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OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Like the first one was not even necessary at all. This guy should be sold, if e never clear for Barca management na dem sabi

AirBere:

The most prominent similarity between Dejong and Kroos is press resistance. Other things like long balls, defending, duels, leadership and showing up in big games Dejong is nowhere near lol.

The coachable Rakitic a CM spent his peak years at Barca playing on the right side. Yes he was a CM on paper but when Barca won the UCL, he was doing an excellent job covering the whole right side for Messi and making the system work for Enrique. Tell Dejong to do that work, nah so so stories.

Xavi knew Dejong is good but didn't trust him disciplined/coachable enough to screen his defense that's why he was crying for a DM.

Is Jong even press resistant?

jpmoriarti:
Of course there are things Kroos is better at the Frenkie de Jong but perhaps it was possible for Kroos to explore other areas of his game because he had a dependable Casemiro beside him. A pleasure which Frenkie de Jong currently do not enjoy.

A question: Do you think Toni Kroos would have been the midfielder he's been regarded as today, if he were the sole DM for Real Madrid? What do you think AirBere 🤔 😏

Bimmarlykay:
Is Jong even press resistant?

Bimmarlykay:
Lol...Kroos has played as a DM and excelled,Jong can have Caicedo and still be doing Ballerina dance,i can even state what he's good at?🤔

BykeLaByke:
Whoever wins that match probably wins the premier league too.

BykeLaByke:
That referee in the Chelsea game Vs Barca was biased.

Kilishihunter:
Lol,all of us knew but if we talked about it they'll say we are finding excuses to cover our loss, cucurella several times in that game did a lot of things to yamal that matched or were even worse than his early yellow card in this arsenal match, even Nuno Mendes that was supposed to see red somehow escaped too

BykeLaByke:
That referee in the Chelsea game Vs Barca was biased.

AirBere:
Schweitiger played DM won world cup. Enzo played DM, won world cup. Pirlo at old age played DM for Juventus reached UCL final. Calganuglu a known Attacking midfielder converted to DM played there and reached two UCL finals, Vintihhna won nations league and UCL playing DM. Rice played DM and reached Euros final....etc.

All these CMs played DM and achieved or got far in the hardest competitions but Dejong must be surrounded by Xavi, Inietsa, Zidane, Petit, Viera, Casemiro, Kante, Yaya, Alonso etc in order to reach at least one UCL/WorldCup/Euros final.

Are you aware that Lasecher Schone the DM who gave Dejong the platform to venture forward as a CM was playing as an attacking midfielder prior to that thier super season which they reached UCL semi-final? Can Dejong screen the back 4 like that and give a younger CM the platform to perform like Schone did for him? He's a luxury player at best.

Loooooooooool

andrewbaba44:
Tchouameni and camavinga aren’t even better players than FDJ and kroos still thrived

2 players wey no get sense

abduleez1:
The season I more than confirmed my conviction for EPL self proclaimed "competitiveness" was pure marketing gimmick was when Man City playing the most shitty football they've played for half a decade and still managed to make the top 4 and qualified for UCL.

Man City that everybody was beating left right centre both in Champions League and EPL managed to scale through in the dying end. An out of depth Guardiola and Man City after losing Rodri could still stage a comeback towards the end of the season despite hanging in around 6-7 position for significant number of the season and was looking like they wouldn't make it to UCL.

Now someone will now come and tell me that Barca and Madrid won't come and dominate that league of put there. Give us the at least £150mn the top two teams take in EPL and we'll make it another La Liga.... The rest like Man City and Liverpool and Arsenal will be the one settling for the scraps thrown to them.

Competitive my foot.... Na him person win 4 seasons in a roll, back to back. Destroying all the records ever set in the same league while doing that. That thing pain dem Gon with all their noise making. That's why they hate Pep Guardiola.

