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homesteady:
On this day in 2009, We brutally raped Real Madrid 2-6 in their Santiago Bernabéu

Make I go watch the highlights again sef.

Lol... you don't need to remind Madrid fans of that match bro, that's wickedness
Cassilas' autobiography will never be complete without Messi.

GBR1, you wan come cause trouble here abi? Abeg goan sleep jor

nonsoroyalty:
lol pity this dude na

The dude na comedian

dmcdad:
My guy dey lobby, him no fit know.

RebelliousDark:
lol. . . good evening boss. ..no, I'm not on ban. this account was eked out for the sole purpose of campaigning for that Miss Nairaland thing i told y'all about weeks ago.

Oh good!
Just try and put up a reminder when the time comes.

Krasid:
I think I remember Barca's hat-trick of penalties against Gijon.

Which of the penalties was as a result of foul committed outside the box or the ball hitting a defender's jersey?

RebelliousDark:

Are you Darkenedrebel? If yes, you don go cause trouble with your sophisticated grammar abi? How many months ban

dmcdad:
All those wish no dey work. E dey go back to the person wey dey wish am. Remember our analogy of the rich man daughter.

Last last e go still work for her while people wey dey winchy her go still dey house dey chop their mama food.

You are a bad guy I swear!
And before you know, mama go dey rub am for him face. Such as 'awon egbe e wa ni school, afi ounje ni kan' (your mates are in school, all you know is food)
Chelseafan1 my guy, do you know the story of the rich man daughter?

dmcdad:
Yeye man... And also we are yet to be awarded a penalty for the ball hitting an opponent at the back in his 18-yard box.

Your guy has a very good memory, but he's always selective about it
Krasid, which one you remember? The one outside the box or the one that hit jersey number?

dmcdad:
Na wa to you oooo. We no induct am fully or for am to be a cule. Na just to help him life get back on track with all the numerous heartbreaks wey both Hazard and Chelsea dey give am.

Afterall, who e epp?

So after we don help am get back on track, na to come dey wish us bad ehn? God dey sha.

Krasid:
We are tired of Barcelona and their shenanigans.Imagine having 19! Penalties and countless red cards against the opposition teams in just one Liga season.This nonsense has to stop.

At least we are yet to be awarded a penalty for a foul clearly committed outside the box. Gerrit?

bykebyke:
Ready to Pounce.

I dey tell you
People wey no dey even watch the match go follow join once them hear red card. We don suffer walahai

Chelseafan1:
If una lose or draw pere, some of una go fyt me ds nyt cos I go too laugh una.

You say?
By the way, I thought we once inducted you into the fold? You no dey support Barca again ni

Some dudes already viewing....awon Olote

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ollah1:
Hey folks. Sergio ramos and Diego Godin. Who is the better defender in the past 2 years? No sentiments pls and try to state your reasons.

I'll go with Godin any time any day. He's calm, unassuming, solid and brilliant.

eyoniggar:
In as much as I have decided not to care if they drop points or not. You cant but hope to see them drop points in your own heart of heart. I was thinking a draw would happen, knowing fully well that this is the same socie that handed us a bitter defeat on the 9th of april, useless peepo!!

Yes, I would be happy seeing them drop points. But, I never really expected anything special from Sociedad. Na we dem dey always follow do gra gra.

SIRcumalot:
those two barca directors you mentioned are responsible for signing mangala and sterling at those outrageous price. they aren't magician.

glad you mentioned that inter team
what,happen to that team after they won Their UCL title ?
they fell apart.
that is what would happen to this city team after this season I know we make jokes about benitez but he isn't totally to blame for that inter team.


this city performance in the UCL you're watching is the last hoorah.
of a veteran team on her last leg.
have they blown you away so far?
yaya is finished,kompany is been held together by duct tape and Silva hasn't been Silva this year.
why you dey mention only Joe?
am not making excuses just adding another perspective.
i[b]f it comes down to money,everybody has [/b]money.

If it's about money, everybody has money!
You sabi walahi!

