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daveP:
Definitely. Then if possible, lure Musiala here. That injury halted things. I really wished we got Lookman though. He's Sanchezic. Can turn a game on its head. B2b big games he's shown its easy for him. We have no such player in our setup although we have done quite well so far.

Haa.. Yes. Musiala. But I don't think he will want to come o. Remember there's Eze and Odegaard in his spot. Ethan is also coming back and there's Dowman.

I hope Martinelli and Trossard are watching. What Kelly just did is what we expect from them

daveP:
Everton wan carry Ben White. Brentford too.

Alvarez enroute. These guys wan leave Lookman for Atletico sha(Griezmann and Alvarez)

E remain who wan carry Trossard, GJ, Kai and Odegaard if possible. If we see 80m from them in total, no lele.


Even if these 3 arrive, we go still need a Ramsey-esque midfielder

In Doue and Barcola, PSG has replacements. There's Lookman to replace Julian. Newcastle has Bruno, Joelington, Ramsey and Willock.

Getting these 3 shouldn't be difficult. The fund?

White, Jesus, Trossard, Martinelli...

Spy360:
See the bolded. You're spot on. Just that it must not be MLS. What about Calafiori?

Arteta's choice of Hincapie over him was his conservative nature and wanting to defend instead of attack
Knowing that he doesn't have a creative presence like Eze and Odegaard, what he needed to do was to add more players with the tendency of attacking more. Like MLS or Calafiori.

The bolded is not entirely true.
When you have Ben White at RB and you're playing City, the number one choice at LB is Hincapie.

Reason is Calafiori and White are attack minded while Timber and Piero are good defensively. In short, one must be attack minded while the other, defensive.

Although, on special occasion, this may not apply.. Maybe due to fatigue, injury or according to the state of the game (defending a lead or searching for a goal). I see MLS more like Timber but currently, MLS is off form. He needs to get his head in and channel the beast in him.

germaphobe:
even potter sef. We only have one fa cup in 6 years of spending billions, and we agitated for major trophy, now he lost the most important trophy in history of football. Sack him jhoor. Now we're only in rubbish epl race, 9 points clear in rubbish trophy and lost this wonderful chance to get a major trophy.
SACK ARTETA NOW!!!

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Joke aside, make he dey go so we go fit rest for here

germaphobe:
Arteta out!!!!!
See, one thing that is fact anywhere in this world and beyond is that, once we lose a game, the fault is 100% on Arteta. And if we win a game, it accolades is only for the players. That's a fact in the heavens and below.
So therefore, Arteta out!!!!.

Arteta wey we go soon sack. Thank God, De Zerbi is available.

germaphobe:
why are you acting shocked and surprised?.

na wetin dey muse me pass for here. Hossanah today, nail him tomorrow. They swore the reason we lost the league last season na because the coach no buy striker. Unfortunately, the striker was not fit to make the lineup today.

daveP:
This is not about even Madueke or about who is better. He's just not it. Im comfortable to say it right here and right now. Guy played like he doesn't know this was a final. Others did as they didn't know as well, but this is who we have our captain armband on. Heck, we queried Odegaard for abysmal display and poor leadership. Same applies here. No immunity. Sincerely.

Bro.. Saka has regressed since he came back from injury. There was a time I jokingly asked if Tolani abi wetin be her name did something to him.
They said the board et al view him as the face of the club. Whatever that means.. .

daveP:
Saka doesn't deserve a starting spot going forward


I said it.

For real?
But when Madueke started against Forest, una tall say the coach dey sabotage the team

germaphobe:
I should not really have praised Arteta so soon!!!, i should have waited till season ended to do so. End of the season determines what we should do!!!.
Then wtf are you dragging and insulting Arteta now, why not also wait for the end of the season when he doesn't win anything. the goal is to win a major trophy right!!!, we never lose any major trophy yet!!!. 🏃🏃

Actually, everyone has the right to praise or insult the coach whenever and wherever they deem fit. It's a free world. I no con understand the jabs and whatnot.

