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joviegghead:
True.

I don't think I'll be watching el classico too. We'll be decimated.

El classico is not the problem, it's a league game and at most a 2 or 3:0 victory for Madrid won't hurt like getting really decimated in the UCL against a solid team like Bayern, City or even PSG.

joviegghead:
Are you for real?!!!?

First half was a sad display...Against a better team, it would have been at least 3:0 down.
I watch all Barca games especially late night games.
Prior to Depays equalizer, they were poor.
Koeman needs to leave that's all!!!

PS; Araujo scored a super goal that was WRONGLY ruled out for a foul by Braithwaite

Braithwaite missed a VERY big chance too.
so may be 2:3 down lol!!

FirstbornWds:
I honestly can't agree any less.

Another thing to note here is that most of these guys who defend Koeman are not seeing the games, I bet they don't watch Barca, they just go to live score, check possession stats and be like okay we're dominating so klownman is doing well. why do I bring up this assessment?
I just decided to check sofa score and it shows Barca is dominating lol sofa is showing 30%-70% lmao
I'm watching the game live, and Barca are being mulled and dominated from back to front.

Terrible to watch I'll have to turn my TV off soon
Tueh!!!

abduleez1:
OGBENI forget all this mental gymnastics. Koeman and his tactics have been premium shít. Na today I know San Mames.

Brother man too many children on the forum.
Don't mind these guys, I mean if they can't see that koeman is a very limited coach then I just don't know what to add.
Koeman is making Satien look like prime Pep. I bet only another 8-2 will wake some kids up!!!

Angelfrost:
Graham Potter has done a fantastic job so far with Brighton but Can he translate or replicate this with a bigger and more star-studded side??! Or will he be another Lampard. That's the challenge these days.

It's kinda early to call, but I believe the top teams will not change that much from the end of last season. However, the top prize will surely be between Tuchel and Guardiola! Ole doesn't have the experience and grit to go the distance (Even though he has one of the best squads in the league currently).

So, it's looking for me like:

Chelsea
Man City
Man United
Liverpool

wow, you rate Chelsea that high...I don't see them beating Arsenal 2moro lol....na joke I dey sha

raumdeuter:
Did Silva play full 90mins last year?
Has Silva won any major trophy on the field not the one he will be jumping in the stands

Bro, I've been on this forum since Feb 2007. I've seen, read so many bad takes.

Listen, I've followed you and airmark for a long, long time, I just log in to have a laugh.
You've always argued intelligently with facts.
But I have to be honest with you. your takes recently have been so bad.

Thiago Silva is a legend of the game and one of the greatest defenders of all time. I say this as a neutral!!!

I'm not gonna argue or engage you because I know you're intelligent and won't hesitate to hit back.

But Bro....

Bad take is bad!!!

Peace!!!

FuckEveryday:
I swear!
All the big teams now know the style, before it was Man UTD, now Chelsea too.

Aside the Mahrez goal, all the goals they scored today was the same, Sane made that Pass and wipe
goal style fun. But since he left it's not been the same.

Very true man, that's why a clinical goal scorer must be signed asap!!!

Angelfrost:
Well, Ings can adapt with proper training... Besides, with good midfield players like Debruyne that should even make it easier.

In any case, he will be more sought after by next season and won't be as cheap.

My brother, I just dey o! How this season wan be??! What are your predictions??!

Bro, talking about prediction for the season, as a Pep fan I'm not gonna hide. I think he's regressing and that's because he's become a bit too arrogant, stubborn cocky or should I say relaxed.

I think United will pose a real threat to City. but I don't know why I still think City will be Champions again. League is a Marathon and Pep is good at that.

My Prediction

City
United
Chelsea
Pool

"My" Manager of the season so far so good is Graham Potter; I too like that guy.

What's yours!

Angelfrost:
In the absence of Harry Kane, Danny Ings would have sufficed for Man City in that number 9 role... Dude is a top striker! They won't have even needed to break the bank or any useless FFP rule.

