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Jodera:
Sharp sharp.

Make Espanyol go dey jonze. I like as we move sharp sharp to second option and agree deal

I won't be surprised if we go back for Garcia next summer bro. Arteta get this kind of obession and stubbornness. Remember we approached Raya first before signing Ramsdale and now see who is at the club now.

Make Nairaland no sha crash today.
Everybody is bringing their own sources whether the source is right or wrong.

Well according to my source, Osimhen will be wearing his white Timberland sneaker today.

Welcome old man.
Sha no dey spill ball anyhow

mostob:
Rumour says we're in for Espanyol goalkeeper, Joan Garcia. He is Spanish BTW.

Ramsdale's late move later threw us into panic buy. Now we're searching around for replacement. Espanyol no wan collect 25m.

Jodera:
Tbh, I've made my research before I came to that conclusion. First time I saw that under Ebl, I was surprised cos he's really someone I respect his work, but in this aspect I fully disagree with him

In midfield, all attack flows through prime Kdb for Man City not Bernardo
In midfield, all attack flows through Odegaard for us.

Statwise, they might be similar (perhaps in terms of assist or so) but if you delve deeper, you'll see that most expected assists(xA), chance creation, Key passes, Big chances created are all Odegaard's forte in Arsenal.

Who do you think has all those stats in Man City? It certainly won't be Bernardo.

In terms of dictating and breaking down low blocks for arsenal when things gets tight(like dropping into midfield and starting attack). We call on Odegaard. Same thing Kdb does when things gets tight.

I don't want to talk about their skillsets cos Odegaard and Kdb are different kind of players with different skillset but the mantle, leadership and role, both have been the go-to guys in this team.

Lol, lastly I saw your post earlier today about us benching Odegaard if we want to play Man City. It was funny and I just laughed then but now I understand cos you're really seeing him as our Bernardo, cos if you'd seen him as our Kdb, you'll know that will never be an option no matter how.

Toor.. we all watch the game through different Lens sha. There I this article too. I'll drop the link if I later see it qnd if not...

That midfield was a joke na. It is impossible to bench Odegaard especially in a match of that magnitude. Me, I just want to see some mechanic football... Make we drag ourselves inside pitch and you know Ode is not suited for physical games.

How much s compensation fee wey Man Utd no wan pay eh

Jodera:
I think Mostob is still looking at it through the lens of Arteta that we need all these winger who can play Cf reason why he listed On-form Rashford(since that's how Arteta loves his players esp attackers who play dual positions).

But mehnnn, Rashford is never really an X-factor player. The season he season he scored 40g/a, his overall game was literally rubbish but he just found that scoring touch. Such a thing is never sustainable (just like Mctom last season for them). If you watch Man u the season they finished 3rd under Ten Haag, you'll testify. It's one of the big reasons I never wanted him too when the rumors surfaced we were linked with him.

Anyways, I believe case don close for this matter. Make we just chin up like Men wey we be. No hot blood


It's well!!

God will bless you for the bolded. It is not so hard to see now. That attitude I mentioned as part of my reasons, who did I referenced? Arteta. To think Osimhen is a Nigerian like me and they were saying I don't like him. In arguments like this, you don't look at things from your own POV, you visualise things based on what is going at the club and the manager's behaviour. It is very simple!
On Rashford, I stopped mentioning him here when he started playing rubbish so I don't know where thy are bring the agenda from.

BlueRayDick:
This is why I avoid putting mouth in some of these lengthy arguments u guys always have on this thread , because some people will just try as much as possible to take u off point and start arguing a non issue with u.

Right from the onset I was discussing with iamoyindamola by asking him why he said he won’t be happy if we sign Osimehn. I proceed to tell him why I believe Osimehn is actually a right fit for us- Osimehn is a prolific and proven goal scorer who is better than any of our current striker options upfront.

You are the person that claimed he isn’t prolific in the face of superior facts going by his goal scoring record with Napoli and Nigeria. You kept on twisting and turning . I was decent enough to admit that his injury concern is a genuine concern but every other point u were clutching at were nothing but moot points.

