₦airaland Forum

Who chop ban for my head? I get mention but I no dey see am. Olopa ASB don hold pesin pikin be that.

BlueRayDick:
Shey celebrating Valentine makes a guy wimp ni? Give us update o.

It's a joke, bro. There is nothing wrong with celebrating your special person.

Valentine's Day is overrated, though. I don't think we should set aside a date to show love. It should be a continuous thing. After Feb 14, that wife-beater wey carry wifey go romantic dinner go still revert to default settings. So, who is deceiving who?

It's the one day on the calendar where sexual immorality is excused. You are allowed to get wild, but the consequences na you go suffer am.

The part that annoys me is seeing some Primary schools and even kindergartens celebrating Valentine's day. Wtf? And don't come at me with all this platonic and agape love nonsense. Valentine's is a celebration of romantic love, why get innocent kids involved in this?

Michael Olise is on the brink of something special this season. Imagine breaking a record set by the GOAT. How many players can say that?

Olise is on 21 Opta assists in all competitions, just 10 shy of breaking Messi's record. The slightly annoying thing is he should be on more, but for the wastefulness of Diaz (Thank God, he is now burying those chances).

His assists are almost inevitable at this point. You go into a game just waiting for that moment.

He is having a Ballon d'or-worthy season but it's going under the radar because he plays in the BuLi. His performances in the CL have been decent but I really need him to step it up in the knockout rounds. That's where the real business is. The same goes for Kane.

Happy Friday The 13th, guys. Valentine's is for wimps

iamoyindamola:
He didn't die na

Gattuso na madman. He was so wild with those tackles most people thought he was a defensive midfielder, when in fact he was a CM.

See as seniorman Maldini put am in check. Real OG.

rooftops:
Was it a top of table clash? The tackles were just crazy. There was a point where ibrahimovich was trying to clear AC Milan player he mistakenly cleared two of his players

It was most likely one. This was Juve before the Calciopoli scandal. See as All-stars plenty on both sides. The last golden years of the Serie A.

iamoyindamola:
After breaking every bones in juventus team
See Maldini telling gattusso not to play with ibrahimovic

Lol. I remember this game. Na war. Dem later carry Gattuso comot for stretcher That's to tell you how crazy it was.

Since it's Throwback Thursday, here is a classic from the archives. Easily the most hilarious thread on NL.

https://www.nairaland.com/897685/share-sexiest-craziest-funniest-unforgettable

MorataFC:
I don’t think it’s as poor as it may appear when you properly consider EPL scorelines.
For a player to score a hattrick, it means his team must score at least three goals in that matxh, and such scorelines are not common in the league, even when they do occur, it is still rare for one player to account for all three goals.
To further support this point, Cole Palmer is the ONLY PLAYER in Premier League history to have scored three first-half hat-trick. That alone shows how rare and difficult it is for a player to score a hat-trick.

I think it's more down to the fact that Chelsea haven't really had top-performing strikers in the league.

Haaland alone in his first season in the PL had 4, and is now on 8, alongside Henry and Kane. Aguero has the most hat tricks with 12.

iamoyindamola:
Arteta should help Rice so that rice can help him
There are some matches he shouldn't finish, 70-75mins is enough.

I remember there was a game he was supposed to be out for with a swollen knee, I think. Match day, na im everybody see Rice for lineup. He scored 2 goals that day. I think it was against Bournemouth.

Arteta don break Saka finish, Rice is next.

iamoyindamola:
That guy is another mustafi with WC, no brain
They were on the front foot before he strikes

He is actually a good player. He shares a lot of similarities with Ramos. The same no-nonsense style of play and rugged mentality. Like Ramos, he is a great leader who bails his team out in tight situations, but also sabotages them on occasion with stupid cards and fouls

Romero na Temu Sergio Ramos The way the guy brain dey touch sometimes ehn. .

raumdeuter:
I liked Gnabry he was huge in our last CL win and way more productive than Sane or Coman, Gnabry regularly does double digit gals except when injured, he was always our next best scorer after Lewandowski and Kane

Not a bad option to have off the bench

By summer we would have the salary of Boey and Goretzka off the books. Hopefully Kim Minjaee too

There are rumors linking us to Schlotterbeck and also Vuskovic, the Hamburg defender on loan from Spurs

Vuskovic is younger but under contract with Spurs and will be more expensive. Given that we have extended Upa and we have Tah, there might not be enough reason to spend huge on a Vuskovic when we can get Schlotter for free

Kim has really been a disappointment. Some days, I even forget he is still at the club. This is his third season and I think it's time to cut our losses. Last season, I could excuse his form because he was struggling with injury and playing through pain. This season, he is fit but he still makes mistakes every game he gets to play. Another 'Leader of Defense' project failure.

Vuskovic is the next Gvardiol. That boy is going to go places. I heard we had an opportunity to sign him for about 5m a few years ago but our head scout dismissed him on some flimsy reasons. It's going to take a lot more than that to sign him now. The Schlotterbeck deal is a no-brainer, I agree.

raumdeuter:
Gnabry extends

Boey off to Galatasaray

This was a good window

Gnabry's remontada needs to be studied. He was on the way out ahead of Sane and Coman, and he became the last winger standing.

I'm happy for him. He has always being one of my favourite Bayern players. Chill guy, never makes a scene and always ready to put in a shift for the team.

