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ChrisKels:
Yes ur bad, as though the gal ever mentioned Suarez before u went berserk. Just as Samu Castel is same as Samu Chuks, Malcom and Countinho are now Suarez mtcheew.

That said, Barca would have have worse hit by Chukwueze's lightening pace if slow Suarez had played ahead of Coutinho. Chuks pegged back Alba and Coutinho, at a stage, he had Alba, vidal and Coutinho on him just to curb the menace he was causing. Stop arguing what u have no clue about, because it is obvious u didn't see the match, hence the incoherent statements.

Haba bros this shows that I am arguing with someone who does not follow LA Liga at all.

OK if Suarez plays Messi will go to the Dembele's wing and Coutinho will more to the bench, in that case it will now be Dembele who will be marking Samu and Dembele is faster than Coutinho. Bros before you actually argue at least try to find out the formation that a club plays and the personnel they use. If slow Suarez starts, he will not in anyway have any business with Samu na.. If you are man enough you will apologise for this rather stupid point you just made.

Meanwhile I already pointed out that the reason who I confused Cout and Suarez is because both were injured at some point this season and I remember one of them missed the game, so I made that rather harmless mistake but if you want to go on about it, cheers Sir

ChrisKels:
Why not give us the actual link u meant to post, so that we read the ratings and remarks also. U were so quick to post that bkus the rating was negative. Bros, ochu nwa okuko nwe ada... Look how desperate u now make ur appear

Sir I already decided to screenshot it and post it, didn't you see the whoscored rating I posted?

wayodude:
Though this is true that doesn't mean he isn't potentially as good as those players who you mentioned and any coach will rightly pick them before Samu.

Oscar, Willian, Hazard and Ramires kept Salah and De Bryune on the bench. They are all still actively involved in the game but we all know how that ended.

This I totally agree with. Maybe two or three years down the line he may be as good as them, but as at now he isn't, and let us not act as if it is written in stone, Denis was regarded as a better talent during his time at Villareal, went to Barca and went straight to the bench, not as good as required. So he may or may not make it that far, we all pray that he makes it that far but saying he will bench Dembouz, Cout and Malcom this particular season or even the next is so not true. The dynamics while playing for Barca is entirely different. Emphasis is on possession football, he will need to unlearn a lot of things and learn all over again before he can challenge for a starting spot, that is just my entire point. Not that the boy is not or will never be good enough

ChrisKels:
What if the manager is the one who's taken interest in the boy? That means auto-first eleven. U see how u just opened urself up?

If it is the manager it would be all over the news, that is my point.

safarigirl:
Andrew, you have started again. It's because of idiotic comments like this that I stopped coming here, but you must always find a way to embarrass the home training your mother gave you.


If all the women in your family are relegated to kitchen duties, that is the business of your family, but don't assume that everybody's mother was a glorified housemaid.

Respect yourself this morning.

I will not address you henceforth because I know better than to trade words with street urchins, and you have shown multiple times that you are no better than one.

I know the calibre of people in Nigerian football that I have spoken to, people who you are not worthy to even dust their shoes, they have called me brilliant and have acknowledged my knowledge. So, I don't know how some internet troll like yourself, can come here and say such BS


Have a nice day.

I am not in anyway supporting him, in fact what he said is wrong. But do you know that you have been insulting me too since we stated this argument but I have managed to keep it civil, now you have received it and you have taken a defensive position, that is double standard Ma'am

safarigirl:
dod you say Suarez was not on the pitch, or are you choosing the cowards way out by failing to admit you have been talking bull all this time?


Anyway, I watched the entire first half..... Nothing about Coutinho came up. I heard Dembele multiple times, same as Chukwueze, nothing about Coutinho.

You should have pulled these screenshots before yarning dust earlier, so, you can pack up your sh-it. It was never mine to begin with

If you know me on this thread I hardly pull stats from online sites to back up my claim because before I argue I make sure I know enough, it was your constant assumption that Chukwueze was better than Messi in that match that forced my hand, now you have admitted you only watched the first half so why exactly are you arguing?

I already apologised for mistaking Cout and Suarez because both were injured at some point, I also apologised for making a mistake in the first rating I posted, however does that in anyway change the authentic whoscored rating that I posted ma'am?