Till now u’ve not been able to prove otherwise that the only major issue Osimehn has is the injury concern.

Every other thing is just u clutching at straws. Whatever spat he had with Finidi, somebody posted it and we’ve seen evidence that Arteta actually signed Trossard who was literally frozen out by his previous manager for his “attitude “. That has killed whatever point u we’re trying to make about “attitude”

As regards the Rashford over Osimehn, it’s just glaring to anybody who can make deductions . We’ve been talking about attack options and Osimehn has been at the center of it all. Suddenly u were listing attackers that u prefer to Osimehn ; most of whom are out of reach ( Salah , Mbappe) and u just smuggled Rashford into the mix . Yes u said an in form Rashford but when last was Rashford in form that u remember ? Anybody with half a brain can see that u definitely prefer having him at Arsenal even when he’s not what we need right now.

This is the last response I will give on this matter .

You are making deductions and tendering them as facts? chai.
oya, Arsenal should sign Osimhen then. Make everybody rest.

Jodera:
I don't too follow him since I'm not on Twitter. I just see most of his analysis on my FB and while he's good, I feel he's too critical of Odegaard instead of seeing Odegaard for who he is. And no, Odegaard is not like Bernardo oo. Creativity, eye for pass(especially in final 3rd), silkiness and beating of Man, Odegaard trumps Bernardo hands down. I don't want to even talk about shooting sef.

As for that Osimhen matter, when I mean bulldoze, I mean an X-factor player(or striker) who can make things happen and not just to be dependent on system yet his presence won't tamper with the system. I believe Osimhen offers that.
Osimhen is still in the Market and Chelsea are actively looking for him. PSG might be laid back about his injury but aside that, no big club is actively looking for Striker esp when you consider his wage.

Point of correction, this is not a comparison. Based on their role on the pitch, their skillsets and stats, Odegaard is more of Benardo than KDB. You can make your research sha.

Your definition of X-factor here does not really describe Osimhen. Unless they have changed the meaning of X-factor. Athleticism, creativity (passing, dribbling and vision), mentality, decision-making are what you must consider when describing a player as an x-factor. The question is does Osimhen possesses all these?

Deltamani:
I wonder Y Randy Waldrum decided not to play Echegini in midfield at the Olympics…

See the sweet through Ball Assist she just gave against West ham women..

21’ PSG (1) — (0) West Ham

https://www.youtube.com/live/_8aMSR7rpkM?si=UcDwBVMgJqak12BU

He does not fancy her there.

BlueRayDick:
Lolz 😂

Fear catch me and I mentioned ur moniker ? U’ve got jokes man.

Layman example u say ? Okay o, more layman examples to ur majesty 🙇

Then quote where I said I will take Rashford ahead of Osimhen now. That is not hard. It is simple.

BlueRayDick:
He’s just trying to argue himself out of a box.

Any discerning mind can see he actually likes Rashford and wouldn’t mind him despite the fact that we have players who can do the same thing he’s fantasizing about Rashford doing for us.

Everyone not named Mostob can see we need a real striker and not another winger-cum-false 9.

Even if it’s not Osimehn, we need a real striker and not all these slothful false 9 everywhere .

You are the one arguing yourself out of the box.
I tabled my reasons, you agreed to the most important one which is his injury record. You lied about Finidi's presser ...
You conjured up the Rashford vs Osimhen debate whereas Rashford was not the only player I mentioned. You even chose to ignore the on-form in bracket.
About the bolded, i still mentioned Watkins here few days ago but you chose to turn a blind-eye.
What are you arguing exactly?

BlueRayDick:
Ur post is still up there in which u were talking about the kind of player we need : “ on form Rashford “ SMH 🤦‍♂️.

U ate still asking for proof again. Shegzdave has even further dropped receipt of u fantasizing about Rashford even before today. Na wa to u o.

