nihilistjnr:


Emaprince omo we don dey for this forum sha lol. That was my signature circa 2012. No blame me, that's all I knew back then.

That line was from a rapper called Ozone. He was in the Aristokrat records crew - burna, leriq, cdq when they were popping in 2012. He was even in the like to party video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ5I4KwzzGI

Mehn. You just took me down memory lane with the Ozone mention. Aristokrat Records looked like the next big music label then. They had guys like Leriq, Mojeed, Ozone, Kamar and of course Burna Boy on the roster. There was also this Igbo boy called Pucado. Was CDQ really part of AR?

I was listening to "Comment tu ta pelle" ft Dammy Krane the other day and i was like damn. .

andrewbaba44:


Upamecano starting at Bayern ? lol

E be like una gk no too sabi o

The matter tire me. Tuchel keeps benching de Ligt because he says he is too conservative when playing out of the back, which is a bit harsh IMO. The same guy was our best CB last season oh.

Ulreich is bang average nau. Everyone knows that. Why do you think we were running up and down to find a quality replacement for Neuer?

Today's game no even be like win for my eyes. Musiala's performance was the only bright spot for me.

andrewbaba44:
Pkasso this tuchel and una team na dead abeg

See defense ,e be like lekki expressway for Midnite

No opponent will be losing any sleep over this team, walahi. This is probably the weakest Bayern side in a decade, up there with the one under Kovac. Tuchel has serious work to do. That defense na something else. We've only kept one clean sheet this season and none in our last 4 games. Imagine conceding 3 goals to Wack Man Utd.

Una fit finally beat us, if we jam again.

AdisaOwala:


Haha

The chinko-ekun wey una just buy nko?

Kim has only just joined. Moreover, I still don't think he's better than de Ligt. He's better than Upamecano sha.

For how long is Tuchel going to keep benching our best CB in de Ligt? E don dey pass play play. I know he wasn't at 100% at the start of the season, but those excuses don't count any more. I can understand Kim getting more game time so as to bed him in quickly, but there is no way Upamecano should be starting over de Ligt. See as Boniface run am ragged yesterday. Everyone knows Upa struggles vs strong and pacy strikers especially on transitions but the fool called Tuchel put him up against Boniface.

Another worrying trend is the fact that we are not creating enough quality chances for Kane. That one sef no dey help matters worse by dropping so deep. For God's sake, you are a striker, hover around the final third and wait for supply. Tuchel should flog that habit out of him, if need be. If too say na for tight game, vs the likes of City and Madrid, I for understand. Not in the Bundesliga wey space dey.

Davies also needs to find a balance between attacking and defending. It's been a recurring theme these last few seasons but it has somehow managed to fly under the radar. I remember Tuchel shackling him in his first few games in charge, noticeably against Dortmund last season but that ended up being temporary. If we are to succeed with this 4231 with no real defensive midfielder, Tuchel needs to rein him in again.

I initially thought playing Coman at LW with Davies as LB was an overkill, but i'm starting to think it might be a blessing in disguise. Coman is good at beating 1v2s so he doesn't need Davies as an option high up the pitch, meaning Davies can adopt a more conservative approach, choosing his moments to bomb forward and attack. In short, being more Alaba than Marcelo.

liveLongNprospa:
BlueRayDick how Messi come take dey nominated?
😁

I think you are confusing FIFA's The Best award with the Ballon D'Or, which is handed out by France Football. Messi won the FIFA award for 2022 and is the favorite for this year's Ballon D'or. The period under review stated on that tweet is for the next The Best award to be handed out in 2024. The nomination list for that one is not even out yet. Trevor012, take note before you start spreading lies

If it makes you happy, Haaland will be winning that one. That one na sure banker.

oliverano:




Great read Ogah Pkasso. But shouldn't the great Goretzka be the one to pair with JK?

Does this mean that Goretzka is so average that you'll advocate Emre Can, another very average player to pair with Kimmich?

How you manage take tie this Goretzka matter for my neck like say I be im biggest fan, I no understand oh

Can is a defensive specialist, a real 6 which Germany lacks at the moment. Goretzka plays best in a midfield 3 or when he is allowed tactical freedom to roam which is unlikely to happen for the national team.

Goretzka average? You might want to look up the meaning of that word in a dictionary.

Kilishihunter:
No matter what happens this season Lewy should be tried to be shipped to Saudi next time
Senior man don try, make he and him lolo go chop petrodollars for desert next year

Udonmeanit?! The same Lewy? Polish Terminator? Goalscorer extraordinaire? Make Andrew no hear am for your mouth oh

DeadPresidents:


The language is a bitchh to learn. Every word has a gender so some words are “female” whilst others are “male” and a few are neuter.

