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Kilishihunter:
We have the better players than Girona but we were tossed around like a little kid
Wait make person explain to me, Shebi xavi was probably the most key midfielder in the pep era? So why should we be playing like shit?

A great player doesn't necessarily make a great coach.

E con be like say Barca dey play with 7 players against Girona's 11. All of them con dey run katikati without the ball.

This is where Xavi goofed. Lewa was so poor Gundo had to play as a striker. I knew what I was saying when I suggested Fermin as false 9.

Well, another trophiless season in 3....2....

Samueltemi337:
And when the mistake becomes continuous?


I can't enter bush because you are already occupying there

This crack me up so bad

We are not compact when defending, and poor decision making are our major problems. Our pressing is disjointed.

For that second goal, Raphina shouldn't be tracking back at that phase of play.

Kilishihunter:
I feel for balde though, I hope this current situation doesn't kill off his confidence completely

If you want your team to compete, you need to set aside emotions Chief. Balde should play his way into the starting lineup.

Amedino99:
Can Elijah make the afcon squad? Unlike solanke he has not been part of the English national team setup.

Just like that?

Kilishihunter:
I wonder who'll play RB today

Kounde

andrewbaba44:
Lol

Fermin as false 9 ,e don reach like that

Yes bro...since Lewa no wan get sense

Luton's small yansh dey shake sha. 45 minutes more to go. Anything fit happen.

On the other hand, it seems our girls have found their rythm. They whooped Chelsea 4-1 this afternoon.

As a team, Zinny is our weakness due to his role on the field. It is only normal for opponents to target him.

However, we also need to take advantage of our opponents' weaknesses too. The way we are missing chances is a bigger issue.

andrewbaba44:
I hope xavi listens to you ,but ferran comming on earlier at the 2nd half wont be bad ,if lewandowski is misfiring

Fermin Lopez as a false 9 won't be bad I Guiu ain't available. Lewa should sit down somewhere. Agbaya

We need to take an advantage of their high line.

Dibu wasting time ain't new to me. I've seen this script before. Something tells me he is going to make a mistake that would lead to goal.

BlueRayDick:
Trossard needs to come in for Martinelli in the second half early . If we don’t take the chances coming to Martinelli wing we will lose this match

I hate to say this but with Zinny at LB, it will be difficult to remove Martinelli. Dem go just dey bully Trossard and Zinchenko in the wing. Tomiyasu why?

daveP:
Yeah that run towards it. It crossed before she kicked sha. Na ojoro dey still do us. But that interfering.... looks tiny but it ruined chances of winning. If we got that goal we for don win cos our defense was okay that game.

Very Painful match

daveP:
Based on replay the ball actually crossed the line already o. But that act was annoying anyways.

Yea..but she interfered with the play just before the ball crossed the line. Her mere run towards the ball was why the goal was ruled offside.

AkinDS:
All I remember about Loveth is her decision to head Oshoala's goal bound shot (which was already going over the line for a goal) in the final of U20WWC, when she knew very well that she was offside. That pretty much cost us the match (which Germany won, even though they were outplayed by Nigeria).
I think her career took a nose dive after that.

Yea...I remember. Very painful.

toluxe0075:
English referees and their uselessness and stupid ego. They have only one job to do, yet they fail woefully at and expect everyone to keep quiet about it. Who knows what controversy they have for us again this weekend.

Imagine the stupid excuse the ref came up with. He was not sent to the monitor? Was he blind?

Kog45:
Chippa is struggling not that they are in top six though not a yardstick to measure a keeper but Kingdom Osayi and Christian Nwoke deserve invitations.

I agree. He should just find one that is reliable

Arteta has been warned about his future behavior following his comments after the Newcastle game . Referee Stuart Attwell gave a written glowing reference on Mikel and his overall professionalism. Attwell has also stated that given reflection and hindsight he would have given a foul and/offside if he was sent to the monitor on the day . He also stated that at match speed he did not believe it was a foul.

Mikel has one more charge of bringing the game into dispute to be decided .

#arsenalfanaticsnews

Mikel Arteta on the lessons he has learnt: "One of them is that when you get to March, April, you need 24 players fully ready, all fit, at their best, because that is when the title is going to be decided. We didn't have that. We had some key injuries there that really affected the team." [@SkySportsNews] #arsenalfanaticsnews

daveP:
Some Promising Falconets names from years ago that we wished were balling on the grand stage by now



Soo Adewagh
Courtney Dike
Esther Sunday
Loveth Ayila
Ihezuo
Helen Ukaonu
Igbinovia
Whyte


Add yours.

