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3 CBs only works with attacking fullbacks at the moment, we are suffering in midfield because the CBs have been all over the place. How do you buy Maguire and can't trust him with a partner. Ole is a small coach, he is reducing us to relegation level...His set up invites pressure...Sack Ole, please sack the mediocre.

afrodoc2:
Jones might be playing CDM.

That'll be better for the shape of the team because I don't trust Fred and Pereira in front of the back 4...

See how light we are in midfield. I fear for that midfield 2...We should use the wings more because Fred and Pereira will gladly surrender possession when pressured...Where Matic come dey na?

We need 3 pts today to close the gap on our top 4 rivals...

I just hope Rashford will carry his form for England into the game...

afrodoc2:
I dey tell you. Punch wey be like gunshot.

Single punch power Wilder is up there with the greatest who ever did it.
His amateur coach no try sha. If he had a consistent jab he would be unbeatable.

Facts only. If it was in Africa, some guys would have approached him ready to pay anything for him to introduce them to his jazz man...

nihilistjnr:
The velocity of the punch na wetin fear me pass. With that speed, never mind loaded glove, you could get knocked out with a feather

See the amount of sweat the punch knocked out of Ortiz head.

https://j.gifs.com/WLKOMv.gif

Ortiz even hit the floor before his own sweat.

All this from a jab?!

Apayan ni bobo wilder yii o.

Nah doc I believe you now 100%

Na this one you use argue say Jazz dey...

iamoyindamola:
Southampton were just useless, they had 5 or more chances to kill off the game. I know why people insult black players that mumu with tinted hair could have scored a hat trick the werey was just missing sitters

That guy is just useless, he should have scored at least 2 goals but no, he rather dyes his hair feeling funky when he can't do Jack with the ball.

At a point yesterday, I was hoping Arsenal lose to an embarrassing scoreline so that Emery can be booted out. I want all the top teams firing so that Manchster City and Liverpool won't just stroll to the top of the league.

kokaneprodigy:
The fact that he caresses the ball in an effort to always be at the centre of the camera and the manager keeps him for 90mins and features him in every PL game tells you the manager likes it. So is the senior players that will tell him not to listen to a manager that already loathes them(senior players)?

He’s been playing same shii since last season and keeps getting playing time And you think he won’t be encouraged to do more of it.

This thing is simple logic!

You see why I said u and Solo watch games with emotions.

Both of em should fu.ćk off!!!

I like Guendouzi but he delays attack by holding on to the ball longer than necessary however that has a lot to do with his age. Ozil, Auba, David Luiz, Lacazette, Sokratis etc should be in a position to correct him.

At United, I remember when Ronaldo came and was fixated on entertaining the fans and drawing plaudits from fans, men like Keane, Giggs, Neville had to scold him. They demanded that release the ball earlier and it payed off. Arsenal need leaders and not what is on show...

But did you notice that the players wanted to lose the game desperately yesterday that at 1 vs 2 and with 7 mins added, Ozil was more comfortable passing backwards than going forward. Martinelli probably didn't get the script and Lacazette looked disappointed in himself after scoring. I have never seen fans of a club so oissed off after their club scored a goal except last season when Evertaons celebrated every goal Man City scored just so Liverpool don't win the league...Football is funny.

Whilst I don't have all the details surrounding this trending topic, I am certain there was a lot of corruption in that amnesty scheme. A lot of folks know it's true, so many persons who were not ex-militants got scholarship and benefitted from the scheme to the detriment of those it was exclusively meant for.

As far as Nigeria is concerned, there's little or no way you'll be involved in a scheme like these and not have dirt on you...Allen should search himself and if he's guilty, he should forfeit the money via a plea bargain and continue his business but if he is certain he didn't do no wrong, let him press further charges against them.

Bale should've left for Manchester United after his first 3 seasons in Spain when it was obvious that no matter what he did, all the glory and praise was reserved for Ronaldo.

Neymar realized the same thing but instead of joining a club like Man City/Liverpool or even Manchester United where they have the publicity (Especially Manchester United) he opted for PSG where nobody gives a damn about what happens in the French league.

Football is more than just your performance on the pitch. If Sterling played for Manchester United last season and we won the domestic treble, I am certain he'd have joined Messi and VVD on the podium...

iamoyindamola:
Oga trolling is normal, not frustrating the people here to run away.
Just because you always run away doesn't mean we do here I never said anything bad

Lol how does the post below equate to frustrating people? Well, for your information, it's a trend I have noticed with your thread, in the first month of the season, you'll see monikers you have forgotten commenting here but come November/December, the interaction here reduces. I said it before the season began proper and it's already happening and this won't be the last time it happens...

patrickmuf:
We are getting to that time of the season where Arsenal fans abandon their thread...One by one, them go run leave here...

iamoyindamola:
You always think so high of yourself, we ain't you that run away after a defeat.
Btw what's dead will never die

Why do you always get worked up when trolled but you never hesitate to go to other fans thread to troll? Are you the only Arsenal fan on here?