I am currently graded A1.1 in German proficiency which means i can understand and speak basic German. The goal is to attain C3 level German which will unlock understanding of the much deeper German.

I met up with a friend yesterday at a club in Charlottenburg and I learned he did 3 hours practice at the Hochschule for 2 years to qualify for his German medical license as he’s a Sudanese national

Hmmn. Thanks for the insight, boss.

DeadPresidents:


The U-Bahn and S-Bahn trains have their update screens relaying the news a million times with Dennis Schroeder on the cover.

The Germans i know and interact with don’t really care about basketball like that. The descent of their footballing prowess hurts them even more and I’d say they deserve it because the pompous cünts need to be knocked down back to earth

Hahahaha. This one na freshly-squeezed Schadenfreude. The Euros next year is a really big deal for them, from what I've read.

BTW, i'm curious as to your level of fluency in the language, which I hear is notoriously difficult

In other news, the German Male National Basketball team just won the FIBA World Cup. At least, there is still something for them to celebrate amidst all of this gloom.

DeadPresidents, care to give us an update on what the mood is like in Berlin?

andrewbaba44:


Pkasso your Bayern fans on Twitter are criticizing innocent ter stegen for loosing 4-1 to Japan

Una fan base too wicked abeg

That one na normal thing nau seeing as he's Neuer competition. But MATS try yesterday sha. If no be for him, na Blitzkrieg Japan for run Germany yesterday.

AdisaOwala:


Has it not been announced already?

Yeah. The DFB sacked him some minutes ago. It was inevitable.

The kain curse wey dey worry German football no be small. They just can't catch a break. MNT, flop. WNT, flop. U21, flop. Even Bayern sef dey wobble. Time for another reboot?

Flick is as good as gone. Unless he manages to do the impossible by thrashing France, na bye-bye. Everything is already pointing to another humiliating defeat on Tuesday.

The new coach, whoever that is, has tough decisions to make leading up to the Euros. I'm in favor of tearing everything up, and starting afresh. Things can't get any worse for Germany right now.

Whatever happens between now and next summer, Ter Stegen should remain number 1. If Neuer can't accept a place on the bench, he should retire. Same thing for Muller, his golden years in the NT was as a goalscorer, something he has clearly lost touch with. Throw up that CAM position between Musiala and Wirtz. Let the better talent start.

I don't know why Flick made Gundogan the team captain for the Euros. This is someone who has never turned up in the colors of Germany. Bench him and start Can alongside JK to provide steel and balance.

As an unwritten rule, Sane and Gnabry should NEVER start together for Germany. Whoever is in better form should start, and at worst bench the two of them. Yes! Talent is clearly not enough for this team. Give those who are willing to fight for the white jersey a chance. Throw the doors open. I would like to see guys like Thiaw, Gross, Hoffmann etc get a run in the team. The stars wey dem dey pack no kuku do anything.

Enough of this sterile possession game, go back to your roots. Direct, attacking football. Lastly, Havertz should never start a game for Germany again. Fullkrug is 3x better than that fraud.

Jodera:
Lol, where Una release this Bollywood Zee World from?

This foolishness is extraordinary everyday

His signature says it all. . Every fanbase has its own Portable sha.

andrewbaba44:
Pkasso how many years remain for kimmich contract ?

Hahahaha. I see what you are doing. Na end of next season his contract go expire. We've not started discussing extension with him but I'm sure we will. The good thing is he has no agent and negotiates directly with the board.

But I dey fear small sha. If Germany don't do well at the Euros, the German media go use pressure kill am and he might get tired of their endless scrutiny and decide to leave. But I suspect he will stay. The signing of Harry Kane is a biig statement and might convince him. He is also our captain these days and will definitely be the one leading the team in years to come.

No go dey fantasise oh. Kimmich to Barca no go happen IJN.

andrewbaba44:


Brother man rest

Enjoy your Harry Kane and stop being obsessed with lewandowski

Barca fans where never bitter about luis suarez even when he went to help ATM win Laliga

No wonder you people are irrelevant despite your achievements

Lmao. I can tell you for a fact that no one supporting Bayern is obsessed with Lewy. Thrashing you people with him leading your attack was a statement. "You are not as important as you thought."