If only he could learn how to play on the wings again

Skimpledawg:
Person wey dey suppose shoot for leg join sef

Ah! Apostle, fear God nau. When you turn man of violence?

raumdeuter:
This is a good window

Boey is also gone

https://x.com/iMiaSanMia/status/2019362450379051188

Wrong thread, boss I'm happy sha.

MorataFC:
e don tey way I want ask the questions , but I no know how to compose am.😂 🤣 🤣

Sportsweb:
Well you are an arsenal fan, Carabao Cup is a big trophy for your club. Know your level. If we lose UCL or EPL on final day, they are allowed to cry not Carabao Cup.

I be Arsenal fan true true

Sportsweb:
It's shameful. Wetin be Carabao Cup. As you check na only Fofana cried because he is still troohyless at Chelsea..

Wetin be Carabao Cup? You should have played your academy players yesterday nau since the competition has no value.

Fofana told you that, abi? If e too say e never win trophy before, I for gree for this your theory. Pesin wey win FA Cup when he was at Leicester City.

Sportsweb:
Omo this new set of players just de disgrace this club. Crying over Carabao Cup, in ashamed of Fofana and those that shedded tears. If you come lose UCL final, so you go comit su!!c!d£

How is Fofana showing emotions after losing a semifinal a thing of shame? Later, na una go still complain say the players don't care enough.

Even Trevor012 goat cry when im collect red card for his Juve CL debut vs Valencia

Popizaino right now. .

andrewbaba44:
If we ask Diego someone to win trophy now his fans will come and defend him

You keep making the mistake of always equating money with quality. How many of these players are world-class and can actually walk into either the Real Madrid or Barca starting XI? Only Alvarez and Oblak stand out.

Could Atletico have done better these last few years, by at least nicking a cup win, here and there? Yes. But Simeone has already done more than enough for them to retain faith in him even if he has gone trophyless for 4 seasons.

If I were an Atletico fan, I would be more concerned about closing the gap on Madrid and Barca than outrightly demanding for trophies. Atletico haven't done that in recent seasons and on that, I can agree Simeone deserves criticism.

raumdeuter:
Looks like they actually withdraw the offer on the table for Upamecano before he went to signal that he wanted to sign

https://x.com/iMiaSanMia/status/2018412528728973661

Good that he took matters into his own hands. Make agents no go spoil im career.

raumdeuter:
Saasha Boey and Leon Goretzka will not leave till summer, so if we can get them off the books and also extend Konrad Laimer.

We just need to be fully fit for the run in. The Kane extension will be very tough. He is the best 9 in the game right now and we are lucky to have him

I can't wait for the day Goretzka leaves this club. Boey na just waste of money.

I don't think Kane's extension will be that hard. He has already said he feels at home and wants to stay. And yes, we are very lucky to have him. What a player!

raumdeuter:
E be like say your guy don hear as you para for am

https://x.com/iMiaSanMia/status/2018388274679558394

Lol. Good news. He's an important player for us. He has really grown under Kompany and the bozo moments are few and far between these days. I'm happy.

Eberl has done a good job extending all our key pieces. Jamal, Phonzie, Upa. Na only Kane remain now.

AirBere:
Gnabry was looking like a world beater under Flick, when Flick left, he returned to the Gnabry we all know. At peak level, Gnabry is even a better player than Ferran

Rest lol 😂

Gnabry was Bayern's player of the season in his first year. He scored 4 goals in a CL game against Spurs the following season, just before Flick took over from Kovac. He also had a decent season under Nagelsmann, after Flick left, before the injuries and loss of form.

My point is Flick didn't make Gnabry. He did help him improve but let's not make it look like Gnabry was a bum before he met Flick. The same Flick was unable to help Gnabry rediscover his form at the national team. Just saying.

raumdeuter:
I think we have bent backwards too far for him and we should give him a take it or leave deadline, if he doesnt sign we take the offer off the table

Him not committing is making us unable to plan. We should start looking at other options

Konate Schlotterbeck are free soon.

I couldn't agree more. Upa is a key player for us but I think he's overestimating his worth. You say you want release clause, dem give you. Now you are asking for a bigger signing fee. I'm tired of all these players holding the club to ransom on contract negotiations. Sign now or get the fk out.

I want Schlotterbeck. I think he will fit right in. Konate will most likely go to Madrid. Hope no dey for that one.

iamoyindamola:
It's the white award
Na we they familiarise with the award

Gbam! It's almost like our artistes seek some sort of validation by these awards. It's an American award for the most part. The prestige of it is just down to the
cultural globalisation effect of all things American.

You don't see those in the UK losing sleep over winning a Grammy. Stormzy no get Grammys, Dave no get. Dem die? Brit Awards plenty for house. We should learn to value our own. Headies go do show, None of the Big 3 go show face but you go see them for red carpet for Grammys wey no send them.

I no like Davido but he should have won this year. If na me, I no go submit any entries going forward. There is a reason "Fucck the Grammys" exists.

raumdeuter:
Your last statement is what I believe too

No need for the pressure of unbeaten. You likely learn more from your losses than unbeaten runs

And all the patch patch wins will cover your behind for only so long

What's your take on this Upamecano contract saga, boss?

Lol. The most recycled topic in the history of Nairaland How many times have we discussed this?

iamoyindamola:
You have to know them because if there's anti venom you still need to tell the specie of snake for them to know the right anti venom

Hmmn. That's life-saving knowledge. E be like say me sef go enter Ophiology 101.

The craziest thing about snakes is that over 80% of the species are non-poisonous. That fact never ceases to amaze me.