GBR1:
What clearing out? You mean like replacing Joe hart because he's not enough to be keeper in Pep's possession system or replacing Otamendi because he can't pass well enough from defense? whose fault is it that he can't make use of players good enough already and he has to replace them with quality ones enough to his taste? Squad age is not an excuse if the players are still good enough and capable of delivering. Do you know the average age of Jose's Inter side for example that won the treble in 2010?
Thers's no debate here. City currently have the best squad in the league( too bad Pellegrini is underachieveing because City were heavy favourites this season and most folks expected them to walk the league considering the quality pf their squad and those they added in the summer). City position on the league table doesn't change the truth or you can ask yourself why this same City team is in the semis of the CL and it's that simple. They have the biggest cash to spend again, and this is known too. Pep has had his work cut out for him as much as possible. He has the greatest chance of being successful at city than any other PL club and he's a genius again for taking that chance.

I know of two former Barcelona directors/folks who are at City who have worked with him previously and are already working with him again. You are only making this easier for me by saying this. Those guys there couldn't have stop him from taking the United or Chelsea job and it was more of his choice than anything though i know City have been working on it for long.
City can comfortable outspend Chelsea or even United without even blinking and i'm surprised you didn't even know this. The same Chelsea that failed to release the funds Mourinho asked for in the summer is what you are comparing to Manchester City.
Financial Fair Play FFP is basically dead for now you know what this means, don't you?

I got your point bro.
As per the emboldened, there's no doubt about City spending power. But methinks, if Baba olowo could present a blank cheque to Pep to name his price, he can definitely give him any amount he needs to prosecute his task.
All in all, the season is almost here, let's get our fingers crossed to see our events unfold.

SIRcumalot:
I honestly think he would've been better off picking us or Chelsea even.
on the surface the city job looks easy until you look at the squad's age and the amount of clearing out he'll be doing plus
the instant win now mentality the fans want,this won't be like the Bayern job.
and I think Pep knows this and want to prove his doubter wrong.
city has only two sure players and one is always injured.
his already a great coach but he somehow turns city into a European power house then nobody go talk rubbish.

I admire your assessment of the City squad. The team did not win the league last season and have already lost it this season. If Pep gets there, eliminates some big names, brings his own players, plays a style beautiful to behold and wins titles in the process, while some may be forced to admit he's genius, there are some that would still find a way of down playing his achievements.

GBR1:
When Pep decided he was leaving Bayern, he had the choice on a platter to chose from United, Chelsea and City etc but he picked City who currently and undeniably have the best squad in the league and this package comes with almost unlimited funds for him to spend as he pleases. Regardless, he still gonna spend so much money and sign the very best players for him to compete and we both know why; he has always had the best of the crop to work with and City is the club in the PL that comes so close to guaranteeing that.
He has had his work cut out for him obviously and saying the contrary is very deceitful.

If you know the Barca connections in City, you will not question his choice of going there. Besides, I don't know the amount he needs to spend at City that The baba olowo of Chelsea cannot supply.

raumdeuter:
The only thing he would do at City is win in England maybe win 2 league titles

I doubt City would win the CL

City might not win the CL, it's no guarantee for any club. But, trust him to always push the team to the semis. I am just interested in what his success would be attributed to when he gets there.

diggz:
Ok. Great.....!

@ Nihililist, afrodoc,A40,GBR1

Sebod has agreed to a deal. Na to wait make pep reach city remain oooo...!

Yes I agreed because I am sure he'll dominate EPL and do well in Europe. But, I'll also be here to remind you guys when his success is attributed to something else....like working with great materials already prepared by his predecessor... God sparing us all till then.

diggz:
What are u fixing sir?

Or what did u fix sir?

U funny sha

You didn't get it? I actually agreed with the emboldened as I am sure he'll succeed in City.

jstbeinhonest:
Just as i feard. RIP Vich. cc sebod.
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I dont see how sociedad would score,Vela,Carlos Martinez and
Imanol Agirretxe are all out .

I didn't even see them winning Madrid with the aforementioned guys on ground let alone when they are not. We just must keep winning if we must retain the tittle rather than hoping the Madrid clubs drop points.

diggz:
@ sebod...

I don't care about the comparison BTW MOU and pep for the records.

The post you responded to never indicated any comparison BTW both coaches so pls don't deviate.

The fact is I and many orders are in doubt of the bogus genius title you gladly dash pep at will bro. I personally wont judge him till I see what he does with the city team down 2 to 3 seasons.

If he fails to replicate the dominance he had with barca team or win at least a UCL cup for city or qualify them for finals and minimum of the semis. Then you and I will have to agree he doesn't deserve the genius title.

Agreed??

