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Shegzdave:
As his recommended coach failed, him just dey shadow mark Maresca wey give una two trophies😂😂

Popi for Energyyyy

Ikegwuru, his recommended coach failed woefully

Ibime:
Focus on Maresca and leave Tinubu for now

He wan divert attention

Phil Foden produced the same amount of key passes (1) as Bruno Fernandes today.

Phil Foden was sent off in minute 23.

Bruno Fernandes played 95 minutes.


Kikiki

From "erling haaland won't score under maresca system "to ,"maresca is depending on erling haaland".

Chelsea fans know go kee me .

Sooner or later blueco and their simps will have nowhere to hide if they fail xabi Alonso

drisham:
Phil Foden produced the same amount of key passes (1) as Bruno Fernandes today.

Phil Foden was sent off in minute 23.

Bruno Fernandes played 95 minutes.


Kikiki

which passes popi dy talk say he dy throw today ?

Enzo fernandes ,what a baller

Too bad I never rated him till his last season at Chelsea

I love some of the takes on this thread. People really claim they know ball sha 😂.

Those underestimating or hating on Maresca might be in for a surprise. The man gave us our best league finish and a trophy since the American owners took over, despite the squad and circumstances he had to work with.

Put him in a more structured and well-run environment like City, where he’ll likely get the profile of players he wants, and I think he’ll do even better.

I only won’t wish him well when he’s playing against us 😂.

The way he left definitely leaves a sour taste, but the truth is, none of us really knows everything that happened, or had been happening behind the scenes.

Sometimes, as fans, we also forget that players, coaches and everyone else in football are professionals building careers and trying to create better lives for themselves and their families. Loyalty matters, but career decisions are part of football too.

As for Alonso, I’d advise everyone to temper expectations and give him time. We’ve had a lot of player exits, including some of our better players. You can’t keep changing the squad every summer and expect to build a title-winning team.

If BlueCo continues with this policy of bringing in 7–8 new players every season while constantly moving others on, I don’t see how we build the stability needed to win the league.

Hopefully, they’ve turned over a new leaf. Give it another two or three transfer windows, add quality and balance where necessary, but most importantly, KEEP our good players and allow a proper team to develop.

Because good players will eventually want to leave if they don’t believe in the direction of the club.

Alonso needs time, stability and a squad he can actually build on. Let’s hope the club gives him all three.

popizaino:
Them say na tactical cheat

Tactical fowl!

Okùko. Better fowl.

ItGeek:
I love some of the takes on this thread. People really claim they know ball sha 😂.

Those underestimating or hating on Maresca might be in for a surprise. The man gave us our best league finish and a trophy since the American owners took over, despite the squad and circumstances he had to work with.

Put him in a more structured and well-run environment like City, where he’ll likely get the profile of players he wants, and I think he’ll do even better.

I only won’t wish him well when he’s playing against us 😂.

The way he left definitely leaves a sour taste, but the truth is, none of us really knows everything that happened, or had been happening behind the scenes.

Sometimes, as fans, we also forget that players, coaches and everyone else in football are professionals building careers and trying to create better lives for themselves and their families. Loyalty matters, but career decisions are part of football too.

As for Alonso, I’d advise everyone to temper expectations and give him time. We’ve had a lot of player exits, including some of our better players. You can’t keep changing the squad every summer and expect to build a title-winning team.

If BlueCo continues with this policy of bringing in 7–8 new players every season while constantly moving others on, I don’t see how we build the stability needed to win the league.

Hopefully, they’ve turned over a new leaf. Give it another two or three transfer windows, add quality and balance where necessary, but most importantly, KEEP our good players and allow a proper team to develop.

Because good players will eventually want to leave if they don’t believe in the direction of the club.

Alonso needs time, stability and a squad he can actually build on. Let’s hope the club gives him all three.

The real Maresca will unfold by December
Am not moved by the fast start
Let's see how it goes by November/ early December 😂

FBS:
OK. What about the second goal? Care to analyse that for us?