ChrisKels:
For ur mind now, Samu Castel is same person as Samu Chuks abi? U no get yarns and u didn't see the match bro. U trying too hard not to be preposterous. U quoting a two year old article to prove a point. Dude, Castelijo now plays for AC Milan. Infact, when that match was played, Chuks was still in Umuahia. Better luck next time

Yes I figured out the error rather late, I clicked on another link instead and was in too much of a haste so I posted it. However I already corrected it by posting an image of the actual who scored ratings. You can make reference to that

BascoVanVeli:
Going by your analysis Vidal should have been nowhere near the field talkless of scoring. I don't care about the news just your attitude towards the player.

Haba brother.

OK let me make it perfectly clear here that Samu is totally talented, heck I was the one defending him the other day against Komekn, so what is wrong with my attitude towards him?

OK see, Vidal was the backup then, he came in late and managed to score. Back then Barca's bench was totally poor, and luckily for Vidal he could play as a fullback as well as a wing forward so he got minutes, last season even Denis Suarez was always on the bench. But the crux of the matter is that as at now the players that he will have to compete with for a spot are Coutinho, Malcom, Messi, Dembouz, Alena and Denis, the last two for me are better than him (although you can argue that because you probably haven't watched them well enough) with respect to Barca's style of play, so do you really see him making Barcelona's bench or even playing Copa games? So if someone says the truth that means he hates a player? Kai Aboki na, come off that stuff, I used to think it was below you

safarigirl:
i watched the match.

If you go back on this thread, I even made comments on it.

The burden of proof is on he who claims.

Of course, how will I notice Countinho in the match when I did not even hear his name once? All the commentators were shouting was "Chukwueze! The Nigerian..... " Your Coutinho was nowhere on the pitch, he might as well have been injured

Let us go with your narrative that he wasn't on the pitch, it will save him the embarrassment that a player he is far ahead of bested him on the pitch, that he was anonymous against Villareal


Next time, don't come here and make false claims. Try and verify your facts before telling us, now I can safely call bull on everything you have said about Barcelona's interests.

I never made any false claims. Let me ask, did Suarez not miss the match due to an injury? And wasn't Coutinho returning from an injury himself? But of course you can choose to run away from the main topic of ddisxourse and grasp at thin air because you do not even have any point.

By the way here is the whoscored rating at the end of the match, but I believe you didn't watch the game hence you assumed that Chriskel's picture is the final rating, you could have at least checked the time on that his screenshot to know that the match was still on by then na

Oh and Cout actually had about three shots that I can remember(or at least two) so if you didn't hear his name when the commentators mentioned that he was the one that took the shot or even when the camera showed his face after taking the shot then you didn't watch the match

safarigirl:
It is you who brought up th comparison, so, feel free to call it what you will.

A player who managed to outshine Messi when he had to face him, and you are here shouting Coutinho and Malcolm, somebody showed up the master and you are telling us his subordinates would have done better. I agree, ridiculous comparison.

Let us talk of who was on the pitch and leave out those who could not be found when the battle began.

Sister here is what you said meaning you did not even know if Coutinho was injured or not, so did you truly watch the match yourself, people living in glass houses.....

safarigirl:
lol....


Mickael2, you no even watch match

Countinho was injured by Samu's pace perhaps

ChrisKels:
Na u injure Coutinho?

My bad Suarez was the one who missed out due to injury, I believe I already cleared that in my subsequent comments but thank you still.

safarigirl:
so, Abidal does not run anything by the President? So, the President gets news about who the team plans to sign at the same time fans get the news?

Is that how you think establishments are run?

Anyway, my point has been passed. You are not in any position to tell us what news is fake and what is legit.

There are some signings that are not even vetoed by the manager, like Malcom for example was just bought not because Valverde wanted him hence his lack of game time.

Besides what I told you clearly is that Abidal is the one incharge of transfers, if for example I am close to Abidal I don't need to be close to the president to know. So long as a club has a person in the same position that Abidal occupies in Barcelona right now, the president plays a very very reduced role in player recruitment. If you don't know, ask yo be enlightened, do not show your lack of knowledge in public

safarigirl:
leave am.

