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Jodera:
Odegaard out for 2 months. #confirmed!!

After November international break then. We should manage sha especially with what i watched today.

Rodri was taken off in the first half in Man City vs. Arsenal with a knee injury after a tussle in the corner.

Via video analysis, we believe it's an ACL tear (+/- meniscus injury), as right knee shifts into knee valgus, direction change and a slight tibia bone shift.

Scans will be necessary to confirm the injury. Best case here is that it's just a meniscus injury, but the injury did not look good. Hopefully, he avoids an ACL injury at all costs here.

Recovery Time: 9+ months

Big news for Manchester City if confirmed.

#MCFC #ManCity #Rodri #FPL #FPLCommunity #MCIARS

He should go and rest. He was already complaining about the fixtures anyway

This match is painful mehn... Like we're already there. Just few seconds to go.

That ref eh, na x2 of the pain we're feeling now em go collect as Christmas gift.

toluxe0075:
Good news. Tomiyasu is already becoming Tierny. It’s best to just forget about him for now

We might ship him out soon. Guehi and Hato are greatly admired by Arteta. E no go hard to find replacement.

Shegzdave:
Kai Kai
Stoppeett na

Like it was so painful eh. Arteta almost cried. Because we drew o. But we no get mentality. Even the person wey talk am don codedly ran away.

toluxe0075:
This draw felt like a loss, but I’ll take it. Kudos to Arteta and the boys. It seem we lost Calafiori and Timbers to injury too. Omo!!!

Calafiori's injury was a cramp from what I heard. Timber should be back soon.
But where is Tomiyasu FFS? He should be the one coming on not Kiwior or Myles.

Team wey get mentality dey celebrate last seconds equalizer at home against team wey no get mentality.

Allowing that CK after the time has elapsed sha...
Same way Trossard's incidence happened way after the added time.
But we should have defended that corner better. No need crowding the box (and leaving 3 city players unmarked) when you have a keeper like Raya who is so good with claim.

Make dem give the league to City seh...
What if Trossard the whistle was to signal HT?


It is now time for the players to show real character. Bring in White for Havertz. Time to pack the real bus.

Forget the trophies, the 'fear factor' City has managed to build in the last few years is commendable.

A sizeable percentage of Arsenal fans are not sure of winning today's match but guess who are starting for City on the wings, Doku and Savinho. No matter who they field, the opponents will sha be scared.

BlueRayDick:
Confirmed lineup

White on the bench

Timber at RB

Calafiori at RB

White on the bench? That's shocking TBH
Maybe Arteta is finally going traditional.

Jodera:
The only reason why I'm a bit skeptical is because of Odegaard because after we absorb pressure, we'll someone to transition us out of tight quarters.

But fingers crossed tho. I'll watch the game as an arsenal fan

True... I don't really care who start today sha.

Guess who just equalized for City against Arsenal... Viv

Jodera:
Be there....

Not really confident of getting something out of this game TBH. Not because of Odegaard's absence but the way our forwards have been misfiring lately.
Martinelli being the biggest culprit.

Arsenal FC is just too secretive. I no know wetin Dem dey hide. I watched this BTS video of the team photoshoot hoping to see the posture of both Merino and Odegaard and someway, somehow they cut that part.
Time for everybody to go back after the photoshoot, e reach Odegaard's turn to stand up, they cut it immediately.

All of those media people dey c.r.a.z.e.

Jodera:
Maybe you didn't watch Esr well enough before we brought in Odegaard (with all due politeness as I can say it).

The thing I believe you're missing is that you think we need to have "another Odegaard" to play that role. But No it's not. What we need is a technical quality midfielder that can play that role and play his own game and we'll be fine. And that's where Esr or Nwaneri comes in

It's like the striking department. Havertz, Trossard and Jesus are different kind of players but all of them can play that Cf comfortably to an extent without we suffering in forward position. Havertz doesn't need to play like Jesus neither does Trossard need to play like Havertz or vice versa.
Where the big issue will lie is playing someone like Rice/Partey as Cf.
Even the Dm sef, Partey, Rice and Jorginho are 3 different kinds of DM but they can all comfortably play there

If we're looking for another "Odegaard" in this team, we won't get it cos what he brings is a whoooooole lot.

In a nutshell, What the midfield is lacking presently is a technical attacking midfielder. None of Havertz, Rice or Jorginho is that and that's why we're suffered against Atalanta and it might continue like that

Depends on your definition of technical sha. And going by your sample, Partey, Rice and Jorginho are all technical.

And I can't remember where I said we need another 'Odegaard' exactly. Even you yourself agreed Zinchenko should be able to do a job there even though he is not 'Odegaard'. With ESR playing there, na still same mechanic Football we will still be playing. Make una dead that talk abeg.

Funnily enough, I don't see how ESR would have replaced Odegaard in midfield. Infact, Ethan, Vieira and Zinchenko have better chance of playing that role than ESR.

This is not to say ESR is not good o but he is a totally different player from Odegaard. ESR likes to get at the end of chances while Odegaard is a creator.

Jodera:
We don't even expect him to have that big impact like Odegaard sef. He just need to play his game and bring that creativity and we'll be okay.

