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lordfalcao:
You dy explain tactics to student of the great citadel of football knowledge??. You dy try oooo😀😀😀

Something wey he no go read or understand. 😆

Airhead people should be avoided really. Waste of time.

airmark:

That's their way. They would muddle up the water to deceive you, just because they don't want to accept that they goofed. Now they are renovating their stands, and now calling a striker leading the line, a support cast and shouldn't be called the striker.


The same Nateevs said here that no need buying another striker, Jackson is enough.




Below he explained what he meant by support casts, i.e those LW, RW and others that support our top 9, Jakujaku Jackson. But now, he is now calling our top 9, Joao Pedro, a support cast just because he doesn't want to lose argument.

You were all about support casts and against getting a shiny striker to replace your adopted Jakujaku boy, Jackson.



This is Nateevs distinguishing support casts from a striker and the need not to touch the striker but change the support casts.




It's shameful when these people goof they don't accept but use every ridiculous means to avoid the L. Terrible.

I am so elated that JP was instrumental to our becoming the World champions and his Jakujaku Jackson didn't score even 1 goal in the tournament.

Man's not got time.

If you can make Gucciboy tired of your repeated nonsense, then you know you have failed spectacularly.

StarchAndBanga:
That Sportsweb guy no get brainn of him own so I just weak for Nateevs as him try explain tactics give am.. Proud citadel student

I swear. I should have known.

Sportsweb:
so why did Maresca start him as Number 9 in the three appearances he made for Chelsea? Any idea?

I can tell you the answer. It's for the exact same reason he always played Jacckson - the philosophy. And the philosophy is collective attacking success. Using the "no 9" to maximum effect/involvement in build-up play, to create an overwhelming amount of scoring chances for any player, not just the striker.

And if you focused on the tactical display, you should realise that JP is being deployed in the exact same way as NJ. Drop deep, receive play with back to goal, carry CBs with you, make swift half-turns that dislodge oppo defensive structure whilst your mandem run into those spaces, or find your next man in midfield for the third-man pass that releases your wingers.

The only difference here is, overall, JP is a better player than Jackson. So JP improves the collective attacking success. Might he end up scoring more goals than Jackson? Almost definitely. Seeing as he's a better overall player.

Maresca is a proper support cast proponent ......to the letter. Maresca does not play JP as a no 9 because he's a better striker. The stats don't support it. If he needed a striker, Osimhen, Gyokeres, and all those 3 for 5 pounds strikers that Airmark introduces every week would have been bought.

He instead focuses on what I described above - every man being good at goal-scoring, but every man getting a chance to score, and scoring it. Focusing on a striker sacrifices the entire philosophy for one man's gain. That's not the plan. That's never been the plan.

The focus is less on how many goals the striker can score but how many goals he can make the team score. It's the reason why JP would play ahead of Delap, Guiu, et al.

swiz123:
Why waste money.
I will go for Busquet, Kante and KDB.

You will kill Kante with defensive duties and you barely get goals.

It's got to be Kante, Lampard, Zidane. You get everything from midfield.

drisham:
I'm actually not even looking at the

With the way City and Liverpool are going it would be hard to keep up, we are not ready for the title yet
Top 3 definition


But see cup competitions ?

I see us winning 2. The Championship league included

I would like to see new players of Liverpool and City hit the ground running, before I making any judgement.

You see that game against PSG is of turning point profile. It makes it clear that ability wise, we are top level quality. The difference is mentality and desire.

We have renewed positive mentality, desire and some serious quality. I am looking to see what we can do on all fronts. And like you, CL included.

Enzo5:
Airmark Ibime Nateevs Griffon Swiz123 bluemann lordfalcao

with this squad what are our top four chances next season if we don't add anyone else

This is a very good squad, even without the extra signings. Although you left out Fofana and Anselmino.

Barring any long-term injuries to Caicedo, Cucu or Palmer, I will say we will make top four for sure.

I am however looking for us to do more than top four.

Our development has evolved a few folds, but the more important thing being that Maresca has successfully built a strong winning mentality in this young squad from literally nothing.

This winning mentality I expect will take us into title-contention zone. Therefore I am expecting us to be right up there.

One thing that will set us differently from other teams is the tactical fluidity of our attack. I believe we finally have in this new crop of players, the tools to deal with low blocks where we constantly drop points, and productivity to create and score goals.

And with Maresca having built and instilled in the team, several ways of playing, it's looking very good.

Enzo5:
for 60m?

Opening bid. They know we made mulah from the CWC and they want a slice. They are trying their luck.

