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Happy birthday Bimffo. Birthday celebrants for this week plenty o.

Nihilist:
Gellato.

Koeman is mainly paying for his failure to replace Lukaku.

Instead of signing a blockbuster striker, he has spent around 80m on signing 3 number 10s. Then he went and bought some middling la liga striker for 5m

His first choice number 2 has a long term injury. His first choice 3 is 33 years old. He didn't sign any replacements.

His first choice winger is injured long term. Another winger just got released from asylum after a mental breakdown. He failed to buy quality there either, instead choosing to parade an array of mediocrities.

All of these other shortcomings would have been covered by an exact Lukaku replacement, as Lukaku had been doing for the last 3 years. That failure to replace Lukaku just exposed the mans Dutch nyash.

Some jokes write themselves.

Their game is filled with Lots of long balls with no target man to bring it down and as you wrote their right wing is a sorry state, sigurdsson hasn't been able to fit in.

With the form of Arsenal presently this tie would be a walk over.

Nihilist:
Omo who be Atalanta?

See wetin den dey do Everton

I couldn't believe my eyes when i saw the score line. Some years back i think that club was fighting relegation in Serie A. I shouldn't be surprised even their league performance is woeful. Perhaps they need time to gel.

raumdeuter:
Abi o. When I see some people late 20 early 30 dey abuse people say dem old, thinking they are young, Dem no sabi say he don reach them, when posters are telling you their christening was in 1996

Dont be surprised if you find out there are people born in 2000 or later here. An average 17yr old is probably in University and have been using the internet for over 7yrs

Since the day I discovered some guys have kids and a Poster said he watched a world cup final two years before I was born, I knew I needed to respect myself and not cross my lane.

If Spurs can't win with all of Dortmund injuries then they ain't qualifying from their group.

Hello Fellas how does it feel to watch others play champions league on Tuesday and Wednesday while you battle it out in the cold regions on Thurs in the europa league?

Welcome back to Champions League Liverpool. I hope you provide us good football not comedy that you provided us in your last group stage appearance in UCL.
Let hope you never walk alone.

raumdeuter:
This isnt very specific either. But we can agree he is a good player

Best 10 in the world presently.

raumdeuter:
One of the best can mean different things One of the best 20, One of the best 250 or one of the best 2,500

one of the best players in the world. Especially for his age group.

raumdeuter:
Not a lot thats why not a lot would really be called world class or compared to Neymar

True I agree Hazard can't be compared to Neymar but I also believe that Hazard is one of the best player still active in football today.

Skimpledawg:
Ahh, u were in Primary 4 around 1996?


I greet you sire

lol that was the year people came to eat Amala and gbegiri in our compound to celebrate my naming ceremony.

raumdeuter:
I like him but his fans on this thread overrate him and compare him to more established stars. WHen his performances in key moments like world cups and CL is not much to write about

Among footballers still active how many satisfy your criteria above?

raumdeuter:
A decent performance is what you are expecting of a player you call one of the best in the world after flopping in the World cup and several CL

Yep.

raumdeuter:
What did he do? Led his country to crash out to a lesser country like Wales in the quarters. Abi which Euros are we talking about?

He had a decent performance at least.

raumdeuter:
You can present it anytime even now.

As at today hidden hazard has largely been a flop in 5 seasons of CL. 2 goals from CL open play after 5 seasons is a shameful record.

Last world cup he flopped miserably.

The league is the only place hidden hazard has been decent in his career

Pep has won 2 CL titles and made 7 semi finals
Morata has scored CL goals vs top teams even in the quarter semi and finals

what about the last euros

abimbawealth:
Qarabag na name of club

lol Yes. From Azerbaijan.

I predict a three zero victory over Qarabag.
#welcomebackChampionsleague

U1:
Hm, Davies on the bench! Or is this the week I relinquish the top spot? These Everton guys are toothless bulldogs o.

You are the one reigning presently.

Nihilist:
I missed Agueros 4 goals vs Tottenham 3 years ago blud. I sold him that morning because he hadn't scored in like 3 or 4 consecutive games.

25 points down the drain.

