TBH.

He is a contender for player of the year.

Ibime:
That goal took him equal with Haaland for golden boot.

Who gives away golden boot?

what are you talking about? Messi has given penalties to greizmman and Neymar while on hatricks. Ronaldo has given to Benzema and bale. Greizmman has given out as well. Even Saka and odegaard gave to havertz and some one else this season You are sounding like he came into the match with golden boot in mind.

Griffon:
These makes little sense.

You have a player who is on the hunt for the golden boot, why shouldn’t he be offered the pen?

I’ve seen Lampard let Didier take the pen because the latter needed to add to his tally. It has nothing to do with the number of goals scored in a game, if he must get 10 chances to increase his haul, then by all means let him do so.

You have your story upside down. Lampard didn't allow Drogba take the penalty during the last game of the season when he was chasing Rooney for the golden boot. The team comes first before any personal glory.

Ibime:
Put address on this

I am a man of peace o lol.

Leyqute:
Palmer is on a hattrick already. It would cost him nothing to release the PK so others could score.

Exactly what am saying. Costs nothing to allow others score too. We have seen Saka gives havertz and others penalties to score when arsenal had a wide margins.

Ibime:
Scattered Edomites that can't even agree among themselves

Palmer is chasing Haaland, they should go and sit down

That's the self centeredness am talking about. He is putting his personal objectives over the team. He already has an hatrick and we are 4:0 up. Give it to others to take.

Madueke and Jackson needed that goal more than Palmer. He was already on an hatrick and we are 4:0 up. He should stop being self centered before the other attackers turn on him.

Kimbeast:
Haaland, Foden, Alvarez, Doku and Grealish= 46 league goals.


Palmer, Jackson, Sterling, Madueke and Mudryk= 38league goals.


Saka, Havertz, Martinelli, Gabriel and trossard= 41 League goals.

Update.

Palmer, Jackson, sterling, madueke and Mudryk= 42 league goals.


Saka, Havertz, Martinelli, Gabriel and trossard= 41 League goals.


Haaland, Foden, Alvarez, Doku and Grealish= 48 league goals.

lajid:
I don’t like the fact that only Palmer is getting g most goals sha. This is why we perform woefully when he doesn’t score

Every club has a top goal scorer. Why is Chelsea fans the only ones complaining. Goals from open play Palmer has 14goals while Jackson 10. The others are not doing badly.

By the way Double digits figures for the useless Jackson.

kingBolton:
I don't want to see Palmer in that right wing again.. just give him the number 10 role permanently and look for a right winger in the summer.

We have Nkunku for the 10 role. Hopefully next season he comes back fully fit.

Ibime:
Is 92 point bar? That's Liverpool dropping the bar from 99 points.

Rodri met a functional City team and took them back. He was starting DM, not Fernandinho who was halfway to retirement then.

Pep first season, Pep himself was all over the place

The Man City we know now started in 17/18 season and in that setup Fernandinho established a 100 point and 98 points standard with low 20s for goals conceded. Rodri took that back

The only thing Rodri has over Fernandinho is UCL and it took him 4 years to get there. Fernandinho only had 2 years under prime Pep, why won't he win UCL with 4 chances. He only even got one chance cos he was injured when Spurs knocked City out in 2018.

Rodri came in 2019. Man city 2019/2020 season was filled with injures. Even Rodri missed about a month with injuries. They had no centre backs and left back for a long time that fernandinho was deployed at a center back numerous times which could be one of the reason they had a poor season. First season and he wasn't fully settled into the pep system so I don't know why you keep hammering on that.

Your argument doesn't even make sense. We have seen City with Rodri fully settled into the Pep system go head to head with Liverpool and won getting to 93points with Liverpool at 92. But according to you if Liverpool raise the bar to 94 or 95 again city with Rodri can't match them or better them. How does that even sound to you? Took them back yet Ederson best season came under Rodri with 20 clean sheets. He also had another season with 19 under the same Rodri. Bro you win. No need flogging a dead horse.

By the way did fernandinho not play vs Liverpool and Monaco in the Champions league?

Ibime:
Where was Rodri when Liverpool raised the bar to 99 points in 2020?

If Liverpool raise the bar to just 95 points, Man City is done, unlike the days when 97 points will still get them defeated

Also who raised the bar in 2018 when Fernandinho took City to 100 points while 2nd place was on 81 points?

2020 was Rodri first season at City and fernandinho was still the number 1 choice if I remember correctly Plus they had numerous defensive issues. Fernandinho was even used as center back on numerous occasions. What was Fernandinho point tally in his first season under Pep? You haven't answered that question.

We saw Liverpool raise the bar to 92points when Rodri was fully settled at City and they won the league with 93points. That's enough prove that Rodri with City is capable of matching whatever Liverpool can do.


How is the 100point season relevant to the discussion when we are talking about Liverpool going head to head with City.

Ibime:
Where was Rodri when Liverpool raised the bar to 99 points in 2020?

If Liverpool raise the bar to just 95 points, Man City is done, unlike the days when 97 points will still get them defeated

Also who raised the bar in 2018 when Fernandinho took City to 100 points while 2nd place was on 81 points?

double post.

Ibime:
If you add all those, will it hit 95 points?

