Ibime:


Pursuit of good football is not what will make a Chelsea fan love Man City, a Madrid fan love Barca or a Dortmund fan love Bayern. That's clown shït

These guys in leprosy group don't even know what it takes to belong somewhere.

Smh

Trevor012:

Jode.ra you are a suspect. I hope whodeyhause and Firstborn never dey influence with their nonsense. Follow the discussion he was having with the person he replied to and you will get his point. He eve explained it below

You're his lawyer. Tell him calling Madrid underdog is wrong before telling us what he explained or what he didn't.

He's not the first person to believe that Madrid or any big/quality team is an underdog neither is he the only person in this thread.

lordfalcao:
ask him the coach of Brazil when they chopped 7 goals from Germany.

It will give you the insight of the DMs failing outside pep system

Fernandinho was the DM chopping 7 at home

A001:

You've not made any single sense so far. So a team with 14 titles at the semi-finals coached by arguably the best manager in the tournament isn't the favourites, but another one with zero titles are.

So Madrid was the underdog yesterday abi? Check what underdog means in a dictionary before quoting me unnecessarily.

Man utd has 20 titles, City has 6
If they meet in the league who is favorite and who is the underdog

AC Milan has 7 CL, City has 0

If they meet in the semi who will be favorite or underdog

Exonerate1:


Omo I was surprised, Ibime praising our ninny

Ibime knows how to come back pretty well and I respect that.

I also respect the fact that he is always very clear when it comes to Messi(Argentina), Barcelona and Pep. He didn't want City to win and didn't shy away from coming out plain.

He's also currently a fan of Inter Milan and you know why...For me, that's cool because I love clarity.

Unlike some folks here hating on Pep and hiding under UCL Aura and hoping Madrid will beat this current city team.

We tried to explain to them about City's home form in the UCL and their H2H against Madrid but no, aura wins UCL.

If Pep wins this year's UCL, I can see a period of real dominance from City in this competition.

Just like he's doing it in England, he can also do it in Europe 🌍

Agba Pep 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ibime:


He is robust except recovery pace. Everything else is agenda from people looking for banter. My only problem with him is his ability to get back in time, which is an important aspect of DM work, which Pep has made allowances for.

My point is very clear - Rodri inability to track back in time will not achieve the same consistency as a Fernandinho and that is evident in all the defensive numbers comparatively. Everything else is banter from clowns who want to turn every discussion into trolling.

Rodri is playing and winning the ball higher up the pitch than Fernandinho used to so it's normal if he gets caught out and can't get back in time. It's all part of the job. But how many times has that happened for you to recognise it as a key weakness in his game?Pep understands that while Rodri and Fernandinho have similar profiles, they are different players. Fernandinho is the better disruptor, Rodri is better at ball progression. So, Rodri's interpretation of the no. 6 role is not what you would expect from Fernandinho, even though the basics are the same.
You can't treat the difference in defensive numbers which isn't sizeable by the way, in isolation without considering other variables such as personnel in Defense which has changed from time to time, etc. That is another thing entirely. The easiest way would be to just judge by league ranking, which by the look of things, not much has changed. The deviation is perfectly normal. City are still a Top 2 Defense team for the most part in terms of goals conceded, clean sheets, shots conceded, XGconceded etc.

Ibime:


What is a Chelsea fan doing with likeness for City

You are not a Chelsea fan. I don't know what dragged you to claim Chelsea. You are a Barca fan.

Nothing concern real fans with snake like behaviour. You are probably one of those that were celebrating as Ovebro robbed Chelsea in 2009

I didn't celebrate but i was relieved knowing man united won't win the UCL for the second time in a row.,The loss in Moscow still hurts till date.

Bluelines69:
This guy no dey just ever gree sha, e go drag the matter till you tire , abeg how them Dey know robust DM, na body size??

You were not informed too?

If you get this body size and you play DM, gbam, you're a robust DM!

Amigoss:
Too many vawulence,I can't even keep up.

I want to bet 20k and my arm,fraudiola will not win this ucl

The arm so, na eat you go eat am abi...

Leyqute:


LoL.