AirBere:

Leave JP lol. Kroos was the one holding Madrid and making them a serious UCL contender. Tchomeni/Veleverde both treat the ball like a timed bomb while Camavinga thinks midfield work is about running sideways and shaking his long hair from left to right while spending time with club doctors.

Kroos that'll drop between CBs, get the ball from from them and progress it forward. Not only that, he showed serious personality in big games. Since e comot Madrid wetin Tchomeni and Camavinga don do lol.

Modric a CM is now 40 years old and now playing DM for both club and country. Qualified them for world cup while his AC Milan are now on top of the league. But Dejong needs 3 Kante, 6 Redondo, and 2 Xavi in order to perform.

Iqtest:
Lol, Sami Khedira and Christoph Kramer played the DM role for Germany in the 2014 World Cup. I remember the final vividly. Christoph Kramer started the match as the DM, so this argument isn't correct. And you always mention Vitinha, but you don't always mention the role of João Neves,

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DM who has been paired with him.

All those players you compared with De Jong have a DM paired with them.

AirBere:

You must think you're arguing with a kid abi lmao. Kehdira didn't play a single minute in the world cup final. Remember final vividly isonu. You remember but couldn't recall who played DM 😂 😂 😂

Kramer started and played just 30 minutes. Even when he was on the pitch, Tiger was trusted to pick up the ball between the lines. Kramer went off and was replaced by Shurrler.

Vintinha is paired with Neves and Ruiz. Calganuglu is paired with 40 year old washed United reject Mickitaruan and Berela.

Dejong is yet to play a single final of UCL/World cup/Euros and he's playing for a top club and a top national football side.

#Fraud!

AirBere:
The state of Laliga sha lol. See pk wey Madrid collect nah lol..and why was Vini celebrating the PK like he won the world cup.

andrewbaba44:
Madrid might still end up winning this game

We aren’t at our best ,but we can’t loose the league to these bums

Dem no good at all ,they are so clueless

Iqtest:
I wasn't referring to the final; I meant the whole tournament. Sami Khedira and Christoph Kramer were the DMs for Germany during that tournament, and Christoph Kramer started the game as the DM before he was substituted by Schürrle.

Iqtest:
The league is washed and dead. I blame Ronaldinho for making me a fan, and I blame Messi for keeping me glued to the league. I also blame my uncle for taking me to watch a match with him. I can’t believe I’ve been watching a shitty league my whole life.
I’ll just have to support an EPL club now—probably Arsenal or City. They play nice football, and the league is competitive and less corrupt too.
Watching LaLiga games, especially Real Madrid games, is a mood spoiler. It always feels like 12 vs 11 whenever Madrid plays.

jpmoriarti:
Our Catalonian neighbours don do us some favours tonight 🥳🥳 We finish the match day as leaders 💪

And it is very very tight at the top!! Our match against Atletico on Tuesday could be very important

Iqtest:
Lmao, Athletic Bilbao got a UCL spot too - the same team that was annihilated by a 17th-placed United?

C'mon, this has got to be a joke. Athletic Bilbao earning a UCL spot is a clear sign that La Liga is terribly weak.

abduleez1:
Lol, you sure say na La Liga you dey follow so?

Bilbao has been a solid team for years.... They've struggled to get to UCL positions because of the incredibly good performance of the likes of Villarreal, Real Sociedad, Real Betis.

In case you don't know, Athletic Bilbao are the only club asides Real Madrid and Barcelona to never go to relegation. So they've got a rich history. It ain't as If they're that poor.

One thing I think limits Bilbao so much is their policy of only playing Basque players. If they bought players from everywhere else like other clubs do, they'll easily compete better. That's one of the reason why it's incredibly difficult to buy their players.

In the last 15yrs Bilbao has consistently been in #4-8 position over the years.

jpmoriarti:
So you're hooked to laliga for live be that😂😂 You can unhook yourself. All you have to do is stop watching the games and delete all your social media profiles. 😎😎 Quite simple, ain't?