Rodri first season was Liverpools last season at the top. Liverpool repeated 99 points, where was Rodri then if your thesis is correct?

Since Rodri came, City have conceded over 30 goals every season bar one. Fernandinho left it at 22 GC even with wasteman like Otamendi in defence

Fernandinho remains the standard. Rodri couldn't compete with a Liverpool side collecting 95+ points.

The point is City with Rodri could have easily had many 90 plus points seasons of they hadn't won the league with games to spare and then drop of.


Why will anybody be asking of Rodri first season learning pep system if not be mischievous. What was fernandinho first season with Pep point tally?


Yet Ederson best season In terms of clean sheet came with Rodri, 20. He also had another season with 19 with the same Rodri.

We have seen City with Rodri compete with a Liverpool side getting 92points. Nothing stoping us from believing if Liverpool raise to bar again, City with Rodri will still raise it higher.

Ibime:
UCL na mater of luck. Winning UCL no make Grealish better pass David Silva

DM is about consistency

When was the last time City even kept clean sheet?

Rodri if faced with the Liverpool challenge Fernandinho overcame will have exactly zero league titles today with his 80 + points seasons.

Rodri has taken them back from where Fernandinho left it. All that happened is Liverpool declined from being a 90+ points team.

97 points, no title - na Fernandinho work be that

Liverpool got to 92points in 2021 and city got 93 with Rodri. What makes you think if Liverpool was getting to the 90 points regularly City won't beat whatever point tally with the same Rodri. 2021 already shows us they can.

Last season they were crowned champions with 4 games to go. They lost one and drew one of those last 4 games ending the season with 89points. So you think if they had a team chasing them they won't win the entire 4 and end up on 90plus points.


2020 was also the same thing. Won the league with 3 games to spare then dropped points in those 3 matches ending the season on 86points.

Funny enough Ederson best season in terms of clean sheet came under Rodri. 20 clean sheet in the 2021/2022 season. He also had 19 the previous season.

AdisaOwala:
Which chances?

At 0-0, Villa came closest to scoring on 2 occasions - one effort hit the upright while the other hit the crossbar.

Arsenal were 2nd best in this game abeg

Did you actually watch the first half?

Havertz had two one on one with Martinez.

Trossard miss from the 6yard box

Gabriel Jesus header that hit the side netting.

Saka curler that missed by few inches.


The only chance Villa had in the first half was the Watkins ball that hit the post and that came from Gabriel passing to him.

Sportsweb:
Find solace bro in Man United and Chelsea misery.

At the end of the day, Arsenal golden generation won the same number of trophies as worst Chelsea team ever

Deep.

Ndicka collapses. Roma game abandoned

larride:
Arsenal will always be Assnal

Arsenal is a useless club. Funny thing is they will still repeat the same nonsense next season. Play good football from August to March then bottle the league as usual.

drisham:
It's up to Chelsea to stop them from winning another treble 😎

With our comical defense? let's hope so.

oliverano:

We'll be there!

Am sure Pep is even tired of winning the league.

4 in a row will be insane. What other record has this man not broken in this league. Nothing stoping him from doing 5 in a row next season.

Man city are actually on course for another treble.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Iran don't even need to ask for help from Russia. Iran, Russia, China are members of Shanghai Cooperation Organization which is a defensive military alliance.

Besides, for Russia anything that will take away the attention and resources of the West from Ukraine is a welcome development.

Forget all those ones. How many support did Iran and China send Russia in their war against Ukraine. I know Russia will definitely come to Iran aid if they ask for it but China nothing concern them and war.

Bombblacks:
Mr man Russia doesn't give a shi..tt about Iran nor will Putin fight any war for them. Stop mentioning China and Russia to gas up Iran.

China will definitely not do anything but Russia will help Iran out if they ask for it.

Leyqute:
Haaland can never reach Ibrahimovix’s level. This is Ibrahim at 21 btw

https://twitter.com/fuadyabz23/status/1778465189991416041?s=46

The kind of goals Ibrahim scored, Haaland can never score them. He’s just a world class finisher. Full stop. Everything else na 39F.

Not taking anything from Ibrahimovic but you can make anyone look good with an highlight compilation. Take a look at Haaland at 20 playing for Salzburg.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5m8Jhj78Eg?si=jBlUsGuA8FbAPbQg

hensben:
Madrid going for Maino to replace Modric. Bellingham can’t even control games, he is a runner with little skills.

Was Bellingham tasked with controlling the game on Tuesday? Is it Foden that controlled the game for city. Why do you all like coming online to drop irresponsible takes. What's the job of Kroos, Valverde and Camavinga In that midfield.

kendrick9:
Because being the best player at the world cup and winning it in a memorable fashion dwarfs anything Haaland did that season.
No one remembers Haaland treble season , Years from now people will still talk about how Messi and Argentina finally won the world cup in arguably the greatest WC final.
And you comparing that to Haaland?
You guys must be trolling 🤣🤣🤣

You are basically confessing that Messi had a better season because of narrative and what people will say in the future. Nothing tangible just pure narrative lol. So what about the 2023 fifa best player award that didn't include the world cup?

kendrick9:
Who was the better player Messi or Haaland?

Nothing concerns anyone with the better player. The award is called player of the year meaning the player with the best season. How was Messi 2022/2023 season better than Haaland.