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Lana1:
Abeg o is this real? 😭😭

Van Dijk was like 600 km away from Caicedo, but man was still running the opposite direction, where exactly is he running to?

Sportsweb:
Omo, fatigue is disturbing liverpool

Abi nao!
You can't win your first five games without getting fatigued?

Impossican't.

After the international break, the EPL needs to give them another five weeks to recover from this fatigue.

How is that not a foul Mr tailor?

These 3 boys are boys to this game

Keep confusing yasef

StarchAndBanga:
Game day!!

Don't lose today is all I ask for!!!

I pray so ooo

Abeg, If my English is giving you migraine abeg leave this thread and go to educational thread on Nairaland, there you will find perfect use of english, but this is sport thread , and we use sporting language here, even the best of coach are not that fluent in English and do better than those who born in English country.

Android22:
Seun,

Is it possible to include the level of education received on people's profiles?

English isn't many people's first language on Nairaland.

The level of education cannot be used to judge fluency in English, because English is just a language, not a measure of intelligence, even by suggesting this already exposes your weak reasoning. Professors worldwide struggle with English yet excel in science and medicine, while some with polished grammar can’t solve basic problems, so linking education to English fluency is both shallow and exposes ur display of ur knowledge.

Kickoff is in 3 minutes. Please, which one is the star match to watch: Arsenal vs West Ham or Man Utd vs Sunderland?

akwesenana:
Liverpool and others.

andrewbaba44:
When hakimi played in Germany and Italy he was the best RB there and has been consistent from then till now,una no get talk

We don get una time now ,nobody go carry James go where him never reach

I am sure the ucl hakimi dominated is a weak league too

Your james cannot even make premier league team of the season or ucl team of the season when you won it and you are here comparing his peak to hakimi

Nonsense

Na fight? 🙅😍

Caicedobets:
Unpopular opinion
Lavia is a better midfielder than Caicedo

so dat you can change your name to Laviabet abi?

BTW, Lavia is a good player, but let him have half of the number of games Caicedo have before we can compare and contrast.

Sportsweb:
oluwa I thank you for delivering this CWC to Stamford Bridge. All the enemies way wan mock Chelsea just de go through depression since 4 months now.

...and there still 3 years more.
This wailing go lonnnnnnnnng ooo.

timbros:
Hakimi's ability to play multiple position is a strength. He is the tactics himself.

But James' ability to do the exact same thing is a weakness. Lol.

Una dey cap sha

You too see am
😁 😁 😂

Ibime:
More than half of Crystal Palace team are born again Christians from their captain Joel Ward who just retired to Lacroix their Pastor, to Richards to Munoz to Jefferson Lerma to Nketiah to Guehi to Eze. These are good boys that fellowship together and give their all.

Make Glasner come try am with the wereys we get for Chelsea like Garnacho and co. Even Jehovahs son Chalobah won't save him here.

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Wetin be dis?

popizaino:
Egbe indeed.

I think this is exactly how Man U fans celebrated Amorim when his team defeated Pep Guardiola’s side in the Champions League match . The scoreline was 4–1, and their thread was bubbling with joy as though their saviour had finally arrived. Even I, as a rival fan, was shivering then, thinking Man U were about to rise again. But now , we all saw how e dey go.😂

popizaino:
Glasner would do a better job than Enzo Maresca at Chelsea if he approaches the job the same way he is currently doing at crystal palace and trust me,the big team factor will count for him by eventually winning big.

Difference is clear as daylight when you watch crystal palace and Chelsea play. The former team don't just pass the ball for the sake of it,they do it with purpose and try to achieve something,while also creating an identity.

Ours is contrary, we just pass for the sake of it and when our opponents block the passing lane we resorts to passing back and sideways,while hoping on some defensive mistakes and individual brilliance from any of players to either create or score goal.

Tbh,i am tired of coaches who don't want to teach us ball but just hoping to win something.

The case of Chelsea team is like that of a student who cram to pass,when there is an distortion,he gets confused and doesn't know what to do. But a student who reads to understand will always never get confused in any situation.

You just describe our styles of play and maresca's tactic in one sentence but I don’t like to be the type that calls for managers to be sacked at every struggle, especially young and upcoming coaches who are trying to build a name for themselves, every coach starts out as a rookie before becoming the veterans we celebrate today. If no one gave them a chance, we wouldn’t have the great managers we look up to now.
But when we analyze things honestly, we need to admit that many of the trophies being used to defend Maresca were largely decided by individual brilliance rather than tactical input from the coach.

