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dmcdad:
Exactly!

That beer you give me so, na who go help me drink am self?
Abeg where is Coded01?

pelvicky:
pique can injure himself if he want, we get replacement

Abeg ooooo, make we no live on that mentality oooo. What if the replacement come get injury nko?
Nothing is as sweet and competitive as having a full fit squad.

Let Lucho have the headache of selection while we enjoy the results as fans.

@shaadey, you have always been a viewer. Of this thread. I can bet you are a Culé, your contribution is needed.

ddippset:
Pique + Umtiti. The partnership Ive been hoping for, for the season.

Now you have your wish sir!

Despite wasted chances here and there, what matters most is the 3 points which is already in the bag.

Unto the next game!

raumdeuter:
Sircumalot

Can he do it in Stoke? Done. No this isnt the Stoke of Tony Pulis

Can he do it vs physical sides like West Ham?

There are no small teams in EPL. City is only winning vs small teams
Just compiling the excuses for the next "Pep confidential"

Don't forget the usual "Pep go hear am for Epl"
we are together bro.

onuwaje:
I just like d way he defends

He's a good and rugged player no doubt, but he's never a ball playing defender like Umtiti.

onuwaje:
I just like his rugged nature shikena

From your experience as a Barca fan over the years, could you please give us at least 3 characteristics of a typical Barca defender? After which we will appreciate if you could rate the two defenders based on your list.

dmcdad:
I have always been with him even when almost everyone else doubted him. Glad I had faith in him and he didn't fail me.

You can say that again!

bykebyke:
Sergi Roberto called up for Spain.

Reward for hard work!
To even think some guys at one point wanted him out validates the popular saying "patience is virtue"

dmcdad:
How about this?

Hehehehe Perez don suffer

homesteady:
So like play like play, Bravo don go? I wish him the best of luck in England.

I'll forever appreciate him for his professionalism. He came at the time we needed a keeper after Valdez left us to our fate. He helped oversee the important transition and left after two successful seasons with loads of trophies some can ever dream of. Obviously one of our finest!

dmcdad:
I no expect anything less...

I no even expect say dem fit give dem Dortmund self. Abi Malmo no come ni?
That your fridge, e get as e be ooooo

Modified:
Na microwave self, heheehehhehe

dmcdad:
Toughest group... You see your people (Madrid) own abi?

No be today nau, wetin you expect before?

dmcdad:
Barcelona
Manchester City
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Celtic


Hmmmm. Group C.

Which kind yeye draw be this nau?

dmcdad:
Are you kidding me? That guy na legend sha.

I dey tell you.

dmcdad:
Not just an EPL fan... A Chelshit fan.


I'm very sure in 20 guesses, you won't predict correctly the moniker of the one who said it.

You just need to read the latest from him na Man U fans dey follow am drag now

dmcdad:
Ahswear you no be better person at all.


Walai you no get joy oooooo. See compilation sha.

You go read some posts and just burst into laughter

TRendlona:
An EPL fan??

Just try enter Chelsea thread, you go laugh tire

Joke of the day; just relax, read and laugh


A. Valencia is a better defender than D. Alves-----Man U fan

Hazard is not a high volume player and should therefore not be compared to his mates with stats( only for those who understand)-----Chelsea fan

We can't know who is a better player between Martial and Messi because they play in different leagues and teams------guess who?

10d0ve:
you have said it all, but I just think some posts are best left unquoted

Dmcdad, the emboldened submission is the answer.

Mcleo007:
Abi

That's the height of hypocrisy!

bigkesh:
Marquinhos finally won for Brazil what have been missing...Congrats to him too

#Legend

Same way Pepe won the Euros for Portugal but we all know whose name all of you were shouting up and down even if he did nothing in the final.

dmcdad:
Gbam! Nuff said! Arda is unbelievably good now.

Now, we have a reliable back up to your boy.

Neymar finally won for Brazil what the have been missing over the years. #legend

Lana1:
Mehn i really pitied Betis today o. Especially that their keeper. Nigga was just diving to shots he couldn't save.

And shey na defence we go call dat Betis defence??
A back four of bykebyke, dmcdad, sebod and airmark would ve done a better job sef.

