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raumdeuter:
Is he not meant to be better than all Madrid players?

Or how many Madrid attackers do you rate above Hazard

Just showing you how ridiculous you target of 40goals is. 30+ goals and assist is a good season.

A40:
Where Hazard wan see 20 goals? Unless Ramos relinquishes PK duties to him

So if he scores 20+ goals you will agree he had a good season?

raumdeuter:
I am comparing them like Hazard fans wanted us to do
If he has 40goals he is exceptional
Players like Sterling, Mane Salah score 20 goals
10 assists? Are you joking? Kdb is almost at that in 7 games

How many Madrid players have scored 40goals in a season for the last 30yrs?

raumdeuter:
Is 20+ goals the criteria to be wrong? No be him mates dey drop 30? Neymar at age 23 was dropping 39 goals in all competition for Barcelona and we were told all Hazard needs to do to beat those numbers is to play for Madrid

So let me ask if Hazard doesn't score 40 goals for Madrid in all competition to beat Neymars tally will you agree that he is useless and insane comparing him to Neymar

I am not comparing them. I am talking solely on Hazard personal season at Madrid. If he bangs in 20+ goals with 10+ assists will you admit he has performed exceptional?

raumdeuter:
If you see as Madrid fans and media enter Hidden, me sef begin dey pity am. Wetin pain most of them be say Vicinius Rodrigo James and Isco are sitting for hidden to showcase his atilogwu

Hidden thought this was Chelsea where he will be dribbling aimlessly just to please himself and fanboys like popiziano will be hailing his unproductive football

I expect Hazard to be a goalkeeper in next fifa 11 based on his number of clean sheets

I don't care if hazard is successful at Madrid or not but If he bangs in 20+ goals come the end of the season will you admit you were wrong?

Eruditor:
So anyone that is Dutch is aware of Cryuff's philosophy?

His Feyenord team brought me to that conclusion.

Roland17:
Core philosophies of any team is not built on hiring and firing, they are natural and ingrown cultures within an organization hinged in the history, mission, vision and values upon which the organization was founded. It remains consistent irrespective of who comes or leaves the organization, consequently hiring Pep, Txiki, and Soriano has no consequence and can not replicate the Barcelona model because you don’t buy models/ organizational cultures.

More so, the Van Bronkhorst situation is not a rumor, you may want to update yourself on the situation. He has signed with City on an unknown capacity and has been given all access to City’s organization, including the dressing room. He gave up his planned 1 year sabbatical to sign with City after stepping down from Feyenoord. Now, does that mean he is now the substantive coach or has any coaching role? Absolutely not but it does provide a bite to the rumors.

Pep can have his preference but City have no compulsion to stick or follow his preference because they are operating on a totally different ideology.

Van Bronkhorst is dutch, so he's aware of Cryuff philosophy. He has a good profile like that of Guardiola except that he hasn't managed big teams.

elampiro:
Not the Zidane I watched that influenced big games.

All I am saying is Zidane is a bad example to compare with Pogba when talking about consistent performance week in and week out because Zidane is the epitome of inconsistentcy but credit to Zidane he will always show up and dominate big games.

Roland17:
Firstly, Rino did not exactly do great, in fact, throughout the season we were quite predictable as we struggled to finish games from winning positions when Rino was the coach. Worse still, his selection was something that left me scratching my head and it was a common consensus that he would not come back. I have to agree that Giampaolo was a shocking hire and it was done so quick no one even noticed. I would tell you that the team is playing a more fluid possession football under Giampaolo, however, the problem is we are wasteful upfront. I can not count the number of chances Piatek and Leao have missed this season. In the first half today, we easily could have gone up by 2 but we were careless.
More importantly, I think the main issue is playing Suso and Calhanoglu at the same time because when we don't have the ball opponents bypass the middle into our final 3rd. Kessie is a forward bombing midfielder which leaves Bennacer who think has been terrific thus far all by himself. Leao needs a big club mentality because he can be indifferent sometimes, loses concentration and that comes with is age. If the plan is not a long term with Giampaolo we may as well get rid of him if results don't improve, rather than wait until the end of the season. It is going to be a long season in the Serie A because teams are bouncing back and the competition for top 6 has improved significantly.

Piatek could have scored an hatrick yesterday. He was Soo wasteful.
Would it be too much to call Piatek a one season wonder? He Has shown a complete lack of technical ability or adaptability to a new system and his finishing has been terrible.