MAGA Boehly is long gone. We are shrewd negotiators now. We will only buy for the right price.

Griffon:
Chelsea have held fresh talks for Ajax defender Jorrel Hato as they explore defensive reinforcements.

Ajax want £60m, but Chelsea are hoping for closer to £40m.

🔗 Ben Jacobs - talkSPORT

Yes please. This one has been waiting in the wings for a while. We could get the deal done with a player plus fee.

cococandy:
The massive foolishness of it all

The foolishness of it all.

airmark:
FBS, we called it.

You like to take credit for everything.

airmark:
No, you only have that wrong interpretation everytime you see it and that's not on JP.

JOAO PEDRO : "I'd say I am a striker. I like to play as a number nine. But I also like to feel free on the pitch. And that's what Enzo [Maresca] said to me, 'Play like a number nine but come deeper to link up with the other players'."

Nope. You are the one deliberately obfuscating. Your position has always been that we need a traditional no 9.

We then go out and sign someone who is still deciding what his best position is. Even you cast doubt upon his signing, asking on this forum where his strong position lies.

This person then goes on to play no 9 because....well, he can. But you want to take glory for all of this foresight right?

Ibime:
Nateevs, Nihilistjnr if you can get to Southampton on the 26fh

I will pencil this in.

airmark:
Did Nkunku tell you what JP told you and everyone as seen below?

You realise every time you post this picture, you are saying that we really signed a guy who was still deciding what his best role is...

That's actually contrary to the position you took.

Gucciboy:
FIFA BEST PLAYER after Winning the FIFA CLUB WORLD as BEST PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT loading........

Chelsea changing lives. Dude might still be trying to "break" into City's 11 because Android and crew think he has a lower ceiling level than Oscar.

swiz123:
Wow!! Didn’t know Rory Delap is Liam Delap’s dad.

Someone mentioned this in here a little while ago.

Enzo5:
Is this true, isn't he ultra press-resistant man anymore

This your obsession with me nawa.

Emaprince:
Carmavinger and caucedo partnership will be a rock solid defensive midfield.

Palmer can operate in their front, while neto and Gittens man the wings..and JP spear head attack

Rock solid I swear.

Ibime:
More likely is collect Camavinga + £50m for Enzo since Madrid have shown interest and Alonso has not been making space for Camavinga. This solves Caicedo partner and Cucurella back up at LB in one move

Very smart move. Just that I don't know if I want those players with Real Madrid and Barcelona hangover. That said, I love Camavinga.

I would prefer two separate players. One in the mould of Morganor Kees Smit for the midfield - strong, aggressive and creative and then Halo for the back up.

nateevs:
While this is largely true that he's played with inverted FBs, it is not true that he hasn't done anything different for other games.

For instance, at least two games in the CWC, instead of an inverting FB, he's experimented with a full-on attacking FB providing the width. This allows him to play with an unconventional RWF/LWF like Palmer, who then tucks in to do AM duties along with their WF duties where necessary.

That extra body required for midfield overload in an inverting FB is then created by what is now the less advancing no 8. He uses Enzo for this.

It's complex to explain without a tactic board, but if you've seen what I am explaining, you can see it unfold. And he has to do this, because he knows that he needs to develop solutions for when we play the likes of PSG.

Contrary to the general belief on here. I think he's actually a smart tactical manager. Inexperienced, but smart.

@swi123

Do you see what I was trying to explain earlier today?

Ibime:
He been dey jump with them, weyrey

I just dey shake my head. Man wey suppose give medals, hand over trophy and waka. Begin dey jump.

Ice Cold Palmer!!!!!

GK of the tournament. Robert Sanchez.

Emaprince:
Joao Pedro life changed in two weeks and 3 matches.

I am sure he cannot believe it. One of the best decisions he made was going to join the team immediately.

Gittens might be wondering why he didn't insist to join early on.

Ibime:
All those shirt sponsors wey dey make yanga for us should come and price market now

Today's price is not yesterday's price

Na highest bigger now

Maresca out !!!!!!!!!

The undisputed best football club in the world. You cannot tell me nothing!!!!

Yessssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sanchez has to Sanchez

Everybody likes Cucurella's hair

Red Card abeg!!!!

FBS:
Don't know if y'all see it or not, but the work Palmer is doing on the defensive end is massive. That combo with Gusto looking solid so far.

Pedro was doing same on the other side and effectively with Cucu.

And then there is president Sanchez.

Impressive.

Spot on baba!