Only God knows what happened to Ayila. She was the midfield general of that U20 team while Ayinde was there to shield the backline. Such a good player then.

Like many relationships, it owes plenty to timing. Arteta took his coaching badges with the Welsh FA, under the tutelage of coach Osian Roberts. The Welshman became a mentor, guiding the Spaniard through his UEFA B License during Arsenal’s 2015-16 season, his final year as a player. Arteta went on to complete both the A License and Pro License also on courses overseen by Roberts.

During his time serving as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City between 2016 and 2019, Arteta began to prepare thoroughly for life as a manager. He held talks over several possible first jobs as a boss before ultimately rejoining Arsenal, and had begun assembling a hypothetical backroom staff. The plan was for Roberts to join him at the Emirates Stadium as his assistant.

It was not to be.
When Arteta ultimately got the Arsenal job — at the second attempt — Roberts had just committed to join the Moroccan Football Federation as technical director. Arteta had to go back to the drawing board, and turned to Roberts for advice.
“It’s not unusual for a young manager to come and ask me for recommendations — they usually know the profile of coach they want, but might not know the name,” Roberts tells The Athletic. “I knew Mikel and what he would need from his right-hand man.
“I thought about it for a few days, and the one that met the profile best was Albert.”
Stuivenberg and Arteta met privately to discuss their football philosophy. They found a match — Roberts’ hunch was right.

“I want to play recognisable football,” Stuivenberg has said. “For me, that means that we play dominantly both defensively and offensively.”
Roberts had met Stuivenberg during their time serving as Ryan Giggs’ assistants with Wales. Giggs had worked alongside Stuivenberg during Louis van Gaal’s tenure at Manchester United and was sufficiently impressed to bring the Dutchman into the national team setup.

[The Athletic]

Kog45:
I no Dey understand something o…must we go foreign for keeper,not underrating Nwabili but he is not better than Christian Nwoke and Kingdom Osayi who is having one of the best all time season in NPFL,10 clean sheets in 12 matches.

Maybe he is considering the leagues. South Africa's is more organized and publicized than ours.

Arteta on if he wants to stop celebrating:
If I was given the opportunity no. I want to be there close with my players because we work so hard to be there. If I was given the chance I would be there jumping. #arsenalfanaticsnews

The best tactic will be to force them to deviate from their normal play. If they're implementing quick transition, give them the ball and mount a road block.

Jodera:
hopefully, we do it again, then after that, they should continue the record.

But on a more serious note, that's an impressive stats from Aston Villa. 14 matches 100% win record. Wow!!

Emery is working... I still don't know why he fails at big clubs. He should be up there among the best coaches.

Jodera:
People say that guy get hard face but to me him get soft face. Not baby face per se, but this young fine man face wey no dey like stain himself.

I was really thinking he'll be a good deputy/competitor but I doubt. He hardly stands out at all even if we're dominating

And he did well at RCB towards the end of last season. We were even berating Arteta for not playing him sooner.

Spy360:
Usually they allow their central players to remain defensive while the wide players create an overload in the opponent's half waiting to attack with speed.

The best way to deal with this is to keep your CF wide at the weakest most vulnerable point. G Jesus should join either Martinelli or Saka in the wide areas. This will force their formation to bend towards one side and create lots of openings on the other side.

These are just my thoughts. Every formation no matter how strong has a weakness, it's left for the opposing managers to figure it out.

Well.. let's leave the tactic for the person receiving millions to craft it. Me, I sha want 3 points on Saturday

Ppogbae:
Osimhen's historic Serie A season vs Hakimi's Semi finals world cup triumph.

This is what the decision will boil down to.

The personal laurels too should play a part though.

Aston Villa have won their last 14 Premier League home games in a row.
The last team to beat them at Villa Park was Arsenal.
The next team to visit Villa Park is Arsenal. #arsenalfanaticsnews

Schemerkhiz:
I say make I come Wish ona Merry Christmas

You just abandon us here. it's not fair o

Spy360:
How To Beat Villa

1. Your fullbacks must be fast. Villa plays wide and will stretch the opponent as wide as possible using pacing wingers and fullbacks in joint attacks.

2. You must be positionally disciplined. Villa thrives on chaos, allow the game to be open and suffer.

3. Your CF must be out wide not central. Villa plays advanced fullback positioning using a high defense line. The advanced fullback leaves a wide space to explore. If you focus on marking them you lose. Instead capitalise on their weakness Keep an extra man wide to overload that area of the pitch preferably the area where Diaby is.

The bolded is the main point. Their strength may end up being their weakness in that match. I wan see how their FBs go advance with Martinelli and Saka on the wing. I'm particularly worried about Zinchenko...