₦airaland Forum

elampiro:
Just look at the way Ronaldo, Cavani and Bruno have been tearing defences apart with intelligent passes and runs.

Lana1:
Be like say I don find ur twitter handle

donstan18:
Conte to ManU is not a good idea If ManU board wants to build a team that will challenge for trophies without unnecessary issues, fallout and troubles.

Conte is problematic.

The only thing ManU fans will enjoy about him is his guts and audacity. He’ll bench Ronaldo, conte can’t work with a lazy striker.

afrodoc2:
3 things.

1) A mob is only as intelligent as it’s stupidest person.

2) A vocal minority trumps a silent majority

3) Peer pressure is a thing

My friend has had a season’s ticket at the East Stand for about 10yrs now. He was there this weekend. He wants Amaka out. The people around him also want Amaka out. Most of those that walked out during the match want Amaka out.

Just happens that the most diehard and unrealistic/deluded section of any club’s fan base is usually also the most vocal section.

afrodoc2:
I was not making a general assessment of Scholes. I was just pinpointing the specific prediction he made about being 4-0 down to Liverpool at half time.

On a more general level it is easy for everybody to pontificate about Neville, Rio, Scholes e.t.c.
99% of us would do the same if our close friend was going through the same issues. Even the suddenly wise Carragher would do the same if not worse if Gerrard or Hyppia was messing up as Liverpool manager.

Rather than focusing on pundits and ex-players who can't effect any real change we should focus on the owners who seem to have abdicated their duty.

afrodoc2:
ok.

afrodoc2:
Octopus Paul


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWBKdXaQ8e4

Ibunkun1:
The way everyone they shout about Man U person go think say everything don spoil.
Ole didn't start well last season but he steadied as the season progressed. If not for his madness too, he would have won the league. I'm not for or against him but if there's one thing he's shown in the past years in EPL is that he can give big teams real wahala

Aflix:
I think the poster is being sarcastic

adebayo201:
The twins be have been back by then... McFred.

Mrviktor:
He fit draw all..

benji93:
Why do i have a funny feeling Man Utd fit flog Atalanta like 4 goals, send the entire thread to calm mode. Until Ole him Jazz man finally convert there's always the "here we go again" feeling.

raumdeuter:
https://theathletic.com/2895026/2021/10/18/why-ronaldo-is-giving-solskjaer-a-huge-tactical-problem/?source=user_shared_article

Ole is not at fault

elrony:
The fact una dey mention "McFred" dey vex me

Illimitable:
The culture is different in England. Passionate players are preferred to technical players. Xavi spoke about this in 2011 when he said Scholes was the greatest midfielder he had seen play in 20 years.

Meanwhile, in England Scholes didn’t get the love players like Gerrard or Gareth Barry had. English fans want to see enthusiasm, chasing the ball like a headless chicken. If Xavi was English, he would never have made it out of any academy. Scouts would have considered him too weak to be a midfielder.

Xavi was a possession god and when you peep some of his stats, it’s like we didn’t appreciate him enough and we gave too much credits to Messi/Ronaldo. Xavi should have won about 6 ballon d’Ors based on his talent alone.


How is this possible? 100% accuracy

elampiro:
KDB is not physical? Really?

afrodoc2:
Too late for that. That kind of style can only be taught at academy level. Then you improve on it as a pro as you become more experienced.

afrodoc2:
There are levels to possession game and Xavi is at the peak. I am not surprised about this scanning stat cos I have mentioned it before.

When you watch him you see his head always moving in different directions every few seconds. The maestro was always taking snap shots of everybody’s position on the pitch so that whenever he was pressed he had passing options.

He is the only person I know that was averaging over 90 passes per game AND over 90 % pass accuracy for entire seasons.

Illimitable:
Xavi would impregnate all of them. Look at the other names on the list who scan less frequently than Xavi, markers couldn’t touch them too.

KDB or Gundogan for example. They were running riots against the likes of Kante or Wijnaldum and they have less awareness than Xavi. Xavi is too crafty - small but mighty.

People thought midgets like him couldn’t run a midfield because of the size. The likes of Edmilson, Vieira, Van Bommel and other human mountains were preferred for combative football. Xavi changed that notion for ever with his high level appreciation of time and space.

Illimitable:
My God, Xavi is the god of midfielders.

Of all players some research groups have filmed in the past 20+ years, Xavi Hernández is the one with the highest average scanning frequency in a full game (measured last 10 seconds before receiving the ball):

For those who don’t know, a scan was operationally defined as a player’s active head movement where the face (and hence, the eyes) is temporarily directed away from the ball, with the assumed intention of gathering information about teammates and/or opponents, to prepare for subsequently engaging with the ball.

Xavi’s head is always moving to check his environment before receiving the ball. No wonder United players were chasing shadows in 2009 CL final. We couldn’t get close to him. Fergie said it’s like he had eyes behind his head. If you think you have closed Xavi down, he just turns to the other direction he had scanned before receiving the ball and eludes his marker.

McFred in a million years can’t attain this level of awareness.

Nezzjnr:
No wonder Nitrogen was missing after our match yesterday..

Ibime:
Keep lining McFred while your opponents are lining up proper midfielders. You will find another excuse next time.

Leyqute:
I don’t mind Ten Haag tbh. But I think Flick will do a good job too. At least he’ll be better than Gollum v. 2

patrickmuf:
Baba I have tried but my guy has refused to be liberated...

I'll keep trying...

melodyogonna:
You want everyone to hate him because you do?

patrickmuf:
It's not someone, it's Ole himself...

Melodyogonna na Ole moniker for Nairaland...

liveLongNprospa:
Wetin dey happen for this club?

melodyogonna:
They have acquired it?