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kay_pumpin:
Extremely radical assertion.In this same interview,he talked about the undue advantage long throwers like Delap has over other teams,and i wonder if he's ever ponder on the undue advantages the bigger teams have over the smaller teams over-all i.e financial might which is sort of directly proportional to better and more technically gifted players.

I am glad someone now knows Wenger is a good-for-nothing bag of bones who needs to keep his mouth shut.

I prefer is radicalism to the  "till we score" extra minutes whining and "unfit ref" rants of that sod called Alex though.

Fergie is a winner - He's allowed to vent his spleen on rubbish match officials.
U have seen over 180 games this season - Can you honestly say the officiating in this league is superb?
Fergie gave the EPL mouth-to-mouth when the league fainted. . . .He is allowed to point out where the league can be improved.

You mean Sir Alex had his eyes on a mediocre player? Cos if my memory serves me right,he fought tooth and nail to get this same player you so glibly tag mediocre down to OT.

It's United's policy to buy kids all over the globe.
Not all those kids do make it though and i am 100% certain Ramsey woulda been sold to Braga or Royal Antwerp if he had joined Man Utd.
I don't see him getting a start ahead of Fletcher, Anderson, Carrick, Scholes and Gibson.

Image123:
@Sauron
If only he'll go for common sense ahead of sentiments though. I recall the likes of Larsson, Giggs and co and their noteworthy contributions at ManU. Becks, even Bergkamp at Arsenal

Arsene Wenger and common sense are parallel lines that can never meet.
Ask yourself why this glorified serial [i]w[/i]anker has never defended a league title in his 13 years in the EPL?
He sees legs and toes where there is hands and nails.

Of course, old players come with a wealth of experience, cool-headedness, calm and composure when there's chaos.
They also lead from the front. Who can fault Larsson's cameo appearance for Man Utd in 2006/7.
How valuable was Giggsy last season and some parts of this season? Wenger is a retard - SIMPLES.

He sold Gilberto because he was 30+ and bought 32+ Silvestre in the defence.
Not even Einstein or the best shrink in the world woulda explained that dumb move.
Now he wants to scrap throw-ins for kick-ins, some seasons ago, he wanted FIFA to award more points for score draws.

debosky:
Berba that can't take penalties? 

Because he missed one now means he cannot take penalties?
Your memory is short. . . . .Who took the penalty that beat Chelsea in the CC final in 2008? Nasri?

When you start comparing a £30m STRIKER to a £16m WINGER in terms of goals scored then you see how RUBBISH Berba has been for Utd this season.

U are a simpleton. . . . . .
So we should also conclude Lampard is better than Anelka because Lampard has scored more goals?
You need blood transfusion. The stupidity platelets in your veins need to diluted.

Useless player. . . as Borat perceptively said, it is when Utd fails to retain the prem this season that the full fury of Utd fans will be unleashed on Berba.

United will win the title. . . . .
You are better off waiting for HELL to freeze than United losing the Prem title this season.

Eastbay:
Guy stop interpreting my words to suit your argument.
Never said Anelka was lazy.

Why is Anelka NOT lazy?
He has played MORE league minutes and has scored LESS goals.

Yes,Berbatov's goal was the most difficult (to you).

It was the most difficult. . . . .Only smart strikers woulda placed the ball the way he did.
Others woulda blasted and it woulda been deflected over the bar a la Rooney against Aston Villa.

But in the first half he has easier chances face-to-face with the Wigan goalie and couldn't even hit the target.
Rooney's goal was the most difficult,by the way.

Rooney also missed good chances.
Wazza shoulda copped at least a brace or a hatrick.

going by Berba's penalty history,(e.g. the penalty shoot-out vs Everton) I'm not so sure my guy woulda scored any of those penalty kicks.
The worst penalty kick of 2009 was taken by Berbatov in the F.A. cup semi final vs Everton.

Carrick can't take penalties - He missed against Burnley
Ronaldo can't take penalties - He missed against Barcelona & Chelsea
Ballack can't take penalties - He missed against Paul Robinson to knock Chelsea out of the Carling Cup.

