ChristoBam:

KDB could have gotten a red. But he doesn't deserve it 100%. They both went in 50-50. It happens.

What makes Bissaka own a bit different is that he went studs in like that after losing the ball from a poor control. That's always a red.

People posting still pictures are misleading. KDB was in possession of the ball, Gueye made a tackle at him, KDB tried to poke the ball away from Gueye. KDB succeeded in poking the ball away from Gueye but admittedly caught Gueye after. VAR checked it. Yellow card was deserved. Unlike AWB who tried to tackle the player and caught him instead.

Betensure:
City just need a good striker

City need to be clinical.

Bombblacks:
So basically some of you here will be praying Ronaldo doesn't score or perform for us whenever we are playing. Fada lord.

So our prayers will affect his performance?

Mr. Prayer Warrior, pray that OLE wins EPL and UCL this season.

Illimitable:


How does what people write on NL affects the performance of Ronaldo or Messi?

I like the bants. Even in their retirement, I want the banter to continue if they take coaching jobs.

It’s what football is all about.

Endless bants!

I tire for some fans.

I don't know how Nairaland bants affect players.

patrickmuf:
Ronaldo went from Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov, Scholes, Giggs to Benzema, Modric, Kroos, Marcelo, Casillas etc to Chiellini, Bonucci, Dybala etc to Pogba, Fernandez, Varane, Cavani etc Bottom line is that they have always been supported by the best players in their respective leagues...

Ronaldo team mate won Ballon d'or - Modric

Ronaldo played with better Goalkeepers: Van dersar, Buffon, Casillas, DeGea,

Ronaldo played with better Defenders: Vidic, Ferdinard, Cheillini, Bonnuci, Evra, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo,

Ronaldo played with better midfielders: Carrick, Scholes, Modric, Kroos, Essien, Pogba, Roy Kean, Alonso, Khedira etc

Ronaldo had better coaches: Ferguson, Ancelotti, Allegri, Mourinho, Benitez, Zidane

Expert17:


So our prayers will affect his performance?

Mr. Prayer Warrior, pray that OLE wins EPL and UCL this season.

Illimitable:


One trophy for the national team since 2005.

CONMEBOL had to be bribed heavily to keep hosting the event every year to give Messi a chance of winning it.

We are talking European championship and you bring COPA America to the discourse. A competition of 3 or 4 good teams with Brazil as the only obstacle for Argentina.

Mere mortals like Uruguay and Chile won it under Messi’s nose but he’s suddenly great because he finally won one this year.

Ronaldo has to face France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Croatia, etc every 4 years to have a chance of winning with his country.

Copa America is a worse competition than Nations Cup in the continent of Africa. A competition of 10 teams is no competition. If Ronaldo was born an Argentinian, he would have won it 5 times by now.

Ronaldo is the GOAT.

Na this Ronaldo u dey talk abii which one again

patrickmuf:
If David Silva, Fabregas, Aguero, Torres and the likes can do it in England then I am certain Messi at City or Liverpool will do 3 times more damage...

League where Aguero, Kane, Sallah, Aubameyang are averaging 20+ per season, Prime Messi won't score 30+.

E Be Things

patrickmuf:
27 goals in 31 games against the best the EPL has to offer but no, he will struggle against Norwich, Newcastle and the likes...

Add Stoke City currently playing in League one

He can’t do it On a cold Rainy Night in StoKe

patrickmuf:
I just tire...By the way, Herrera dropped another very good performance...

Also note that Herrera played with Gueye who had about twice Herrera's defensive contributions. To be very clear, Herrera was dribbled thrice yesterday.

eph12:

Also note that Herrera played with Gueye who had about twice Herrera's defensive contributions. To be very clear, Herrera was dribbled thrice yesterday.

Doesn't change the fact that Herrera is far better than McFred.

eph12:

Also note that Herrera played with Gueye who had about twice Herrera's defensive contributions. To be very clear, Herrera was dribbled thrice yesterday.

Gueye was exceptional doesn't mean Herrera didn't have a very good game. Gueye was tasked with covering for their LB whilst Herrera covered for Hakimi...The problem PSG had is that their front 3 do not contribute as much defensively.

Bar Ronaldo, our others options in attack help out defensively which is supposed to make the job easier for McFred but still they fail to adequately do their job.

