patrickmuf:
In that world cup, he started the first game or thereabout and had a stinker and was dropped (My memory might not be spot on) for the proceeding game after much criticism from the French people. Baba had to step up...

In hindsight, i kinda wished Sir Alex had kept him...

Under the Scot, Pogba for don align by fire by force and would probably have been the natural successor to scholes - the one we have been looking for.

KingAlabi:

I doubt the bolded, because we will have been conscious of him, on breaking down the opponent, we need to improve, west ham and Newcastle game was very anti football in nature.

These coaches are looking out of their depth

slimghost:


If my memory serves me right, The games Matuidi played at the World Cup, he played mostly from the left, almost as a winger. The pivot were Pogba and Kante.

You know ball

Matuidi was actually more of a hard working left sided player.

The heart of that French Midfield was the Pogba/Kante partnership

BARAJ92:
Football is not mathematics. Don't be surprise, if we trash Chelshit.

10-man Chelsea will beat Ole’s United.

They are the best team in Europe. 4 clean sheets in 5 games. The stuff of champions. Tuchel is nothing to play with.

Chelsea have now kept more clean sheets (15) than they have conceded goals (14) in the Premier League under Tuchel.

Tuchel has made them the most difficult team to beat. Ole’s best hope is to park the bus and get a boring 0-0 like he did last season.

This one wey una dey romance, dey twerk for Chelsea


Form dey if you are tired of your Amaka club o

adisaaowala:


In hindsight, i kinda wished Sir Alex had kept him...

Under the Scot, Pogba for don align by fire by force and would probably have been the natural successor to scholes - the one we have been looking for.

True that...Pogba will cut out the excesses in his game if he played under Pep or in time past under Fergie...

Ole vs Mr competent is a different ball game. I won't be surprised if it ends 0-0. Mr competent has met him several times, and so knows better. . I am looking forward to that game. Mr competent better deliver.

WarAgainstBegga:

Your argument holds no water.

Even if we jam Chelsea with our full squad, the kin beating wey dem go beat us eh, CR7 go regret joining our club.

Oasis007:


Surprisingly..... no Mou Alert today. Joezinho, wetin sup nau?! Any update?!

Harry Kane’s performance since Jose left Spurs is a Mou Alert.

We were told here Kane’s performance last season was down to Harry Kane himself. Harry Kane is so talented that he would score plenty of goals under any manager.

patrickmuf:
In that world cup, their attack was Mbappe, Greizmann and Giroud...Matuidi played from the left but he mostly served a purpose to defend rather than attack...France kind of low key packed the bus and depended on the speed of Mbappe, Giroud's hold up play as well as Pogba's passing.

In the just concluded Euros, they attempted to be more expansive and they paid the price for it...

Defense is more importance, Look at England and Italy that reach the final. England with all its attacking option decide to stick with Kalvin Phillip, Declan Rice and with an hard working Mount in most of their matches.
Even the Madrid team that won champions league 3 times back to back contain 3 hardworking Midfielders.

WarAgainstBegga:

Your argument holds no water.

Even if we jam Chelsea with our full squad, the kin beating wey dem go beat us eh, CR7 go regret joining our club.

Wow!!!
You think football is rice and beans

adisaaowala:


The point is that Pogba owned that French midfield - he orchestrated play from deep, always made himself available for passes, didnt dwell on the ball unnecessarily, wasnt all about the usual showboating we get to see at Man utd, and most importantly, put the team first and played for his manager.

We saw a similar pogba in a double pivot for us at some point last season and even the great paul scholes had this to say :

Unfortunately maybe France don't play enough matches for us to see that behavior. But then during the last euro didn't he hold onto the ball too much that it led to a goal that dumped them out of the competition?

eph12:

Unfortunately maybe France don't play enough matches for us to see that behavior. But then during the last euro didn't he hold onto the ball too much that it led to a goal that dumped them out of the competition?

It was just an unfortunate one - off.

Even at that, i think he was arguably the best midfielder in that tourney.

No alert about Mourinho today

Illimitable:


10-man Chelsea will beat Ole’s United.

They are the best team in Europe. 4 clean sheets in 5 games. The stuff of champions. Tuchel is nothing to play with.

Chelsea have now kept more clean sheets (15) than they have conceded goals (14) in the Premier League under Tuchel.