We are getting to that time of the season where Arsenal fans abandon their thread...One by one, them go run leave here...

If Abraham was in Kante's position for the opener, he'd have hit the ground immediately Mendy got close. He has the perfect height but he lacks the stamina that should make him a force to reckon with. If he must be taken serious, he should build his stamina as he is easily brushed off the ball.

I also feel your midfield will benefit from a player like Pogba who isn't afraid of pinging long balls, many a times, Willian was free but to get the ball to him, it required Kovacic passing to Jorginho then Kante/Azpilicueta before it reaches Willian by which time City must have regrouped...Even Abraham made some nice runs but Kovacic and Jorginho were more interested in retaining possession than trying risky passes. The one time Kovacic went for the risky pass, it led to the opener.

As a rival fan, I'm was hoping that the game ends in a draw but all the same, for the bants, I don't mind...

Man City vs Chelsea will be very interesting especially the midfield battle.

In other news, Leicester are up for it...The league is getting even more competitive and with Mourinho at Spurs, the battle for top 4 will be fierce...Ole and the boys should buckle up o!

For the sack, Emery, Silva and Flores should pack their bags.

Pepe is a fool sha

Early days, but I hope Spurs don't find form again if not, wahala go dey.

MRTA7:
Jose is going to enjoy this sours squad. Will definitely win a trophy with them before it all comes crashing down.

Sad reality...

afrodoc2:
This is why i say he was overrated. Saying he would have achieved more than Ferguson when there isn’t any good evidence to back it up.


Fergie won trophies locally and in Europe with and without money. His Aberdeen records exist.
And if we delve into the 1st 5-6 seasons of the EPL we will see multiple years in which he won titles without spending the most for that year.

But the excuse artists for Wenger are blaming lack of money for a life time of choking in Europe.

92/93 season Fergie won the league despite being no 7 on the expenditure list.

93/94 season he won again despite being no 2 on expenditure list.

95/96 season he won the league with kids despite being no 40 ( yes no 40) on the expenditure list.

96/97 he won the league despite being no 6 in expenditure.

In summary Fergie won 4 league titles in 5 years despite never spending the most in any year.

Finally. In their first 5 seasons together Wenger outspent Fergie in 3 of those seasons but it was Fergie that won 3 EPL titles with Wenger winning 2.

QED!!!

I have always maintained that the masses need to look beyond peanuts. Even in the university, if you want to contest for a post in your department, they'll ask you to go and see this one, that one and so on and as you go consulting, everyone expects wine and some cash. Imagine the demands for just small departmental elections, how then will the chap not steal departmental dues in order to recoup his money?

Nigerians should stop stealing from themselves. In Nigeria, for a governor to visit his home town, he needs at least 10m cash just so he can satisfy those who will troop to his house with their various issues.

The day we stop taking crumps from them is the day we will comfortably stand up to them and demand for good governance. As things stand, if you stand up to a senator today demanding that he does better, one of your folks will go behind you to praise the senator in exchange for peanuts.

Nigerians (masses) need to change if things must change.

Leyqute:
Yyup.

I just listened to Stephen Howson speak about them.

Seems like they specialize in finding a weakness in the opponent’s team and then overload that position with bodies.

If they find out that your left wing is weak they’ll double up on your LB and overload the box looking to head in a goal. Once they get that goal they close up shop and become extremely difficult to play against.

The main problem is their work rate - those guys can run for the whole 90 minutes. If we score first it will be easier to get a second.

Even Liverpool who beat them at home by a lone goal were massively overplayed.

After watching that game, I began to fear them...I have never seen a team neutralize Liverpool like they did and but not for poor finishing, they'd have won...

Sheffield Utd will be very tough, they're just about the most organized team in the league...Whilst they like to sit back, going forward they're also dangerous.
We have to be very clinical come Sunday...

Spy360:
You singled out the good buys and avoided the bad ones. Klopp spent a lot of money to get here. It was money well spent though because of their last season's achievement. But it's also because they fortunate to have a very good manager overseeing it. A bad manager would make the club go into admin. Is this a risk Arsenal is willing to take? I guess not.

We are still in our trial process for a new manager. Even if we want to use Ljunberg or any manager, it will be for max two years until we are sure to hand him the club for long term.

Klopp didn't just start spending. When your acquisitions prove value for money, the board has no option but to support you even further. Look at the numbers quoted for Salah, Mane, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho that's so unreal. Van Dijk and Allison was the board showing that they trust Klopp.

If you get a good coach and Auba, Lacazette and Pepe start playing as well as their potential suggest, those 3 players can fetch you at least £350m in today's market or you think any club will offer more than £70m for Coutinho now?

It's the same problem Mourinho had at Manchester United, he bought Bailly and Lindelof for over 30m, he bought Mkhitaryan, bought Pogba, Dalot, Lukaku etc and of all his signings, only Pogba and recently Lindelof (the jury is still out on him) can be classed as good buys, you might include Lukaku. If you are the board, will you support such a coach again when he comes asking for another CB? Klopp has earned it.

