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iamoyindamola:

I don dey understand why fans for here dey swear for am on a weekly basis. No player don ever frustrate me pass this guy. My blood dey boil anytime I see am for pitch.

Timbros, if I hear you defend Jackson anywhere for this thread, me and you go get problem.

pkasso:
Make una come carry una load, abeg. That guy is hopeless.

I dey beg you in the name of God.

Popi, I take God beg you, rest!

iamoyindamola:
This is the 3rd time

You sef dey count am? The curses wey I don read here today ehn.

Unlimited22:
Biter bit.

Hahaha. A taste of their own medicine, doc.

Andrew, come see your Barca brother oh

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raumdeuter:
Can they put something in Olise's food to make him less non-challant

The most nonchalant guy in football😅

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— TobyWrites (@tobyasky) March 11, 2026

Don't be fooled, bro The boys say he is quite extroverted in the dressing room. I think he just gets self-conscious when he is on camera.

raumdeuter:
when does the yellow card situation reset

Just before the first leg of the semifinals. That way, there is zero risk of missing the final except a player gets sent off in the 2nd leg of the semifinals.

Additionally, players who have already served their one-match suspension for three YCs will miss a game if the yellow cards pile up to 5 or 7. In our case, if Kimmich and Olise pick up bookings in both legs of our QF tie, they will miss the first leg of the semifinals if we get there.

raumdeuter:
If I am Kompany, I will bench Upamecano for the 2nd leg vs Atalanta.

Another yellow in a meaningless game means he misses the first leg at Bernabeu or Etihad

He is definitely not playing that second leg. I'm 100% sure of it. The question is, can he navigate those two QF games before the semifinal stage without getting booked?

Who are these cho-cho-cho people from DPA asking UEFA if they will investigate Kimmich and Olise's cards? Can't they just mind their business fgs?

E go too pain me if anything comes out of this.

I couldn't help but laugh reading JK's response to if he deliberately got booked. He made quite the compelling case should UEFA decide to investigate

Now, I'm thinking Upamecano not being able to get booked was part of the plan. Maybe Kompany didn't want to run it too close. Having all three players suspended would have looked fishy considering the scoreline.

All in all, UEFA should calm down. They did us dirty with that Diaz ban against PSG. Make dem look away this time jor.

raumdeuter:
Upamecano too dull to understand

Will they have to spell out everything for him

Make we dey look sha. E still fit work am out. Na now that im brain touch go make sense.

pkasso:
Which of our boys are on the suspension tightrope again? This is the perfect time to wipe the slate clean for the rest of the knockouts.

Kompany should do a Mourinho.

Olise and Kimmich got themselves booked and will miss the second leg. E remain Upamecano

raumdeuter:
Davies don injure again

What a shitt season for him

Sad note on what has been a fantastic evening. Gutted for the kid. Is this a case of rushing him back too quick? He was injured not too long ago.

raumdeuter:
He dey enter dem forcefully like thunder

Which of our boys are on the suspension tightrope again? This is the perfect time to wipe the slate clean for the rest of the knockouts.

Kompany should do a Mourinho.

swiz123:
Just seeing the embarrassing chance Jackson missed.

Make una come carry una load, abeg. That guy is hopeless.

raumdeuter:
Michael Olise son of thunder

0-2

Wetin be this, boss? Akpovie really mean business tonight.

What a half. Unarguably our best this season. That weekend rest did the boys a whole lot of good. Our play has been sharp and incisive.

I don't want to see Kane anywhere near that pitch. Whatever it was that didn't allow him start, it's not worth risking it. Jackson can continue fooling, today na im day.

andrewbaba44:
All these players no get motion for that award

I find it annoying that Ballon d'or debates nowadays have been reduced to who wins the most trophies. The peak of it was when some were pushing Carvajal for Bd'or in 2024 because he won La Liga, UCL and Euros. Lol.

I've always believed performances should come first. It is afterall an INDIVIDUAL award. Trophies count also but they shouldn't be the deciding factor.

Neither of Zubi and Rice have played at a Bd'or level this season. They've been decent but not spectacular.

andrewbaba44:
Allison is not a better shot stopper than Joe hart

Alisson is better, bro. Shey na because he no dey fly upandan like dem De Gea, abi?

Even the stats back it up. Go and check Alisson's Goals Prevented metric in his best seasons and compare to Joe Hart's. Check their save percentage while you are it, also.

Alisson is the best 1v1 goalkeeper in the history of the PL. I talk am with my chest.

andrewbaba44:
Egbon How was Allison better ?

Wetin e do wey Joe hart no do better

You are making the mistake of holding up team and individual achievements as the only marker of quality.

Let me humour you, Victor Valdez has more La Liga titles and Zamora trophies than Iker Casillas. Can we say he was the better goalkeeper?

Alisson is a better goalkeeper than Hart in all aspects. He is a better ball-playing goalkeeper and a better shot stopper. The proof is in the eye test.

Alisson is in the conversation for best goalkeeper in PL history, Joe Hart isn't.

andrewbaba44:
Ederson is another name that should be there too instead of Allison

Tell me Wetin Allison win wey Joe hart no double am ,shey na golden glove or epl title ,tell me abeg

Una Dey really look down on Joe hart ,I blame pep sha

Lol. Alisson is a better GK than Ederson. Everybody knows that.