Enjoy your LewanGHOSTki. I will always be here to drag him whenever I feel like it sha

andrewbaba44:


Bro heal from lewandowski departure abeg because you haven’t

You are trying too hard to talk down on one of your club greatest ever player because of Harry Kane

You aren’t different from those bitter Germans

Harry Kane won’t even smell quarter of lewandowski achievements

Lewandowski goals aren’t important yet you needed Dortmund to bottle to win the league ,if you can’t tell yourself the truth I won’t be the one bro

Just seeing this. I think you are mistaking me for other people. You see me talk anything when e comot? I never had a problem with him leaving, in fact I understood why. But as e no be my player again, e no dey beyond banter. Dragging issallowed.

I never said his goals were unimportant, only that when we needed them the most, on the biggest stages, they were missing. Just like when he couldn't save your ass from dropping into Europa

andrewbaba44:

That same person is not better than FDJ ,so rest

So you agree you were not saying the truth. I demand an apology. As per Bellingham, dey there. Like play like play, e go outscore all midfielders combined. I wan see how your people wan rig Golden Boy for Balde.

andrewbaba44:


Same gotetzka Pkasso said he is better than Agba FDJ

Can you show where I said the above? I know who I said was better than FdJ. He is even the best player in your league at the moment. But continue making things up in your head.

oliverano:




Ogah Pkasso, what's the difference between finishing and goal scoring. I thought when they word "finisher" is used, it simply means scoring goals.

For instance, if Peter Drury says "what a finish by Kane" That simply means what a goal by Kane abi no be so?

May be I'm missing something you should elaborate.

Some may say it's semantics but there is a slight difference. Goalscoring is more volume-based while FInishing is more of efficiency and difficulty-based. It's like scoring and shooting in the NBA. They are similar but different. Shaq could score but he was a terrible shooter. Even in football, Modric and Kroos are great shooters but not so good at scoring goals. Dzeko, Sterling are examples of good goalscorers but average finishers.

Goalscoring- Goals.
Finishing - Conversion rate, XG differential, Big Chances converted(%) etc.

oliverano:




Which one is pre Gundo? Dejong and Gundo play for Barca and both will walk into your midfield. If Dejong joins Bayern today, he starts ahead of Goretzka instantly. Just like how Laimer was starting but couldn't show enough quality to sustain it.

Trust me, if Goretzka was very good, he'll adapt and play without Bayern looking at a another DM.

I respect him Baba but he's not a smart player and was never world class. Will never be.

Like I said and I reiterate once a quality DM/CM is secured, na seat belt things ooo

He does well against Barca though

Edit: heard Palhinha's deal is on hold and he'll join in Jan. Seat belt things ooo

Na Lie. Only one of them, not both. We play with an AM. None of those two are creative or prolific enough to play that position for us. Sey Goretzka no good enough to start for Bayern no mean say he no go play for Barca. That was the crux of the argument, if I remember correctly.

The way you keep hammering on Goretzka's quality like I made him out to be elite I only said he would walk into your starting XI, which was true at the time. Luckily for you, you now have Gundogan to counter that.

andrewbaba44:


A better finisher in Harry Kane

I will be waiting for him to break lewandowski records

Yes. Note: i said better FINISHER, not GOALSCORER. Harry Kane is also a better all-round player. He MAY not score as many goals as Lewy did, as he is more than a poacher but i trust him to leave his mark. Impact is what matters. With all of Lewy's goals, we only made 1 CL final in 8 seasons. We made 3 in the 5 years before him.

oliverano:




We won the last two games because of Lewy.
He has declined just like most players within 35 but still helpful sha

Meanwhile, Goretzka should go and thank God say Palhinha deal broke down If not, na seat belt em for use tie am for bench.

Immediately Laimer joined, Goretzka was benched. I know he's now playing again because Laimer is not showing anything. A player from Fulham for finally nail am but thanks to deadline. He does well against Barca no doubt, but overall, a very normal player.

He played shiit and only scored a tap-in and a PK. Even my granny would bury those. Una no see im age before una buy am? Make una dey drink water go on top that La Liga wey e help you win.

Goretzka no be world-beater, but he would have walked into your midfield pre-Gundogan. Respect him. Moreover he is a CM, not a DM. Palhinha is more suited to the role so it's no brainer he would have benched him.

andrewbaba44:


Lie he wasn’t your best player when we snatched him

If you have lewandowski at Bayern you won’t pray for useless Dortmund to bottle at the last day to win the league

Lewandowski would have sealed it with games to go ,but yeah he ain’t your best player ,despite your team having your worst league campaign over the years after he left

Where did you see me say otherwise? I've always said Lewy was our best player. I'm just cracking up, remembering how you guys celebrated his signature like you hit the jackpot. Maybe because it felt like you finally got one over us
We don't need Lewy, we now have a better finisher in Harry Kane. We still thrashed you guys even after giving him to you. Just manage the 'aloku' we gave you like that

jpmoriarti:
We won last two games, thanks to him. 2 goals in 4 games.