Take the Conference Cup, for example. We were already on the verge of losing it until Cole Palmer produced his magic which resulted to two quick goals. Without that moment of individual brilliance, that trophy was gone. Then in the Club World Cup, yes, we showed signs of dominance in the first 10 minutes, but again, it was Palmer who made the decisive difference. That game could have gone either way too, if not for him.

So, while many are praising Maresca because of those 2 trophies yes he deserves it, but the reality is those victories rested more on some individual players like Palmer and others, whose individual quality gave us the needed 3 goals.
That’s why I fully support the statement highlighted above 💯 .

Silentgroper:
The matter no long .. we go face them for carabao cup during the week .. make we see as e go go ..

Hahaha Chelsea might!!!

That's very unsure ..

If Chelsea meets PSG for UCL and Chelsea beat them , I go deactivate this acct ..

That's how sure I am ...

Abeg, deactivate now make breeze enter, because your presence no dey add any meaningful information to the progress of the thread.

Unlimited22:
Ibime BlueMann Timbros Lordfalcao Airmark Swiz123 Skimpledawg Emaprince


Elliot Anderson or Adam Wharton?

The guy is wasting in Nottingham and he has lost in the Forest and somebody needs to find him and bring him to city , precisely London city.😂😂😂

BlewMahn:
Palace now on a club record 19 game unbeaten streak. Another feather in
Glasner's cap.

That is a rumour that man u want to go for him

Kilishihunter:
At least na defending champions we lose to no be farmers from turkey.

What?
In Mortal Kombat, When you give your opponent the killer punch, the message will read, "Total Annihilation"

This is total annihilation!!!😂😂😍

Sportsweb:
And you think people rates Arsenal?

People may not rate Arsenal o, but the love people have for that club no be small at all. I just can’t explain the driving force that attracts people to the club. Even small small pikin wey just dey grow up are arsenal fans and dem go dey shout , ‘Gunner for life!’

iamoyindamola:
Stop breathing down our neck because we talk about livarpool period
It's not our fault nobody wan visit una thread

You know, when your home becomes uninhabitable, you leave it for one you can actually live in. The last time I visited their thread, it takes them three months just to fill a single page.

Sportsweb:
Mudryk, Garnacho, Gittens: £154m

That left side has no cure again

Remove Garnacho from that list

Realtord43:
No, It was obvious, VAR will overturned it.

So the ball that Salah handled before Chiesa’s equaliser against crystal palace was not obvious, did VAR overturn it?

BlueRayDick:
Loserpool wan fraud their way to an equalizer but VAR says no.

If na EPL that one na confirm pk.

raumdeuter:
Airmark

Jackson with a goal and assist by 30th minute in the CL match

Tonight will be a long night for him, e better make him no come online tonight 😂😂😂

Sportsweb:
All I need today:
• No red card
• Chelsea win
• 3+ goals
• No red card
• Complete the game with 11 players
• Please no red card

All are possible except the highlighted one.

BlewMahn:
Porto collect red card, dem use anger put am woto woto for their opponent body. 1-0 before red card, 3-0 after red card, 4-0 full time

This shows something important, the effect of a red card is more about the psychology of the players than the actual number of men on the pitch.

Most times when a player is sent off, teams immediately go defensive. Not because 10 vs 11 is always unplayable, but because the players already believe they are at a disadvantage. The mentality shifts from “we can win” to “let’s just survive.” That mindset is usually the real problem, not just the missing man.

This happens often. In many games, you see players who hardly touch the ball or make any impact for 90 minutes. Such a player is already a minus one for the team. On paper it’s 11 vs 11, but in reality it’s 10 vs 11.
For example, Lukaku once played a full match with just 7 touches in 90 minutes. That’s basically like playing with 10 men. Yet the team didn’t fall apart, because mentally they still believed it was 11 vs 11. Psychologically, they felt we are complete, But if that same non-contributing player gets a red card, you will see how the team react negatively on the field.

It happens all the time, strikers with fewer than 15 touches, wingers who disappear. In those cases, the team is already playing short one, but it doesn’t shake them because their minds don’t accept it.

Now compare that with a red card situation. Once the referee givev a red card, the whole mindset changes. Coaches shuffles tactics, players drop deeper, energy levels shift. Instead of attacking, the team start reacting. That’s why we so often see teams defend too much after a red.

I believe a red card should not always break a team, what break a team after the red card is the reaction of the coach and that of players, and the mentality they adopt after the card.

andrewbaba44:
Dem don deduct Southy 3 points and 3 goals o

I hope we can make it ,if we don’t I will prefer benin instead of sa

Naija get one mind sha, that's what everyone is saying.
But this is bad mehn, out of 9 we can't get 1 haba!