Illimitable:


One trophy for the national team since 2005.

CONMEBOL had to be bribed heavily to keep hosting the event every year to give Messi a chance of winning it.

We are talking European championship and you bring COPA America to the discourse. A competition of 3 or 4 good teams with Brazil as the only obstacle for Argentina.

Mere mortals like Uruguay and Chile won it under Messi’s nose but he’s suddenly great because he finally won one this year.

Ronaldo has to face France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Croatia, etc every 4 years to have a chance of winning with his country.

Copa America is a worse competition than Nations Cup in the continent of Africa. A competition of 10 teams is no competition. If Ronaldo was born an Argentinian, he would have won it 5 times by now.

Ronaldo is the GOAT.

Advantage of writing epistle you can easily get away with lies and misinformation.

Compare Messi's stat against European countries with Ronaldo's against South American countries.

Expert17:


Doesn't change the fact that Herrera is far better than McFred.

It does

patrickmuf:
Gueye was exceptional doesn't mean Herrera didn't have a very good game. Gueye was tasked with covering for their LB whilst Herrera covered for Hakimi...The problem PSG had is that their front 3 do not contribute as much defensively.

Bar Ronaldo, our others options in attack help out defensively which is supposed to make the job easier for McFred but still they fail to adequately do their job.

Never said he did. I only wanted to be sure you're aware of that.

What defensive contributions does Pogba, Greenwood, Sancho etc have? What are their interceptions like?

RN, i care less about Ronaldo/messi comparison..

I hope we get a win today. I feel if we score first we'll win it. Just need to break this yellow arse submarine down properly...

I want a Matic-Pogba or Matic-VDB midfield in this match.. Villareal will be defending so we need to play through the lines more and Matic is the guy to do it imo. And VDB or Pogba can be the ball carrier.

The mere thought of Varane and Ronaldo playing in the Europa league is making me sick. We've been in that competition far too consistently and it needs to stop.

eph12:

Never said he did. I only wanted to be sure you're aware of that.

What defensive contributions does Pogba, Greenwood, Sancho etc have? What are their interceptions like?

Same for Mpappe, Neymar, Messi, Maria and the rest.

eph12:

It does

He played the role perfectly when Dr Gueye was out.

Note, he is the constant-K in PSG's midfield this season.

eph12:

Never said he did. I only wanted to be sure you're aware of that.

What defensive contributions does Pogba, Greenwood, Sancho etc have? What are their interceptions like?

Sancho and Greenwood will track back if Ole demands it from them. I have seen Greenwood doing that time without number. Pogba might not be very good defensively but even he does more than any of the PSG front 3...

The point is that people will criticize Pochettino for playing 2 DMs and one CM if the do not win games but because they're effective, nobody will complain. If McFred perform like Herrera and Gueye yesterday, I'm sure you won't have folks complaining about them.

Another point is that Veratti played as a CM very close to the two DMs so he was always available to receive the ball as soon as they won it.

Expert17:


Same for Mpappe, Neymar, Messi, Maria and the rest

Read what I quoted

patrickmuf:
Sancho and Greenwood will track back if Ole demands it from them. I have seen Greenwood doing that time without number. Pogba might not be very good defensively but even he does more than any of the PSG front 3...

The point is that people will criticize Pochettino for playing 2 DMs and one CM if the do not win games but because they're effective, nobody will complain. If McFred perform like Herrera and Gueye yesterday, I'm sure you won't have folks complaining about them.

Another point is that Veratti played as a CM very close to the two DMs so he was always available to receive the ball as soon as they won it.

If Ole demands it from them? Why didn't you bring this up before talking about their contributions na?

So now you acknowledge that Veratti was a very solid 3rd man in that midfield. Go on

Joezinho:
RN, i care less about Ronaldo/messi comparison..

I hope we get a win today. I feel if we score first we'll win it. Just need to break this yellow arse submarine down properly...

I want a Matic-Pogba or Matic-VDB midfield in this match.. Villareal will be defending so we need to play through the lines more and Matic is the guy to do it imo. And VDB or Pogba can be the ball carrier.

The mere thought of Varane and Ronaldo playing in the Europa league is making me sick. We've been in that competition far too consistently and it needs to stop.

