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Almajirihunter:
Omo see cruise, police storming the pitch to make arrests >

Disgraceful on the part of Brazil's health ministry and the police. Whatever is the issue should have been sorted out before kick off...

I kind of feel it's a ploy by the Brazilians to get the game postponed because Argentina were going to win with the number of starters missing for Brazil.

Who's following Brazil vs Argentina?

melodyogonna:
Folks here have been disappointed for many seasons. We know he can offer more but he rarely seem to push himself hard enough. He is too inconsistent to have set any height we have come to expect, but it's always disappointing to see his season end poorly because we know (or think) he can offer much more

2 seasons back, he had a very good season and many expected him to kick off from there but he had a stinker of a season last time hence the disappointment. You actually agree with the point I made so, I really don't understand why you asked the question in the first place...

Jodera:
Actually, the backup players were highly needed. The main grouse most of us are angry here is really that £80m wasted on both ramsdale and White and not selling xhaka instead giving him improved contracts. Those 3 decisions is what is indirectly affecting arsenal esp as crucial area of the pitch are left unattended to

Aside that, everything you wrote up there is facts 100%

Even the Odegaard deal sef get as e be. I'd rather a more experienced CAM for 40m...

Xhaka renewal was just a daft move, should have been sold to Roma for even 15m...Sometimes you just have to cut your loses...

CapitalCee:
That DM we didnt asdress this summer might end up haunting us, I just pray one of Fred/Mctominay just pick form this season

Bruno mustn't be a CM in a 4-3-3 with a single DM. Except we will play with 4 attackers, or 2 CMs. Bruno is the AM with a solid DM and CM, Bruno is the only player to slot into that AM like Muller. A big team like united need an attacking Midfielder that is always among the goals, eg Paul Scholes yes Ronaldo will make us more dangerous but Bruno scored 28 goals last season stifling that is not the best

Without a solid DM, we will need Bruno and Pogba playing more like CMs to help us retain possession and maintain a good shape in midfield...Bruno scoring so many goals is down to our forwards no being prolific. With Ronaldo, I don't expect Bruno to continue domi acting the goal scorers chart for the club, he has to take up a more withdrawn role and allow the forwards do their thing...

Garner should be ready to deputize for whoever we will as DM. He looked very good in his return to Nottingham Forest against Derby...He is already a better passed than Fred and McTom, he just needs more experience which he is getting ATM.

melodyogonna:
There is a height we have come to expect?

Why were most folks disappointed in him last season? Does it not imply that there's more to his game which we have seen even in the United colors?

Let me drop my 2 cent here...

I think the Arsenal board were on point with the purchase of Gabriel last season but not White and Ramsdale or the other defenders they've bought.

I think what Arsenal needs now is to get back into the UCL proper and a good attack and midfield can deliver that but to win trophies which should be a long term goal for Arsenal at the moment, they will need to improve on their defense...

With a good attack and midfield, you can win games against the weaker teams and possibly snatch a point or a win against the big guns and that should be enough to guarantee a top 4 finish for a couple of seasons before the issues surrounding the defense is fully addressed.

I don't think Saka, ESR, Martinelli, Lokonga, Nketiah and the likes should be the go-to men for a team like Arsenal as they are way too young to shoulder such heavy responsibilities...After the signing of Gabriel, more funds should have been channeled to improve the attack and midfield whilst they paper over the cracks in defense with bargain buys.

Lastly, one of Auba or Lacazette should have been or rather should be moved on for a younger and more prolific forward...

taiocol:
Martial is on form

Not yet...He is getting sharper but then, he still has some way to go to reach the heights we have come to expect from him...

TheLequte:
Ball fell into his path and he hit it in. Still has that lackadaisical attitude tho.

Will that attitude ever change?

I'd like to see a front 3 of Martial - Benzema - Mbappe...

Greizmann is off form...

Martial equalizers for France...

Ice Cold what? Martial...

ChristineC:
sorry I edited my post with the reason Pogba hardly plays well at AM.

