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lordfalcao:
if arteta was at Chelsea, with his first three seasons, he will be 100% sacked

He would be long gone.

Ibime:
Someone is showing PSG touch map with packed midfield and calling it 3 ATB. Abi my eye dey pain me for that screenshot Nateevs just posted?

Teams that played 4-3-3 and may tuck one fullback in and let one fullback go is never 3 ATB

I repeat, there is never any excuse in football for prioritising Fofana over Estevao

We can understand 3 ATB when your defenders are David Luiz, Lucio, even Guehi or Christensen. Not fucking donkeys on the ball like Fofana and Lacroix

Alonso has never succeeded outside Ruben Amorim tactics and even Ademola Lookman dismantled those tactics

When your full back tucks into midfield during attacking phases of the game, it is 3ATB. What else defines a 3ATB? It's not about your wing backs only.

As a matter of fact, Xavi made Mendes into a defacto left winger during attacking phases of the game, many times during the season to overload certain areas of the game. This was the specific weakness that Maresca exploited with his own 3-2-6 system.

If you are not ball watching, you can see this. There's a ton of examples.

Chelsea's problem is a severe degradation in top flight quality over the years. Freaking Lacroix from Palace is supposed to be our marquee defensive signing. By all indications, he's our best defender at the moment. He would never start for any to European team.

We have Henderson, Barco and Lavia in midfield.... One is too old... The others too young and too frail.

Strip your emotions abeg..... we would probably get the same result playing a back 4. What's a back 3 or back 4 when Hato is misjudging the flight of the ball in the box?

rooftops:
Ye!! We should also wait 7 seasons?


Bros no disrespect but you no sabi ball. I know say you go attack me but na the truth be that.
Any new product is quality to you.

I will not attack you. You misunderstood my response. Guy said he saw the glimpse in Arteta 8 seasons ago.... and I asked him to show us the glimpse. That's not equivalent to us having wait for 7 seasons.

Why have you misunderstood that?

Sportsweb:
To the OGs here

Has there been any era of football that 3 at the back dominated football, like a notable team that use 3 at the back to dominate football?

I have said this over and over. There are more teams that use 3 at the back than you know. Pep and Xavi are prime examples of elite managers that have deployed 3ATB consistently and won trophies.

Below is the map of average positions of the CL title-winning PSG. Just because they are not fielding wing backs does not mean they are not playing 3ATB.

It's never a 3ATB issue when there is quality. Chelsea has a quality problem.

popizaino:
Abeggi.


There's no positive to take from this defeat that can make you trust Alonso going forward.

With Arteta i saw a glimpse of hope, and that's why i was even advising their fans then to exercise patience.

It took 7 seasons. 7 seasons to see this Arsenal. What was the glimpse? Show us the glimpse you saw when he was losing scandalously to bottom- placed teams.

swiz123:
There’s a reason I said I don’t rate you. It’s simply because I have clocked you as an extremely daft person.

I remember when I was preaching that Garnacho is useless and we shouldn’t waste our time signing him because I have watched him for too long, you came here to second guess me. Throwing weight behind the board’s trial and error approach.

I have again spoken against 3 at the back after years of observing how it’s dangerous to sustainable development and consistency, you chose that day to be foolish again by quoting me after we scored 1 goal, thereby absolutely overlooking how we play and also failing to see beyond your nose.

By your very hands, you have disgraced yourself and others here will see why you shouldn’t be taken seriously.

Your eeddiocy must be making you feel on top of the world. I do not give a flyin'phhucck about who you rate.

YOU ....actually think someone stopped being a midfielder because they grew in height. If an animal said this, it's off to the hospital in an emergency vehicle..... And you are talking about ratings! You don lost your mind ninjah.

You completely lack the discernment to understand who or what to rate with your catalogue of steeuwpid takes.

Are you freaking kidding me? Talking about sustainable growth, but stanning weaklings like Alex. You? Phoucckofff to the left riinjah.

I would rather be known worldwide for staging Garnacho than caught saying Havertz stopped being a midfielder because he grew taller.

Anuofia!

popizaino:
And you think i don't know this?

So why are you asking what he's doing on the team sheet?

3ATB enthusiasts gotta love a Chavaria-like player. The way he be holding the width and stretching play is fire.

Barco putting in a shift.

There's an uptick in sharpness.

popizaino:
Alonso doesn't know the colour of his problem.

What is the use of Neto in this starting lineup now?

Neto is playing as a RWB in the 3-4-3 Alonso system. How many times do we have to go over this stuff?

airmark:
But you don’t know. Those that know didnt join you, Timbros, Nateevs in the show of shame.

You are a fraud. You got caught saying nobody needs to balance any rim, just buy strikers. You never contributed to the midfield debate and/or its importance/impact on attack proficiency and/or team balance.

Whilst the likes of myself was always contributing to the midfield, wanting Enzo moved on for a proper midfielder, clamouring for 2 midfielders to be signed this season, fearng the impact of a possible Caicedo sideline, you said zilch.

Now you want to balance your rim and roll down to the midfield club through the backdoor, when the team is scoring but not winning.

