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Kingcalls:
Messi declined that team...they were a disaster until he left ...they struggled but signed the right players and went on a run that they had not experienced in years... Liverpool also dint win their first 2 games... Real Madrid also struggled to get past promoted Almeria... Lille finished first as well during the pandemic but struggled to mk top 10 last season... Atletico won la liga during the pandemic abd struggled to mk top 4 last season.... go and check out the factors that made man utd finish 2nd 2 seasons ago

Messi didn't decline Barcelona
How can you agree someone that always be the one scoring, creating chances and assisting be the one that decline the team? Is that not same thing Ronaldo was doing for Man utd last season while his fans keep praising him for it?
Messi first season without Barcelona saw them get knocked out of the UCL group stage and still struggle in Europa.

I'm not surprised how you couldn't make mention on how players like coutinho, Dembele, Griezmann, Pjanic,Semedo,Braithwhite, Pique and Co. were dropping shitty performances but you are always quick to call out Rashford, Fernandes, Maguire and Co for poor performances. No club is badly run like Barcelona in the last decade but your hatred for Messi will not let you point this out.


Both Barcelona and Man utd were poor, both Messi and Ronaldo did their very best in the teams to make things work
but your agenda differs when it comes to Messi vs Ronaldo.
For you, it was Messi that made Barcelona decline even tho he was the man doing everything and winning matches for them but when it comes to Ronaldo doing same thing at Man utd, it's different.


None of my concern if A side with Ronaldo while B side with Messi but don't make it look like the other party is Wrong for the same thing you are doing.
It's Okay for you to banter Messi and rubbish his efforts,when others did same to Ronaldo, you start throwing insults and abusive words to whoever disagree with your opinion.



Smh

Kingcalls:
The difference is that man utd had been terrible while messis influence at barca started to destroy the team...since he left, the team balance... the same thing is already happening at psg with mbappe

Man utd that finished 2nd is terrible while Barcelona that managed to win la Liga under Varverde was destroyed? Barcelona is balance and lose to Rayo home and away last season yet still couldn't beat same team this season?
The bottom line is Messi had 45 goal involvement in a la Liga season and wasn't enough for you guys but Ronaldo 26 for man utd is outstanding and should be lauded?


Why am I even replying you sef? The most baised Ronaldo fan on nairaland.

CrossOfficial:
A 34 year old Messi is struggling in the 5th best league in the world. Wonder what's gonna happen in 3 years time. Kindly shut up please. Have some sense.

the last time Messi scored 26 Goals and 21 assists in Barcelona to win Golden Boot,y'all blame him because his team went trophiless. Same thing is happening to Ronaldo but he should be praised abi?

Messi fans are just paying you guys back in ur own coins

Ade1177:
I disagree

I have seen 3 good channels say the truth about united

All others are just bias and living in the past

A good manager by the end of this game will strip maguire of the captain band no matter the consequences

So many teams the captain is being changed frequently

Look at city, they have 3 captains
Gundogan, de brune and Rodri


The coach to me is to be blamed!!!

You work with the players you have not be deluded that you are working with Messi

Why ask them to play out from back when you know they are poor with passing

The formation is the most stupid ever, playing a 5 foot against 2 giant strikers and a slow snail maguire, the counter attack you need to watch the replay and see how maguire was running at over full speed, he was extremely slow at full speed

That is his nature!!!! Nothing can be done about it

The midfield is a joke, Bruno is a 1 season wonder drop him till he regains confidence

Fred should never be in that team

Erickson is not a defensive midfielder not even with his health

To top it all, they are all so so short



Work with the players you have and get the best of them with the formation that best suite the team

United best starting 11 is

. . . . ................... . De gea

Dalot. ...... Varane. ......... Bailey... ......... ... Malacia

. ........................ Van de beek. Martinez

. ........................ Erickson Ronaldo

Sancho ........................ . ...................... gernacho



Ronaldo is a good play maker these days , make sure sancho and gernacho press, then in attack he can be the no 9 when attacking,

Make sure everyone marks tight like Fulham marked Liverpool, watch that game, they marked aggressive ly 90mins

Bench should be

Rashford
Bruno
Garner
Iqbal
Bailey
Mctominnay
Lindelof
Maguire

With this team they can easily get top 4

Ronaldo a playmaker?

Is this a joke?

Utanisco:
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IgOga:
Now that is a real solution....not quoting outdated statistics of other nations.....the credit system is what makes western nations attractive....remove it and it will be just like present day Nigeria.....