Funny guy.

It's always easy to have an opinion in retrospect.

It was always 50-50 for me, apart from City's fatigue. If they hadn't gotten those 2 goals in the first half, the second half would've been tougher.

It's not as if Madrid sef na mince meat before. No one would expect a 4-0 scoreline before the game.

You were spot on in your earlier assertion,no mind them jare. The fact that it didn't go that way doesn't mean you weren't right. They are just looking to force L.

raumdeuter:


Man utd has 20 titles, City has 6
If they meet in the league who is favorite and who is the underdog

AC Milan has 7 CL, City has 0

If they meet in the semi who will be favorite or underdog

Both Man Utd and City are big clubs. No underdog between both. But City are the favourites. That doesn't make Man Utd an underdog.

If AC Milan meets City, there's no underdog as well, but City are the favorites based on current form. Both AC Milan and City are big clubs.

When two big teams meet, one team can be the favorites. That doesn't automatically make the other team an underdog.

Trevor012:

Keep quiet. If being foolish generate electricity you will power the entire country. Somebody need to invest in your foolishness 😂😂

Again.. You are a Bot and a waste bag... If you are allowed to speak your mind, you'd be speechless..

pkasso:
Rodri is playing and winning the ball higher up the pitch than Fernandinho used to so it's normal if he gets caught out and can't get back in time. It's all part of the job. But how many times has that happened for you to recognise it as a key weakness in his game?Pep understands that while Rodri and Fernandinho have similar profiles, they are different players. Fernandinho is the better disruptor, Rodri is better at ball progression. So, Rodri's interpretation of the no. 6 role is not what you would expect from Fernandinho, even though the basics are the same.
You can't treat the difference in defensive numbers which isn't sizeable by the way, in isolation without considering other variables such as personnel in Defense which has changed from time to time, etc. That is another thing entirely. The easiest way would be to just judge by league ranking, which by the look of things, not much has changed. The deviation is perfectly normal. City are still a Top 2 Defense team for the most part in terms of goals conceded, clean sheets, shots conceded, XGconceded etc.

There are many situations where counterattack occurs and Fernandinho gets back in his box while Rodri will be 30 yards away. That's just the difference between them and it reflects in the goal conceded column

Fernandinho was also top amongst passers, not to the extent of Rodri but you would sacrifice 5 extra passes a game for 5 extra recovery runs

WhoDeyHause:
This is why most of us wanted Enrique or nagelsmann. Somebody that can gradually build a team with tactics and cohesion to terrorize our rivals but foolish boehly was afraid those guys won't take any nonsense advice that his useless Hollywood friend tells him so he went to get a 51 year old yes man. I just wish the best for next season cause I didn't come to this life to be treating headache after almost every matchday.

You are more guaranteed to be treating headache every matchday having Enrique and Naggelsman as your manager than Pochettino.

If apari don't win this UCL i will have to believe in JuJu

A001:

You've not made any single sense so far. So a team with 14 titles at the semi-finals coached by arguably the best manager in the tournament isn't the favourites, but another one with zero titles are.

So Madrid was the underdog yesterday abi? Check what underdog means in a dictionary before quoting me unnecessarily.

Nothinham Forest has more UCL(2) than City who currently has 0 UCL. If they were to meet today in the UCL, who'll be the favourite?

Also, let's go up a level. Manchester United has 3 and Milan with 7. If these teams were to meet city today, who will the bookmakers tip as favourite? You already know I guess.

The bookmakers knows this that's why they gave City 1.65 and Madrid 6.2 odds to win.

City were favourite yesterday Chief!

FirstbornWds:


A worthy mention, from the looks of things. Hall and would surely be the strongest-ranked candidate from the team, that's if he doesn't win it.

Haaland played a significant part in their premier league triumph. But he hasn’t been influential in the UCL knockout stages as KdB.

oliverano:


You were not informed too?

If you get this body size and you play DM, gbam, you're a robust DM!

Tim Wiese former Werder Bremen keeper

popizaino:



You were spot on in your earlier assertion,no mind them jare. The fact that it didn't go that way doesn't mean you weren't right. They are just looking to force L.

