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afrodoc2:
Their manager is very good. He met a few diamond in the rough players like Saint Maximin, Almiron but he has improved the whole team and their football is not bad as well.

Saint-Maximin gas been injured and only just returned, Isak that supposed big money signing has also been out injured and at some point, it was Trippier yet they keep getting results...You look at their team sheet each match day and think to yourself that theirs is a collection of average to fairly good players yet they somehow get the job done...I am very impressed.

Newcastle have not invested as much as one would have expected in their squad yet they're already developing a positive mentality, one that should see them go ahead and go great things...The way they approach games against teams who should be at their level is now different...

MRTA7:
Yes, He joined after ETH in the summer.

Nice one...

afrodoc2:
You want to return the favor and derail the thread by trolling a current player of your team?

That's the reason for the restraint and also the fact that it changes nothing...

MRTA7:
That Rashford header seems like Benni McCarthy's work to me. Long may it continue.

Happy with the cleansheet. DDG with some great saves.

Dalot is about to get a nice fat contract. Good for him, he has earned it. Just hope he can keep improving.

McCarthy dey our coaching crew?

Jokerman:
Why uno blast 35 year old Ronaldo at Juve... ba when e old you begin get mouth.... no be your fault

So, when you were comparing the both players when they were younger, you didn't know one of them was older and started playing before the other hence the goal advantage?

andrewbaba44:
Messi had a bad season and nobody blast am

Messi fans really Dey pity Ronaldo

We are not like them...

If we decide to return the favor, the thread will be hot but it ain't necessary...

Leyqute:
I’m 100% sure Rashford learnt how to head the ball like that from training with Ronaldo. He never had it in him.

I never watch highlight but I trust your judgment...

Ibime:
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You are making the point inadvertently. America failed to rule Afghanistan but they didn't fail to conquer. They conquered Afghan and Iraq sharpy without blowing the place to smithereens or losing much men. USA lost only 7000 soldiers in 20 years there They failed to rule, which requires the buy-in of the populace which an occupying army rarely gets. Even Britain ultimately failed to rule Nigeria if we take that to its logical conclusion

Conquest requires good logistics, good intelligence, air superiority and good arming of infantry for short range fighting. Russia lacks all these and success they've had is in launching long range weapons of annihilation from the black sea. It's not difficult to know why. When you are competing with a world power (USA) and you only.have 1/10th of their budget, you will prioritise the big ticket items (cruise missiles, nukes) with your limited budget, but in terms of conventional fighting equipment on.the ground, Russia is seriously underfunded in relation to USA.

Mariupol below is hardly what I'd call conquest. Cruise missiles turned this place to Warsaw in WW2. Claiming rubble is annihilation not conquest

Western Media...

Propaganda sources? Well, we all choose what to believe presented with different information from different sources...

Between Russian media and Western media, I know the one that have been caught propagating half truths over time...

Also, America's huge defense budget is not for research and development of weapons alone, they have bases across the world they have to maintain, they have their carriers stationed world over so, they need to spend to keep all that moving...

I don't even want to talk about the hype and what have you...See Iran that the West will make you want to believe are worse than Nigeria producing weapons that have the West concerned...Iranian drones are destroying Western weapons and defense systems in Ukraine...

There's a reason the US have not fought any major power and probably will never do so alone...No be to carry shoulder for Vietnam, Iraq and the likes, stand up to Russia, North Korea and other nations who are not subjecting themselves to your rule...

Ibime:
This is wrong and you can tell who receives their info from Russian propaganda sources

Ukraine has only received ammo for short range combat and they are doing very well with it against a Russia launching long range and cruise missiles from the black sea, that's how Russia cleared out Mariupol then claimed the rubble

You can juxtapose Ukraine against the Afghans who had everything needed and still fled from Taliban

Russia have proven themselves very incapable of fighting a war of conquest There is no gainsaying that Russia could flatten Ukraine with bombs
Any big country can do that to a little one, NATO can also do that to Russia and vice versa, those are not the rules of warfare

What's your definition of conquest in relation to this particular scenario?

The Americans left Afghanistan too after 20 years and within a month, the Taliban overran the so called Afghan forces the US spent the last decade or more training and leaving behind sophisticated weapons for...

For all the money spent, I make bold to say America failed in Afghanistan...

Russia is not all about flattening Ukraine, definitely not, if that was the goal then Ukraine would have been flattened by now. Talking about weaponry from the west, there's a reason they don't want to arm Ukraine with long range missiles and that's simply because they know Russia will hit back and hard...NATO are just trying to prolong the war as long as possible even if it sees UKraine fighting with just one limb just to reduce Russia's stockpiles but Putin in his wisdom is mostly deploring soviet era stockpiles, only using their modern weapons once in a while...Russia are patiently waiting for when NATO enters the war officially for them to declare full blown war...

nihilistjnr:
I'm not so sure about this.

I mean Russia has been showing a LOT of restraint in this war, primarily because they're trying to colonise Ukraine, not level it. That's why we're hearing reports of missile strikes with only 5-10 people reported dead, and why the Ukrainians still have electricity anf Internet.

In one of my rolese which ended las month, I worked with an offshore software engineering team entirely based in Ukraine, from tech lead to developers to testers, and them dey dey online all the time. They just all have guns in the corner. Stand ups dey funny die

I think it's an entirely different conversation if Russia was trying to annihilate the Ukrainians, and extrapolating from this, a different conversation if US was trying to destroy Russia or vice versa

Spot on...You don't expect the Russians to go all guns blazing against a people they hope to have on their side at the end of the SMO...