Leyqute:
But then Tottenham isn't United. And teams prepare differently against Utd.

Put our current crop of players in Tottenham and see how better they'll perform.

Lol Teams have set up to defend more against Spurs than us. It's on record here where we see folks complaining that teams don't fear us anymore.

Leyqute:
Nah. Don’t think Poch can automatically get a straight top 4 spot with this current Utd.

Man Utd is not Tottenham where you can lose matches or perform below par and not be intensely scrutinized. There’s a lot of pressure on the Man U job and people falter when under pressure.

I think Poch will break under that pressure of managing Utd.

It’s not easy bro. Managing Utd is almost the hardest job in the whole footballing world.

Leyqute, the question wasn't inconsequential, you said Poch can't get into the top 4 straight away with our current team thus I asked you to place our team vis-à-vis that of Spurs so we can see which is better. If Poch did what he did with that Spurs team working with them to reach their current heights, everything suggest he will do even better with our team unless you want to say Spurs have a better team than we do.

sinizia:
BTW, Patrickmuf, I loved all your points. Wish I'd give your posts multiple like.


Respect!!

The respect is shared.

footiemaniac:
Nobody remembers UCL runners up. I bet you didn't remember Didier Deschamps was the one that took Monaco to champions league final against Porto in 2004, we only remember the winner (Jose Mourinho). Poch can continue celebrating Champions league finalist he should not forget to hang is runners up medal in his Living room.

Which team won the Norwegian league last season? Do you honestly know or give a damn?

footiemaniac:
The season Poch was actually given money(£114m) to spend at Spurs, he failed. Pochetino cannot deal with the pressure of spending money and when the board expectation is high.

He only succeed in a less pressured environment like is compatriot(Moyes). I expected him to kick on this season after spending £114m and keeping their best players, instead he was flexing with relegation and got what he deserved(sack). You now want us to trust him with money to rebuild this squad with Ndombele etc.

He bought Lo Celso to replace Erikson but he has been forced to continue using an obviously unhappy Erikson due to the injury woes of Lo Celso. Ndombele too has struggled with fitness same as Dembele. So, technically his players have not had an extended run in the team for you to pass judgement.

Talking about board expectation, if not for Poch and his managerial prowess, will Spurs ever dream of demanding top 4 finish or league trophy from their manager?

Look at Leicester City who were comfortable finishing in the top half of the table after their surprised title triumph sitting in second position. If Rodgers manages to see them maintain same form and qualify for the UCL in the next 3 years, one boss will stand up and say we are Leicester, we deserve to fight for the title even when he has not been backed in the market compared to those he is up against.

weedtaker:
Flashlights go blind him eye

Abeg no make me laugh, of course you understand what he meant.

Leyqute:
Bright spotlight. Intense scrutiny. United is not even in the top 4 and Chelsea, Leicester who are don’t get talked about as United are in the tabloids. Even City sef.

At United there’s a huge pressure to win every game. A win is always expected and every loss is treated as a disaster.

Poch has never been under that kinda pressure before.

You forget to mention the things at United that'll be to his favor. Things like more funds, better players a bigger global reach (scouting and support)...

footiemaniac:
If Poch was not tactically inept, he should have known that going toe toe with Liverpool in Champions league final was a disaster waiting to happen. If he had scored one goal and tried to survived on a defensive masterclass, by now he would have had a trophy to his name and his name written in Spurs folklore. Nobody will remember him years to come in Spurs if Mourinho start delivering them trophies.

OGS result against big teams this season : Man United 4- 0 Chelsea, Man United 1-0 Leicester, Man United 1-1 Arsenal, Man United 1-1 Liverpool and you say he doesn't understand tactics?
Let us give him 5 seasons and same expectations Poch had at Spurs and see if he will not win us trophies.

He has the advantage of spending over 130m on his defense alone. That's just in his first season o! You can't talk about number of years Poch spent without talking about the funds at his disposal. If Poch had the luxury of spending the Lukaku money, Pogba money, Fred's money, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic, Martial and the wages on offer here akin to what Sanchez was getting for doing nothing, Erikson wouldn't have thought of leaving creating issues in the dressing room.

So when you want to hit on Poch, always remember that at Manchester United, he'll have a minimum of £200-300m to play with when he joins and on every other window, at least £150m...Give him such resources and see if he won't welcome the pressure that comes with it.

Leyqute:
Nah. Don’t think Poch can automatically get a straight top 4 spot with this current Utd.

Man Utd is not Tottenham where you can lose matches or perform below par and not be intensely scrutinized. There’s a lot of pressure on the Man U job and people falter when under pressure.

I think Poch will break under that pressure of managing Utd.

It’s not easy bro. Managing Utd is almost the hardest job in the whole footballing world.

This current Spurs and United team, which will you take? If you don't mind, a combined 11 should suffice.