Nobody expects him to be firing in all cylinder at this age of 35. There will be more down than up for him at this age. This is normal for everyone.

Barca needed him for the winning mentality he had. We have lots of young players who does not know what it meant to win titles. Lewandowski was crucial to bring that leadership to our young squad and teach everyone how to dig deep and get victory even when not playing well.

Gavi remarked after yesterday's victory at El Sadar, that if it were two seasons ago, Barca would have lost the Osasuna game. This is a testament to the mentality shift which was crucial to us last season and continues to be this season. I give Lewandowski some of the credit for this mentality shift.

Lol. You think say because I no dey come here come comment, I no dey watch una matches. In the game against Villareal, Lewy was basically ghosting until he scored a tap-in after Lamine Yamal did all the work. He even missed a 1v1 in late in that game when he could have passed to Fati. Yesterday, he bagged another contender for miss of the season. Na PK he score las las. Dude has been stinking up the joint since the World Cup. Bring his stats since Jan make we see. I respect him for his achievements at Bayern but he is clearly past it.

Lewy don turn Sensei wey dey mentor youngins Issorait.

Andrewbaba44, you dey enjoy Lewandowski, ba? That 45mil is looking like a bargain. Na my guy, so i no go too drag am. But the way you guys were over the moon when you guys bought him. LOL. "We snatched your best player yen yen yen" Baba only played for 5 months. Honeymoon finish by December. The reality now is you are stuck with a washed-up crybaby. No be 5 yrs contract una give am again?

But at least be grateful when criticizing him, he helped you win your first La Liga title in 4 years. That one sef na big deal. Enjoy your LewaGolski as much as you can.

The Player of the week curse strikes again. Cash with -1. Ibime, hope say you no play am this week. Na to avoid Son or Haaland next GW sure pass.

raumdeuter:


Good you brought this up

Musiala plays as an AM and in these days the AM role is dying or dead. You are either strong and robust to get drafted into CM or pacey and can shoot for a wing position

An AM these days has very little use in football, If I am a coach, I won't play a dedicated AM unless they are delivering supernatural numbers in goals or Assists e.g Muller or Bruno. I once had this conversation with ibime

The problem with playing an AM is that you effectively become a 4-2-4 and you can see why your team would be overrun in the middle by another quality side

This season will be a crucial one for Musiala, he has to develop other parts of his game to remain relevant
he now has competition for the German shirt from Wirtz too

Bellingham on the other hand fits into the CM role, he has a better engine can run also

Sorry to chip in but I disagree. I don't think Musiala's dip in form has much to do with his position as an AM. I think it's perfectly normal for a player his age. He was our best player in the first half of last season but his form dipped after the World Cup, probably due to fatigue. Let's not forget last year was his first season as a starter. Unlike Bellingham who has been playing regularly since he was 17.

Musiala is actually more rounded than you think. He presses well and can hold his own in midfield duels. Don't let his languid frame deceive you. That Flick, Nagelsmann and Tuchel have all tried him out as an 8, even with other CMs available speaks volumes. He is also getting better at creating chances. We both know he can shoot with both feet and score goals, even if his finishing needs a bit of polishing.

Bellingham is the better player, no doubt but he has had more experience and game-time than Musiala. I'm definitely not worked up about the comparisons. No be race. Musiala will get to where he has to be in his time.

popizaino:



Na Zaha dey fall pass.

Yeah, I know. But Zaha knows how to sell or force it. He go dey twist and turn till defender commit and ref no go get choice but to award PK. Eze never sabi that one. Maybe na tactical instruction sha. Palace don't create too many chances so the idea fit be to win as many pks as possible.

This Eze guy is always going down in the box from the slightest of contacts, every single game! He's got great footwork but looking to win a pen almost everytime he takes on players in the box is getting stale. He clearly no collect format from Zaha before he left. It's even more annoying when refs keep encouraging the silly behavior by not booking him for simulation.

Good game yesterday. I feared the worst after that first half but Tuchel got his subs right and turned it around. Sane seems to be a man on a mission this season. I just hope he keeps it up. Also, i was impressed with Laimer when he came on at RB. Mazraoui should watch his back. Muller looked rusty. Baba needs to wake up. It's a make-or-break season for him.

Passed a difficult test but the real one will be after the international break, against Leverkusen who are flying at the moment. That one should be a cracker.