Shey we watched Barça vs Villareal, the only Barça player that matched Chukwueze was Dembele, even Spanish Barça fans said so, but my guy thinks Chukwueze no fit bench some Barça players. Na opportunity wey person no get, no be say e no good

Sister see what you said here, that he can bench some Barca players meaning he is better than them, I mean you can't bench somebody that is better than you so who started the comparison?

safarigirl:
It is you who brought up th comparison, so, feel free to call it what you will.

A player who managed to outshine Messi when he had to face him, and you are here shouting Coutinho and Malcolm, somebody showed up the master and you are telling us his subordinates would have done better. I agree, ridiculous comparison.

Let us talk of who was on the pitch and leave out those who could not be found when the battle began.

Those players were not on the pitch because they are Barca players, Denis Suarez and Malcom will make the Villarreal team with their eyes closed. I am trying as much as I can to ignore that part containing Messi because it is absolutely ridiculous, how did he outshine Messi who had an assist to boot? I was starting to believe that my memory of the game might be a bit hazy but then please visit this link

https://m.sportskeeda.com/football/barcelona-5-1-villareal-player-ratings

Samu Castillejo: 5/10This was again a game to forget for Castillejo, who has been one of Villarreal's better players this season, barring this fixture. He struggled to cause too many problems and his final passes were poor. He failed to provide any end product as the yellow submarines struggled to score.Rodri: 6/10
Just in case you don't want to open it. If I remember correctly he was okay in the first ten minutes or so then faded badly dropping from a rating of 7 or so to almost 5, how is that him outshining Messi? Even Alena came in, let us not be blinded by useless sentiments please

safarigirl:
look at how he is saying with confidence that he isn't even wanted, as if he is Barcelona's chief scout.

He just dey reel names like say he and Barça president dey go the same church and he sabi everybody wey dem dey find.

Actually Abidal is the one in charge of transfers and not the president.

safarigirl:
where were Malcolm and Countinho when Samu was running riot at the left flank?

Did you watch the game?

I watched the game, I am saying what I know and saw. What are you saying?

How do you even talk football? Coutinho was out injured, was Malcom supposed to bench Messi or am I missing something? Do you think that if Malcom and Countinho are in Villarreal they will miss a single minute of action? The comparison is ridiculous by the way

BascoVanVeli:
Oga u are not the coach so stop all this long talk. The same coach that Aleix Vidal scored a goal for in el clasico, abeg anything can happen in football. I am not saying he is going to Barca but sure he is good enough to get mentioned with the club. Are u telling me Munir El Haddadi is a world beater?

I am not exactly sure I understand what Vidal scoring in El Classico has anything to do with what I said.

By the way no respectable news outlet mentioned the news so there you have it

safarigirl:
leave am.

Shey we watched Barça vs Villareal, the only Barça player that matched Chukwueze was Dembele, even Spanish Barça fans said so, but my guy thinks Chukwueze no fit bench some Barça players. Na opportunity wey person no get, no be say e no good

Haba Sister, make una no dey carry this kind sentiment dey talk na. So Samu will bench Coutinho and Malcolm? Malcolm no offence will send Samu to Barca B. Do you know that a couple of years ago Denis Suarez was also the best player in Villarreal? He is currently struggling to even play Copa Del Rey games, having watched both I can tell you categorically that Samu is not better than Denis Suarez so how exactly will he bench anybody there?

Wait for the record eh. Barca's front three has Messi and Suarez and then either of Ousmane or Cout with Malcom on the bench and Suarez picking up the odd minute every now and then, who among these five guys will he bench? No offence but even Carlos Alena of Barca B is a better player and I don't mean that as an insult to Samu's talent but we need to face reality na

Curtisaxel7:
Oya name who he will bench in that Barca squad abeg.

Let's be realistic, Chukwueze will struggle to make Barca's bench as it is.

He isn't even wanted, the news is fake. Between Coutinho, Dembouz and Malcolm the left side of the attack is well packed for the entire season and nobody is going to bench Messi in that RWF position. Even if the formation is changed to a 4-4-2, Roberto and Vidal can play as side midfielders so there is aboslutely no way he will kick a ball all season long except in a dead rubber Copa Del Rey game which isn't even a guarantee because this young lad that was also the best player in Villarreal not long ago will take that spot, Denis Suarez who coincidentally was touted as a big talent from Villarreal as well.

