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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Phraser:
Neymar1095:
Can you show us any final Messi won without Di Maria. If Di Maria was available against Spain and scored as usual you would have also said it was Messi that delivered the trophy.
I hope this is just banter and not how you actually reason.

But on the off chance that these are serious thoughts, then this is such a bad argument. So many fallacies.

To put the ridiculousness of this argument in perspective: Tagliafico has played all 4 finals that Messi has won with Argentina (the 2021 and 2024 Copa America finals, the Finalissima, and the 2022 World Cup final). Does this mean Tagliafico is the main or only reason Argentina won? You are confusing correlation with causation.

First, your argument is guilty of simplistic, single-cause analysis: attributing all of Argentina's success to one player (well, this is just naive, not just in football or sports but in many other things in life. Things are rarely monocausal).

Second, false cause/cherry picking: So Argentina could beat a tough England team in the semi-final, but the only or main reason they could not beat Spain (the same Spain that demolished a super-powered France team with first-rate talents like Mbappe, Dembele, Olise and Doue) is because they did not have a 38-year-old winger (Di Maria)? Do you realize how foolish this sounds?

You don't think there are other more valid reasons for Argentina's loss, such as the fact that Spain is simply a much better team? Or that Argentina were unlucky to lose two main players (Romero and Martinez) to injuries and getting a red card? Or that Argentina players had accumulated fatigue from playing 2 games that went to extra-time--whereas Spain won all games in 90 minutes--and getting 1 less day of rest than Spain for the final?

As for the cherry picking bit, has Argentina not won many games without Di Maria? And has Argentina not needed to win games where Di Maria did not show up? For example, though they needed to win the group stage game against Mexico in the 2022 World Cup, Di Maria had an average game, and they had to rely on Messi's long-range strike to save them.

Also, has Di Maria not lost in some finals he played in? He played in 2015 Copa America final, but they lost. He played in the Champions League final match for PSG against Bayern, and they lost. Just last year, he played in the domestic cup final for Benfica and they lost to Sporting CP. You make it seem like Di Maria guarantees a win in any final he plays.

It's reasonable to say Di Maria was very important to the squad. Newsflash: football is a team sport and you generally win with a good supporting cast. But it's unreasonable to claim that he was the deciding factor for Argentina's success. Barring 2024 Copa America where Messi struggled with injuries, he (Messi) has been the most important player for Argentina in every tournament they have played in since about 2008, including all the finals. That's what the evidence supports. Even in the 2022 World Cup final, Di Maria scored 1, but Messi scored 2. Even the chance for Di Maria's goal in that game came from a Messi pass; and Di Maria could operate freely on the left wing because Messi naturally drew 2 or more France's players whenever he received the ball, thus creating space for teammates.

Here are similarly unreasonable questions for you:

To flip your own question: Can you point to any final with the national team that Di Maria won without Messi?

Can you point to any national team final that Mbappe won without Pogba? Did Mbappe and France lose the 2022 World Cup final because Pogba was absent?

Can you point to any Euro final that Ronaldo won without Eder?

Can you point to any Champions League competition that Ronaldo won with Real Madrid without Gareth Bale? He was at Real for 4 years but failed to win and only started to win in the very season that Bale joined.

Can you point to any international final that Neymar has won without Dani Alves. His only national title is the 2013 Confederations Cup, which Alves played. Brazil has played 2 finals since then, in 2019 and 2021. They won the 2019 Copa America, and Alves played. But they lost the 2021 Copa America final, which Neymar played, whereas Alves was absent.
Travel › Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 23 by Phraser: 7:15pm On Jul 13, 2024
Hello. I’m new to the Canadian application process, and I need some pointers.

One, how much is the proof of funds supposed to show for living expenses?

Two, before applying for a visa, how much of the school fees does one need to have paid? It’s a one-year master’s program, and the tuition is about $7,000 CAD.

Three, are there certain kind of universities that reduce one’s chances of getting a visa?

I hope to hear from you guys soon. Thanks.
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Phraser: 3:06pm On Jul 13, 2024
I keep getting this message, even when people say that dates are available. I’ve been previously denied a visa, but I chose “Regular,” as I was told that it will expedite my getting a date.

Does anyone know why this message keeps showing, even when other people can see dates?

Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Phraser: 10:59am On Jul 09, 2024
OyoTunjiUSA:
So people must eat why are you then stressing it? Nairaland is not paying me salary and i am doing a voluntary job here. You cannot subscribe a month data i am using for 1 months on nairaland. You will run away.
Not “stressing” it, just pointing out that you, indeed, act like an agent, with your money-for-information gigs. It was necessary to point it out because you’ve previously tried to sell an inaccurate image of yourself.

And now that that’s been said and done, ciao.
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Phraser: 10:47am On Jul 09, 2024
OyoTunjiUSA:
I saw you as a travel agent who have collected millions from candidates and looking for free information from OyotunjiUSA. How did you get my WhatsApp? Did you send me to school for the knowledge you want to get from me?
“…who have collected millions from candidates.”

How absurdly comical. You don’t need to lie, man. How could I have been a travel agent when I gave no indication of it, given I had asked many questions on the former thread about the visa application process? Doesn’t that suggest that I was a newbie?