Well, we must not play an attacking midfielder especially with the obvious issue with have in midfield (DM) and our inability to control games. A 4 - 3 - 3 with a makeshift DM (Either of McFred) and two CMs should do. Our midfielders should rather help in ball retention and act as box to box CMs.

ChristineC:
Pogba has been tried occasionally as a 10 before Bruno arrived, don't forget, he was just there.
the only formation Pogba has assurance is a 4-4-2 diamond or 4-2-3-1 off the left and one of the DM.
perhaps Ole trust will trust one DM and play double AMs soon.

I am looking at the quality of forwards we have...Ronaldo, Greenwood, Cavani and Rashford make a lot of runs and are quite mobile meaning Bruno will not be needed very close to the opponent box rather a player who can spot a pass and execute it from midfield and that's where Pogba comes in.

I just can't see Pogba and Bruno playing together with either of McFred as we will be left exposed in that DM position that's why I rather have McFred against top teams.

Against weaker teams, Pogba and Bruno with McTom or Fred at the base should do...

In the meantime, it will be interesting to see how Bruno adjust to the presence of Ronaldo in the team.

One thing is certain, when all out players are fit, we'd have a lot of options on the bench...In the long run and with Ronaldo, I feel Ole will have to decide which of Pogba or Bruno starts just the same way he will have a decision to make between AWB and Dalot.

If Ronaldo is the point man which I expect him to be, then we might need Pogba ahead of Bruno and Dalot ahead of AWB that means McFred must start.

A.

............................... De Gea..................................

AWB............ Varane.....Maguire........Shaw........

............................ McTominay.............................

...................Bruno................Pogba..........................

Sancho................ Ronaldo..................Rashford

B...

............................... De Gea..................................

Dalot............ Varane.....Maguire........Shaw........

................ .... McTominay......Fred........................

...................................Pogba................................

Greenwood ................ Ronaldo.............Rashford

C...

............................... De Gea..................................

............ Varane.....Lindelof........Maguire........

Dalot.................McTom.....Pogba.................Shaw

.................................Bruno....................................

...........Greenwood ........Ronaldo.........................

I prefer C against top teams and B against weaker teams...

Expert17:
Patrickmuf read this



https://www.nairaland.com/6735375/okafor-kelechi-footballer-dies-few

Train for what na? Make I hear say I do any hard job on a day I'm supposed to leave for greener pastures...

Righteousness2:
The young boy is not the one talking!
Legions of demons have taken hold of the young at this young age.

Some days ago , I watched a clip of a guy in America who just entered a bank with Hammer, and began to Hit a man nearby for no reason . When he was asked why? He said he had a voice that told him go and Kill

In these Endtimes, the World is so Polluted. Principalities and Powers are all over the place using any available tool to Wreck havoc.
If you are not Spiritually Awake in Christ JESUS , you likely to be used.
There is Need to be Strong in JESUS Christ in these Endtimes. Many Nonsense are out there.

Shut up already...Always typing out of point...

Oasis007:
Iheanacho is a fine Striker. 2nd Goal was classic. Nice control, spiced up with nice angle.

How are you watching that match with such poor visual quality?

Havertz10:
All this fanfare over an old man, i'm not an ageist but nobody is really bothered about Ronaldo

Ronaldo is 37, it's poetic that it's in the premier league, that he scored the least amount of goals in his career that he wants to come and play his no pace football, they will retire him quick

Ronaldo will be underwhelming at united, the excitement among united fans is a good case study of why unread people shouldn't have voting rights

Have you sat down to look at the coach, team dynamics and plotted a path that will lead to full utilization of a Ronaldo with no pace in a fast paced league, you don't have a holding midfielder, errors everywhere too many to mention

He wouldn't score more than 20 league goals and 8 will be penalties

Still, he'll outscore Havertz...

Cavani try o! He is a big player in his own right so to relinquish the No. 7 no be beans...

TheLequte:
It’s not impossible to win without that kinda player(s), it’s just way harder to do than if you have them , especially when your competitors have them in their squad.