You and Debosky need to quit the DRUGS.

Image123:
BTW, what stops the club from acquiring van Roy. Even if na 6months. Even if na one game magic, that can make your season. But I trust arsenal, too full of themselves. I still say I'll be suprised if any new player comes in.

Wenger HATES Van Nistelrooy.
Didn't he call him a liar or something like that?
Ruud made Wenger eat his vomitus in 2002/3 when Wenger boasted he would win the league by April.
Van Nistelrooy continued scoring mouth-watering goals until 12 points gap Arsenal had over Man Utd disappeared and United won the league.

Ruud at Man Utd? Try Martin Keown in Man Utd.

Image123:
Typical arsenal fans. Some are already making too much noise about winning by february and dominating europe for 5years. Barca mouth sef no big reach that one. Why not win something at least before boasting, you no dey learn? A good december is no guarantee of a decent january, not to talk of till May.

Talking like you don't know GAYnners.
The most useless London outfit bar none. . . . . .They always boast.
They even pay the media to buy into their hype. . . . .A retarded journalist wrote an article yesterday claiming Arsenal's INVINCIBLES are the team of the decade - what a load of trollop.

debosky:
We're talking about [b]growing consistent performances [/b]in the league and the CL - Ramsey is class. 

Nope, HNIC is asking us to go and look at the goal again. . . . and had an English player scored such, he would be named the next Ballon d'Or.
Welbeck's 35 yards shot was much better and i doubt it was hailed by the English media like HNIC is ejaculating.

I heard the same thing about Kieran Gibbs until he got turned over.
Ramsey at best is mediocre.

Eastbay:
Leave Chelsea out of this.
Because Anelka isn't shipping his weight doesn't mean Berbatov is a superstar. Pe
How much did Chelsea pay for Anelka?15 million or there about.If he can contribute 5 goals so far,that's their problem.They can live with it.Afterall,he was top scorer for them in his first full season.

So Anelka is NOT lazy even when he has played more minutes than Berbatov and has scored less goals?
Cheese n Rice. . . . . U amuse me!!!

I can't live with the fact that we paid 30 million for a laid-back slouch with no desire to get into the box.Andwhen he does,he misses several chances terribly before scoring his tap-in from 1/10th yard.

Berbatov's goal last night was more difficult than the goal Rooney scored.
The goal mouth was crowded and the brilliant Bulgarian was still able to find space and toe-poke the ball to where the goalie cannot reach.
Last night, he was brilliant.

If you paid more attention instead of believing the hype that is Berbatov, you'd realise that Rooney is the only member of the strike-force to be feared.He has been operating with virtually no partner.

Says who?
Where are the passes coming from?
Oh. . . . .Rooney just takes the ball from KitKat and run from United's box into opponent's box and score all by himself?
This is new to me.

Should Berba had had 10 goals by now,would we be having this argument?

If Berba had taken all the 4 penos Rooney had copped, He would be on 10 league goals.

eldee:
FACT: Man City will score in every game this season.
FACT: Man City has a string of bottom table fixtures till February
FACT: Tevez will keep starting at least till Adebayor returns.

Fletcher?? He won't score against common Aston Villa.

I try to weigh the price with what the shifts they put in week in week out.
Tevez at 8.8 milla is over ridiculous.
Is he that good?

Whoa . . . chill on that
I've been way ahead of you for five weeks straight.
Just one week and you're already running your mouth??

U came 32nd in the December league.
It means charlatans like Bammy FC, Yugos FC and U1's Indomitable were all better than you in the past 4 weeks.
Cheese n Rice. . . . .Muki and Ibime even did better than you in the month of December.
The same Muki everyone had written off some 2 months ago? Muki's FPL story is synonymous to the biblical Lazarus.

Hehehe . . . I can't declare war against you, that's like me declaring war against Borat and Chamo

Declare WAR at your own peril.

HNIC:
There's only one SONG

and really, there's only one RAMSEY.