And if I were a travel agent who had “collected millions from candidates,” as you say, why then would I have needed information from you? To learn how to “collect BILLIONS”? As you can see, your defense falls flat against an assault of simple logic.

And to answer the question of how I got your number, it’s simple: you gave it to me, as the screenshot shows.

Just own up to the fact that you pose as a travel agent, and if you’ve asked me for payment, then it’s likely you’ve asked others. I don’t care about the morality of it—that’s for the moderators to decide, and, besides, people must eat—but the least you can do is to be honest about it.

Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Phraser: 10:37am On Jul 09, 2024
justwise:
Do you have evidence to back up this allegation?
Unfortunately I changed my phone since then, and so don’t have a screenshot of the conversations we had. And, to be specific, he had asked for payment over a phone call.

However, here’s a screenshot of my reaching out to him on March 1. As you can see, it’s close to the time that I first learned about my admission, as the second image shows, and so I knew next to nothing about the process and was desperate for accurate information.

Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Phraser: 10:21am On Jul 09, 2024
You once asked me, some 4 months ago, in a WhatsApp conversation, to pay you before you could give me some information about the visa application process. Doesn’t that make you a “travel agent”?

OyoTunjiUSA:
Hey 🤠

@VeeInsider

1. Thank you for your observation. I deliberately ignored him waiting for his cup of atrocity to be filled up again. Watch out for the same person commented as Danburuwa. Is he the MOD or what ? They are starting their style of attacking same way they disorganised the last threads.

2. And for the reasonable people out there is it possible for all VISA seekers to post personal details online ? Or is it achievable 100% for no one to contact no one on nairaland?

3. I hope @justwise will delete his attack as well as the animosity jab from Danburuwa. Nairalanders they have started again, pls dont blame OyotunjiUSA.

Thank you once again @VeeInsider. I am not a travel agent . I do not have office as an agent. I am more than a travel agent. I am an international USA VISA advisor or counselor.


Best Wishes 🙏
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 5:20pm On Jun 13, 2024
Hello good evening. Please I need help with the DS-160 form: I don’t know who to say is paying for my trip.

I got funding from my school (about $55k), while the rest of the expenses will be covered by my employer and a relative.

So who do I say is paying for the trip? The school that’s providing most of the funding? Or my employer or relative?

I hope to get responses soon because my interview is in a few days. Thanks.
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 12:16pm On Apr 24, 2024
OyoTunjiUSA:
Hey 🤠

1. You have a good F1 visa lyrics but you have to be very careful in joining it together to make a danceable music.

2. Your company standing as your sponsor is good . Your American friend who is affiliated to your company and whose property or facility will stand for you in accomodation evidence is also good.

3. If i were you i will stick to my company as my sole sponsor . I do not really like the idea of co-sponsor. If your company is reputable and financially buoyant enough , they should be able to finance just one individual without the support of any person.


Best Wishes 🙏
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, it's not a big company and they don't have all the money I need in their bank account.
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 8:58am On Apr 24, 2024
fearlessfang:
Like I said, the story you’re cooking will land you a denial.

Telling them you are staying with a U.S. citizen uncle who is affiliated with your company is some dead story.


If I am correct, you’re going for a graduate certificate program? I am yet to see a masters program for 9 months. I might be wrong.

You are already playing some stories that will jeopardize the little chance you have.
It's a 9-month master's program (in a top 20 school in the U.S/world), as stated on the I-20.

I wish you would not be snarkily belligerent and just offer solutions. I have reservations about what to do, hence my question on this thread. Meaning I don't need to be reminded about the risks as I am aware of them. I just want suggestions or alternatives.

Does presenting bank statements from the two sources work or not is the question.
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 5:35am On Apr 24, 2024
fearlessfang:
Like u said no one is going to ask you where you’re going to stay or not. Every I-20 includes living expenses/ health insurance on I-20.

A bank statement showing you can cover those deficit is enough.

You see those stories you’re cooking up there will get you a denial.


Like I said, a bank statement that shows that you can pay the deficit over the period of your stay is enough. Infact that is what you should do.

Do not present documents except you’re asked to present documents. Presenting documents when you are not might come off, even to me as a sign of desperation.

Focus on convincing the VO that you’re a genuine student who is coming to study and leaving after studies
Thanks for the response. It's not a cooked-up story: I have someone—a U.S. citizen affiliated with my company—who will be giving me room and board.

And my company is supporting me financially.

If I understand you correctly, I simply need to present bank statements from my two sources of funding, that is from my company and the U.S. citizen?
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 10:53pm On Apr 23, 2024
fearlessfang:
Focus on proving to them that you’re a genuine student and would return after your studies.
Good evening. I need clarification on an issue.

I got good funding, but my I-20 says I have a deficit of about $36,000. About $24,000 out of that $36,000 is for rent and food (the I-20 is based on the school's estimation; in reality I don't need that much for rent and food).

I have someone in the U.S. (not a relative but my long-time mentor and an associate of my employer) who will let me stay in their apartment for free and give me food, and I will be telling the embassy this.