Joe Hart was good for City but Alisson is definitely better. He is arguably the best 1v1 GK in PL history and was an integral part of one of the best PL teams ever. His performance in that title-winning 2019/20 season alone trumps anything Hart has done in his career.

popizaino:
You should know by now that i am pro-attack. I will play Trent even if he is to face Messi.

popizaino:
Omo, i forgot Aguero, and i am definitely going for your inclusion by removing Mahrez for Aguero while Salah replaces Mahrez on the wing.

As for me,no one is taking the place of Robertson and Trent Arnold.

I only expect these changes to challenge team 2000, not to win them.

You go play Trent in a 442? Without extra midfield cover? God help him if CR7 switches over to the left. E don die be that

popizaino:
Gerrard for Pires .

Team 2000 winning

No Scholes? You've got to be kidding me.

As for the 2010's team, I'm taking Mahrez out for Aguero and then swapping him with Salah. Robertson should also be starting ahead of Bale at LB.

2000's team edges it for me.

Btw, no love for Trent from you?

nihilistjnr:
Ibime's favourite midfielder those days

This man! Where have you been all this while? Good to see you are still around.

Lol. I was thinking the same thing earlier. Ibime wished for a Dembele, dem give am Bakayoko

BlueRayDick:
To start with this season is a make or mar season for Arteta at Arsenal ; he needs to do something or something will do him.

Going into the season; Arteta , the fans and even our players know this is the season results n ed to cancel insults if not all the good work they’ve been doing over the years will come to null .

That being said , Lewis-Skelly’s form has not been anything to write home about this season . He played some matches earlier this season and he was piss poor . If I don’t remember anyone at all , at least I recall our match against Bayern ; he appeared totally lost on the pitch . Bayern was capitalizing on his wing until Arteta’s sub took him out of his misery .

Maybe his form didn’t dip so much to make him unplayable , but we got Hincapie to strengthen that left wing along with Calafiori and those two had given a good account of themselves .

Like I mentioned earlier , this is make or mar season for Arteta and I understand perfectly well he can’t afford to risk all our hopes in trying to help the youngster get his mojo back . Personally I don’t subscribe to it ; I’ve seen it happen too many times when a club gives the player so much time and risk everything to help a player get better only for the player to bolt on the team the moment he’s on top of his game .

Ramsey did same to Arsenal , leaving us when we needed him the most . Same with Van Persie leaving after the club stood by him all the while he was having nagging injury issues . I really don’t care if Lewis-Skelly plays or not, I just want this team to win a major trophy even if Arteta use the same starting 11 from match day one to thirty-eight .

I think your points are valid. Arteta has little or no margin for error this season. The pressure of a title race means there is no time to be coddling a young player going through a difficult period. Another reason may be Arteta's fixation on that 4-CB defence system, which doesn't help MLS as he is not the most defensively astute.

His talent is undeniable and I hope he gets back on track. He must be upset seeing his agemate Nico O'Reilly balling for City now. A move in the summer might be the best thing for him given that Arteta isn't even willing to give him a chance in midfield.

popizaino:
This guy almost plays like him.

Oh, MLS. I totally forgot about him. He started out as a midfielder like your guy Trent, but Arteta converted him to LB.

Iamoyindamola, Blueraydick, come, what happened to this talented young man after the wonderful season he had last year? He went from being a potential starter for England at LB to being 3rd choice at Arsenal. Did his form dip so bad or is it just Arteta's poor record of managing youngsters.

BlueRayDick:
If I talk say this Caicedo guy Dey play gidigbo football , some Chelsea fans will be getting emotional .

Just look at 😏

I was wondering why Caicedo and Hincapie didn't square off after that tussle, then I remembered they are team mates at the Ecuadorian NT.

popizaino:
His comp recently came up on my timeline on twitter and there's only thing that came to my mind.

They don't make them anymore like this.

What he does and brings to the team is simply underrated and for you to simply understand this just take a look at Palmer wanting to do the same thing but yet loses the ball 9 out of 10x.

Dembele no go give your plenty goals and assists but you see that control. . Very few midfielders today can match Dembele's tekkers. The only weakness in his game I can remember was his reluctance and inability to shoot and I don't even think that passes as a major weakness. Spurs tried replacing him with Ndombele, who was also technically-gifted but lacked the stamina to make it in the PL. He would ball out in the first half, but few minutes into the second half he would be running on fumes. His constant fitness issues didn't help him also; he always looked a bit overweight.

popizaino:
If underrated was a person.

MASSIVELY underrated. He randomly crossed my mind this afternoon and I had to check out his comps again. Can't believe I forgot how good he was.

That amount of skill and power in just one body. You see that move he does shielding the ball, holding an opponent off with his arm, dem no born anybody well. See as grown men and pesin papa dey jabo. Dembele could have played for any of the biggest clubs in the world. I'm surprised he stayed at Spurs that long.

How good was Mousa Sidi Yaya Dembele? Damn. .


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