BlueRayDick:
I just really don't know what happened at the start of second half.... The way they switched off made us lose focus and city got too comfortable

It started with that yellow for Hincapie. Pep as usual started overloading that side with JK Randle, Cherki and Semenyo. Trossard turned to training cone and that was how they start dominating. It's a master tactic from Pep that caught Arteta off guard.

Plan was to fall back, find a loophole then Kepa did giveaway

germaphobe:
wetin concern me

Na Brock Lesnar I pity pass today. Baba just dey run around 🤣🤣

BlueRayDick:
So many of our players were shiit today.

Only Gabriel, Saliba and Rice gave a good account of themselves.

The moment they stopped playing, City grew into the game.

germaphobe:

Book of lamentations

Coyg!!!!

Be like this one go reach chapter 100 🤣🤣🤣

E don start... Quite predictable

BTW that shatta bandle has been committing fouls recklessly but no yellow card.

We need to do better with our counters and set pieces. The set piece deliveries have been poor.

Also they're overloading our left hand side. I suspect Arteta might bring in Calafiori and Martinelli in the second half. I would love Gyokeres shifting a bit left to plug that hole with Havertz staying central

mostob:
That soft yellow on Hincapie is affecting his game. We need one of their defenders to get one too.

Khusanov baby... I know it'll always be you.

That soft yellow on Hincapie is affecting his game. We need one of their defenders to get one too.

Amedino99:
just went on CAS website to know if they list hearings of cases they want to prosecute.
Good news is they do. If you scroll down you will see the list of hearings published on the 10th of this month for all the cases they will prosecute this month.
Bad news is that there is no mention of our cases in that list for this month.
I dont know if even if we get a positive result next month we will be able to replace drc.
This is the site for anyone interested. https://www.tas-cas.org/

What if DRC loses the playoff? 🤣🤣

I've not really said anything about this case but the obvious fact here is the players had their chances and blew it.

Spy360:
This formation by Pep is an insult to Arsenal as it is a show of dominance.

He probably believes he can control the possession like we need it

That formation na 4-3-3 with Semenyo and Doku on the wing. Whatever formation, he choose to use sef, we should be able to counter it.

Na ham na ham

Havertz and Merino are similar signings. Signings rubbished by fans but right now, they would do anything to have them fit

Fkforyou:
Why is Eze not featured in the line up?

Injury

Oyedepo don drop prophecy

You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.

Sad Eze and Timber missed out.
All eyes on you, Kepa Aregbesola

Omo.... We need to be at least 80% with our corners. Let's utilize our set piece prowess

mostob:
Why FIFA failed to honour the NFF's Protest against DR Congo

- Because Nigeria’s protest was submitted on November 28 for a match played on November 16, it fell well outside the allowable window.

- The NFF’s complaint was received by FIFA on November 28, 2025, nearly two weeks after the match in Rabat, falling well outside the allowable window.

- The NFF did not pay the mandatory protest fee of 1,000 Swiss francs, which must accompany such submissions. As a result, the case was not formally processed by FIFA’s judicial bodies.

Source: Kunle Solaja (Link to article below 👇🏽)

Read more: https://sportsvillagesquare.com/2026/03/17/exclusive-late-filing-unpaid-fee-doom-nigerias-protest-against-dr-congo/

Why FIFA failed to honour the NFF's Protest against DR Congo

- Because Nigeria’s protest was submitted on November 28 for a match played on November 16, it fell well outside the allowable window.

- The NFF’s complaint was received by FIFA on November 28, 2025, nearly two weeks after the match in Rabat, falling well outside the allowable window.

- The NFF did not pay the mandatory protest fee of 1,000 Swiss francs, which must accompany such submissions. As a result, the case was not formally processed by FIFA’s judicial bodies.

Source: Kunle Solaja (Link to article below 👇🏽)

Papi85:
Komekn nko? E don tey wey him show face here ooo

I just checked now. He came online on Feb 26 so he should be fine.. I don't know why he is avoiding this thread though