BlueRayDick:
Yeah, but if Ukraine was a country like Nigeria where corruption reigns supreme , I doubt if the cash and military hardware will matter . All the cash would’ve ended in some general’s pocket , the military hardware will most likely be sold on black market to armed groups across the Sahara .

So I believe the cash + miliatary hardware plays a significant role , but so also did the willpower the people of Ukraine and their tough talking president .

Ukraine is also very corrupt...A lot of the weapons they have gotten have ended up in the black market...

With the billions of dollars in cash and arms support, Ukraine should be doing much better...

It's Russia that have impressed me in this war, they're technically taking on NATO and still standing...See how NATO is crying just because of the Sahed drones Iran supplied Russia, now imagine if China and all the other Russian allies were as bold as Iran where this war would have been headed...

afrodoc2:
Next 2 games Arsenal and Newcastle.

pinkPUSSY:
The same set of clowns asking Atiku to visit US in 2019 is hiding their candidate from entering US in 2022

Tinubu that visits UK on a regular can't go to the US? If he had a case, you think he'd have stepped his foot on UK soil?

odizeey:
I think you are forgetting to use your @.

At least practice what you preach.

I have made my point...

I don't think the skill was any necessary, I said it here but it's better if you respond directly to the person defending Antony rather than a section of the fan base just because others took a different stand in the whole Ronaldo ish...Two different scenarios that are not related...

odizeey:
You probably have a personal issue that you need to deal with. I'll advice you fix up and leave me out of your drama

See who dey talk...SMH!

Karleb:
Does the shoes fit?

I prefer grown ups to be able to mention whoever it is they're referring to in an argument rather to send mails without addresses...

odizeey:
In two years time, I'll probably be the one defending Antony with stats.

No be United fans again?

It seems like you are trying to send a message to someone else apart from Ellexy because it's him you're debating with but you keep making reference to an imaginary person here...

TeslaFC:
Better than Wan Bissaka

Lol...

afrodoc2:
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We have only 1 winger in the reserves and that is Sam Mather who is right footed and just okay. He mainly plays under-18 (he is a 2nd year scholar). I like him but apart from good decision making nothing spells star in his game play. He also resembles McTominay in a way which may be why i am suspicious.

In the reserves now we use 3 no 10s behind a striker (to tell you how bad our winger situation is). In many games we have Shoretire, Hansen-Aaroen, Omari Forson playing behind the striker. No width and no pace.

McTom don suffer sha...

afrodoc2:
Garnacho was coming late for team meetings and training during preseason. That is why ETH delayed using him. The guy is a disciplinarian who always thinks long term.
Garnacho is a baller. He is very direct and beating a defender 1v1 comes easily to him cos he can go either way at speed. Those guys parked the bus and he still skinned a few of their defenders while his counterpart on the other side was doing DJ Spinall.

Antony has a very sweet left foot and should play closer to the goal...To reach his full potential, he needs to be more disciplined on the ball and play direct football...If I'm EtH, I'll have him watch videos of Messi and Robben often...If he is plays more direct football added with the fancy flicks and skills once in a while, he'll be a superb player...

As for Garnacho, I'm very happy for him. He just needs to keep focus and he'll go on to do great things...His performance should see Sancho step up or be ready to sit on the bench...

Do we have any good right winger coming through the youth set up?

odizeey:
Malacia was moved to right back.

How did he fare as a RB?

Cc: eph12

I didn't watch the game but from the highlights, Malacia started and was later replaced by Shaw, I hope he did not injure himself?

Also, I notice how we now mostly cut back for those at edge of the box to shoot...We had many opportunities with the cut back. I hope the players improve their shooting...

Garnacho looked like everything we expect from Sancho...The drive and skills to take on and beat defenders is enough to open up spaces for others...Garnacho should see more game time...

afrodoc2:
It is almost impossible to satisfy Cristians. Now that it looks like Ronaldo might be leaving their bad belle don big like woman with 9 months pregnancy and kwashiorkor.

It doesn’t matter to them whether the club is selling Ronaldo, allowing him to go on a free, or keeping him with him accepting his role. Each scenario turns their stomach.

Na ETH I dey pity pass. They are secretly sharpening their knives while crying themselves to sleep every night. The day ETH starts to struggle the usual suspects will come out and plunge their knives into him like Julius Caesar, for as we know Cristians don’t have forgiving spirit.

Doc you sabi dodge L sha...

I know you're being neutral and it's the best position to take rather than being a blind fan who supports a player even when he is wrong...

The club made the right decision...

When someone jumps into a discussion with insults and curse words, just know the person is trying to have you lose focus of the subject matter...

What did PO as Governor do to protect the lives of those who were murdered by Nwafor? Saying Nwafor doesn't report to PO but the Commissioner is you trying too hard to be smart but no one is buying it...

Same man invested the state money into a business his family had interest in which is a clear case of conflict of interest but no, let's look the other way because he isn't the one we love to hate...

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Hopefully..

Its funny how Mr Consumption to Production never established one single Production plant in his name

He imported so much, he became rich, but never built one factory to produce here in Nigeria.

Not voting in 2023. I dont believe he can change anything.

3 selfish people...I'll pass[/color]

Now you understand why I said I won't participate in the process...The front runners don't excite me...

TeslaFC:
This team is funny.

When defense is on form, attack is not on form.

When attack is on form, defense is not on form.

When attack & defense are on form, midfield is not on form.

When the team is on form, De Gea is not on form

It's been the case for years now, I remember in time past, I have said it here...Sometimes it looks as if it's not ordinary..

airmark:
Patrick the Lion of old Trafford.

Serious headache, I died when Jorginho scored but came alive and roared like a lion when Casemiro scored with that beautiful header...