Even man utd wey get Rashford want him out of their door like we want Nelson out of ours .

Fear dey catch you to quote? lol. State where I mentioned I would take Rashford ahead of Osimhen. I only recommended Isak. Others were 'layman' examples.
You be money man sha, help us fund osimhen's transfer then.

Shegzdave:
You don’t have to be insulting
Have a nice century

That is not an insult. Unless you can table the said agenda.

Shegzdave:
I might’ve wrong in saying we were linked to him but you were already fantasizing about him adorning our No 10jersey even when Smith was still with us.

Rashford once had 40G/A in a season before. What was out of place if I mentioned him? Moreso, you were here when Arsenal was later linked to him which means my reason for mentioning him then is still valid. And guess who was rumoured to be going the other way? Smith!!!

Shegzdave:
Nobody is saying we must sign Osihmen but your point against his signature is looking like you have an hidden agenda against the man

Now I see that comprehension is the issue. I was against his signing and I gave my reasons. Where is the agenda? Even those countering me also agreed to one of my reasons.

mostob:
Eni to ba bimo oran lo n pon. Hope you understand Yoruba? If Arteta sign him, he will find a way to deal with his ego.

This our squad needs a transitional threat...an outlet. Rashford fits the description. Remember he tried to sign Mudryk too. Also we have been linked with Pedro Neto of wolves. These three players are very good during transition.

Shegzdave this was what brought the Rashford talk. And I was right, we were linked to him after I made that statement.
So show me where I said I would take Rashford over Osimhen.

At the end of the day, if we didn't sign Osimhen, na to enter Emirates to protest. E no hard.

Shegzdave:
@mostob
I remember you saying you’d accept RashFord sometime ago when we were linked to him, but you wouldn’t accept Osihmen who is miles ahead of daku-daji RashFord

You sef reason am if no be see finish cause this thing

False. Bring proof.

BlueRayDick:
Everything u’ve written here shows u actually don’t understand my post . Maybe I will just leave it to Jodera to explain it to u better .

I’m tired already.

But u would seriously have the team sign Rashford instead of Osimehn. Na wa o; I now for u o.

Haaaa ... Jodera o, na you I quote o. Confirm the bolded please. Me sef don tire.

Jodera:
E be like say you don too read Ebl analysis.

As I see something like Odegaard is like Bernardo and Martinelli is somehow like that one man guy, I just know na mostly him signature talk be that

I just read blue.ray post and I agree strongly with him about getting Osimhen (if we can) cos we need someone who can bulldoze his way through defence. It's something I love about him. He never gives up at all and he'll never let defenders rest. Another thing is that he's not shot shy (something we lack with our Cf aside Trossard) and to think most of his goals isn't even PK is even commendable. He is someone that cannot lost in big match and he just needs that creativity to shine(which we have in abundance). Isak is my kind of ideal striker but I'll also take Osimhen without thinking twice. Na just injury be my ish with him.

Lastly, I see people deh say Odegaard is just like Bernardo (esp Ebl). I don't know why but man have been proving that he's our Kdb 24/7. Na only workrate him and Bernardo just dey similar, finish!!!

You followed the guy too? That means you would have known earlier if I was using his ideology to butress my argument but I did not. There is a pattern when you consider the calibre of strikers we are being linked with.
We don't need someone to bulldoze please. And let me ask you, why is Osimhen still in the transfer market with all these qualities you mentioned?

I don't know where you read it from o but odegaard and KDB are two different players. They are not similar at all. Like it is even funny reading that line. He is similar to Benardo in every aspect.

BlueRayDick:
The problem with all of this is that ur expectation is unrealistic. You need to wake up and see things for what they really are.

Arsenal is not man city; We do not have KDB and we do not have any player that has his exact skill set. As for Foden, we have Saka who is a match for Foden any day any time as far as getting us goals and assists are concerned playing from the right wing. I know Foden at times plays 10, but like I said Arsenal is not man city; we don't play the same style of football. Every player's role is well defined at Arsenal; Odegard is the one that orchestrates our attack from the middle.