We all preach balance, 'cos even in life, it is vital to maintain balance, question was and is what do you do when balance is NOT balancing?

What would be your focus? Attacking the opposition or defending against the opposition?

No matter how you look at it, the undeniable fact is clear - outscore your opponent and you walk away with a win.

How you achieve that is a different talk and can be very team-specific.

Ko ju be lo.

It baffles me that this is rocket science to some of them.

Balance is important, but outscoring your opponent is importanter

I will assume Maresca was intentionally ragebaiting us with his inverted fullback nonsense he was doing here with Gusto as his tactical cheat.

timbros:
Until you explain how Spain win the world cup with way less goals scored among the 4 semi finalists, teams who played 8 games each, I no get talk with you.

Explain that and then maybe, we have a conversation.

Who were the great defenders that won it for Spain?

Laporte that conceded more than 50 goals for Bilbao? Porro that almost sent his team to relegation last season? Cubarsi that Estevao destroyed and conceded 3 goals against Chelsea last season? Cucurella that was part of the woeful defence at Chelsea?

Now, who won the FIFA golden ball and what position did he play for Spain at that World Cup? Replace Rodri with academy player like you suggested, do you think Spain would have won that World Cup?.

You have zero knowledge of this round leather game and strangely you type rubbish with confidence.

airmark:
Who were the great defenders that won it for Spain?

Laporte that conceded more than 50 goals for Bilbao? Porro that almost sent his team to relegation last season? Cubarsi that Estevao destroyed and conceded 3 goals against Chelsea last season? Cucurella that was part of the woeful defence at Chelsea?

Now, who won the FIFA golden ball and what position did he play for Spain at that World Cup? Replace Rodri with academy player like you suggested, do you think Spain would have won that World Cup?.

You have zero knowledge of this round leather game and strangely you type rubbish with confidence.

Spain fixed their midfield won with an average attack?

It appears their midfield was more important than their attack?

Jamiuokolaa:
Spain fixed their midfield won with an average attack?

It appears their midfield was more important than their attack?

Nope.

Replace Oyarzabal with jakujaku Jackson, your guess is as good as mine. Not forgetting that Yamal is top 3 RWF in the World.

Carrick would have won the league is he started.... .... Never mind

airmark:
[s]Who were the great defenders that won it for Spain?

Laporte that conceded more than 50 goals for Bilbao? Porro that almost sent his team to relegation last season? Cubarsi that Estevao destroyed and conceded 3 goals against Chelsea last season? Cucurella that was part of the woeful defence at Chelsea?

Now, who won the FIFA golden ball and what position did he play for Spain at that World Cup? Replace Rodri with academy player like you suggested, do you think Spain would have won that World Cup?.

You have zero knowledge of this round leather game and strangely you type rubbish with confidence.[/s]

Blah blah blah blah

Out of four semi finalists, Spain attack scored the least amount of goals. How did they win World Cup?

popizaino:
My market is how Alonso stops using Neto and Gusto in our games.

Incase you forget, make I just remind you small your comments when Foden collect red card...

popizaino:
Jeki bolu o pari first.

Let the game end now.

popizaino:
Maresca don collect yellow too

I will not talk.

Game don end. Oya talk now... How market?

Ibime:
Nigga no want let us hear word after Community Shield

I repeat, what Maresca did with Chelsea under the conditions, while forced to accommodate scrubs like Nkunku, Felix, Fofana, Badiashile, Kittens, Garnacho etc was nothing short of miraculous

Only those wey no know ball go underrate him performance

How Popizaino stan Pochettino but hate on Maresca who gave us two trophies is still baffling. Like, wetin Maresca do you?

Our trophy cabinet became a "complete set" thanks to Maresca. Yet you still hate on the man.

Jamiuokolaa:
Spain fixed their midfield won with an average attack?

It appears their midfield was more important than their attack?