List the top 5 EPL teams and tell me how many of them don’t have a player who is comfortable at bringing the ball out from the back or providing cover for the back 4.

Ole simply doesn't think we need a DM. How much did Hojbjerg or Ndidi cost Tottenham and Leicester City respectively? I guess not more than we paid to sign VDB. If Ole wanted a DM, we would have gotten one...

It's one thing for us to be asking for a DM but it's another thing for the Ole to see the need for one and it's his decision that counts.

TheLequte:
Ole is also making use of what he has at the back. There isn’t enough midfield options to conclude that he fvcked things up there.

Didn’t you see Fred eating grass on Sunday after being so easily bypassed endlessly by opponents?

Why are we having this discussion?

Are you saying that without a DM we can't win with this squad?

NB: I am not saying a DM isn't important but right now, we have to face reality...I think we can still win with the players we have...

TheLequte:
I mentioned Bakayoko you’re talking about Rudiger. Is Rudiger a flight risk as Bakayoko is?

Bakayoko played during preseason. Why did he send him on loan?

He has other options that's why he sent him on loan. At the back, he made use of what he had available...

TheLequte:
Why isn’t Tuchel managing Bakayoko in midfield? You think it’s easy to manage a player who is keen on passing to an opponent in a dangerous area?

Tuchel is managing Rudiger...Remember when we used to troll Rudiger by saying he wears timberland shoes? What has changed? In fact, what new addition did Tuchel add to that Chelsea defense that was leaking goals?

Tuchel has found a system that hides their deficiencies in defense. Ole should work out something for our midfield, let him earn his pay.

This new trick will come back to bite those who are playing it in both parties in the near future...

Ward Chairman suspending the National Chairman? Only in Nigeria...

afrodoc2:
Then offload Jones and Bailly and make Mengi the 4th choice instead of making him loaf around and waste 1yr of development. The guy was playing Under-23 2 seasons ago. What he needs right now is game time and preferably learning from his mistakes in a lower profile environment.

Correction: Jones and Bailly are my senior colleagues. Even i don't have that much hospital experience.

afrodoc2:
Why didn't the club allow Mengi go back on loan? What does he stand to gain by being the 5th choice CB?

Jones and Bailly are your professional colleagues na...I feel the club put that into perspective knowing too well that if any of Maguire or Varane is unavailable, we only have Lindelof as an option.

TheLequte:
You realize that Ole can have a good DM and still stink up the place right?

He’s the king of blindness and wrong decisions.

We just want a good DM so that the next capable coach won’t suffer needlessly. Imagine Tuchel inheriting Bakayoko in midfield instead of Kante.

Tuchel inherited a finished Rudiger, underperforming Havertz, an aging Azpi, old man Tiago Silva.

As much as I want us to sign a DM, I feel this squad can still challenge for titles. Na Ole dey make us crave for DM because a competent coach will set us up to mask the deficiencies we have in the midfield...

The Taliban will trade them off...China and Russia will gladly get them especially China.

melodyogonna:
Na lie sha. We played badly in the last two matches for some reason, but Ole's team has been the most entertaining since Ferguson retired.

What is my business with how we played under Moyes, Van Gaal and Mourinho? Ole was brought in to out do those guys in every department. We obviously don't hold the coaching staff and players to the same standards that's why you might be satisfied with Ole or continue believing in his ability going forward...

JayKayMaybachz:
Bros.. It's the same pattern. Just that of our players lack the skill set and discipline to execute this play pattern. Like you mentioned we had 'em players who executed this style of footy for Alex with finesse . Ole is trying to get' em do that..

Discipline? Yes but then it's on the manager to enforce it...

Skill set? I think our present crop have the skill set too. I am just waiting to see the impact Ronaldo will have on the team...

slimghost:
Pep plays Ferran as a striker and wins games. Klopp plays midfielders as CBs and wins games. Tuchel used ‘useless players’ to win the UCL and to play good football.
But hey, we have no football identity because Ole doesn’t have a DM.
I will start cursing like Nani soon here. ��

Abeg no curse o!

It's painful watching us play. We make many world class players look average in our set up...