Ings flopped hard at Liverpool. But like life, there bound to be second chances

Pep doesn't fancy a striker who can only score, that's why even king Aguero almost fell out with him and had to adapt his game.

Zlatan struggled too, even Pep once preferred Gotze as a F9 ahead of Lewa.
Ings is just a goal scorer and yes, I wish Pep got him but Pep knows what he wants.

Pep wants Kane because he can play and score at the same time, his assist stats speak for him too.
City won't go anywhere if they don't get a clinical goal scorer because their play is now too predictable. Their last game against spurs saw too much sterile possession with no intent.

I love Ings and like I said, I wish Pep got him. But that's just about it.

Truly underrated I wish Arsenal or United got him.

It's been a while Frost, how have u been brotherman

MASTERCHIEF0847:
Barcelona will struggle this season.

Water is wet and 2moro is Tuesday!!

paulolee:
saw the game n can confidently say dt barca would suffer badly this season....I pity punters wey go carry DM bcoz bookies would use attractive odds to entice punters dt would regret..
barca lacks depth in d squad...they jus continued from wen dey stopped last season, starting games very well n blowing it up in d final 10 mins bcoz dey cnt kill games n messi no dey help DM dis time
a poor sociedad dt was losing 3-0 n did nothing juw scored 2 goals in 3 mins n d coach was looking very clueless before he subbed memphis dt would have gone out since dt 75 mins..
next week is away in Bilbao n DTS were barca season starts..
congrats to koeman BT I doubt if he would escape d sack dis time even before d season ends

Football Analyst lol

Barca have been a very poor team since 2017.

With Messi Barca took just 1 points from a newly promoted Cadiz.

What does this tell you, it tells you that with or without Messi Barca has been shit!!!

To say the team will struggle is like saying water is wet. or like saying tomorrow is Tuesday.

Barca will struggle even with the GOAT they finished 3rd narrowly on the final day.

They worst is yet to come so stop stating the obvious!!!

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blaise26abj:
Ligue 1 is a farmers league . Don’t sugar quote it . Unless you are new to football . What logic are you following ? Don’t ever call Serie A a farmers league . Ac Milan, inter , Juve, AS Roma , Lazio . Most of These clubs have won the champions league . PSG has never won ,Even with all their supposed super stars in recent the years . Forget , Ligue 1 is a farmers league . Be objective.

Lol, new to football lol

Ligue 1 is a farmers league Yes

Serie A isn't because there are better teams there and better UEFA coefficient.

Your logic brought about this argument.

I'll stop here because I no get energy...Peace!!!

blaise26abj:
Unless he moves to 2 other clubs in quality leagues after whoever he joins now and wins major trophies with them then can we start talking about Messi covering the advantage of Ronaldo . Goodluck to him doing that at his age.
I laugh when people shout about PSG being formidable with Messi , please who watches ligue 1 . That farmers league . Apart for PSG , how marketable is the league with global footballing fans ? Italy has notable clubs even before Ronaldo . Is it marseille or Bordeaux that people will start watching ?
No doubt Messi is a great player but he should have left last year . Now he is unceremoniously hoodwinked by Barcelona when other major clubs have reached their transfer financial caps . Barcelona did him serious strong thing . Ligue 1 is a wrong move .

The two best league in the world should be Spain and England.

If we follow your logic, Ronaldo is currently playing in a farmers league.

That said, I think French teams are doing well in the UCL.

season before last PSG made it all the way to the final while Lyon made it to the semis, defeating City. That's two teams from French league.

I'm a messi fan and I won't hide.

if he can't make it to England with City, I'll be backing him at PSG!!!

The last time an Italian team made it that far was Juventus in 2017 if I can remember correctly!!!

I feel like I wanna cry

Damn!!!

I feel like I want to cry...

