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PDPGuy:
Unbelievable 😲😲
So na only 3 more wins for us to reach 100 UCL wins. I had no idea we’ve recorded this many wins

Yet them say we no get history.

Sportsweb:

that night iniesta turned your laughter to weeping and gnashing of teeth

airmark:
You no go cry ke?

i saw bayern dominate possession with zero penile penetration in the first half. It

airmark:
Decline Rice cooked poison for your team, while maintaining his rice rise.

Na so he did against Madrid last season winning polling booth awards then ended trophyless

airmark:
Last season at Stamford Bridge.

The Jakujaku Jackson still missed a big chance to give us the win at 7:52 secs in the video below.

https://wwutube.com/watch?v=Hp0n3RKybuQ

At least Jackson no dey now. No excuse not to win the league

PDPGuy:
Imagine if Arsenal had played against Barca.. the game would have ended 6-0 to the Gunners; because the Barca we watched on Tuesday were terrible at defending set pieces 😅

come sunday, Chelsea is next victim and this man utd fan just confirmed it. Haha

Konate had his head turned by Madrid, began playing like a discombobulated bozo all season and now Madrid have pulled out of the deal.


LMAOOOOOOOO

I don’t play bet but I want to bet on Sunday
Just Chelsea Vs arsenal…

As a Chelsea fan,,,will Chelsea win or draw fly?

Nemesis0147:
I don’t play bet but I want to bet on Sunday
Just Chelsea Vs arsenal…

As a Chelsea fan,,,will Chelsea win or draw fly?

Be wise bro... Chelsea will be lucky to get a draw.

raumdeuter:
In DM yesterday was Zubimendi doing all that. Tice was practically free and what did he do with all the space and chance he got

Caicedo na DM we dey stop attack most times all by himself

Arteta don form parapo community midfield where Merino Eze Zubimendi and Rice join body to play midfield but you want to single Rice out when in Chelsea na Caicedo dey carry the load

You sabi ball jare zubimendi is the guy holding that arsenal midfield just like partey last 2 seasons but Rice pr overshadows them all the time.

Enzo Fernandez is rice equivalent at Chelsea not General Caicedo.

Getbetter:
Be wise bro... Chelsea will be lucky to get a draw.

I never see this kind of overconfidence. Make una no loose guy because I go too laugh you

raumdeuter:
In DM yesterday was Zubimendi doing all that. Tice was practically free and what did he do with all the space and chance he got

Caicedo na DM we dey stop attack most times all by himself

Arteta don form parapo community midfield where Merino Eze Zubimendi and Rice join body to play midfield but you want to single Rice out when in Chelsea na Caicedo dey carry the load

Lol, me I no too like English players sef. I no too rate them like that. But Rice is one English player really showing working...Zubi, Eze, Merino all did well, so was Rice.

Anyways, my point is that, you shouldn't judge a CM based on G/A.

Gucciboy:
You sabi ball jare zubimendi is the guy holding that arsenal midfield just like partey last 2 seasons but Rice pr overshadows them all the time.

Enzo Fernandez is rice equivalent at Chelsea not General Caicedo.

Not really though. Enzo is a DM/CM but for Chelsea he's playing much higher up, mostly as AM in the big games. His equivalence is Eze/Odegard. Rice is pure CM irrespective of who they play against. For the national team, Enzo plays deeper.

At Chelsea, Enzo=Eze/Odegard, Caicedo =Zubi, Rice=James. Or you can interchange the position of Caicedo and James depending on what you observe from the game.

AirBere:
Not really though. Enzo is a DM/CM but for Chelsea he's playing much higher up, mostly as AM in the big games. His equivalence is Eze/Odegard. Rice is pure CM irrespective of who they play against. For the national team, Enzo plays deeper.

At Chelsea, Enzo=Eze/Odegard, Caicedo =Zubi, Rice=James. Or you can interchange the position of Caicedo and James depending on what you observe from the game.

So James a rb is rice equivalent,how ? They're not even playing same position.

James is just a tactical Masterplan

AirBere:
Not really though. Enzo is a DM/CM but for Chelsea he's playing much higher up, mostly as AM in the big games. His equivalence is Eze/Odegard. Rice is pure CM irrespective of who they play against. For the national team, Enzo plays deeper.

At Chelsea, Enzo=Eze/Odegard, Caicedo =Zubi, Rice=James. Or you can interchange the position of Caicedo and James depending on what you observe from the game.

Which kind capping be this, Rice=James how?

Bluelines69:
Which kind capping be this, Rice=James how?

Lol not really but you didn't get the context. No worries man.

Gucciboy:
So James a rb is rice equivalent,how ? They're not even playing same position.

James is just a tactical Masterplan

Yep, I was referencing the big games for their positions but Rice is fixed in the CM role irrespective of the opposition.