What is missing in our team is a potent and direct number 9 which we have been missing for a while. I agree with you that Isak will be a very good fit for us, but I doubt Newcastle will even sell to us for 100m if we have that much to splash.

In the absence of Isak, Osimehn is a very good fit for us because he's not only very direct as a potent 9, but he can also work his way out of any yeye highline defence most EPL teams now adopt. He can also bulldoze himself out of tough defensive set-up and let us not forget how good he is with his head.

All those Salah and Mbappe are out of reach; while I would not touch Rashford with a long pole in form or out of form. It will just amount to wasting money on another false 9. Why will we have Gabriel Jesus on our books and still buy Rashford? Why?

City comparison is due to the fact that we both play in a similar way. Your last paragraph shows you did not read to understand. No wonder, it seems unrealistic to you. None of the players I mentioned are false 9 so I wonder what you are talking about.
All this your Osimhen talk would have been realistic assuming we don't have Havertz in the team. Infact, if you truly follow Arsenal transfers, you will know your stance is flawed already. 60m will get Osimhen now that Napoli are desperate to offload him.

Shegzdave:
If it’s the elemi lo ma last stuff, we have players capable of playing such football

We should be aiming for a win against them this time around. A draw will be a bad result.

Jodera:
The bolded is the main reason I even want him too. Someone with a different profile to our forwards yet won't impede our system.

Osimhen is the person that is direct and can carve chance on his own, something we're lacking in our frontline.

One player I have been mentioning frequently here is Alexandre Isak. When you compare the guy to Osimhen, you will understand my stance about Osimhen. What we need now is a one-man attack. Someone who is not just a striker but an outlet. On a counter, a player that have the ability to make something happen out of nothing. City have KDB and maybe Foden.Mbappe, Rashford(on-form) and Salah are other examples. Martinelli is the only one closer to this profile but we all know he is a Glo network. Ode is more like Benardo. Trossard is good but he sometimes fizzle out of games.
Osimhen is limited in this aspect. Is Osimhen not good enough? Of course not. Osimhen is a finisher, an end of a means. If Arteta really wants Osimhen, I don't think we would have gone for Sesko at the outset.
It is just my opinion. Nothing personal

cc blueraydick

germaphobe:
So in this format there's no home and away fixtures, just a single match with each team in the group?.

4 home and 4 away matches. 8 different teams.

Shegzdave:
No creativity nah
Seems you’re forgetting Ode is our most creative player

1. Creativity comes from every part of the pitch.

2. I just want some mechanic football. The type they call elemi lo ma last

Be like na two teams from each pot... the whole thing is not clear

johnjunior39:
Sell Ramsdale to buy back up for 20m ?


Is back up mehn, What happened to Hein?

Ramsdale wants to leave.
You want Hein as back up? Una dey take risk o.

…sometimes football is 𝑪𝑹𝑨𝒁𝒀! 🤯🥷🏻

Aaron Ramsdale was spotted disguised among fans, supporting Southampton in the play-off final! 🔴⚪️

Southampton won, back to Premier League… and the new goalkeeper will be their biggest fan, Ramsdale!

Medical tests are ongoing now after £25m move from Arsenal sealed… yes, he’s gonna play for Saints ❤️😇

Lush100:
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18M plus 7m add on

I was actually angry about the fee until I found out something interesting.

Turn out Sheffield inserted a sell-on clause which is 15% if his transfer fee exceeds 19m in future.

And now, we will be inserting our own sell-on clause too.

Starboytwo:
I heard chiesa of juve will be leaving for Liverpool for a mere 11 million

I beg to ask, why chiesa so cheap?? I remembered juve paid about 50 Mila to fiorentina in 2020.

He experienced a dip in form especially with his injury issues.

AndSunGorilla:
F. Onyeka on the bench fie Leverkusen in their game.

Please which Onyeka? When did he move?