Damm!!!

nob0dy:
This will be the most emotional moment in football history. Even those Ronaldo fan boys that always chant he should leave Barca to prove himself will cry today.

paulolee:
GOATEST....all goals record n his assist record, MVP awards won n free kick records aint included..
even particular season he scored against all LA liga teams n did 19 games scoring streak...
if Leo finally joins PSG d biggest loser here is LA liga n barca..
el classico go drop views n barca go suffer more, barca would hardly qualify for UCL knockout n if barca see top 4 for league Mk DM celebrate am like trophy as arsenal dey do.
supercup finals with athletico is around d corner n simeone CNT wait to disgrace barca

You are a Barcelona fan but sometimes you seem to lack details whenever you comment about your said club.

Barcelona is now a weak team no doubt but not weaker than Sevilla IMO. To say they will hardly make top four is just over exaggeration. Even with Messi(GOAT) Barca finished just two points above Sevilla and they did this on the final day.

The Spanish super cup is now a four team tournament. Barca(Copa winners, A.Madrid(League winners, Madrid (league runner up, A.Bilbao(Copa runner up.

So to come here and say that A.Madrid will disgrace Barca shows that you have no knowledge on this particular Cup.

For starters, Barca will not play Athletico Madrid but Real Madrid. So as far as this cup is concern, there's no guarantee that Barca will beat Madrid and go face Athletico who themselves are not certain to beat a resurgence Athletic Bilbao side.

Spanish super cup fixtures

Barcelona vs Real Madrid
Athletico Bilbao vs Athletico Madrid


Always make your research before you comment.

peace!!!

Angelfrost:
They will have you believe that Pep is not interested in small trophies... That UCL is the prime target and goal this season, with EPL as consolation.

Guardiola should better find a way to derail Messi from France to England... That might be his best shot at that elusive title.

Those who think Pep is not interested in small trophies are delusional or simply out of sync with reality.

No Manager has won more small trophies(Cup and league) titles than Pep since his debut in the EPL.

Pep wants to win it all including the elusive UCL title.

Conspiracy theory....
Laporta simply didn't want a Messi reunion with Pep that's why he waited and waited and announced Messi's departure same day Grealish signed for a record fee and was given the #10 Jersey.

Pep being the best manager in EPL gives him that leverage. I think with or without Messi he can win the UCL. All he needs to do is not to over think his tactics.

It's a trophy lost for pep, and I can tell you he's upset because he's a winner who has proven himself for decades!!!

Pep fan 100% but I'll go with Leicester coz of Ndidi, guy is a world class DM

Iheanacho too!!!

City have bigger fish to fry but knowing pep, he won't wanna lose this!!!

CharisEleos:
Very very wrong. Even the children Know it's wrong that's why they are covering their eyes.

Someone said it's a sign of affection. Please, I beg to disagree; Its not. There are ways of showing affection without being erotic. Like a hug, a peck on the forehead and sweeping your woman off her feet; carrying her like a baby.

If they continue doing such in their presence, one day they'll want to try it with themselves.
These kind of things are the reasons we have siblings sleeping with each other these days and some coming up to say they want to get married.

Rubbish!

Very well said...

Kirkman:
May God continue or bless, reward and replenish you in wisdom according to all your needs as you reach out a helping hand to uplift others.

God bless you too abundantly, for you to quote me means you have empathy as well as willingness to help.

Blessed!!!!

pansophist:
You made an outstanding point and this is what I've experienced. When one have the virtue of contentment, he appears wealthy to other materialistic folks. Because one doesn't go about asking for money, carry his own weight diligently and even help despite his own challenges doesn't mean his is rich or can help beyond a certain level.

It's also a case of people expecting your help to be somewhat revolutionary. If you have a Benz for example, they would expect you to help them to a point where they will have a benz too, even though you can't. Also, they may not have productive skills to cash out on their own and somehow, think just because they want it, and assumed you can help, then so be it and that they should have it.

It's also a case of delusion. Because someone think I'm in a position to help doesn't mean I can. Lots of folks abroad passes through this. A man may be illegal wherever they are, hiding from police and doing hard jobs under the table to survive, but people back home will heap all their problem on him with the wrong mindset that because he is abroad, he must be able to help.