Haha baba, airmark in the same team with me? Na me go 1st kill am because na Busquest the guy go dey monitor we go concede pass Betis self.

dmcdad:
Sebod, what's your take on this debate?

I have read your position on it and trust me, you nailed it. Don't forget this was what we also bargained for last season when some of us agreed/believed Suarez should be the team's highest goal scorer for some obvious reasons. Messi is Messi, he doesn't need anything to prove anymore.


By the ways, where are the Arda critics?
Nice win today.

TRendlona:


*Wenger since 2004* *Mourinho* came 2005 he won the league
twice and went. _Wenger still building the team_ *Ancelotti* came
and won the league and went _Wenger still building the team_
*Mancini* came won the league and went _Wenger still building
the team_ *Pellegrini* came won the league and went _Wenger still
building the team_ *Mourinho* came back again won the league
and went _Wenger still building the team_ *Ranieri* took Leicester
came from relegation zone and won the league _Wenger still
building the team_!! Im wondering what kind of a team he is
building since 2004.

Don't get it twisted mate!

Slow and steady wins the race.
Baba is building a team that will qualify in a group of Juve, Atletico and PSG, and beat Bayern in the 2nd round, beat United in the quarter final, beat Madrid in the semi and ultimately destroy Barca in the final to lift the much coveted UCL.
It's a dream which is achievable, after all, Rome was not built in a day.

But...but...you wicked small oooo

ddippset:
It has everything to do with winning trophies I think. If the team wins the treble again not only enrique gets the glory. Just as the guy responsible for the signings got the stick last season. Arda was a beast at athletico, we already started to tag him a bad singing until 2 matches ago. Mathieu was a beast at valencia, the only reservation was whether he could give 2 years not about his performance. Yet we all consider him a flop after just 1 season. That's why I said the end justifies the means. Its just 2 games and if digne and umtiti go ahead and flop just as mathieu and Arda did wouldnt we call them flops? All iam saying sha is the level of confidence here is discomforting. After alvez left I would have signed a right back. Asides munir I would have signed another striker as back up to the front trio. Iam only sueing for caution, that's all.

I got your point clearly bro. Over confidence shouldn't be encouraged as nothing is won yet and I am sure you can't get such from me. But, the fact remains that the latest signings can't be compared to the likes of Douglas and Verm. Those guys were never fit from the 1st day. At least, from what we have seen so far from the latest signings, we can be rest assured that we have potential back ups at the LB and CB. Whether they live up to expectation in the course of the season is a different issue on its own.
As regards Arda, I have always been of the school of thought that believes in giving players enough time to prove their worth. I have never called for his head just like Mathieu who I believe is okay a a squad player despite his errors.
I share your sentiment about getting a solid replacement for Alves. But, it seems the coach is not looking it that way. We can only pray and hope that wing is well covered by Vidal and Sergio.
As regards the fourth striker, it all depends on which solid striker would be willing to take the bench role when MSN are fit and available. With what we have seen from Arda in the LWF so far, I believe he can give us a solid performance in that role, while Munir stands as back up to Suarez and a fit Rafinha to Messi.
All in all, the depth of the team is reasonably okay, even though it doesn't guarantee any trophy yet. We can only hope, believe and pray that we all have something to cheer at the end as you have rightly said, "the end justifies the means"

ddippset:
We should be careful not to get ahead of ourselves. We are already glorifying the sporting director. But the end justifies everything. What of we go trophy less with all the signings, would he still be comparable to the guy who signed douglas and mathieu and still won the treble?

Don't get it twisted bro, it's not about the trophies won here, because we know those responsible for that. It's about how fit and okay the signings are. Vermaelen was signed while on the treatment table despite his track records of injury, Douglas never played any meaningful match for us(even though he can boast of trophies many outstanding players can only dream of).
Can we really compare those signings to the ones we have now? We have all seen how Digne and Umtiti have slotted in seamlessly into the team as if they are La Masia graduates. We need to give it to the man in charge bro, it has nothing to do with winning trophies.

dmcdad:
You mean Zubi the greatest sporting director of all time?

Hehehehehehe

dmcdad:
Really glad. Robert Fernandez God will bless you. All your signings are spot on.




Visça el Barça!
Viva Catalunya!

Unlike a certain man that signed Douglas and Vermaelen.