Zinny injury just fvck am up. By now, he should have been knocking at Arteta's door for a spot in that midfield

Yea... He is another player that can give us some creativity. His injury is weird sha.

toluxe0075:
Maybe the left back don sweet Zichenko for body😂
The guy might never get a chance to play in the midfield for Arsenal.

He will still play in midfield if not, he will spend so much time on the bench. As it is now, Timber and Calafiori are ahead of him.

BlueRayDick:
I watched that Raya save again this morning and the only thing I can say is that Raya definitely has a spring somewhere in his body. Like that's the only explanation to how he saved the rebound from that penalty.

A second after Raya saved the initial penalty kick, he was lying on the left-hand side of the post. The penalty taker had enough time to pick the opposite direction to nod the ball into the net while he (Raya) was still sprawled on the floor; but somehow Raya was up again to save the ball for the second time within seconds. It was so unreal.

Raya seem to be on a mission to prove Areta right for dropping Ramsdale for him.

Similar to that save against Villa.
Man must have been furious with the way rival fans were crediting his golden glove to our defence last season.
Fantastic goalkeeper!

Shegzdave:


At this point, I don’t mind starting him ooo cause man can’t recognize his club anymore, and if he starts the boy in cup games, I hope he impresses cause we need that spark in the middle till Ordegarrd return

Just give him a good spine and I'm sure he will impress.
The boy too serious sef... E be like they don ban him from smiling.
Few names I would like to also see in those cup games are Gower, Dowman*, the Salahs and Oyedeji.

Shegzdave:
You don see the mechanic footie wey you Dey find Abi

The truth is Ordegarrd is the spark and Raya made the difference yesterday with that save, he should start Nwaneri cause the boy will give us a lil of our skipper chances creation, that Martinelli doesn’t look like one who will effect a game starting but he tries when he comes as a sub or better still he should sit his ass down on the Bench.

You remember?
Yea, but against City AWAY.
Unfortunately, the mechanical football don finally come o.

I think we might have to wait till that Carabao cup match before we see Ethan starting. I doubt Arteta will start him against City.

Jodera:
Na the mechanical football we go dey play now if we no start Nwaneri soonest. If we're always waiting for the perfect time, it'll not come. And it'll be foolish for them to slowly integrate Nwaneri if they knew he won't be ready to fill in Odegaard's shoes for times like this.
I no know wetin him see for Havertz wey make am think say him fit dey creative.

As e dey now, all eyes go dey look our attack as Mid cos no glue to link dem.

As e dey like this now, na advanced stoke/Burnley we go be until Odegaard return. Na only Nwaneri or probably Zinny fit change the outlook. I just hope it won't be too late by then

The attack sef is mid. We no get creative midfielders no mean say make dem dey gba.
Odegaard's absence is masking our poor decision making at the final third.

Time for Zinchenko to at least play his favourite position, Baba got injured.

And I really hope fans manage their expectations concerning Ethan. He will be coming in to fill a big shoe at a crucial time.

daveP:
let me rephrase. I'm not against youngsters. But is he acting like he will give the others minutes any time atall? The knock to Saka is the sole reason Ethan played. I even dropped a funny theory about it days ago. Replacement that will be playing immediately now.


A offers 99
B the replacement is offering 50 at best
That's no replacement
That's emergency makeshift.
Minutes is all. If they won't get it, what's the need to act like they exist?

Lol... Ok

As soon as I saw the midfield yesterday, I told a friend na mechanic football Arteta wan play.
I knew we would struggled because of lack of creativity in that midfield. Two things Arteta got wrong yesterday was
1. Playing Martinelli ahead of Trossard (even if Martinelli should start, Trossard should have come in for him earlier)
2. Partey starting ahead of Jorginho. Jorginho is more creative and with Rice, he wouldn't be exposed much.

chrisooblog:
CAPtain America don drop some gems sha

World renowned Scout for that matter.

daveP:
Two exit and na 1 be the replacement? Doesn't gel. The rest are simply makeshifts and that should not be banked upon to compete at the top top. We should have passed that stage by now. As for Saka, those two mendem, i no go lie, i expect nothing much this season. To bank on them to achieve our aim is a far far reach.

Its so bad cos GM will still play more minutes than them combined. Just watch😂😂

We let go of Vieira and ESR, both of whom couldn't play up to 300 minutes last season. Arteta bought Merino, promoted both Skelly and Ethan. You no be part of people wey dey lambast Arteta here for not playing youngsters?

Now Ode is injured and you dey vex say Arteta didn't buy replacement. Where do you want him to put Ethan and Skelly?

daveP:
Ligament injury that they're still doing scans on takes that long. 3months off and the extra 1 month and a few weeks for recovery. His ligament was damaged. That's enough to forget the 2months return date. At most, na December before we see our most important midfielder. He'll miss almost 20games. We should brace up for that eventually and pray no further complications on top.

Ok Doc

daveP:
4months absence loading.


In July, i was highlighting why we need deputies for these guys. At least if you're emptying the squad, get the direct replacement of these guys that play almost every minute, if not for the epl, but for the ucl fixtures, wrt lessons from last season ucl.


But No.


Now, i am afraid for Saka at this stage. All this better don't come back to haunt us. I hate this kind of outcome.

Where did you see 4 months? 😲😲
BTW how many minutes altogether did those we sold during the last window played for us?

BlueRayDick:
Pires had to resort to shalaye eventually .

Nobody asked him sha...
Lol