I also intensely hate the fact that because someone is in need of help, they are automatically immuned from fault. I say this again, lots of needy family members are loosers, ungrateful, opportunist and a leaky basket. Doesn't matter how much you give, they will come back to beg for more. The idea that the one in the weak position (the beggar) is somehow good and the assumed rich guy (the giver) is bad is wrong. Thats about it.

Pareto principles which says that 20% of people have 80% of the wealth is not some unfair capitalistic, exploitative, inhumane system that people make it to seems. It is completely a natural law and a biblical one at that. Also known as the mathew principle in the bible.



So you see, the more hardworking and drive yoy have, the more successful you'll become. But if one is lazy, have no drive and keep begging, thr poorer they will be.

You've made lots of valid points and yes you're right about a lot of things.

Education is very important here.

I don't give people money as a way of help.

That's not to say I won't assist you if the need is urgent with raw cash.

here's the thing. You know your family and you'll know who is doing well and who's not.

What I do, because I try to be very anonymous. I send a friend, or a delegate.

Tell so so person to go learn how to repair a car, the cost is on me etc

or tell xyz to go to abc and tender this letter, he'll be given a keke to drive and play back at a very low rate. We must make him pay back so he doesn't become unserious

I know i can't help every body but....

I'll help as far as I live and as far as I can!!!

punisha:
This topic deserves to be taught in schools.

The family member u r looking up to for help could be needing major help as well...no one owes you anything. The entitlement mentality needs to be wiped away especially in Africa.
That I have a car and own a house don't mean I ain't owing bank loans. You may need just 50k and I can't help don't mean I am wicked. If I am to give, it should come from a place of love not cos I am a tool that generates money for everyone.
Many of the entitled ones will still violate privileges believing that they can come back again n again for help.

Stop expecting family members to come through always. Be considerate.
Jackie Chan is not leaving his money behind for his son....he asked his son to work hard and make his own money. Try it in Africa.

How to make money and be independent should be taught in school not this....

HELP OTHERS IF YOU CAN, FAMILY MEMBERS OR NOT!!!

Before you say we're saying same thing, I think we're not.

My dad died when I was in ss2, my mum was relatively young and was just a seamstress. in fact when my dad died, my mum became sick.

I thank God for my family members, it was just unbelievable. Even till today I still can't believe such acts of generosity because it's rare in Africa.

After sec school I was sent abroad to study. a family member did that for me.

If I wasn't helped by a family member, I would have been in prison by now or begging for food.

I've in turn helped others in my family first. The aim is to establish a foundation where lots of less privileged will be assisted.

I believe in true religion. Help others but if you can, start from your family because at the end of the day family is still where you end up!!!.

patrickmuf:
The players will raise their game if Messi joins...

Talking about thriving, he'll easily dominate the league, there's nothing about the EPL that should see Messi struggle...

Lol will they ever listen LMAO

EPL is a great league but there's nothing special about the league that will stop Messi from doing well.

Messi will struggle if he's coached by Ole!!!

Ayo2004:
Yes na..because football started two years ago

All current EPL teams do not have more CL trophies than Madrid
How many times has EPL produced Ballon d'or candidates?
When you hear of EPL legends and you hear of La liga legends,you can see the difference between the two leagues
Small boys are balling in the EPL so explain clearly how Messi,the greatest dribbler,goalscorer,playmaker and player with highest assists won't perform?

A league where yaya toure scored twenty goals is where Lionel Messi will not thrive?
You must be a joker who watches too much English TV

If he joins EPL,he is going to join man city,arguably the best squad in the world and here you are saying he won't perform when he has players almost as good as he is..Just quit your hatred for Messi and Barca and reason well jare

The problem is hate, I know they know the truth deep down but afraid to tell!!!

A league where, Michu, a normal player @Real Oviedo and Rayo came to the EPl with Swansea and hit double figures instantly

A league where Bruno Fernandes a player, if you wanna compare him to Messi is not up to 5\10 is lighting up and hitting double figures playing as a midfielder second striker sort of.

A league where Kelechi iheanacho is hitting double figures

A league where a rejected(Barcelona) Alexis Sanchez came and killed, hitting double figures at will until he joined United.

