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Ibime:
Players can only be judged in the generation they played in. Humanity improves every generation.

Cruyff turn that was novel then is a standard midfield turn for every DM in football now.

If you take this generation strikers who are used to playing as lone strikers against 4 men and put them in 4-4-2 formation with so much space, they will pop 40 goals a season. Every new generation adds skills the previous generation hasn't seen.

Below was my response to a whatsapp group chat on the topic

Some points are right, and some false
1. The job of a striker has changed nowadays, and I will say it's harder now. Those days, most teams played 442 with 2 strikers, and now it's mostly one striker engaging 2 defenders. The strikers of old can be foxes in the box poachers like Inzaghi, Nistelrooy, etc, but now you are required to press, to link up play. With the old 442, you have 2 wingers whose main responsibility is to supply you balls, but now the wingers are seen as goalscorers and are trying to out score the strikers. Some teams will tolerate strikers who don't score but can press, linkup play etc. E.g Firmino

2. It's false to say this generation are more skilled when what is called skill is coached out of the players and they are nowhere taught how to be effective making simple passes. A pass is a more efficient way of progressing the ball than a dribble, so most dribblers are dropped. This generation are more efficient but less entertaining.

3. Delpiero was not a striker, he was a support striker, and he didn't lose his shirt to DelVecchio. He lost his national team shirt to Totti

sleekdot:
Below was my response to a whatsapp group chat on the topic

Some points are right, and some false
1. The job of a striker has changed nowadays, and I will say it's harder now. Those days, most teams played 442 with 2 strikers, and now it's mostly one striker engaging 2 defenders. The strikers of old can be foxes in the box poachers like Inzaghi, Nistelrooy, etc, but now you are required to press, to link up play. With the old 442, you have 2 wingers whose main responsibility is to supply you balls, but now the wingers are seen as goalscorers and are trying to out score the strikers. Some teams will tolerate strikers who don't score but can press, linkup play etc. E.g Firmino

No wonder they only won 1 Epl with him in 8 years.

airmark:
No wonder they only won 1 Epl with him in 8 years.

How many league titles did Chelsea win in the past 8yrs

sleekdot:
How many league titles did Chelsea win in the past 8yrs

The last time we had an effective striker, we won it and destroyed your Fraudiola home and away.

airmark:
The last time we had an effective striker, we won it and destroyed your Fraudiola home and away.

How many league titles have you won in that time and you have had Lukaku Higuain, Falcao, Morata Giroud, Aubameyang as strikers

sleekdot:
How many league titles have you won in that time and you have had Lukaku Higuain, Falcao, Morata Giroud, Aubameyang as strikers

My last post wasn't typed in Mandarin.

airmark:
My last post wasn't typed in Mandarin.

You have had effective strikers who have delivered all through their careers playing for you and still didnt win the league

sleekdot:
You have had effective strikers who have delivered all through their careers playing for you and still didnt win the league

List one that scored 20 or more league goals for us like Costa.

Wahala

airmark:
List one that scored 20 or more league goals for us like Costa.

Liverpools striker didnt score 20 goals this season, he didnt even score 10 yet his team is running away with the league

sleekdot:
Liverpools striker didnt score 20 goals this season, he didnt even score 10 yet his team is running away with the league

I talked about Chelsea here and not Liverpool.

List one that scored 20 or more league goals for us like Costa.

Emi Martinez don sell game omo

Dortmund lead

Guirassy could've had a hat trick by now

BlueMann:
Guirassy could've had a hat trick by now

He picked up from where he left last week

Psg no wan hear story that touches..2 nil

Villa have had a good run in this UCL.
They don't have an answer to PSG though.

fredoooooo:
Psg no wan hear story that touches..2 nil

They've gotten complacent.

Dortmund with 7 shot on goal and 3 big chances miss, but with just a goal lead which is from a Penalty. Wasteful half that may cost dearly. Barca may come back stronger and win the match.

Giurassy 2

Barca they jonz

2-2 villa

Astin villa match is fire

I know say barca go change gear .. own goal

Emaprince:
Astin villa match is fire

Make I switch there then

3-2 villa
Barca pull one back
I love this goal rush

Arsenal will find it easier to play PSG than Villa.

Arsenal dey play ball but they can match you for pace and power. PSG is a team of technical midgets.

See Villa ooooo


Ewoooo

What is Aston villa cooking

Choiii that could have been equalizer

Almost goal number 4 for Villa

Tieleman no get the technique to finish that well placed corner