Getbetter:
Be wise bro... Chelsea will be lucky to get a draw.

Many of u talk like aláìmọ̀kan.

AirBere:
Yep, I was referencing the big games for their positions but Rice is fixed in the CM role irrespective of the opposition.

One off games doesn't make Recee James a midfielder. Enzo Fernandez is rice equivalent.

Both can't excel without a Defensive midfielder.

Cc blueraydick

This is what I'm talking about, notice how some of them were shouting goal!! and Barcelona is still the ball, so annoying man. https://t.co/bIPOm8llbn pic.twitter.com/rl7sCGPUcH

— • (@mahmus__) November 27, 2025

This is what I was talking about viewing centres

It ruins the fun
They'll shout goal minutes before

drisham:
Cc blueraydick

This is what I'm talking about, notice how some of them were shouting goal!! and Barcelona is still the ball, so annoying man. https://t.co/bIPOm8llbn pic.twitter.com/rl7sCGPUcH

— • (@mahmus__) November 27, 2025

This is what I was talking about viewing centres

It ruins the fun
They'll shout goal minutes before

I watch all matches in the comfort of my sitting room and I also always get goal alert from Livescores like 30-45 secodns before the goal shows on TV. As a matter of fact, I enjoy knowing what will happen before it happens so I set my Livescores app to always alert me anytime a goal is scored in any Arsenal match.

That is to say I actually don't have anything against those guys shouting goal before it is shown on TV. What I don't like about viewing centres is the inconvenience that comes with sitting in that crowded space packed with so many people sweat coming out of everyone's body.

AirBere:
Lol, me I no too like English players sef. I no too rate them like that. But Rice is one English player really showing working...Zubi, Eze, Merino all did well, so was Rice.

Anyways, my point is that, you shouldn't judge a CM based on G/A.

Rice has been in Arsenal for the past 2 seasons, Look at the stability of the midfield this season when they added Zubimendi vs when he wasn't there last season

Dont let media PR always carry you away, It was the same thing they did for Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand and John Terry you will barely hear the non English player doing the dirty work but they will find a way to heap the credit on the English player

In that Bayern vs Arsenal game, Almost 9 Bayern players touched the ball before we scored and Harry Kane didnt, but the commentators still found a way to credit Kane for the move leading to the goal despite not touching the ball claiming it was because of his movement

Kane is a great striker but that goal had nothing to do with him which is Okay and happens but the English need to be the main character and giving undeserving awards and accolades to their players

Which is why you should watch the games and make you deductions not what these analyst and agenda-ists say

BREAKING: Maresca says Palmer is ready to start against arsenal.

(Nizaar Kinsella)

Maresca also confirmed Essugo took part in training session this morning.

AirBere:
Not really though. Enzo is a DM/CM but for Chelsea he's playing much higher up, mostly as AM in the big games. His equivalence is Eze/Odegard. Rice is pure CM irrespective of who they play against. For the national team, Enzo plays deeper.

At Chelsea, Enzo=Eze/Odegard, Caicedo =Zubi, Rice=James. Or you can interchange the position of Caicedo and James depending on what you observe from the game.

For the game we played vs Arsenal, I would have preferred if Gyokeres played so they play a standing 9 which our CB can stay on and mark, but playing Merino a the false 9, Is a tactical masterpiece forced on Arteta because Merino is a CM and ends up overloading the midfield, dragging the CB who is supposed to mark him all over the place thus losing defensive shape

By playing Merino you are almost guaranteed to lose the midfield battle vs Arsenal and now with Eze who is very comfortable on the ball and quite creative plus strong. Your wahala is now triple, Midfield and defence work in Arsenal will be so easy

Arteta has now built a very formidable side and is almost guaranteed to win a major title this season. Sometimes you go dey think say if Harnetz didnt get injured, maybe he for no buy Eze that ha been mercurial for them

Pep disciples 🧏

Gucciboy:
I never see this kind of overconfidence. Make una no loose guy because I go too laugh you

This is reality bro.
Arsenal are currently the most formidable team in the world. You can't expect players like Caicedo, Enzo, Neto to stand tall against these current Arsenal players. They are on pitch to break every opposition tactics and dominate the play.

The setup is massive (you can ask Bayern Munich and other premier league teams). The records and statistics this season tell a lot.

So I meant what I said. Chelsea will be lucky to go away with a draw.

MorataFC:
Many of u talk like aláìmọ̀kan.

This isn't ignorance. The results speak for themselves.

The truth... Your team are not doing bad, but the current Arsenal are on a higher level ready to devour any team that don't get their things right.

It will be a sheer ignorance on your part if you think Arsenal and chelsea are on the same level. Don't put too much mind for the match.

Gucciboy:
One off games doesn't make Recee James a midfielder. Enzo Fernandez is rice equivalent.

Both can't excel without a Defensive midfielder.