Go and take a look at that goal again.

i stood up clapping for about 3 minutes

If it had been Rooney, Defoe or Young that scored that,

The English tabloids would have brought out stats/analysis comparing them with PELE

Quit your noise-making, abeg.
Danny Welbeck scored a better league goal on his debut and the English media didn't whimper about it.

eldee:
And then MH got fired and I figured, this dude will prolly build his team around Robinho like the average European coach would.
But nah, he decides to play a 4-4-2 with Tevez and generous Bellamy, meaning . . . he's leaving the door wide for Tevez to hit twenty this season.

Besides . . . everyone knows that with strikers, you have to go with in-form teams.
If you like, go for Bent . . . I'll stick wiv a consistent guy abeg.

This is why you are below me on the FPL table.
Your managerial nous is the same as that of Debosky.
By the end of January, you will be joining him on PAGE 2.

~Borat~:
If thats your point, you're Very Wrong. . .
Does it look like tevez, with his blistering form will be benched for a second? Replace him with whom? Roque? Ade?
Bellamy yes, Tevez hell no

It's a squad game. . . . . .Tevez cannot be starting every league game. . . .
Burnley have no one else to call on but Fletcher so he is a better buy than Tevez plus he scores goals too.
Darren Bent is another sure starter. I will have him ahead of Tevez every day of the week.

mukina2:
wetin?
my tactical team is the best. we do not make big buys, we buy only on the free transfer days

That is the key!!!!!

A manager has to trust his/hers players. . . .

eldee:
I think it's time to buy Tevez now, I was waiting till the next Gameweek but he keeps increasing in value.
I was about to get him yesterday night, he was selling for 8.6, I refreshed, and it became 8.7.

He'll probably be worth 9.5 before I finish this post.

It ain't worth that amount in me opinion. . . . .
There are many strikers in Citeh and predicting a start for Tevez is like predicting a start for Fabio da Silva.

Go to the lower teams, there are sure starters who put in decent shifts every time they play.
Fletcher of Burnley, Saha and Crouch are a decent shout!!!

Eastbay:
Erm,
Price tags considered,ignoring starts and taking into consideration appearances,who is worth the money paid on them?
A 30 million buy shouldn't be improving.
a 30 million pound buy is a finished article;a weapon waiting to explode on all the opposition.

Berbatov is worth the money paid to him. . . . .
To actually think Berbatov has scored more league goals than Nicholas Anelka this season means the Bulgarian is doing his best. . . .
Is Anelka also lazy? Anelka has played 1332 league minutes and Berbatov has a league game time of just 1088 minutes.

The combination of Drogba and Anelka has been hailed as the best in the league but letz examine the BLUES BROTHERS.
Drogba(14) and Anelka(5)
Rooney(14) and Berbatov(6).

If y'all pay attention to statistics and quit the crap talks, y'all would realise Rooney and Berbatov are best strike partners in the toughest league in Europe.

mukina2:

Muki, how you take reach 22nd?
Talk true. . . .U don dey use juju and abracadbra.
3 weeks ago, you were 39th. Ibime even called for your disbandment.

See how one's fortunes can change.

WENGER WANTS THROW INS TO BE SCRAPPED

He told Arsenal's official website: "(The rule I would change would be) maybe to play throw-ins by foot. Why not? I think it would make the game quicker."
Wenger believes the advantage gained by teams possessing long-throw specialists is unfair.
"For example at Stoke, for Rory Delap it is like kicking the ball," he said.
"It is a little bit of an unfair advantage. He is using a strength that is usually not a strength in football."
Radical though it sounds, Wenger insists the suggestion would not be the most revolutionary change to the game as football evolved to its current format.
"Football is the most popular team game in the world and one day some crazy guy said 'we don't use the hands'," added the manager.
"How could you have imagined on that day a game that is completely natural to play with your hands would become the most popular sport?"

Wenger belongs to the sanatorium if he really said this. . . .
It seems senility is finally catching up with the fool. . . . .How can you scrap throw-ins for kick-ins?
What would that do for the game? Teams like Bolton, Blackburn and Hull will stop playing footie and pack players in the box every time the ball goes out of touch.