You guys did play some decent football last season with gattuso. Problem with Gattuso was his choice of personal most times rather than his style. Seria a is returning to it's peak.

maik99:
Zidane average? Wetin man no go see sef

Zidane had many average games in which he was just a passenger. Learn to read and understand next time.

chic2pimp:
Suso is a Funny one. As you've already noticed , He is incredibly lazy without the ball however when He is onsong, He can be quite good. He also seems to have developed a good understanding the Hakan and when the two of them play together, our attack seems to sync better. Lastly I really don't week we have any one much better currently so He would have to do for now.

Giampaolo I don't think currently knows the formation to use to get the best out of His starting 11 or even His best 11 for that matter. I reckon He is stilll trying to figure things out himself. Hopefully He gets even enough time.

Why is Giampaolo not trusting Paqueta?


Bennacer is awesome to have in the middle for creative long balls, while Rebic and Leao are so much faster. Suso just turns around a few times, not even taking on the defender and passes. But you right suso is very creative when he decides to be serious and have a bit of sense but he needs to put in more work.



Giampaolo won't last the full season You have regressed in every aspect so far compared to last season. 1 goal in open play in 5 games tells you all you need to know. Gattuso did an amazing job with the team he had last year. The team didnt look great but it worked. Instead with giampaolo Milan seems lost. Was replacing gattuso really a wise decision.

chic2pimp:
...I knew You'll be here.

He had quite a mediocre First Half however He was absolutely Terrific in the Second Half. He is currently on a rich vein of Form for both the Azzuris and Torino and long may it continue. We need Him Fit and Firing for the Euros Next year.

What does Suso do to get dropped for you guys. He is basically a one trick pony at Right wing , slow and lazy. He can not play as a 10, nor as a second striker... Why is the manager forcing a player to the starting XI, that is not suitable to his formation or the standard 4-3-3.

elampiro:
Fact: Pogba is doing nothing to justify being a main man. Shooting into the sky. Can't nod in from 3 yards. Was this how Zidane played midfield? One player can influence a whole team to be great.

Zidane was never consistent. He was average and a passenger in many games like Pogba. So yes that was how Zidane played midfield.

Obere4u:
He was bullied but the guy dey see pass..

Billy is everything today.. One two pass.. Space.. Collect ball.. Pass

He was amazing, the way he moves and dictates the game is super impressive for someone his age. Looks really mature on the ball and has some amazing passes in him.

LaMujer:
No be part of the ojoro we dey talk?

Hazard played as LW last season, but was drafted as a MF Mane played as a LW last season, but was drafted as a FW

Who dey deceive who?

Hazard has always been drafted as a midfielder since 2016.

kendrick93:
you are tryna rationalize why they picked him..
If they wanted four CBs there are other worthwhile candidates they should have picked...
Infact ramos,marcelo,modric have no business being in the shortlist in the first place

Take it up with Fifa. The top votes are picked exactly the way it is and Ramos was the 2nd highest voted just behind van dijk in the defenders category. If 4 centre backs are the highest voted the team will include all of them. Fifa is not picking an actual eleven with 2cb, a left back and a right back. It's not that hard to grasp

LaMujer:
What position did hazard play for Chelsea last season?
What position did Mane play for Pool for last season?

That's not the issue. FIFA listed hazard has a midfielder and Mane has a forward. Hazard was top3 in his category while mane was not in his category hence he made it into the team of the year. Mane finishing 5th and hazard 8th is irrelevant.

LaMujer:
FIFA are a very stupid entity. Really.


Dem sey na only professional players dey select FIFPRO 11.

The same players we're seeing that they kept picking Mane or VVD, some few instances, Salah.

Players that believe Mane is good enough for World Best, those same crop of players don't believe he's good enough to be in FIFPRO 11. Instead, they believe Hazard is.


Mane is the 5th best player in the world, but Hazard, the 8th best player in the world beat him to a spot in FIFPRO.


So, pesin wey carry 8 sabi book pass pesin wey carry 5.

At least use your head. Was hazard and mane in the same category or fighting for the same position in the XI?

kendrick93:
no matter how you spin it,ramos shouldn't be anywhere near a best xi of 2019.No madrid player for that matter.
How come Trent Alexander wasn't given the right seeing as he is an actual right back and probably had the best season.
But but let's shove a ramos who had a below average season as a CB to right back.
FIFA are bunch of jokes

Did I tell you Ramos deserve it or not? There is no position when picking just 4 defenders irrespective of were you play. FIFA could pick 4 centre backs or even 4 fullbacks In the XI.

