BlaqFaze:
I nor see wetin this Moses Simon dey dribble o

Played total rubbish yesterday

Simon is a good dribbler

He is to consistent ,you saw his superb performance against Angola ,but we saw something different yesterday

andrewbaba44:



Simon is a good dribbler

He is to consistent ,you saw his superb performance against Angola ,but we saw something different yesterday

yh...if only he can be consistent

But I'll prefer Chukwueze to start in the final

BlaqFaze:
yh...if only he can be consistent

But I'll prefer Chukwueze to start in the final

Chukwueze doesn't track back nor defend. And our defence has been our major asset in this tournament. Chukwueze to me should be a substitute player. He should be brought in when there are tired legs for him to mess with.

BlaqFaze:
yh...if only he can be consistent

But I'll prefer Chukwueze to start in the final

I prefer Moses Simon ,him work rate no be here ,he passes the ball when necessary while chukwueze won’t pass and keep on with those useless dribbles

This guy should stop complaining abeg ,it’s getting too much and annoying

We create the most chances in Spain and you are here complaining ,in Europe na we still miss big chances pass ,and you are 90 percent responsible for those missed chances

Make roque do enter team abeg ,and I hope our new coach will be able to bench this polish tinubu next season and play roque as a striker ,not just little minutes from the bench wey xavi Dey do and Dey put am as winger sometimes

Lewandowski You will be 36 by next season ,thanks for the league title ,it’s looking like it’s already over for you .

🚨🚨| Most money spent over the course of a managerial career:

1. Pep Guardiola: €2.04 Billion
2. Jose Mourinho: €1.86 Billion
3. Carlo Ancelotti: €1.69 Billion
4. Massimiliano Allegri: €1.4 Billion
5. Diego Simeone: €1.21 Billion
6. Manuel Pellegrini: €1.2 Billion
7. Thomas Tuchel: €1.19 Billion
8. Antonio Conte: €1.17 Billion
9. Mauricio Pochettino: €1.15 Billion
10. Jurgen Klopp: €1.13 Billion

Jokerman:
🚨🚨| Most money spent over the course of a managerial career:

1. Pep Guardiola: €2.04 Billion
2. Jose Mourinho: €1.86 Billion
3. Carlo Ancelotti: €1.69 Billion
4. Massimiliano Allegri: €1.4 Billion
5. Diego Simeone: €1.21 Billion
6. Manuel Pellegrini: €1.2 Billion
7. Thomas Tuchel: €1.19 Billion
8. Antonio Conte: €1.17 Billion
9. Mauricio Pochettino: €1.15 Billion
10. Jurgen Klopp: €1.13 Billion

Never compare Sir Fergie with anyone

Jokerman:


Never compare Sir Fergie with anyone

is Zizou a joke to you?

Xabi Alonso would be a great signing!

See how Madrid dey panel-beat Girona.

ST JUDE BELLINGHAM'DOR with another brace.

coded01:
Xabi Alonso would be a great signing!

he's Liverpool bound..

chic2pimp:
ST JUDE BELLINGHAM'DOR with another brace.

Bellingham no score for more than 2 months we no see you.

Colson:
Bellingham no score for more than 2 months we no see you.

How many goals has your midfield duo of Pedri and Gavi scored thus far? Show your workings.

chic2pimp:


How many goals has your midfield duo of Pedri and Gavi scored thus far? Show your workings.

Add Gunfugan and D'funk

Xavi isn't better than Koeman...

Koeman is miles ahead in just about everything except getting unnecessary card on the touch line.

See as we dey play like who no get coach

He can't leave fast enough. Kai.....

oliverano:
Xavi isn't better than Koeman...

Koeman is miles ahead in just about everything except getting unnecessary card on the touch line.

See as we dey play like who no get coach

He can't leave fast enough. Kai.....

SweArs bro. E dey shock me say culers still dey defend the guy.

oliverano:
Xavi isn't better than Koeman...

Koeman is miles ahead in just about everything except getting unnecessary card on the touch line.

See as we dey play like who no get coach

He can't leave fast enough. Kai.....

Super Eagles dey play AFCON final and you dey watch Barca match under Xavi? How?

Dumb club 😂😂😂

Yamal made in La Masia

Lamine Yamal

BlaqFaze:
yh...if only he can be consistent

But I'll prefer Chukwueze to start in the final

There you have it and he started

One of the reason Eagles lost .

Comfam passenger.

I read in the news that Maldini was very upset when Milan bought him.

Seems like he's a useless player....I don't know but it seem like

oliverano:


There you have it and he started

One of the reason Eagles lost .

Comfam passenger.

I read in the news that Maldini was very upset when Milan bought him.

Seems like he's a useless player....I don't know but it seem like

Na yeye player. People who knee him said he should be brought in as a sub. I said same here. The guy is a terrible starter..

oliverano:


There you have it and he started

One of the reason Eagles lost .

Comfam passenger.

I read in the news that Maldini was very upset when Milan bought him.

Seems like he's a useless player....I don't know but it seem like

Nigeria were winning until Moses Simon came in

Apart from the defenders launching the ball to Osimhen, Nigeria defended in 90% of the game which explains why they have 1 shot on target throughout the final

Osimhen, Lookman, Chukwueze, Moffi, Simon...none of the attackers played anything of substance in that final

udatso:

Na yeye player. People who knee him said he should be brought in as a sub. I said same here. The guy is a terrible starter..

one of the biggest reason why Nigeria lost yesterday is that pregnant fowl called Aina

Afcon no even allow people comment about our disastrous outing yesterday against the second worst team in la liga.