Abdblues:
People, will just like to hear what you think about this friend of mine who is in a dilemma!
He Just Got married about 2.5 months ago to a very nice girl (by my own reckoning) and shocked
us (friends) when he told us 2days ago that he has gone completely tired of his Marriage, i suspected
that there might be another girl involved but he assured us that this is not the case, he said he is
deeply unhappy and is looking for ways to end it!. Truth be told he has always told us he wa getting
married to the girl because of pressure from some friends and family alike but he thinks he can handle it.
He is a christian and the wife is a muslim. he said she had previously promised to change as soon as they
are married but is now reluctant to go to church with him. He said the marriage is very cold and not interesting
at all!!!

Tell your friend to change to a Muslim to save his marriage.

The rate at which some teams are sliding in this league is alarming. . . . . .
They buy and buy and there's nothing to show for it.

Ibime is really making giant strides towards the top but he still came 6th in the December league.

justkunmi:
Vesc. . .wats.good? Compliments.of.the.season. .

Saw.Ninja.Assasin.yesterday.
Should.see.Sherlock.Holmes.today.or.tmrw. . .

Wats.for.review?

Public Enemies(Johnny Depp)
Taking Of Pelham123(John Travolta)

Eastbay:
No excuses.I don't even have to wait till January to know Valencia would still be ahead of the slug.
Happy new year,matey.I gots thangs to look after!!!

All i know is Berbatov has scored 6 league goals in 12 starts, 17 appearances and Valencia has 5 goals in 16 starts, 19 appearances.
I know who is improving even after suffering a knee op.

kay_pumpin:
How multi-positional is Platini,Maradona,Scholes, et al How effective has your multi-dimensional Lampard be in the diamond  And do you really mean as multi-positional as Cesc playing central back cos here we are talking about the creativity of a player and you are flirting with his inability to do canine style in bed.

I am not talking about Cesc playing centre back or what not. . . . .All i am saying is if Gerrard was a Spaniard, he will get into the national team ahead of Cesc. Gerrard woulda gotten there before the full maturity of Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas cos Gerrard is older than them.
How are we even sure Cesc is not better than Xavi/Iniesta for Spain? We would never know because Xavi/Iniesta have history behind them to make them starters.

Plus Spain has enough players with panache and flair than to employ jack of trades like Gerrard and Lampard abeg.A player who is extremely good at what he does best is it for me anyday,not indisciplined positional whores like Gerrard.

They look very ordinary in the absence of Iniesta in the Confederation Cup.
Spain don't have enough players with panache. . . . . .Y'all are taking this Spain thingy too far.

I am putting you in for the next show in Apollo,cos there is a reason a certain Liverpool team has been rudderless since the departure of Alonso inspite of the fact that Gerrard is still there.

That is because Liverpool have so many mediocre players in their ranks.
Gerrard alone cannot pull the strings in the company of mediocre players like Kuyt, Aquilani, Riera and other chumps.

kay_pumpin:
What are you ODing on?
Lennon,Lampard and Gerrard will feature conveniently in team even Cesc can get into?Do you have Mutallab's powder in your groin

Cesc has many qualities but he is not a multi-positional player.
Lampard/Gerrard can be shoved here n there when the going gets tough, i doubt Cesc can play as a winger or a striker or a defender.
So one of Gerrard or Lampard might get into the team before Cesc.

Ibime:
(1.) Depends on Ferdinands fitness. . .  I agree Pique is nowhere near a fully fit Ferdy and Terry

I agree. . . . .

(2.) They might not even make the squad. . . . I dont see them getting ahead of Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas and Alonso. . . . perhaps a fit Owen Hargreaves might make the DM position, but all the attacking slots are full!

Gerrard and Lampard will walk into that squad.
With the extra qualities and the amount of ammo in their arsenal, they will edge out Alonso, Fabregas and Senna.
Gerrard woulda been preferred to Cesc in the absence of David Villa in Euro 2008. . . .True or False?

Ibime:
Almost true. . . Terry or a fit Ferdinand would start in front of Puyol easily. . .
Lennon and Rooney would also be close but maybe just miss out.

