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Honestly sometimes I don't even know why I bother playing this useless game

The Legend of Leicester City FC

From Zeroes to Heroes and Back to Zeroes in just 3 seasons.

I'm hoping they win the UCL this season just to put a final twist to the tale.

Bye Bye Ranieri. P45 in the morning

diggz:
Hazard stopped playing after he got kicked. Conte should have removed him instead of pedro.

I hope you saw how Costa killed our attack in the first half? Yet, they want us to believe he has the touch of de Lima. I dare say, if costa can score goals in this CFC team, lukaku will do same. Afterall, they can kill 8 or 9 out of 10attacking moves then convert 1 or 2goals to compensate for the fvck ups.

Yall need to stop picking on nateevs jare

I think that 442 has been discovered as a formation that nullifies the bottom heavy 343, More teams might try this going forward

Havilah93:
I don't think we came close to troubling Heaton in the 2nd half.

We got so used to winning, and we needed to be checked. Many won't agree, but I don't think the point is bad considering the way Burnley set up and their home form.

That Freekick was just ridiculous and on the balance of play, they definitely deserved that point HOWEVER Hazard played crap today - didn't release the ball on time, spoiling counter attacks, and running into cul de sacs. Our defending at times was shambolic - Luiz looked shaky as did Cahil. Then the less said about Matic the better. This was a very winnable game but we bottled it.

Burnley Hachet Men FC

Luiz oh my God

I think we should shift to a back 4 and chke that midfield.

These 2 strikers are wreaking havoc on our back 3

Matic is a big fool

Chei see Alonso backing the play

Hazard is playig pure and undiluted nonsense this game.

If youve played FIFA 17 online, you will recognise this Burnleh gameplan.

High pressure, Tackle Spamming, Long Ball, Sweaty Goal.

I just never realised that you could play like this in real life

olabode89:
He is a United academy product, although he didn't make the grade.

Is he?

I'm not surprised. Manyoo old boys full EPL and Championship teams

Havilah93:
Who is Brady guy?

Fantastic technique!!

You no sabi Robbie Brady for Norwich? Him and Snodgrass in that team 4 years ago...Freekick masters

That freekick bad sha

Matic assist

Ibime:
Make una allow Luiz rest him knee now.

Chalobah actually started his career as a CB before Zola converted him to midfield. He actually has the best profile to replace Luiz in terms of passing.

I think the boys have had a few days off this week

Choi Matic

These guys are playing very fast counter ball sha.

Moses is a fool though

Oboi wetin na? Which kain gidigbo ball these Burnleh people dey play?

Luiz looking like an Old School Narco Gangster with that ponytail.

Arumba styleee

sharp sharp hotel no time

komekn:
I will tell you RACE at inception HAS EVERYTHING TO WITH IT.

I probably over the last ten years or more have spoken with at least 75 Black premiership players. Add to that a much less number of Black coaches at youth and senior level, in which all concede race as having over riding influence. Race in the context of negative prejudice which is simply RACISM.

In this matter I am genuinely sorry to say you are Grossly mistaken.

Completely different argument.

TheGoodJoe:

You have heard it now. Outshine means, having a better tournament and having a better game when Mikel met the likes of Toure and Keita.

You're a city fan, who would you rather have in your team - Mikel or Toure?

Also, quick question for you guys.

Thegoodjoe and Safarigirl believe Mikel is a World Class footballer.

Does anybody disagree with this statement?

'Coogar of blessed memory'

That yarns dey always bust my head.

TheGoodJoe:
Career. Not AFCON Performance. You think out shining the likes of Yaya Toure, Seydou Keita and Drogba is inferior?

Judge Mikel’s career.

I'm sorry how does Mikel outshine Drogba or Yaya Toure?


Also I don't understand what judge his career means as the term world class is used to judge the player not the career.
I've never heard anyone say something along the lines of 'he had a world class career'

TheGoodJoe:


You are making it look as if the AFCON is not part of Mikel’s career. I am judging Mikel based on his career. Not AFCON or Chelsea phases. Mikel’s career.

Performances at AFCON are not enough to call a player world class. Quality of talent at AFCON is relation to say EUROs or Copa America is quite poor anyway.

So if we have a situation where Mikel isn't a first team regular at club level, while shining once at a relatively inferior international tournament, what then is the basis for tagging him World Class?

This is what I've been driving at all along.

TheGoodJoe:
I just need to address a point that still baffles me. Someone says Mikel was a Nonentity in Chelsea after Ancelotti. The same person said, I can say that Mikel can have a World Class tag before. Not me.

Did the Champions League triumph of Chelsea not come after Ancelotti? Can we term a player who stood out in three of the most important games to winning their most prized trophy a Nonentity?

Mikel’s reign for the Super Eagles from the AFCON, to the Confederations Cup, the qualifiers and Olympics came after Ancelotti. I do not understand how we can write off such player.

I accept people have opposing views and maybe, people do not consider accomplishments. Despite the challenges, Mikel against Crystal Palace had the Chelsea fans singing his name and winning the man of the match without a goal.

I think the young man has done enough to deserve better than looking for an Avenue to call him a non entity.

Judge Mikel’s career. Consider the barriers he faced. From the battle between Manchester United and Chelsea that lasted about a year. He deserves better.

As for me and Yara Yara, we will keep throwaying salute to John Mikel Obi.

At Chelsea, post-Ancelotti Mikel was a relative non-entity.
Your refusal to accept context is what is happening your ability to understand this simple fact.

Mikel was a rock during the Barca game but Ramires also scored a mad goal in that game. Mikel played well in that Final but Bertrand also started that final on the left wing.

Your argument is that we should ignore the fact that Mikel did not play a whopping 64% of the league games he was available for over the last 7 years and instead hail Mikel as worldclass for his admittedly good performances in just 2 games? He wasn't even man of the match in those games, and those were solid team performances anyway.

The really funny thing is that in those few matches Mikel played, we could see why he spent most of his career on the bench. Mikel Slowbi was regularly abject as a player for us.

If you want to Base your discussion on his exploits at AFCON, then that's a different story, but you cannot tell me that a man who only managed a composite 72 league games over a period of 7 years is anything but a non-entity at Chelsea. The facts simply get in the way of that narrative.

I can't see any difference career wise between Mikel and Paulo Ferreira sef.

Eat sleep sixth repeat

Joebie:
Alaba is the only player I think we truly miss. Dele Alli is yet to be seen, although he does not count because he clearly chose England.

That Alaba one pained me die. He would have been in them Chrisantus's set. He apparently wanted to play for us but we turned him down. The boy is a proud Nigerian too and draped himself in thr Naija flag when Bayern beat dortmund to win UCL.

tbaba1234:
Exactly, Vassel was crap but was always invited

Surely that supports my assertion that race is not an obstacle to playing for England, no?

tbaba1234:
I think Agbonlohor should have had more caps for England. Players like Darius Vassel were regularly invited to the England camp.

Come on Mr T, Agbonlahor is a crap striker. Vassel at city was just fast for nothing. He was also crap.

safarigirl:
1. Dual nationality as in England/ a footballing nation or England/a non-footballing nation?

2. Good enough, by English standards? Cuz the English team is actually shi-t by world standards

Anyhow you wish dear Safarigirl. Just provide a list of players who were good enough to play for England but frustrated out of their NT on racial grounds

Let's start there.