Barca is in the market for defenders and then De Jong of PSV, Samu is not even in anywhere close to the Barca transfer list

BascoVanVeli:
A big clown is what he is. A boy that broke into Roma cannot get into Rangers? What a joke. Gerrard just wasted this youngsters time after lying to get him there

i sincerely do not understand, do you think that Steven G just kept him on the bench even though he is a special talent? Do you think he would be performing in training and yet he would be left on the bench and the Scottish press wouldn't say zilch about it? Come on man. Nothing is handed out, he hasn't earned it so why should it be given to him?

komekn:
I really don't understand your point but it seems negative.

Before Sadiq Umar has got anywhere near Rangers, l described him as being very poor in terms of his physicality. Particularly for such a big guy.

The Scottish league tries to mimick the EPL in its quest for competitive edge and physicality. It's been essentially a one team league with Celtic for near a decade and prior to that a two team league with Rangers. The rest of the league is just about on par with league one in England.

When l said Umar Sadiq would struggle in League one l was called a hater. That's all history now because nits proven.

Dapo Mebude 17 year old Nigerian origin striker is considered better than him.

But it doesn't mean he is a poor player, just not equipped for the type of football that's physical intense. So he might excel in Eredivisie or the Belguim league. Because it's obvious that he is not going to be playing for Roma.

These observation are not done with biased prejudice but from the context of what is required to make it in particular leagues.

Point is you pointed that he isn't really a good striker, for me he is average, I have been saying that since Rio. Lacks pace, falls over himself while running, where do I even begin? But in here some of his close friends what us to believe that he is better than Ighalo

komekn:
Over the past decade which teams have won La Liga ❓ That is a comprehensive answer to your conundrum.

The Bundesliga has been dominated by one team for near two decades.

Over the past 10 years how many different teams have won the EPL ❓

I love this.

From 2009 till now four teams have won the Epl, three teams have won the La Liga. If we extend it down to 1999 it will instantly become 5teams apiece. Now let me tell you that only 5 teams have won the Epl since 1992, just 5! How is that more competitive than the La Liga??

BascoVanVeli:
Thank goodness. That useless club wanted to ruin him after the clown Gerrard made all that noise to sign him.

the club wanted to ruin him? Or he was just not up to par? So Gerrard is a clown because Umar wasn't good enough and he decided not to use him because as the coach of the second biggest team in Scotland he is always under pressure, does that make him a clown?

So it turns out Sadiq Umar's contract with Rangers has been cancelled because dude has just been too poor in training. Food for Komekn

busky007:
the truth is that I have forgotten Wat we are arguing about Real Madrid have lost already
So bros buy drinks let us forget and merriment
Looking forward to arguing with you again

Happy new year in advance

busky007:
there are 2 answers becuz it was not a dead rubber game u can check lineup and it is at their home
They shud have fielded their b team if they don't care

Haba bros, you are making me question your football know-how with the points you are making. First you said because Chelsea lost two matches they had to beat Manchester City which is plainly ridiculous, I mean look at Monaco, look at Bayern, they have lost three games and kept on losing, Madrid did so at the start of the season too, but let me just assume that is what you want to believe.

Please do you really know the meaning of a 'dead-rubber' game(let me use a hyphen so you will understand that it is a compound word maybe that will make it easier to grasp). A dead-rubber game means a game of no significance, Madrid were already group winners even if the lost by 20 goals, to them it was a dead-rubber match, or is there another meaning for it? Please which team did Madrid put out?

Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois,
Odriozola, J Sanchez, Vallejo, Marcelo,
Valverde, Llorente, Isco, Asensio, Benzema,
Vinicus. On a normal day, only Asensio, Banzema, Marcelo and Courtouis would start, now Marcelo is returning from an injury so the game was for him to get up to shape, so you have 7 second team players in the starting eleven, is that not their second team virtually? I may not reply your mentions again if you keep on with such ridiculous comments no offence.

Danielnino00:
You are a joker...

The same Madrid being beaten at home by CSKA or the Bayern that's off form this season ??

I do not understand where your problem is from, probably you do not understand the meaning of 'big game'.