A league where Ollie Watkins a player who never played there came and hit double figures

Rasford, a footballer with very poor decision making in the final third is hitting double figures in the said league.

I won't forget to mention Yaya lol, a midfielder who hit 20 times in the said league

Samir Nasri, in his first season at arsenal was nominated as EPL player of the season.

Dimitri Payet was almost unplayable in EPL, but was rejected at Lille. But Messi won't do well here lol!!!

The list is endless and I have to stop because it's getting embarrassing.

The aforementioned players are no where near Messi level. not even close!!!

Last season I prayed and hope that he join City.

I'm still praying and hoping.

I know when he comes and City continue to turn EPl teams to dust, the excuse will be that it's because of Pep. it won't be if he can do it on a cold night in Stoke.

Leave those guys abeg, na u get time!!!

The biggest enemy of democracy has spoken. Believe him at your won peril.

I honestly don't like Atiku but having spent all my formative years in Lagos.

Tinubu has done well for himself but I don't know how he'll be as president coz he's a THIEF!!!

Illimitable:
Silva was better than Mata
Toure was better than the worn out Schweini
Fernandinho was better than Schneiderlin
Aguero was miles better than Rooney
Sterling was better than Martial.

You are making my point.

Not here to argue just want to add to what you guys are trying to say.

I think the difference is the coach.

I didn't start this argument so I don't know what was said in the past but I'll contribute based on player comparison.

The aforementioned players, I think the difference is the coach at least to some extent.

Silva and Mata for me can be measured as somewhat equivalent until Pep arrived.

Martial was the most expensive teenager at the time of his transfer and was somewhat rated ahaed of Sterling.

Aquero on the other hand was a goal scorer, a pure striker so his numbers will fare better than that of Oga Rooney who was always behind the main striker and even played in midfield occasionally.

My pont is that while City went for a World Class coach, United settled for Mediocrity(Ole)

A classic case of a good coach is what happened at Chelsea last season and Bayern the season before. With Lampard, Chelsea won't be UCL winners.

Replace Ole with Conte and United will be a very serious team to compete against.

But I get your point sha...safe!!!

Angelfrost:
My sole issue with the "truth" she posted above is the generalizing... There are many Nigerian ladies with those physical attributes with good hearts, good behavior, and without a trace of malice in them.

It is quite annoying how thousands of good people minding their businesses keep getting to be smeared with the same ill brush of insults along with the few moronic and stupid ones roaming the cyberspace. This lady ought to know better than indulge in the silly folly of generalization.

It's like using the imbeciles in the Politics section of Nairaland as a yardstick to conclusively describe most Nigerian youths... Haba na!!!

By and large, this lady needs counseling on self-esteem and hate issues! If you don't have the heart, get off social media!!!

My guy!!!

Lazyyouth4u:
Is that what you call the best coach?
If you give me the same money, I will give same result. If he wan show say he be coach, make he go coach Wolves and achieve the same result!

So an Apex Doctor who's trained with the finest equipment in one of the best hospitals in the world should come down to Ayetoro village in Ogun state and make use of our quack surgical tools and perform surgery just to prove he's a good doctor

Listen man, Pep is a two time UCL winner and should be respected.

He's spending billions go and check What United have spent in the same period since he joined City.

I keep saying one thing.

Sir Alex spent 26 years at United with only 2UCl and 13 EPL.

Pep is already a two time UCL winner...and he's already turning the league to dust, winning league, Cups like its nothing.

He's yet to win the UCl with City but he's already a two time UCL winner and deserves all the respect!!!

Zanzibar1:
They may not even Cross group stage

Lol you wish... City will beat people like rabbit but may not win it. same with PSG.

Cross group stage, at worse, I mean I don't know the adjective to describe VERY WORSE they'll reach quarter final.

This doesn't not guarantee them the epl title but meeen city are so dammn complete; see squad ..

To some extent it does.

Even without this silky fine footballer, they will still the overwhelming favorites according to All bookmakers!!!