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Full voting of the FIFPro TOTY selection.

lordfalcao:
lol na that Marcelo inclusion I don't understand.. why hazard in mildfield biko? When they are mildfielders to be included

hazard, he’s been categorised as a midfielder in 2018, 2017 and 2016 as well so didn't start this year . For some weird reason FIFA thinks he is a midfielder. Marcelo was not even top10 in his position this past season. He was even benched for Reguilon at some point. The XI is a joke.

raumdeuter:
Madrid finished the season trophyless

Crashed out in the CL second round to Ajax
Finished the league 19points behind the winners
Crashed out of Copa del rey in semi
Lost Super cup to Atletico

Yet has 3 to 4 players out of 11

As in Marcelo will watch last season and think he deserved to be ahead of Robertson. Marcelo wasnt even in Copa America squad.
Modric sef will watch last season see Fabinho and Bernardo and think he deserves the spot

Sergio Ramos as right back, How many times has Ramos played Right Back in the last 10yrs

But to some people na these type of polling booth ballot box awards matter not performance on the field abi which on field performance will Madrid 4 players point to

That’s not how this works, it is not an actual 11 with 2 cbs, 2 full backs . It’s just 4 defenders regardless of role, same as 3 midfielders, and 3 forwards. It could also have been 4 rightback/left back if fifa thought they were the best 4 defenders in the world. Ramos isn’t shoehorned at right back. Case in point, the ‘2nd xi’ has Dani Alves, Robertson, Trent, and Jordi Alba as the defenders. All fullbacks.

What is Marcelo,modric and even hazard doing in FIFA Eleven. How can people take the award seriously when it's not base on merit.

Serious Question.


How far do you have to go back in play to rule an offside decision? Nobody would have complained had Azpi goal been given. Football is not science. VAR is ruining the fun factor in football.

Thecassanova:
If we can just add Fabregas accuracy of execution to Jorginho’s game.

Btw, Tomori is the real deal. Have you now seen the light that Zouma & AC are just average after-all?

Zouma was immense yesterday.

timay:
And they still lost the game. This was Klopps mistake last season which he has obviously learned from. Games like yesterday will happen once in a while in which you will get dominated, but you have to manage it and get results no matter the way and cost. That is what wins you the league at the end of the season. Liverpool of before would try to regain their superiority in the game , and in the process, conceded another goal and the game would be drawn.
Last season, Man city experienced a lot of this scenarios towards the end of last season, in which after they scored 1 goal, the opposition the closed shop and started pounding them. instead of him to bring in Midfielders or fowards to balance game, he brought in defenders to protect the lead and see off the important 3 points.

The Liverpool I saw yesterday was nothing special.
Why change tactics when it was working. Intense pressing was working for Liverpool quite well. Note that they didn't change tactics after they scored the 2nd goal but continued to play the same way in the second half up to the 60 min. mark. After that they couldn't press as intensively as before and lost control.

half or even most of Liverpool's defensive solidity is based on their pressing. It protects the back 4 really well. No pressing, no control, and their defence become exposed and shaky.

timay:
@the bolded, it's called proper game management. If Lampard learns how to do that, he will win something.
Klopp discovered that he lost the midfield to Chelsea already, rather than fight to take it back with about 10-12 minutes together, he decided to see the game to the end and protect his 3 points which was more important.

I don't think Liverpool decided to have 25 % possession and sit back willingly. We forced them back with our pressing and intensity. They lost control of the game. It's that simple. And without having control their defence looks shaky and vulnerable. If it was a tactical decision to give up high pressing and concede control, it was a bad one.

monerozi5590:
Mourinho on Chelsea: "When you start accepting defeats just because your team played well and just because your players gave their best, a performance for people to be proud of… I think when you get used to it, that’s when the big clubs stop being big clubs."

Harsh? �


Mourinho though! Lol

Harsh but accurate. I love the pundit Mourinho

odizeey:
so na u be dat guy Wen dey shout bring giroud for viewing centre?

We just leave you mk you dey shout dey go.

Me and that guy dey the same boat because I watch the match for my paddy side. If you see how I was shouting at Lampard through the screen lol. The moment I saw Batshayi I almost Stone the t.v with my remote. Little did I know giroud was not even in the matchday squad imagine that kin thing.

SkimpleD:
Mount was rather too quiet today.

I expected Pulisic to have been brought on in his place

I think it was a tactical move from lampard. He shifted mount to come inside more and occupy Trent to free up Alonso to attack the wing.

thorrvik55:
Giroud was not in the match day 18.

Seriously.......So I wasted about 30mins shouting for giroud to be brought in.