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Jodera:
Of course. It'll be very difficult to win when his team's position is 10th or 11th.
He might get nominated but certainly he can't win it.

For him to win it, he needs to certainly be head and shoulders above all other nominees to stand a chance which he isn't

Alright then...

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 3 games at the Amex stadium against Brighton. Their last loss came in 2020. Saka, Nketiah & Nelson are the only players still at the club who played in that game
If Arsenal beat Brighton this Saturday, they are mathematically guaranteed to finish above Chelsea this season.

One big advantage we also have over SA is our bench. If the 'altitude' later comes into play, we have a bench that's more than capable to change the game. Imagine your defence facing Ajibade, Kanu and Ihezuo for about 60 minutes only for Oshoala, Esther and Rinsola to come in. Even though we are a bit 'short' in other departments.

daveP:
Those two are hungry and the Palmer own has created an argument against Saka. Before we use the "Foden plays in better set up" then Cole came and said Hold my beer. Cole is literally carrying his wack team b2b. One core aspect that helps him is he is relieved of defensive duties, which Saka does the best among the 3, while Foden is still struggling in that aspect. It's going to be tight. But as it stands, omo Star boy needs to respond accordingly. He's not far off anyway.

Competition don plenty for saka both inward and outward.

Jodera:
They should give all the points back to Everton and Forest back. League will soon finish.

They can't be deducting points from the less privileged that will really affect them and when e reach big boys (which I believe judgement will be passed by probably next season), they'll start talking about fines. Which fines dem wan fine Man City or Chelsea wey go affect dem?

I think they have returned the points

Jodera:
Palmer ke??
The only thing Palmer will win is Ypoty and that's because no obvious contender in the top half.

You can't be in 11th and win Poty. Who does that?

Wait...a team's position in the league can determine if her player will win POTY or not? Never knew sha.

Just like Saka, Plamer fit get double nominations o

Jodera:
We suppose win this people oo.

Whether injury or not sef

That team don too show us shege... it won't be easy but we should be able to get all the 3 points.

🚨𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 Arsenal:

❌ Evan Ferguson
❌ Kaoru Mitoma
❌ Solly March
❌ James Milner
❌ Jack Hinshelwood
❌ Billy Gilmour
❌ Adam Webster

Deltamani:
I think Debbie is getting better and better by the Day…. and tends to play well with Ayinde and Ucheibe, Infact any of them she plays with she delivers… The Red Card against Canada at the World Cup really Made us miss more of her Exploits then which we would have seen earlier on…

Our Kitmen need to do something about these shorts though. Make Dem dey take measurements before production.

Jodera:
For Arsenal, I believe it's Rice.

Rice
CBs
Odegaard

I would say are even the front runners for player of the season gong sef before even talking about EPL Poty

Has Saka won EPL POTY before?

daveP:
Is Saka a worthy contender for POTS?

For Arsenal? I think Rice.

For EPL, Palmer and Foden are leading the race.

Jodera:
You see this people and corruption ba? Omorr money is good oo

So e reach Nottingham and Everton, dem deh deduct point

Chelsea and Man City wey deh under investigation, dem wan come introduce NBA style for dem

Lmaooo.... We know their game

You sef see am... E reach City turn, they want to do magomago.

Normally, if City is heavily hit, it will affect the league's image. So they got to do something. I guess that is why they return the points back to Everton.

Mikel Arteta on Jurrien Timber:

“He has a quality that nobody else has in the backline to actually affect, especially in the attacking phases, things that we do.”

David Seaman: “I think the top three in order will be Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City. Nobody’s even mentioning Arsenal as favourites for the title, and I like that."

Jodera:
Anyways let's talk about Matchday abeg.
E be like say temper don dey boil small small, make we calm down biko.

Mostob, no new news updates?

The Premier League is considering REMOVING points deductions and introducing an NBA-style 'luxury tax' due to concerns that top players might leave if their pay is restricted.

The 'luxury tax' would penalise clubs financially for overspending, with the penalty increasing based on their spending. Clubs in theory could still choose to spend freely if they prefer but the knowledge of taking another financial hit.

The tax could then be distributed to the other Premier League clubs who stayed within the rules.

[@MikeKeegan_DM via @DeadlineDayLive] #arsenalfanaticsnews

Lush100:
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Don't mind jare.

I remember when Liverpool were playing AC Milan..champions league.
AC Milan had scored 3 goals.
After Liverpool pulled on....they brought in Brazilian left back Sergio to provide attacking width.
Steve Gerrad left his midfield position to play right back.
Liverpool won that game.

We set tell u say Arteta read game....he wanted to strike in the last 15 mins of the game.
The question is between Pep,s team.and Arteta team....who could control possession more.....
Even the quality of personal they are slightly better especially when you consider their bench.
Even first leg...they had more possession but Rodri and KDB were absent giving us a better chance to control game.