Keep quiet alagba balancing rim.

Why do you think we wanted Enzo moved on?

airmark:
Support cast for your Jakujaku Jackson to stop missing begging chances, you meant? Was your Garnacho not a good support cast?

How do you maintain a career outside of this board? Na so you dey engage for real life?

Left, Right, Centre.......Up, Down, Middle,......anywhere the spirit leads kind of arguments.

airmark:
The function of midfielders is not only to link the defence to the attack. When you have natural midfielders they understand all their roles not only with the ball but without it, your average defence will even look good.

Let me give you an instance against Arsenal. Odegard was free to score that winning goal because no midfielder tracked his run. While the ball was in Tzolis legs a natural midfielder say Caicedo. would have scanned his area and smelt the danger in a free Odegard dashing into the box. Though very late, Declan Rice smelt danger in Rogers run and impeded him at our end. In fact, Enzo intercepted a pass to Fernandes at Old trafford on Sunday by tracking his run.

The point I am making here is, you can’t come and shout about defence when your midfielders are not on the field. We sold Enzo and failed to replace him and our main ball winner in the middle is injured. A major function of the midfield is to shield the defence. Without Rice and Guimaraes, that Arsenal defence will be exposed and concede heavily against a prolific attack.

If Caicedo returns and we get another midfielder by January, Timbros and his gang will now say Alonso has done what they clamored for. We know their antics but we will expose it early.

Essentially describing a good support cast. Can't believe it took you only 3 years.

You are welcome.

Skimpledawg:
No need to go over this matter again and again. You na busy man, me na busy man.

Make we leave am like this.

I prefer my team like Real Madrid that won the UCL 3 times consistently outscoring their opponents.

Why haven't Real Madrid been able to recreate that? Do they need more attackers?

airmark:
These dolts are hungry to score cheap points and they stupidly chose the period we had no Caicedo and Enzo in the team to try and recover from the fat L they swallowed after we became the World champions against their wish.

Sore losers, who were never happy that we became the World champions with the same defence they condemned. .

Alagba Balancing Rim......

Dem say make you answer kweshun, you dey type megedefegede. You park load go midfield.

popizaino:
I was surprised because i saw little defending from his side yesterday despite on a man down.

No excessive back passes from his players that characterized his time at Chelsea.

Maybe he has learnt or not,fact still remains that he was the worst thing that happened to my team under Blueco.

I don't consider winning Conference league as a trophy for a Chelsea team.

You go explain tire.

airmark:
Question? He asked a foolish question and left the most important point.

No he didn't. He asked you a very valid question.

Why did Spain win the world cup despite having the fewest goals scored amongst all 4 semi-fanilists?

popizaino:
Abobi you body too dey hot 🔥.

Season long ooo.

You no remember say season long on community shield day when you were quoting me up and down, trying to prove point wey no make sense.

Suddenly you remember say season long.

StarchAndBanga:
No need for any balancing rim don dey shift enter midfield small small.. Nice

You sef see am? I get that post on speed upload. Just waiting for the right moment.

"No need for balancing rim" don dey roll comot from attack small small.

This is how ninjahs will be slowly moonwalking away from positions they've long held, and all the while insisting they are geniuses.

airmark:
Who were the great defenders that won it for Spain?

Laporte that conceded more than 50 goals for Bilbao? Porro that almost sent his team to relegation last season? Cubarsi that Estevao destroyed and conceded 3 goals against Chelsea last season? Cucurella that was part of the woeful defence at Chelsea?

Now, who won the FIFA golden ball and what position did he play for Spain at that World Cup? Replace Rodri with academy player like you suggested, do you think Spain would have won that World Cup?.

You have zero knowledge of this round leather game and strangely you type rubbish with confidence.

You realise that you are entrapped by not answering his question right?

You still haven't answered his question.

lordfalcao:

This is one of my favourite ever analogies and it’s never been more true pic.twitter.com/mwcGH8tCpp https://t.co/0hM859j32a

— N’golinho🇵🇸 (@CFC_Abshir) September 13, 2026

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Analysis on Bruno

Oh my goodness! 😀😀😀😀😀

I like Bruno but damn this sh1t funny as hell. I was laughing for 5 mins.

5pts dropped over two games. We scored 2 but defended poorly, yet again.

Gooooallll

popizaino:
Remove Hato and put any of your beloved defenders there, and we will still concede in that manner.

Abeg abeg. How can a professional football misjudge the fight of the ball like that? That's basic defensive skills.

I like Hato too, but let's just stop talking nonsense.

lordfalcao:
Very funny that you kept shut after Hato gifted them a goal

As in ehn? I was waiting for his reply to bring that up.

popizaino:
Are you not drawing parallel lines between Neto and Ramirez again?

You lack understanding of basic things. Why are you quoting this exact post in the face of conceding 2 goals?

Can't win the league like this o!

2 goals conceded.

Shocking defending.

lordfalcao:
Colwill finding Palmer in the space reduces the time of our build up

Guess who first made tactical use of this Colwill's ability.

My boy!!!!!!!!!!