Granada ran riot against us yesterday and would have won but thanks to Lamine Yamal, who saved our blushes.

Whenever I watch Barca I get shocked at Xavi's tactical ineptitude.

We play the same tikitaka with Man City yet Xavi cannot seem to understand the basics of how Pep defeats Highline.

Whenever our opponents play the Highline, Xavi just spams long balls hoping for some magic...which is quite shocking since that is exactly what our opponents want.

The reason our opponents use Highline is to force us into pointless long balls and make it so that they can switch to attack instantly in any ball recovery for them

As someone who watches Man City a lot, I'll explain the simple way Pep beats Highline.

It boils down to 2 main things:
1. His wingers advancing the line
2. His midfielders and defenders advancing with the wingers.

Xavi fails in both aspects.

Pep constantly has Grealish or Doku or even Bernardo taking on players on the wing...the purpose most of the time is not to beat their marker but to advance the line by pushing their marker back.

Grealish is one of the best at doing this...he won't take on, but he will push you all the way to your box then pass back and instantly the entire Man City team is in your half...

Rodri and the other midfielders are also constantly moving around and covering for lapses in different areas of midfield.

Their defenders also do the same...take on the midfield role when needed to advance their line.

This way even when the opponent recovers the ball, they have a long way to travel to even start any attack since they are completely pinned down around their own box.

It's a basic tactic that Xavi should have emulated since but for some reason he can't see it or doesn't want to...

Instead our wing just exists to cross the ball

Even when Dembele was here he was reduced into beating opponents on the wing and crossing the ball instead of retaining possession and pushing the line

Baddestguyp:
Whenever I watch Barca I get shocked at Xavi's tactical ineptitude.

We play the same tikitaka with Man City yet Xavi cannot seem to understand the basics of how Pep defeats Highline.

Whenever our opponents play the Highline, Xavi just spams long balls hoping for some magic...which is quite shocking since that is exactly what our opponents want.

The reason our opponents use Highline is to force us into pointless long balls and make it so that they can switch to attack instantly in any ball recovery for them

As someone who watches Man City a lot, I'll explain the simple way Pep beats Highline.

It boils down to 2 main things:
1. His wingers advancing the line
2. His midfielders and defenders advancing with the wingers.

Xavi fails in both aspects.

Pep constantly has Grealish or Doku or even Bernardo taking on players on the wing...the purpose most of the time is not to beat their marker but to advance the line by pushing their marker back.

Grealish is one of the best at doing this...he won't take on, but he will push you all the way to your box then pass back and instantly the entire Man City team is in your half...

Rodri and the other midfielders are also constantly moving around and covering for lapses in different areas of midfield.

Their defenders also do the same...take on the midfield role when needed to advance their line.

This way even when the opponent recovers the ball, they have a long way to travel to even start any attack since they are completely pinned down around their own box.

It's a basic tactic that Xavi should have emulated since but for some reason he can't see it or doesn't want to...

Instead our wing just exists to cross the ball

Even when Dembele was here he was reduced into beating opponents on the wing and crossing the ball instead of retaining possession and pushing the line

Excellent analysis.
Based on this, do you think Barcelona has the team to execute this? If yes, can you like name your preferred lineup.

So Frank kessie won afcon and nobody celebrated him here. mostob and Andrewbaba44, I'm disappointed in you both

Katcall:
So Frank kessie won afcon and nobody celebrated him here. mostob and Andrewbaba44, I'm disappointed in you both

No vex my head full

I will always love and appreciate frank kessie

A born winner

Won the league title with Milan left there and won it at Barca and left to Saudi ,still won the afcon with his national team

I don’t know if I have ever said anything bad about him but I wished we kept him at Barca

Now we won’t smell the league title this season

I have 2 positive things to say about yesterday game

God bless yamal and gundogan

The rest of the squad should go and collect their blessings from ubscable Okpansukka and debrosink

mostob:
Excellent analysis.
Based on this, do you think Barcelona has the team to execute this? If yes, can you like name your preferred lineup.

I think we do to an extent...we have players who are good at holdup play...not as much as City but it can work...

On the wings we have Yamal and Felix who can retain the ball and draw fouls...I don't think Ferran can do that cos he's more direct tho...
But retaining the ball isn't technically the same thing as pushing back the defence. This is where Felix will struggle since he isn't used to staying wide...

It will still work if we have even just one winger pushing the line. Sometimes City play with Foden on the RW and Foden doesn't push the line but Doku or Grealish does it...
The RW only gets pushed in these cases by Walker


But we also have players like De Jong, Pedri and Gundogan in midfield who can hold the ball and distribute it.

Our issue will also be our defence. I'm not sure how well players like Araujo can hold up play. But he can remain at the back while the other CB can occasionally move up the pitch.

For it to work, our midfielders will constantly need to move around and make runs into the box...
They also need to press as well immediately possession is lost...

Lewandowski doesn't really press but even at City, Haaland doesn't press as much too but people like Alvarez and their midfielders make up for it

I believe all of these can be done through training...it's up to the coach