Big game means a season defining game, Real Madrid topped their table in the champions league, that is because they won the big game in the group against Roma. Bayern topped their group because they won the big games in that group. Or is Madrid vs CSKA in a dead rubber match now a big game? Or you just do not understand what a big game means

busky007:
I am a little bit disappointed in you. Had u watched man city vs watford. They started dropping form from there managing to win 2-1 .and a thing about man city is they don't win when they played badly unlike Liverpool. BTW with Chelsea form b4 dat match it was clear city will struggle as Chelsea had lost their last 2 games

Foster was the best player for Watford that day, on another day Manchester City could have won that game by 5 goals easily, they had the chances which G Jesus kept on missing, how did they struggle exactly??

I actually don't understand, so because Chelsea were in bad form, losing their last two games then they should have beat City? Wow, what exactly is your definition of 'in form'?

busky007:
bros the Madrid losing 0-3 cska Moscow abi so it is not a big game yet their first eleven is playing or the man city that lost to Lyon abi dat one Nobi be big game
Currently betting on Real Madrid and Bayern na suicide cuz of shaking and man city has joined them having only 15 fit players ahead Jan 3
Bros football is all about analysis of current form coupled with luck not past glory

on current form Manchester City should have killed Chelsea. But Chelsea have never lost a home game against the defending Epl champions and it happened yet again. Like I said current form isn't everything

busky007:
u have data right then do the needful and stop exposing ur ignorance
Incase u don't have data (freebasic) then I want to tell you Liverpool won all their home games

Liverpool won the home game with which scoreline? And then lost the away game by which score line? Over two legs did they not lose on away goals? Come on if you know anything about football that should not be difficult for you to calculate na

isan:
ahhh I think Liverpool will beat Madrid or Bayern and spurs will choke at the last minute and bottle it like last season

when the big games come, the big teams step up. Everyday of the week Liverpool will lose over two legs to Bayern and Madrid, not even close

Danielnino00:
You are joking if you think this current Liverpool team will fall to Bayern or Madrid....

Maybe in their own backyard but certainly not at anfield..


Barca fans always picking on EPL teams at the slightest opportunity... Maybe u folks should appeal to join the EPL if the Catalonia dream is achieved.

You do know that over two legs Liverpool lost to PSG right?

Danielnino00:
This is the 21st century... Football is all about mony this days. And as far as money is concerned the premier league is well ahead of other leagues...

Let me quote José Mourinho for you here... He said it some years ago in an interview that the competitive nature of the premier league is one of the factors responsible for EPL teams poor performance in Europe and I agree with him 100%.. In other leagues, you can count like 3 or 2 teams who can compete financially with the EPL but in England you have Liverpool, city,man utd,arsenal,Chelsea, spurs and even Everton, wolves,Fulham... Some championship clubs even pay more than some la liga teams... You know its true...
The financial stability of EPL means the competition is stiff. Add to the fact that there is the league cup and FA cup...

Consider this: Barca have a game against Getafe on Saturday and a crucial champions league semi final game against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.. Obviously, Barca can easily field their B team and beat Getafe and their A team face Bayern..
Now, let's say Man city is in the same situation . They face Newcastle on Saturday and Bayern on Wednesday.. Even with their current form,they can't field an entirely B team and expect victory against Newcastle...
Bottom line is, teams like Barca,Madrid,Bayern PSG often perform better than EPL teams in Europe cus they don't have much competition domestically... They cab easily rest some of their best players for domestic games and use them for the UCL...

Its not an excuse but a fact. I can't even remember the last time an EPL team won both the league and UCL in the same season... But Barca and the likes have done it many times..


That being said,stop attacking my Liverpool... Its not like you have won more champions league trophies than us anyway...

Manchester City have only lost 4 games in their last 77 league games, if the league is so competitive I don't think that should be the case. In contrast Barca have already lost 4 games in the last 50 games, not to mention how many Real Madrid have lost. So how come La Liga isn't competitive but Epl is? ManCity can field their B team and defeat Newcastle easily? Who is in Man City's B team? Kompany and Otamendi, Zinchenko, Delph, Gundogan, G.Jesus, Mahrez/Sane, Foden. Just imagine that team against Newcastle, they do not stand a chance at all