All the defenders save for the RB position will walk into the Spanish team. . . .
Rooney, Lennon and at least either Gerrard/Lampard will also feature conveniently.

Some people are stupid sha. . . .
So because i asked DK about Cryuff's credibility, a retard thinks i dunno Cryuff. . . .

This is a quote of mine on Cryuff way back. . . https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-196574.2912.html#msg3362697
And if they still think i am lying, someone quoted the statement. . .https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-196574.2912.html#msg3362855

Ibime:
Negro please. . . . they never did it to Fabregas level. . . . matter of fact, Fergie would sell his whole midfield just to get hold of a player like Fabregas.

Over SAF's dead-body. . . . .
Sell United's title-winning midfield for Fabregas who cannot even win Carling Cup to save his gypsy arse?

Ask yourself this question. . . . how many central midfielders have been by and large the outstanding performers in the history of the Prem?

On the top of me head. . . .

Keane
Vieira
Scholes

. . . . at this moment, no striker or winger compares to Fabregas. . . . thats how I measure quality. . . . even when Keane, Scholes, Lamps etc were running things, they were always outshone by a striker or winger. . . .

Does this not tell you the whole Arsenal team is built around Fabregas?
Where is your perspective, Ijaw man?
When the team was built around Ronaldo at Man Utd(Rooney on the left, Tevez on the right). . .How many goals did Ronaldo score?
Ronaldo became the best player in the planet because there were runners around him ready to do the dirty job he couldn't manage.

at this moment, Fabregas has more impact than anyone else. . . . 12 goals, close to 20 assists, complete domination of the midfield. . . and we're only halfway through the season. . . . what more do you want?. . . . Lamps in his most brilliant season would pray for 20 assists. . . .

That has to do with the quality of players in Arsenal. . . . .It simply means Cesc is their best player and his team has been built around him.
When we had Keane n Scholes, there were still Giggs, Beckham and the destructive combination of Yorke and Andy Cole.
When Arsenal had Vieira, there were still the Dutch Wizard(Bergkamp), Henry and Pires. . . .How many players in the current Arsenal squad WILL WALK INTO the Invincibles of 2003/4? Only Cesc. . . . . .and Arshavin will sit on the bench.

Stick Fabregas in Chelsea today and Drogba, Lampard and Essien will eat 80% of the assists and goals he scores week in week out.
Stick him in Man Utd and he will pale in comparison to Rooney's gut busting performance week in week out.
If you put Abou Diaby in Enyimba of Aba. . . .He will score 40 goals and 58 assists in Naija Premier League.

Fabregas' case is the one of a local champion amongst retards or a small fish in a tiny pond.

Eastbay:
proving me wrong?The certified dud had all the lamest attempts on goal.His goal was so soft that it was the weakest one of the5.

His goal was the most difficult. . . .Every where was crowded and he still toe-poked the ball where Wigan's goalie couldn't dive to catch it.
Look at the technique he deployed scoring that goal? C-L-A-S-S.

Had to have2touches before scoring his usual tap-in from half a yard.Coulda sworn he'd miss from there.

Like i told you. . . . .He is never in a hurry.
Easy does it. Cool headed monster!!! Rooney woulda missed that chance by using power instead of placement.

BTW Valencia,as poor as you say he is,still leads him in the scoring race.I wonder how you feel about that.Berbatov:confirmed piece of bulgarian c.rap

Valencia has copped more game time. . . . .Valencia has had more run of games to steady his performance.
Berbatov has been in and out of the team since the Blackburn game because of his knee operation but he is getting back to his very best now.
By the end of January, get back to me!!!!

presido1:
We need him to prove us wrong by doing what he was bought to do. If he increases his goal tally nobody will be dizzing him. Two goals in two games is a good return and that is what we expect from him. Double digit goal count in PL is not too much to ask for. 30 milla can buy two Defoe.

He gave a master-class performance tonight.
The audacious pass he supplied to Valencia for Carrick's goal is the pass of the decade. . . .
How can you go wrong with Dimitar when he strings passes seamlessly and his reluctance to lose possession is 99%?