As long at the institutions are robust to make it work Nigerians may finally see the joy of living

Western Nations have minimum wages unlike Nigeria

Mumusaphire:
I don't know how they trained many of u at home because I don't know why what I said resulted to insult as if u know me. At the same age of mbappe, he already achieved more than both of them in terms of everything. So why the insult. He doesn't want to put pressure on himself by aiming to break their records.. let him just play his football and if it happens it happens.

pls delete this. Mbappe achieved "everything" more than them at 23?
Infact the only thing Mbappe won which they didn't win is the World cup.

Mumusaphire:
is like u don't get my explanation sir. When mess and cr7 was at the same age of mbappe, how many goals they already has, and remember mbappe already has world cup to his CV. The guy is just trying not to put pressure on himself. U, at that age, can u say messi and cr7 can go far like this? That is the logic. For example, look at ronaldinoh and kaka, can u tell me they won't last much in football, upon how dazzeled they were back then. I remember when our fans gave ronaldinoh standing ovation at bernabieu, no player has ever receive it, even till messi left barca, he never receive standing ovation from madrid fans. So if injury free mbappe, plus the league his playing, forget he will score goals more than them. Remember at just 23, he already has close to 40 goals in champions league. Ronaldo and messi was a magic, but remember there are better players ahead them in all time footballer when u check fifa GOAT. We are just looking at number of goals, but not concern about individuals talent.

Mbappe hasn't scored 40 UCL goals.

There's nothing Mbappe achieved individually which Lionel Messi and Ronaldo didn't, saying this obviously shows you know nothing about the 2 Great players. Messi won first Balon d'Or at 22,Ronaldo won his first at 23. Mbappe's Highest Balon d'Or rankings ever is 4th, he couldn't even move ahead of Ronaldo and Griezmann in the same year he won the World cup. At his prime,he still couldn't move ahead of Lewandolski and Benzema but you believe such player already achieved more than Ronaldo and Messi?



I laugh

Ngolo Kante is clear ahead of others, to win premier league best player in the time Hazard, Harry Kane, Aguero were tearing nets? Coupled with the fact he won World cup with France and was very essential part of the squad. Don't let me talk about UCL triumph with Chelsea where he was Man of the match from Semi finals both legs to final against Madrid. Infact Ngolo Kante was not just a squad player in every of the trophies he won,he always be one of the best players there, Liecester, Chelsea and France.

credon:
Bros I took your advice and bought the a52 instead of a53, it's a very good buy. Tnx boss.

bro how much did you buy the a52 and what variant?

She's beautiful but not that sexy
Alisha Lehmann is more sexy

Adakintroy:
They were decent.

But the class of evra, calos and Marcelo were another level good.

Lol
You forgot Lizarazu of France

HellVictorinho4:
With over 260 assists and over 600 goalscoring chances created


Your fellow Pessi worshippers would say the whole team plays for him like other players don't score.


Why won't he score more when he's more talented?

Okay

Now imagine a guy who's not a 9 but still outscore any 9 you can ever think of, and also create More than any playmaker in history.

Privit:
You'd pick Son because he's a 9 right?. See how people use emotions to make analysis.
The only person that can replace Ronaldo there is Kane and his season wasn't so good , so it's a no no.
No other 9 in the premier League had a better season than Ronaldo.

atleast y'all agree Ronaldo Is a 9 now



Lol

Niwdog:
Adamu that's no fit for vp position
Offcourse we all know the game plan adamu will step down for a southerner and becomes the vice president

if this played out,it means osinbajo will get the ticket. I still believe Tinubu stand the better chance tho,every odds favour him right now unless osinbajo is Buhari's wildcard.

Aconcagua:
Sire, you mean when the organizers arranged this fixture since August last year, they already knew that somehow red-hot Italy then was going to be out of form while Argentina would stay in form Can you say this mumbo-jumbo on national television? There is simply no logic to this your beer-parlour inspired statement.

Isn't the European Super cup played by just 2 teams and does that make it a nonsense trophy? The similarity with Confed cup is that they have similar concept which is to determine who is champion among national champions, I didn't mean that they were exactly the same competition, yet they are comparable, just like the way you can compare the Inter-toto or Toyota cup with the Club world cup.

You seem very pained that Argentina won an European team lol. Sorry bro and please take heart

he's Very pained right now,its no longer Europeans Vs south Americans. He's now banking on Senegal and France, e go shock ham. Him think say dis Argentina resemble Portugal wey go dey find ways to enter every tournament tru best losers and back doors.let him bring his France again for world cup and see Argentina feast on them, that's if the France no get knocked out from group stage sef.