Shey you notice as the conversation don dey shift from attack to midfield

airmark:
Nope.

Replace Oyarzabal with jakujaku Jackson, your guess is as good as mine. Not forgetting that Yamal is top 3 RWF in the World.

You deserve better knock for head for this nonsense wey you type here.

Yamal was so fantastic with his one goal and zero assist in 8 games that Cubarsi (defender) won Best Young Player award in the World Cup.

Why did Oyarzabal not win Player of the tournament instead of DM Rodri?

Skimpledawg:
It baffles me that this is rocket science to some of them.

Balance is important, but outscoring your opponent is importanter

If you don't mind, can you explain how outscoring your opponent is more important than balance?

If balance is not that important, then why not field 11 attackers to camp in opposition half and score as many goals as possible. Make opponents dey score, no problem, but 11 attackers will surely outscore them all day.

This is one of my favourite ever analogies and it’s never been more true pic.twitter.com/mwcGH8tCpp https://t.co/0hM859j32a

— N’golinho🇵🇸 (@CFC_Abshir) September 13, 2026

/video/1?s=46

Analysis on Bruno

lordfalcao:

This is one of my favourite ever analogies and it’s never been more true pic.twitter.com/mwcGH8tCpp https://t.co/0hM859j32a

— N’golinho🇵🇸 (@CFC_Abshir) September 13, 2026

/video/1?s=46

Analysis on Bruno

Oh my goodness! 😀😀😀😀😀

I like Bruno but damn this sh1t funny as hell. I was laughing for 5 mins.

airmark:
Who were the great defenders that won it for Spain?

Laporte that conceded more than 50 goals for Bilbao? Porro that almost sent his team to relegation last season? Cubarsi that Estevao destroyed and conceded 3 goals against Chelsea last season? Cucurella that was part of the woeful defence at Chelsea?

Now, who won the FIFA golden ball and what position did he play for Spain at that World Cup? Replace Rodri with academy player like you suggested, do you think Spain would have won that World Cup?.

You have zero knowledge of this round leather game and strangely you type rubbish with confidence.

You realise that you are entrapped by not answering his question right?

You still haven't answered his question.

drisham:
This bald snake Is making it difficult for me to hate watch him

Man u are useless

Fair play to him

Another unsuccessful hate watch. U should join the winning team

popizaino:
A bag of cement is N15,000 and 1Ltr. of fuel is N1,500 on top 70k minimum wage?

God abeg ooo😥

Well, this one don pass Tinubu & APC power. Na Trump and America wey no wan allow Iran to drink water & keep cup cause am. Things will even get more worse because Iran & her proxy groups have the capability to stop oil export from the Gulf Arab countries.

andrewbaba44:
Enzo fernandes ,what a baller

Too bad I never rated him till his last season at Chelsea

I wish say that him shot wey knack bar enter net. He doesn't just shoot for the sake of shooting, he get plenty accuracy for him leg. Chelsea no know wetin dem lose

timbros:
You deserve better knock for head for this nonsense wey you type here.

Yamal was so fantastic with his one goal and zero assist in 8 games that Cubarsi (defender) won Best Young Player award in the World Cup.

Why did Oyarzabal not win Player of the tournament instead of DM Rodri?

This question is irrelevant. Rodri, a midfielder, got the award and that’s enough to invalidate the nonsense you said that academy player would do a good job and win for a team with a better defence. Spain did not agree with that.

nateevs:
You realise that you are entrapped by not answering his question right?

You still haven't answered his question.

Question? He asked a foolish question and left the most important point.

timbros:
Blah blah blah blah

Out of four semi finalists, Spain attack scored the least amount of goals. How did they win World Cup?

By not having your Jakujaku Jackson as their striker and not putting an academy player as the anchor in their midfield.

No need for any balancing rim don dey shift enter midfield small small.. Nice

airmark:
You don't need any balancing rim, fix the attack. Period.