U cannot play Defoe n Rooney together.
Fergie coulda bought Defoe but a player like Defoe will freeze at OT.
Do you really think any idiot can wear the RED SHIRT and perform? Defoe will only flourish where he's the SUPERSTAR, not at United!!!

Ibime:
^^^ You are a blooming disgrace. . . . is it Fabregas fault that Wenger cannot buy a decent enough squad to compete. . .

What an excuse. . . . . So it's now Wenger's fault that this bunch of players beating teams in Europe cannot compete in the EPL?
You need to dig your head out of your ass.

No central midfielder has ever dominated and dictated games in the Prem like Fabregas is doing now. . . . thats a statement of fact. . . .every midfielder in the Prem is scared to get tight to Fabregas cos he is just too quick with his feet. . . .

Then i take it that you were not alive when Scholes blew the PREM apart in 2002/3 and Roy Keane in 99-2001.

Ibime:
Unfortunately, you're not one of the others.

U are in the 39th position and you are making noise?
Na wa o.

I will EAT ma shoe if you finish in the top 20.

Ibime:
Arsenal got 2 games this week

So what makes you think others won't load their team with enough Arsenal players?
U don't have any edge over others.

Eastbay:
Dis Argument will never end till Berbatov either starts scoring or leaves United.

He scored again tonight. . . . .He keeps proving you wrong time n time again.

Olisa4all:
Sauron. .fabregas hd 38 assists in 3season & lampard hd 28 assists(accordin2d stats u gave) within d same 3season & u stil say lampard is more CREATIVE!?

Creativity includes GOAL-SCORING.

Ibime:
Fabregas is the best midfielder in England. I have been saying this since 2007.
All that was missing was the goals. Now he is scoring at an alarming rate with a composure that most strikers would sell their grandmother to possess.

The only great midfielder that is yet to lead his team to win any title in England.
You are a disgrace!!!

What we are witnessing from Fabregas at this time is a moment of genius.
Ordinarily, central midfielders should not be dominating games as exclusively as Fabregas is in the Premiership. That is traditionally a wingers role in England.

Van Nistelrooy was not a winger when he took this league apart in his debut season.
Vidic wasn't a midfielder when his name kept appearing at the back of newspapers in the last 2 seasons.
To be a great player, leading your team to win something(or anything) must be a criterion.

Fabregas this season goes into the same echelon as Ronaldo, Henry and Cantona. . . . they are the only 4 players in that class in the last 20 years. . . . players who dictate games single-handedly.

You are a goat.
What is the common denominator in the players you mentioned above?
They all won tonnes of titles. Fabregas should follow suit.

Lampard belongs on the rung below with Gerrard, Drogba, Giggs, Scholes, Keane, Vieira, Pires etc.

U wouldn't have said this when Lampard was in his PRIME.
When Frank Lampard was the hub in Jose Mourinho's Chelsea pinging ridiculous passes and delivery to team-mates.
I will have Essien and Gerrard ahead of Cesc Fabregas.

Ibime:
Stop ya bloodclot crying. . . . aw many points ave you copped this gameweek?. . . Im in the late 60's (-8 for transfers) with 4 players still to play, including my captain.

Look at this Mgbeke. . . .Who send you message to waste 8 points on players?
Unlike many of y'all. . . . .I don't buy players anyhow. There's no point wasting 8 points on players after the normal free transfer.
It's atrocious.

Meanwhile, how can you have 4 players still to play when Arshavin has already played?
Are you high on Paraga?

mukina2:
my only consolation is that rooney didnt score twice

He still copped 11 points.
I made him ma captain so that's 22 awoof points.

Rinus Michels is god.

Ibime:
I had him 3 GW's and he wasnt producing. . . . Liverpool are not exactly free-scoring at the moment and he wasnt getting any chances. . . . even the chance he got against Villa was from a ricochet.

But the goal counted and he won MOTM for that single effort.
I played him cos i knew he was looking for his 50th league goal.
All he had to do was score and the MOTM was his. . . . .I drew 9 precious points from him last night.