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hoopLA:It's not down to his footballing abilities...If we start listing players that the French Ligue 1 has produced we won't stop anytime soon. If was that easy, Falcao, Ibra, Benzema, Cavani, Mbappe, Neymar and co would have been scoring 40 - 50 goals every season while they were/are there... |
GloryIsaac:They way una dey reduce Pogba and Bruno to average midfielders when it comes to an argument dey always amaze me... Neymar, Mbappe and Messi look formidable on paper but are they workable? It's left to be seen. PSG team is not balanced at all, for things to click, Poch might have to bin Veratti and go with Gueye, Paredes/Herrera and Wijnaldum because those guys in front will not put in the shift. I streamed their match yesterday, Messi was strolling as was Neymar and Mbappe without the ball...I think under the right set up, we have a good mix in our attack... Anyway sha...Time will tell. |
kushercain:You missed the point. I used the number of goals scored to highlight that those defenders are not inferior to their peers if not, the likes of Ibra, Cavani, Benzema, Mbappe and Falcai would have broken goal records playing in that league... |
elrony:I think it's Caraboa Cup... |
monerozi5590:Pogba does his job and is the better forward passer... |
afrodoc2:I could easily mention defenders from Monaco, Marseille and Lyon at least I watch them when they play PSG but you will latch onto the bolded... The goal stats for each Ligue 1 season should point to the fact that their defenders are not that bad. Moreso, that league churns out some of the finest DM who also help in shielding the defense... In summary, while they may be relatively unknown, they are not farmers neither are they grossly inferior to their peers in more popular leagues... |
afrodoc2:..........................Donnarumma............................ Hakimi.......Varane............Maguire.......Shaw...... ..................................Gueye.................................... ...................Bruno.................Pogba....................... Messi......................Mbappe.....................Neymar I can possibly swap Donnarumma for De Gea and Mbappe for Ronaldo... As for the 11 defenders, I do not follow Ligue 1 religiously but from facts on ground, they are not farmers as you try to paint them. |
afrodoc2:The back and forth is counter productive, if Ligue 1 had farmers for defenders, Mbappe would have been scoring over 40 goals per season after all he also plays in that same PSG set up. The reason why I asked for the combined 11 is to highlight that we too have a lot of quality players... If we sampled the opinions of folks about a lot of Chelsea players whilst Lampard was coach, I am certain very few persons will say anything good of Rudiger and Alonso. At was point it was as if Azpi was done at the top level and Kante was past it but look at them now. If we had Tuchel rather than Ole, Sancho will most likely be tearing up the league, VDB and a host of our players will play to their true potentials leading to pundits rating us very highly but that's not the case now so it looks like we don't have a very good team when it's not really the case. |
afrodoc2:That's your pick, another person will have Maguire and Bruno Starting...It's down to your preferences. The bottom line is that we also have a lot of quality players and good options to call from the bench in our set up so, the idea of Messi playing with top players is true for Ronaldo too... If we had a good coach, a lot of people will have us rated higher. |
Bruno did well yesterday, a much improved all round performance even though he tired out out towards the end of the game. Playing Pogba from the left didn't work because Pogba was not disciplined enough to stay wide, he was always drifting towards the center of the pitch because quite simply, it's the nature of his game, he wants to be on the ball most times so, he could stay wide and without the ball...I think it's time for Ole to make a decision, it's either he takes the risk to play McTom alone at the base with Pogba and Bruno ahead of him as LCM and RCM respectively...With this change, we won't need an out and out AM. Also, I notice Sancho wants to play those 1-2 intricate passes but others are not in sync. I think VDB and Martial are players that will do well with Sancho on the pitch... As for our next game, I hope to see Ole give those bench players a chance to show what they can offer. Henderson should start if fit. |
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elrony:Just like they had the best team last season... Football no be 1 + 1... |
Expert17:I just had to drop that screenshot because he was adamant that he was right... |
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CapitalCee:Can you help me with a link so I can read it up myself because from what I have checked, a goal is Ligue 1 is no less than a goal scored in the EPL |
afrodoc2:Watery? Ibra, Cavani, Mbappe, Neymar and other top strikers have graced the Ligue 1 but haven't managed to score up to 40 league goals for once something Ronaldo and Messi did in LA Liga, does it mean La Liga defenders are shit especially when you co spider that Barcelona and Madrid had far superior teams? |
afrodoc2:Ligue 1 defenders are just as good as EPL defenders...If they were that poor, why hasn't Mbappe scored ridiculous number of goals? Last season he scored a modest 27 goals...For a league that you rate so poorly, Mbappe should be hitting 40-50 goals already... I am surprised and Maguire and Bruno didn't make your combined 11...To be honest, I will play Bruno as AM and drop Ronaldo to the bench... |
CapitalCee:I am not sure you are right...It is graded as 2 and not 1.5...Kindly check again. |
CapitalCee:This one na just talk... Arsenal that can't even win their Emirates cup again. |
afrodoc2:I'll wait for that of other Ronaldo fans... As for quality of players, PSG had to rely on a late goal to beat Lyon yesterday...Football is not about having star attackers alone...Club Brugge proved it... I think it is you who noted here that PSG do not have a balanced team a while back...They might have a fearsome attack but it ends there, in midfield and defense they're not all that... |
afrodoc2:I am saying that every league is difficult... Some of the best players in the world have come from that league that is often ridiculed... |
afrodoc2:Messi has made just 2 appearances for PSG in Ligue 1, a sub appearance vs Reims and his first start yesterday...If this was December, I'd be concerned but not now, he will still dominate that League like he did in Spain... |
Doc, just drop the combined 11 of PSG and Manchester United, it is easier than looking for ex players to form a team... |
afrodoc2:PSG were in pot 2 in the UCL because they didn't win that league last season...If PSG were that good, Lille wouldn't have won the league ahead of them... |
TrebleChamp:Why Ronaldo no finish those Lyon defenders when he came up against them for Juve? |
afrodoc2:He is facing Monaco and Lyon defenders... |
afrodoc2:When he had that debate weeks back, I said the same thing...I only brought up goals per game ratio to highlight a point... Meanwhile, let me see your combined 11 of PSG and Manchester United players, I want to check if Messi is playing with stars and Ronaldo is having to do it all on his own. |
afrodoc2:Same defenders wey Ronaldo no fit bully for UCL, same defenders wey City with their super attack no fit bully...Yes, those same defenders... |
afrodoc2:Goals, assist and chances created for forward players... |
If I ask for a combined 11 of PSG and Manchester United, na that time you go start to hear different talk... |
CapitalCee:So, Ronaldo is playing with bums abi? Bruno, Pogba, Shaw, De Gea, Varane, Maguire, Sancho etc... |
afrodoc2:We are talking about the both players here, Messi best him in goals scored per game, assist, chances created, dribbles etc... Messi is 2 years younger... |
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