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Joezinho:
Style of play - styl - plus

Identity - Bourne identity

Expert17:
Pass to Bruno and Insha allah

LostMyZeal:
LoL...deliver wetin

Leyqute's Pizza

Ole that is Jejely taking his baby steps

Now, the next thing for him to do now is to prolly break the semi-final jinx and then go on to bottle finals


Then them go quiz am for pressers he go be like "we were having difficulties getting into semi finals, but now we've made it into finals. We were quite unfortunate in the finals we played, but overall you can see the team has improved because we now go all the way to finals"


Abeg...Ole na cruise..I give him that
I sabi him formats well well
Useless coach

Panther7:
Well we were wrong. If they get Messi it's over

handelex:
BAIT.

CapitalCee:
scored a lucky mistake goal against the run of play, Opponents jump out to attack, hit them on the counter. Thats Ole for you. Once we meet any decent side later in the competition we are off. We the way Rashford was missing sitters today added with Ole Cluelessness in key games. I dont see us winning this competition.


#OLEOUT

Ibime:
Thanks boss. Don't you think Feds withdrawing liquidity by increasing interest rates would cause a serious market pullback? With average PE Ratio approaching 40, I'm becoming cautious that the market is overheated. There has never been a market cycle where average PE Ratio over 30 was not followed by a crash. Another thing I track is share buybacks which have pushed equity prices up aggressively over the last 5 years. The cash demands of companies dealing with the Pandemic means buybacks are falling to record lows over the last year which removes buying pressure from equities. The way SPACS are proliferating is another cause for concern and sign of a bubble. SPACS have not been making this much noise since just before the Tech crash at the turn of the century. It's like everyone is rushing to list before a bubble pops.

I am seriously considering switching my pension units to a fixed low rate cash pension in the medium term to avoid stories that touch, then come back to a normal pension plan after any pullback. I remember when market pulled back like 25% in March last year, most pension funds pulled back 30% or so. Luckily they recovered and finished much higher, but in the event of a serious pullback/ crash, one would rather be in a defensive Fixed income position and forego the usual 5% growth for this year, then jump back in after any pullback with a more aggressive policy to take advantage of low prices. Would you say that's advisable?

Ibime:
@ nitrogen, Amoto94, when do you think current stock market bubble will pop. I'm becoming more and more convinced we are not far, especially US equities.

patrickmuf:
You do not see Liverpool or Chelsea fans (of late) trying to mirror City's formation and play because their respective coaches have their own pattern which is very effective...

Whatever it is Ole trying to do, he should do it ASAP...He talked about finding the right balance between pressing high up the pitch and remaining compact like we were prior to this season but it seems to be taking forever...

eph12:
Nitrogen said midfielders should not be scoring goals, that we should check other top teams. He goofed by mentioning City, so I brought up Gundogan's stats. Someone that has only 1 assist in a free scoring City side

patrickmuf:
If there's one thing Pep has learnt is that he never allow the opposition counter City. I really don't know if we have been watching the same team but City have been hardly cut out on the break since that loss to Spurs or thereabout...They're now more compact without the ball so this your talk of Rodri having to cover huge space is strange to me...

Rodri that isn't pacy how on earth will he cover a huge space?

Leyqute:
We have to get Mc or Fred to handle the McFred position effectively (easier said than done, could be impossible and a new arrival might be the option) for another AM-CM hybrid player like VDB to slot in easily into the team

patrickmuf:
Gundogan for instance is starts at CM but pushes up the pitch as they attack...Most folks look at the position o Gundogan when they attack and think he plays as an attacking midfielder...

If we're that dominant, Pogba too will push up and people will say he plays as an attacking midfielder.

GloryIsaac:
Just to understand the previous discussion on how McFred’s limitations play a role in hindering VDB’s excellence for the team, watch this City vs Everton match.

Like every other City game, they utilize Rodri or Fernandinho in a sole defensive midfield position while having two attacking midfielders in front.

Sought of a ‘W’ shape where each point depicts a player. ‘W’ for the back 5, ‘W’ for the front 5.

This is why Mahrez and B.Silva are free to tension on the right wing, while Sterling and Foden tension on the left wing. Both positions with occasional support from the fullbacks.

At United, due to McFred’s limitations amidst brain farts from the Centre-backs, the team has to utilize a diamond midfield formation to pose enough threat but this formation means that the team makes do with two strikers rather than the preferred front 3.

Ndidi would have been the best for this role, as he’ll certainly bring the much needed balance to the midfield while having the abilities of McFred and even better than both individuals.

VDB loves to sneak in-between the opponents backline, but McFred either lack the simple passing ability to deliver good balls or the tenacity to anchor the midfield.

BikeMan:
Meanwhile the last time Ole was at Camp Nou

afrodoc2:
OleOutters una well don o. As a board member you suppose don sack Amaka since na. If you do the needful TrebleChamp no go waste money on top flying banner over Old Trafford.

airmark:
You don't even want God to help you guys.

patrickmuf:
0ep plays with a 4, a 10 and an 8...Busquet, Xavi and Iniesta...

At City, Rodri is Busquet, Gundogan is Xavi and KFB is the attacking midfielder, Iniesta...Gundogan joins the attack because City dominates most times and they don't have a certain Messi that creates and scores such that the AMF isn't overburdened...

In all, Pep's tactics sees them recover the ball high up the pitch and force their opponent back 2hilst pushing up to close up the spaces...Only team with fast attackers and good dribblers will trouble Pep but even then, he now isn't as he'd of starting Fernandinho against such team to nullify their treat on the counter...

patrickmuf:
Even when David Silva was still at City, whenever he and De Bruyne starts, one of them takes up a more slightly withdrawn role...

The dominance of City will make you think Cancelo is a winger but it's really not the case...If we get Pep, you'll find Pogba further up the pitch because he will dominate games forcing our opponents to retreat to their own half...In such instance, you'd think we are playing with two CMs...Pep is that good, he will make sure his LB and RB push up forcing your wingers to go on the defensive and this frees up one of their CB to push further up the pitch while his CM pushes up the pitch...

When you watch City play you will realize the importance of a good coach...

patrickmuf:
I watch most matches and I see the position the players take rather than depend on all those site...

Check livescore for a line up in a particular match day then check Flashscore and other sites and you will notice how all of them interpret the lineup differently...

When City are in the ascendancy, Gundogan pushes up the pitch whilst their fullbacks cover for him by tucking into the midfield...It's all about the tactical flexibility of Pep and not necessarily about Gundogan's starting position...

patrickmuf:
The truth is that most of them only watch Manchester United...

I saw West Ham dispatch Sheffield United and now, see Chelsea winning against Newcastle...I am very impressed with how Tuchel sets Chelsea up, he is a very good coach...

patrickmuf:
Don't be deceived by his goal scoring exploits..Gundogan is a controller...Man City are very dominant that's why he is always up the pitch together with the fact that he mostly played as an 8 whilst he was with Dortmund...

eph12:
I'm not sure I understand your point here