Keeping all our top players fit is key.

If Rodri absence and KDB injury did not occur this season....who knows...they might have won more matches.

Look at the whole picture.

Our winning first leg gave us believe we can win them.

Thank you bro. That your last line is another sucker punch. Why should we play for a draw against a team we defeated earlier this season?

Anyway, another big test await us against Brighton.

Spy360:
Uncle I go school

Arsenal usually plays for a winning using a high press. Without the ball you usually see Odegaard, Rice and Havertz attacking the opposition centre backs. With the ball you will one of our fullbacks inverted and the centre backs positioned near the centre line and our team laying siege on the opponents low/mid block.

Against Man City it was totally different. I saw a more structured defensive tactics with no inverting, no high press, and even when we have the ball we want to go long. No passing from the back, in fact we didn't try it once. We only had two players upfront and one is Havertz. Both wingers were second fullbacks to the point that Gvardiol dribbled Saka three times wiping his ass on the floor and Saka couldn't even attack him once.

We came we defended and that's why the game ended goaless. I tell you if Man City had scored, our approach would have changed completely. You would see the real Arsenal like we saw in the community shield.

We aimed for a draw.

All these na unnecessary shalayes. Na simple question I ask you. When we beat them 2-0 that year, na high press we use? You don forget how many games we have lost even with 80% possession.

Forget it, you need to understand the basics of tactical analysis first.

iamoyindamola:
Based on common sense
Is that a team tactic, saying we won't play our normal game
That's a team tactics
You sef reason am you go school like this
You are preparing for an exam you know how the man set his questions your colleague ask you how are you preparing for it
You reply you won't read the way you have been reading
Does that mean you have exposed yourself to your colleague using common sense?

You wey go school go shalaye how what Rice said translates to 'we are parking the bus' tactic. Infact, there is a phrase Antonio said in the screenshot that completely destroy your stance but agenda no go let you see it.

You doubted a coach's words but chose to believe a mere talk between two players.

I just dey enter link from link back to one link to another link. All are bad. chai

Based on common sense sef, no way Rice would reveal the team's tactic to an outsider before the match. So how Spy and Oyin take conclude from that screenshot?

Spy360:
Cc Jodera
Blueraydick
Mostob

Arteta planned for a draw.

Show me where exactly Dec/Antonio said Arteta planned to play for a draw. You this guy would sometimes make one doubt if one truly went to school or not.

Anyway, show us how exactly the screenshot showed we played for draw.

An individual would even do better than this...

NFF is a big embarrassment to football world. Shey na streaming be this or what? I was not even expecting quality graphic but this one is an eyesore.

TheSuperNerd:
Wasn't expecting Oshoala to start now, were you?

Not even Oshoala. Starting her ahead of Esther and Babajide is a big surprise.

The 1st leg of the 2024 Olympic Qualifier match between Nigeria and South Africa will no longer be broadcast on SABC due to unforeseen circumstances.

#SABCSportFootball


cc Danielnino00

This is a strange line up if you ask me.... Ihezuo is a surprise starter. Could it be a tactical decision or what?

Deltamani:
She was such a joy to watch in Midfield, Her Combo with Ayinde at the 2014 U20 World Cup was just too good.. Was Part of the 2016 WAFCON Winning Squad.

I think Loveth Ayila was the third of the midfield trio. Funnily, I rated her the most then.

Danielnino00:
SABC sports posted that they will broadcast the game.. but whether or not it will be streamed on their facebook and youtube pages, I'm not sure.. usually, their broadcast is quality

Thank God. Their broadcast are quality truly

Jodera:
Lol, while I understand your point but trying to be realistic doesn't mean you should give up on this season because Liverpool won Sheffield. I mean, do you expect Liverpool to drop point against Sheffield at Anfield?? Like Sheffield, the EPL worst team?

If there's a game to judge Liverpool's mentality, it's certainly not against Sheffield.

Like you say, make we deh watch the hope(while doing our own part). That to me is being realistic

Alright sha.... let's keep pushing

iamoyindamola:
History have it any team that play wolves on the last day finish second Arsenal last season LFC season before
LFC will be playing them this season on the last day too Unless city enter that first spot I am still hopeful

Oya oya... we're winning the league

germaphobe:
And so....

Toor...I hear you o. Let's keep the faith. Semper Fi

Jodera:
It's looking tight for everybody. 8games to go is estimately 2 months of football.

So are you saying you're giving up that early?
Even Man City wey dey 3rd never give up na us?

I know sha but City and Liverpool have that mentality edge. I'm just trying to be realistic. With the remaining games, if I'm asked to predict the top 3, It will be

Arsenal
Liverpool
City

Arsenal leading with GD. Make we dey watch sha