Tuchel has made them the most difficult team to beat. Ole’s best hope is to park the bus and get a boring 0-0 like he did last season.

Anything can happen in the game of football, forget all this talk of unbeatable team, na to find the weakness of the team.

Abeg we no want the park the bus argument. You either can beat me or you cannot. If you be good competent coach, you should be able to break any defence even if na graphene dem take build am. Abi no be so una dey talk? . I no dey understand some people, you too dey add clause for contract.

Oasis007:


Surprisingly..... no Mou Alert today. Joezinh.o, wetin sup nau?! Any update?!

He's been doing brilliantly since he joined Roma. Still second on the log..

benji93:
Abeg we no want the park the bus argument. You either can beat me or you cannot. If you be good coach, you should be able to break any defence even if na graphene dem take build am. Abi no be so una dey talk?

See bomb

BARAJ92:

Anything can happen in the game of football, forget all this talk of unbeatable team, na to find the weakness of the team.

Ole couldn’t find weakness in Young Boys, somehow you expect him to find weakness in Tuchel’s Chelsea.

The same weakness Pep hasn’t been able to find.

Morata scores - what a goal.

eph12:

Unfortunately maybe France don't play enough matches for us to see that behavior. But then during the last euro didn't he hold onto the ball too much that it led to a goal that dumped them out of the competition?

what we fail to understand is Kante gives him enough room and space to organise play from deep

benji93:
Ole vs Mr competent is a different ball game. I won't be surprised if it ends 0-0. Mr competent has met him several times, and so knows better. . I am looking forward to that game. Mr competent better deliver.

Obvious scummy rant.....ye ye ye, bullshit with zero message passed

Illimitable:


Ole couldn’t find weakness in Young Boys, somehow you expect him to find weakness in Tuchel’s Chelsea.

The same weakness Pep hasn’t been able to find.

Next week will determine, if Pep has not yet find a solution to beaten Tuchel.

I understand you my brother. Take am easy.

WarAgainstBegga:

Obvious scummy rant.....ye ye ye, bullshit with zero message passed

Joezinho:


He's been doing brilliantly since he joined Roma. Still second on the log..

He may thrive there with the "underdog" status around his neck - especially in a league/club that is away from public scrutiny

benji93:
I understand you my brother. Take am easy.

Sir Ole record against Tuchel..... 2 wins 1 draw 2lose

Sir Ole record against Pep.....4win 1 draw 3 lose.


People are mad sha

BARAJ92:

Next week will determine, if Pep has not yet find a solution to beaten Tuchel.

Tuchel as a Chelsea manager has beaten him 3 times already.

As usual, Pep apologists said Pep overthought the tactics by not playing Fernandinho in the CL final. The truth is Pep has tried all sorts of combination in the midfield against Tuchel and Pep lost all the games.

Tuchel and Chelsea fit like hands to gloves. They are the only team in Europe without any weakness. Pep doesn’t have a striker. Liverpool have no centre forward, United have a foolish manager. Tuchel has everything.

Show us OLE's TROPHIES

slimghost:


My dear brother. I honestly do not know what to respond to this your post.

Illimitable:


Tuchel as a Chelsea manager has beaten him 3 times already.

As usual, Pep apologists said Pep overthought the tactics by not playing Fernandinho in the CL final. The truth is Pep has tried all sorts of combination in the midfield against Tuchel and Pep lost all the games.

Tuchel and Chelsea fit like hands to gloves. They are the only team in Europe without any weakness. Pep doesn’t have a striker. Liverpool have no centre forward, United have a foolish manager. Tuchel has everything.

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adisaaowala:


It was just an unfortunate one - off.

Even at that, i think he was arguably the best midfielder in that tourney.

Unfortunately that's what you remember the most about the competition. How France was dumped out by Switzerland and Pogba was partly at fault for that.

Come to think of it, he's still one of our best midfielders so...

adisaaowala:


He may thrive there with the "underdog" status around his neck - especially in a league/club that is away from public scrutiny

He had a great start for Roma, 6 wins in 6 games...
6/6 Is apparently the best you can get.

I know he's gonna end up in the fight for the Scudetto. He just needs time to implement his system and most importantly players he actually wants.. I have always liked roma cox of totti..

I'll go out on a limb every day and say that's he's the greatest manager ever to coach man utd post fergie..