Kingcalls:
U are the rookie... how can u say fifa confederations cup is same with this 2 team cup?? Fifa confederations cup had 8 teams in 2 groups, then a semi final and final is played and u compare it with just 2 team cup ... or u think if it was the proper confederations cup, Argentina will beat France??

This Argentina team can match any country toe to toe right now, your France was knocked out of Euro by Switzerland, Couldn't beat Hungary in the group stage.

If Argentina later beat ur Almighty France, you will come back here to tell us how France lose form and rusty and how they couldn't beat Hungary. Argentina knocked out Belgium and the Netherlands to reach 2014 World cup final. I'm waiting for your next line anyways, I know you will probably say Netherlands and Belgium are rubbish teams too.

headboyprince:
this isnt true. what replaced the fifa conderations cup was the new fifa club world cup. . this match is an arrangements between uefa and comebol that was signed in 2021. UEFA and CONMEBOL signed a renewed memorandum of understanding meant to enhance cooperation between the two organisations.

and how can you say they narrowed it down to 2 serious continental contenders. thats like saying the Epl narrowed the teams to just 4 teams who have always won the epl. it doesnt make sense. LMAO

Club World cup didn't replace confederation cup.
You Even called it "New Fifa club World cup", what's new in the competition that has been around since 2000(22 years)? For ur mind,na clubside competition (club world cup) go replace international competition (confederation cup)


Lot of ignorants on the internet lately

Dikaveli2:
At his age he more talented than messi in his age

Trash

you are the one talking trash
Messi already won Balon d'Or at Mbappe's age. The youngest player to net hat trick in El Classico.

stagger:
No English team can ever beat the Germans when it comes to penalties.

Chelsea won Bayern on penalties in UCL and won this same Frankfurt on penalties in the Europa

It's the interviewer's reaction for me

andrewbaba44:
Drogba that cannot average 1 goal in every 2 Epl games ,it took him ages to score 100 epl goals ,even salah and mane had outscored him with lesser games

Rooney Na agba ,one of the best goal scorers in the epl ,don’t compare him to drogba

without taking anything away from Rooney, I think you are being not fair towards Drogba. If your logic is to be followed, you will also pick Romelu Lukaku ahead of Drogba.
Didier Drogba was so good that he scored 10 goals in 10 cup finals for Chelsea, coupled with two times EPL Golden Boot.

Benny6944:
senseless and naive being..


How many games did chielini feature under RONALDO while he was almost injured throughout the season and at what year of his career lol..


Even Bufon was an option during RONALDOs era lol
Bonucci who returned from Ac milan after flopping in the club, also was made juventus captain lol...


Tell us how juventus are doing without RONALDO even after having some new players lol...?


When RONALDO helped juve see off at.Madrid with a HATTRICK I know yoh were in shame.. because that's what only RONALDO does, seeing off his opponents with a HATTRICK. Did it Wolfsburg, did it to At.Madrid, did it again against them, did it to Bayern, did it Sweden ,did it Switzerland LOL..


They say he's selfish.
How come he has 290+ football career assists?
how come he has most assists in the most renowned European tournament in history?
Match against arsenal, RONALDO had an oportunity to equalize with a pk after his first goal, he gave another to play his pk he normally takes, ANd it was lost.. If that was PESSI it would have made headline.

Okay

Benny6944:
At least he won 2 trophies every season before he left juventus

mind you, how are they playing in UCL without RONALDO?


or are you comparing existing squad then to RONALDO's squad lol


where is machiso, pogba, asamoa, basagli, etc who made juventus what they were before RONALDO joined?

can you compare messi's present in PSG to old PSG's squad back then? so why can't they achieve lol... its obvious without iniesta and xavi MESSI is nothing when it comes to UCL brilliance

he won UCL highest goal scorer without Xavi and Iniesta.He won 3 European Golden shoes without Xavi and won 2 without Iniesta. He broke the record of 20+ Goals and 20+ assists in a season without the two. There was no season Messi failed to hit 35+ goals since Xavi and Iniesta departures despite playing under so many different managers with different patterns and approach. His worst season as a Barca player saw him hit 24 goals and 21 assists in the league, that's directly involving in 45 goals in la Liga only. If those are not individual enough, I don't know what else to tell you.