Fixed sir!

ollah1:
A barca team that fought for all trophies but lost 2 on the final day and it's been branded the worst barca team. If thats so Mou shouldnt celebrate winning barca thag year too. Abi no be so? Lol, it was Mou's choice to buy Etoo and use torres. If he wanted better players, he would have.

So you a Chelsea fan didn't know Chelsea won CWC. You are a disgrace, your fellow fans here must be disappointed.

Madrid were loosing out in group stages pre mou? Whew!! I learnt new things today

They lost the CWC to Corinthians.

SIRcumalot:
who tell you say SAF dey fear to play Barca ?
like say we never beat una twice on our way to win this thing.

there is nothing like pep style

Man U haven beaten Barca before but no team wanted to face Barca in 010/11 UCL.

pamcode:
Well there have been lot of great managers some reach the top doing extra ordinary stuffs. One thing i know is that all this great managers gave their 'BUT'. This makes the job of Camparing managers very tiresome and debatable.

Nevetheless I believe Mou and Pep are both genius of their generation and trying to Find the better one is just like trying to Find the better between Messi and Ronaldo. No compromise can ever be reached.

I give it to you bro!
What makes Mou genius despite his shortcomings also makes Pep one as there's no coach anywhere in the world who achieved and won it all every time.

diggz:
Let's even assume pep beats athletico and fails to win the final or athletico knocks him out and he fails to reach the finals. Will A40 be justified? I had say,Yes!!!!

However,for many who are still skpetical about Pep's genius as a coach regarding the round leather game(I inclusive),I say we wait till next season.

He will be inheriting a multimillion pounds squad in Man city. Plus,he will also have the resources required to buy whoever he needs.

For us the skpetics we would love to see him prove us wrong by dominating Europe and the league with man city.

If he does,he gets crowned a Genius. If he doesn't,then Nihilist,afrodoc,I and several others would have being justified.

Agreed?

If dominating Europe is a strong yardstick for measuring genius, then Mou is never a genius. Mou never dominated Europe despite winning UCL with two clubs. Nobody feared his team, nobody talks about the style he won with, you dominate when other clubs pray never to be drawn against you.
When Pep was at Barca, every coach including the great SAF never wished to play his team, that's dominance.
By the way, Mou too took over a Madrid team that was an assemblage of stars with enough money to get who ever he wanted because Madrid wanted to dominate Europe at all cost as Barca were doing, we all know how it ended. Mou had to play dirty even to rescue something out for his team and still got fired while Pep's style of play still remains the reference point till today.
If Mou is genius, so is Pep regardless if he wins UCL with Bayern.

GBR1:
So now spending money or signing players is now your criteria or determinant in achieving success? Just listen to yourself. You are the same dude who goes about dissing EPL clubs for spending so much with little to show for it and now you are using that same premise conversely to argue that Chelsea were the strongest then because no one could match them financially.
I'm not surprised this is coming from you. The hypocrisy left unchecked in your past is always coming to hurt you.

You obviously didn't get the point bro.
Mou got to Chelsea and spent big to bring in proven players, he won some tittles albeit not winning it all, he's termed a genius.

While Pep inherited a poor team who had no confidence left in them after finishing 3rd on the log, sent away the super stars, built a fresh team and won it all in style. He's just a good coach.

afrodoc2:
It seems you are unaware that Rijkaard one of the greatest failures of them was there before Pep. If you want to talk about foundation he did the laying

Yes I am aware Rijkaard was there before Pep, but I won't agree he did any laying.
Rijkaard had a team that had Dinho, Eto and Deco as the brain behind the team while Pep had Xavi, Iniesta, Busi and Messi as his pillars. Rijkaard had Thuram, Puyol, Zambrota, Oleguer and co as his defenders while Pep had Abidal, pique, Puyol, Alves and co as his.
Rijkaard never did any laying as he handed over a team dead in confidence to Pep.

afrodoc2:
Let me simplify Nihilist point.
All these FAILURES as managers come to Barca and suddenly start winning titles and they go elsewhere and continue as failures
This makes us believe that you do not have to be a genius to be extra successful in Barca. U only have to be good or great.
IF FAILURES CAN BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN BARCA THEN ANYONE CAN

While those that came to Barca after Pep and won tittles could be termed any name, the guy that laid the foundation to make things easy for them must be a genius. He got the best out of the guys, built a lasting legacy that became the benchmark of footie while those that came after him have not been able to replicate his feat.