My question: Do I need to show the embassy the bank account statement of the person providing me room and board? Or is it enough to show them a recent copy of the utility bill of the house I'll be living in?

Note: To get the I-20, all I showed the school was a copy of the utility bill.

I would appreciate your response.
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 10:51pm On Apr 23, 2024
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Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 9:16pm On Apr 18, 2024
rsogbuyi:
I’ve created the group.
You can quote this message with your number or send it as a mail. I’ll add you ASAP. I don’t want to drop the link here cos of possible spammers
Please add me: 07013405722
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 9:16pm On Apr 18, 2024
Hello. My I-20 says my program will last 9 months. Do I put 9 months or 1 year in the section of the DS-160 form that asks for how long I'll be staying in the U.S.?
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 11:20am On Apr 13, 2024
Kjayy:
Please add me to Lagos search group 08051745005.
Hello. Could someone tell me what goes on in these search groups? Do they have a way of searching for dates that is different from what's on the embassy's website?
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 9:39pm On Apr 08, 2024
dest4real:
Baba, you'll receive an email once your request has been approved. Only after then can you schedule an interview appointment. Until then, you'll need to calm down and wait for the email. Cheers!
Thanks. Any idea what the waiting time is?
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 6:10pm On Apr 05, 2024
Is it possible to pay SEVIS fee online? I couldn't find a way to pay it online, so I had someone in the U.S. visit a Western Union branch; but he was told that he couldn't pay it on my behalf, that I had to be physically present before they can process the payment.

This doesn't seem sensible. Could someone kindly explain how I can pay the fee, online if possible?
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 9:29am On Apr 05, 2024
huh

Phraser:
Hi. The MRV number is the 15-digit transaction reference number on the receipt, right?
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 3:59pm On Apr 04, 2024
Debbieeeeeee:
They’ll send you an email once you’re approved then you’ll be able to see the date box to choose a date after entering your Mrv number
Hi. The MRV number is the 15-digit transaction reference number on the receipt, right?
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 3:54pm On Apr 04, 2024
Slimszy:
Is this Lagos or Abuja? Did you pay in the bank or through app?

I understand paying through the bank app takes at most 24 hours for Abuja
Lagos. And I paid at the bank.

One question: as it stands, does it mean I have not yet scheduled an interview? They have to first approve my request before I can schedule an interview? Is that how it works?
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 8:54am On Apr 04, 2024
Can SEVIS fee be paid online, or is it only through Western Union?
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 5:15am On Apr 04, 2024
Please how long would it likely take before I hear from the embassy?

Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser:
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Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 8:17pm On Apr 03, 2024
Thanks. Please check my last message, too.

OyoTunjiUSA:
Hey 🤠

1. That YouTube is honest. Follow its guideline.

2. If your daughter gained admission into University of Nigeria (UNN) as a 100 level fresher, she is expected to stay on campus (hostel) naturally.

3. If you put it on opinion polls , 98% of parents prefers their children / wards to stay on campus for security purposes. Let's leave it that way .

Best Wishes 🙏
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 8:10pm On Apr 03, 2024
I'm trying to book my visa appointment but it keeps showing this page over and over. Anyone else facing this problem?

Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 7:11pm On Apr 03, 2024
Good evening all. Quick question: Which address do I put in the part of the DS-160 that asks for where I will be staying in the U.S.?

I saw a YouTube video that said you should put your school's address, even if you have a place to stay in the US. I don't know how true this is. I would appreciate your timely responses. Thanks.
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 1:22pm On Apr 02, 2024
Hello, guys. Does anyone know if GTB has updated the visa fee price? The last time I checked, it was 333,000 naira. Since they last updated it on March 1, I was thinking that they might do the same on April 1 and adjust it to fit the current exhange rate.

Hoping to hear from y'all. Thanks.
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 12:06pm On Mar 28, 2024
Thanks. I'm not talking about completing DS-160, but about paying the visa fee at the bank. Does the bank ask for any information on the DS-160 or I-20?

Mjosh1000:
You can't, cos while filling out your DS160 form you will need some information that's on your I-20 like your sevis number, and you will need the confirmation number after filling your DS160 form to process your visa profile.

So you will need to wait for your I-20 to arrive before you can proceed
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 9:26am On Mar 28, 2024
Could someone please answer this?

Phraser:
Hello. I trust you are well. Please I need your counsel. I want to know if, while awaiting the arrival of the I-20 form, I could pay the visa fee? Given the volatile exchange rate, I would like to pay the visa fee as soon as I can.

I hope to hear from you soon. Thanks.
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 10:25pm On Mar 27, 2024
Somatohadidas:
Check here. Disregard the prices (exchange rates ish) here. It was written some years ago.
Hello. I trust you are well. Please I need your counsel. I want to know if, while awaiting the arrival of the I-20 form, I could pay the visa fee? Given the volatile exchange rate, I would like to pay the visa fee as soon as I can.

I hope to hear from you soon. Thanks.
Travel › Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Phraser: 1:44pm On Mar 22, 2024
Lawal1555:
Several individuals have engaged in this activity, but I would advice you to exercise patience and await the issuance of your I-20.
Thanks, man.

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