So it's now about the squad he met at Juve? Buffon,Chielini,Bonucci,Morata,Mandzukic,Dybala,Cuadrado,Alex Sandro, all these guys won the league and took Juve to UCL final,Ronaldo played with them and they suddenly turn shits fighting for top 4 and couldn't get pass UCL quarters.
I can see you mentioned Pogba up there as one of the key players that took Juve to UCL final against Barca in 2015 and almost won treble,Ronaldo is currently playing with the same Pogba right now and they are fighting top 4 again.


Ronaldo is good,no doubt about that but his teammates always end up as shit with him in the squad. Suarez playing with Messi at Barca and he won golden Boot... Benzema playing with Ronaldo for over 6 years and couldn't make any individual achievement, the same Benzema is now a Balon d'Or Contender without Ronaldo
Fernandes was competing with Debryne and Co before Ronaldo arrives,now he's not even better than Ross Barkley .
Ronaldo will score in your team but his goals will be useful to him and him Only.

Benny6944:
OP MESSI WAS BOUGHT FOR UCL AND NOT ORDINARY LEAGUE PSG USUALLY WIN WITH 8-10 GAMES TO GO.

IN 9 SEASONS THEY HAVE WON IT 8X SO WHAT'S NEW HERE?


WHAT CONTRIBUTION DID make you meaning PSG with an early UCL elimination or helping PSG also loose two domestic titles ?


or his 4 goals in 22 league games lol? tell us please.. call spade a spade

Juventus bought Ronaldo for only Serie A right? They won Serie 8 times in 8 years before him, were in 2 UCL finals but they couldn't make semi final with him in 3 years. They even lose the Serie A which was their birthright to Inter with him in the team.Atleast PSG with Messi didn't lose ligue 1 to Lille or Marseille.



I'm Only using your logic

Messi Will be on UCL next season while Ronaldo will not.


So much for Mr champions league that can deliver with 10 log of wood

Kwinesther:
Which part of Ekiti are you from?

Ikere Ekiti

Miracle2022:
remember how arsnal trash Chelsea, don't forget how Brentford use Chelsea clean ground.

when did arsenal trash Chelsea this season?

Ekiti marriage

My state

paulolee:
leave dt guy, always calling chiesa wen blasting british players asif chiesa na benzema wey go dey lay tapin gv cr7

Lol
It's funny. It's easier to point fingers Sha

Kingcalls:
Bruno is crap ... he is always confused in the final 3rd and confuses the midfield with his confusing runs ...

Okay I hear you
Mention 2 players in the league better than him statistically since he joined United. And who do you suggest United should have signed instead? Incase you have forgotten,The club use 2 good years chasing this guy and finally got him in Winter transfer. Guess what? He has been their best player since then. I remember he won 2 player of the month in his first 2 months despite not starting the league and I also remember he still manage to pull double figures.
Bruno might not be the most technical in his position but you can hardly find a player who will displace him right now in that same position.


United problem is beyond Just players,come to think of it, Ronaldo goals and fighting Spirit couldn't take them anywhere. Don't you think problem lie somewhere else? It might be coaching aspect or the board not getting it right with some decisions e.g making Maguire the captain in such a hurry

Kingcalls:
We all know the old drunk is and hv always been jealous of Ronaldo.... Rooney was the young player in man u everyone thought will be the diamond in the future...but it turned out to be Ronaldo instead , who was not even British... Rooney wanted to be the one to lead utd to champion league glory, especially after scoring a hat trick on his champion league debut while it took Ronaldo 3 and a half seasons to score his first champions league goal but it was Ronaldo instead that broke records and took away his shine ... Rooney hoped that Real Madrid will one day ci e for him after the British hype , but it was Ronaldo they broke the bank for ... Rooney knows Ronaldo is more of a legend than him at utd and it hurts him alot .... 18 goals In 33 games at age 37 for a weak utd no be beans... top scorer for utd in CL and EPL ... and Rooney wanna blame him while fools like sancho maguire bissaka ,shaw and Rashford are left off the hook cos they are British..... imagine if utd bought chiesa instead of sancho

every Man utd player suddenly turn fools and Chiesa is better than them.... Lol.
That same Chiesa played alongside Ronaldo at Juve and he manage to score 8 league Goals in 30 apps.Normally that kind stat is average to a Bruno Fernandes you tagged "fool".
For you to think a Chiesa that has never done 10 league goals a season is the solution to this Man utd speak volume of your football knowledge.


Check 2020-2021 stats of both Chiesa and Sancho and ask yourself who United should have signed.