I also missed most of Sanchez's game last season as I stubbornly refused to believe his swag could last, while banking on the same Aguero.

The FPL gods have been immeasurably cruel to this poor servant.

lol as a debutant i hope I avoid your career story, but I am seeing signs to the contrary.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/may/25/premier-league-georgi-kinkladze-manchester-city-tactics

A nice piece here. In case any one has the e-book i would like to have it. emmzowo@gmail.com.

OMG I can't believe this is a transgender, She is damn hot. Make i run comot before i start to dey hard.

1 point from the top. The title race is on and hot.

Leyqute:
That's why I quoted him.

If person no undastand samthing, na asx e go asx

lol I think he meant tempo free am.

Three points in the bag and it seems the three constant Truths are Death, Taxes and a Morata header.

Griffon:
Azpilicueta made the back pass under pressure, Courtois could have done better by being proactive.

Oh thanks. Courtois sleeps off during the game sometimes. Perhaps he gets bored.

Griffon:
Clumsy Courtois.

I am not watching but I read on bbc he brought down Vardy due to a bad back pass. Who made the back pass?

TEAM NEWS

Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard could make his first league start of the season, while Pedro is likely to play after being rested in midweek.

David Luiz must complete a three-match domestic ban and Danny Drinkwater remains out because of a calf injury.

Manchester City will be without Sergio Aguero, who suffered a broken rib in a car accident in Amsterdam on Thursday.

Benjamin Mendy is sidelined with a ruptured cruciate ligament and Vincent Kompany is still nursing a calf injury.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte on Eden Hazard and team selection: "If he was able to play one game like the last game against Atletico Madrid it means he's ready now to play with continuity.

"For us, he's an important player. Last season he had an important season, he played very well, he performed as a top player. I'm very happy for him.

"It will not be easy to make [selection] decisions tomorrow, because, in my eyes, there is the last performance against Atletico Madrid.

"Every single player performed very well in this game. But I have to check the physical condition for every single player and then to make the best decision."

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on Sergio Aguero being injured after a night out in Amsterdam: "I think days off are to be happy. I want the players to be happy.

"I think the players have to rest mentally and physically. They can enjoy their lives. I want my players to have fun.

"If they decide to go there, they decide to go there. It is okay for me."

MATCH FACTS
Chelsea beat Manchester City home and away in the Premier League last season.
City's 3-0 away victory in April 2016, when Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick, is one of just two league and cup triumphs in their last 20 visits to Stamford Bridge (D5, L13).
Chelsea

The Blues have won 10 of their 12 league games since mid-April, with their only defeat in that period coming at home to Burnley on the opening weekend of this season.
Chelsea's tally of 13 points from the past five matches is the joint-highest in the division alongside the two Manchester clubs.
The goalless draw with Arsenal in their last Premier League fixture at Stamford Bridge is the only time in 28 competitive home matches under Antonio Conte that Chelsea have failed to score.
They could play consecutive Premier League home matches without scoring for the first time since November 2012. A team managed by Conte has never failed to score in successive top-flight home fixtures.
Alvaro Morata has six goals in his first six Premier League appearances. Micky Quinn scored a record 10 times in his first seven appearances in the competition, followed by Diego Costa with nine goals.
Eden Hazard has scored three goals and set up two

http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/41370356

Lol the destruction is complete. That what happens when you buy Chamberlain.

raumdeuter:
Mane red card? My FPL in ruins

Hehehehe. Those who subbed in Mane or Salah for De Bruyne ar the ones I feel for.

MaziOmenuko:
Taking out Aguero doesn't look so smart now.

Iol sorry. I thank Aguero for being unselfish. Two goals for Jesus.

MaziOmenuko:
Lol...see wailing!

Sold Aguero, I am sure Benteke will score today too. Me I'm not bordered again. I have set up my team for the entire season, won't be touching again except for injuries.

@pamcode, I didnt pick KDB to start with. He's overpriced, and 2 assist today still doesn't change my view about him. He's overpriced and plays too deep. Would prefer to wait for hazard

lol you sold Aguero? Benched Bruyne? Bad fpl week for you.