I swear bro. Make small Villareal no use my team like ragdoll or turn my team to $3 thot abeg baba God

KingTom:

I swear bro. Make small Villareal no use my team like ragdoll or turn my team to $3 thot abeg baba God

Ordinary Villarreal . I expect a resounding trashing at Old Trafford.

patrickmuf:
Sancho and Greenwood will track back if Ole demands it from them. I have seen Greenwood doing that time without number. Pogba might not be very good defensively but even he does more than any of the PSG front 3...

The point is that people will criticize Pochettino for playing 2 DMs and one CM if the do not win games but because they're effective, nobody will complain. If McFred perform like Herrera and Gueye yesterday, I'm sure you won't have folks complaining about them.

Another point is that Veratti played as a CM very close to the two DMs so he was always available to receive the ball as soon as they won it.

Who will criticize Poch for playing two DMs ehhn?

With that frontline of Neymar, Mbappe and Messi. No one expects otherwise.

Besides Herrera already has like 5 goals this season. He's in no way similar to any of McFred.

Neymar1095:
When he was at Barca the excuse was Messi is carrying them singlehandedly with no support. Now even at Psg with Mbappe and king Neymar who has been thriving without Messi the excuse has become too many egos in the team and attack because they are not bowing to lick Messi ass. Messi fans are jokers.

Pathetic people

melodyogonna:

Wetin be Gabriel Jesus position again?

Left wing strike back midfielder

eph12:

If Ole demands it from them? Why didn't you bring this up before talking about their contributions na?

So now you acknowledge that Veratti was a very solid 3rd man in that midfield. Go on

I have said it here before...

KingTom:

I swear bro. Make small Villareal no use my team like ragdoll or turn my team to $3 thot abeg baba God

Villarreal are definition of ogbono soup...5 draws and 1 win for them so far in La Liga… This is going to be the lowest of low blocks, just can’t see past a draw but we bloody need that win..

I expected good games against Young Boys and Aston Villa and got shiit on. Now I expect an awful and boring game. Maybe that will reverse-jinx it. Villareal and Everton games are make it or brake it. Must-wins both of them to get back on track.

ChristoBam:


Who will criticize Poch for playing two DMs ehhn?

With that frontline of Neymar, Mbappe and Messi. No one expects otherwise.

Besides Herrera already has like 5 goals this season. He's in no way similar to any of McFred.

The question is; that did their midfielders do their job? Yes...

Here, Ole will play our best CM on the wings while Bruno is the AM...When McFred win the ball, they struggle to give a pass (Fred tries but his passes are sometimes erratic) and can't carry the ball forward (McTom is better here but he just runs into traffic because he is a terrible passer). We need Pogba playing close to those guys so that once they win back the ball, he is within 5 yards of them to receive the pass and from they progress with the ball forward or pick any of our forwards with a pass...

With the wingers we have, it amounts to underutilizing them when Pogba is played from the wings. What Ole needs to do is simply to drop one of Pogba or Bruno or play Pogba alongside either of McFred or Matic...VDB is also an option alongside either of McFred...

Android17:


He has been a winger all season long.

Ah, I see. Where does Grealish, Sterling, Bernado, and Mahrez play?

Expert17:


League where Aguero, Kane, Sallah, Aubameyang are averaging 20+ per season, Prime Messi won't score 30+.

E Be Things

Wait this guys serious for this yarn abi them Dey joke. League wey salah dey feast on messi go struggle. Chai messi don suffer all in the bid to exonerate Ronaldo over him. Ronaldo is great but messi is legendary. Messi talent and performance is equal to pele and maradona while cr7 is below them. Cr7 is fourth best footballer of all time; messi/pele first/second, maradona third while Delima Ronaldo fifth.

Note: I rated cr7 ahead of de Lima due to longevity and stats otherwise, talent wise, de Lima is better than him.

Joezinho:



Villarreal are definition of ogbono soup...5 draws and 1 win for them so far in La Liga… This is going to be the lowest of low blocks, just can’t see past a draw but we bloody need that win..

I expected good games against Young Boys and Aston Villa and got shiit on. Now I expect an awful and boring game. Maybe that will reverse-jinx it. Villareal and Everton games are make it or brake it. Must-wins both of them to get back on track.

Indeed, maybe expect nothing and get something in return