I never classified him as a midfielder, my point was very specific in the original comment. But it's fine, may be I didn't word my idea well.

The both can play there and excel lol

Enzo won the world cup as a defensive midfielder(DM), deep lying player maker(DLP). Whatever name you wann give his role at the world cup. Point is, he was the one screening the back 4 for Argentina. In fact, Argentina were quite poor in the world cup until his introduction in that DLP/DM position.

Rice was originally a DM, his 100m move to Arsenal was him playing DM for Westham, he started all games for England as DM as they reached the recent Euro final. You can say that they(Rice/Enzo) needed better players around them to look better but that applies to other players too. Vintinha was good but the introduction of Joa Neves took his game to another level. May be that's what's happening to Rice with Zubimendi. It happens in football.

This wasn't my original position though and I think I've already digressed a lot from my original position. So that's that. James isn't a midfielder, I know. 👍

raumdeuter:
Rice has been in Arsenal for the past 2 seasons, Look at the stability of the midfield this season when they added Zubimendi vs when he wasn't there last season

Dont let media PR always carry you away, It was the same thing they did for Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand and John Terry you will barely hear the non English player doing the dirty work but they will find a way to heap the credit on the English player

In that Bayern vs Arsenal game, Almost 9 Bayern players touched the ball before we scored and Harry Kane didnt, but the commentators still found a way to credit Kane for the move leading to the goal despite not touching the ball claiming it was because of his movement

Kane is a great striker but that goal had nothing to do with him which is Okay and happens but the English need to be the main character and giving undeserving awards and accolades to their players

Which is why you should watch the games and make you deductions not what these analyst and agenda-ists say

For starters. Gerrard, Terry and Ferdinand are actually good players. I don't like English players too but these guys were quite good. I understand the media hype behind English players and I stay away from them. But when you see a top English player you can equally acknowledge it. Rice is good, he's been improving since joining Arsenal. He was good with Partey, now doing even better with Zubimendi.

On Arteta being forced to play Merino which made their midfield stronger, I actually don't think Bayern would've done any better with Yokeresh playing. From what I saw in the game, I feel they still flog you with him playing and quite comfortably.

My original position is that you can't judge a CM/DM with G/A and all of Rice, Zubi, Eze etc all played well Vs Bayern.

AirBere:
For starters. Gerrard, Terry and Ferdinand are actually good players. I don't like English players too but these guys were quite good. I understand the media hype behind English players and I stay away from them. But when you see a top English player you can equally acknowledge it. Rice is good, he's been improving since joining Arsenal. He was good with Partey, now doing well with Zubimendi.

On Arteta being forced to play Merino which made their midfield stronger, I actually don't think Bayern would've done any better with Yokeresh playing. From what I saw in the game, I feel they still flog you with him playing and quite comfortably.

My original position is that you can't judge a CM/DM with G/A and all of Rice, Zubi, Eze etc all played well Vs Bayern.

Gerrard was carried by Xabi, Terry by Carvalho and Rio by Vidic. When you say they are quit good, how come in their NT when they do not have these non English players, they falter. At the peak of Rio Gerrard and Terry in 2008 while we were having an all English CL final, The English NT could not qualify for the Euros

Out of 50 European countries, 16 qualified and the team with all these so called world class players at their peaks could not

We can see the improvements in Arsenal midfield this season vs last season and this is due to the injection of Eze and Zubimendi, but we know its the English agenda player Rice that will get the credit

Beating us is not the problem, dominating our midfield is the problem and that will not be as easy as it was without the extra body of Merino in midfield

Rice was not the DM he was the CM. And he did nothing exceptional in that game only to steal the hard work of others and claim the prize

raumdeuter:
Gerrard was carried by Xabi, Terry by Carvalho and Rio by Vidic. When you say they are quit good, how come in their NT when they do not have these non English players, they falter. At the peak of Rio Gerrard and Terry in 2008 while we were having an all English CL final, The English NT could not qualify for the Euros

Out of 50 European countries, 16 qualified and the team with all these so called world class players at their peaks could not

We can see the improvements in Arsenal midfield this season vs last season and this is due to the injection of Eze and Zubimendi, but we know its the English agenda player Rice that will get the credit

Beating us is not the problem, dominating our midfield is the problem and that will not be as easy as it was without the extra body of Merino in midfield

Rice was not the DM he was the CM. And he did nothing exceptional in that game only to steal the hard work of others and claim the prize

No wahala, your agenda against English players no be today something. Right from when you dey answer Dayo till Raumdeuter na same you so that's that. I won't be forced to defend a rival player Rice here so no p. Rice was doing cardio Vs Bayern and Zubi, Merino or Mosquera should've won player of the match. Note that I'm not a huge fan of English players too.

I'm sure even with Kane at Bayern you never still dey convinced like that....you never talk wetin English players do you lol.