Lol. Abi.

The first guy who quoted me did so with his secret account cos I hardly see that moniker’s post. I checked and it was created less than a month ago so I understood what was happening.

At this point, only Pep can stop City from winning a treble. If he keeps the status quo, he’s going to clinch it. But then, anything can still happen. It’s all in his hands now.

raumdeuter:


So what do you call a coach who does and succeed with what others can never try?

A coach.

No be only him go try something wey go work for him wey no go work for other people.

raumdeuter:


Tim Wiese former Werder Bremen keeper

Yeah, now a wrestler 😎

He's our sample DM for today. That's how we want our DM to look like.

Physicality and gidigbo!

raumdeuter:


Is it not a genius that will think it's necessary to deplete from his defense to boost his DM and keep 4 attacking midfielders plus a striker?

Let other managers try that and see the result then you will know if it's magic or not

I will give him that. It makes sense that he does that- as long as he keeps working for him.

Remember, na person wey carry first dey sabi book. If you score 90% in a class of 10 and every one else scored 92%, na olodo you be.

Leyqute:


A coach.

No be only him go try something wey go work for him wey no go work for other people.

The others who tried and failed too are coaches, So how do you distinguish between coaches one who tried something others will never dare

Give other examples of coaches who have tried unique tactics like that as Pep. Pep won the League without a striker, Now winning another league title by playing 3-2-4-1

oliverano:


Nothinham Forest has more UCL(2) than City who currently has 0 UCL. If they were to meet today in the UCL, who'll be the favourite?

Also, let's go up a level. Manchester United has 3 and Milan with 7. If these teams were to meet city today, who will the bookmakers tip as favourite? You already know I guess.

The bookmakers knows this that's why they gave City 1.65 and Madrid 6.2 odds to win.

City were favourite yesterday Chief!

I don't have time for argument without head or tail. When two big teams meet, some people can consider one team as favorites. That doesn't make the other underdogs.

No dey mention me anyhow.

A001:

I don't have time for argument without head or tail. When two big teams meet, some people can consider one team as favorites. That doesn't make the other underdogs.

No dey mention me anyhow.

No p, go through my post and check if there's any mention of "underdog".

The post is clear and city were the favourite.

popizaino:



I didn't celebrate but i was relieved knowing man united won't win the UCL for the second time in a row.,The loss in Moscow still hurts till date.

We would have beat them in 2009. Our undoing in 2008 was lack of rightback, Essien had to play there cos Ferreira had lost it, and Essien did not cope well there. Essien back in midfield with Iva right back, plus they had Hargreaves injured who was a big part of their 2008 draw/win on penalties

raumdeuter:


The others who tried and failed too are coaches, So how do you distinguish between coaches one who tried something others will never dare

Give other examples of coaches who have tried unique tactics like that as Pep. Pep won the League without a striker, Now winning another league title by playing 3-2-4-1

Antonio Conte won the league by playing 3 at the back and using wing forwards.

If Pep try am, e go crumble.

TLona1:



I strongly do not agree with this.

There's a reason why Yaya Toure and few of others didn't excel as much under Pep.

Leyqute how far?

Leyqute:


Antonio Conte won the league by playing 3 at the back and using wing forwards.

If Pep try am, e go crumble.

How many players at the back is Pep playing currently to win the EPL this season

Before Cuntay many people have played 3 at the back. Its a very common tactic is Italy. The Italian NT plays 3-5-2 most time

When will someone try using Peps tactics of playing a full back in midfield and win the tactics like he won the league without a striker

TLona1:


Leyqute how far?

Discipline.

raumdeuter:


How many players at the back is Pep playing currently to win the EPL this season

Before Cuntay many people have played 3 at the back. Its a very common tactic is Italy. The Italian NT plays 3-5-2 most time

When will someone try using Peps tactics of playing a full back in midfield and win the tactics like he won the league without a striker

Is Pep also using wing forwards ? Please re-read what I wrote earlier.

Leyqute:


Is Pep also using wing forwards ? Please re-read what I wrote earlier.

Who were the wing forwards that Cuntay used?