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daveP:
What this analysis impresses on me mostly is we need a pacy finisher in that place. Dazall. Once again, he's very lucky that Saka was there to finish that move.

Kai is terrible with finishing. For all his brilliant off the ball movements and awareness he lacks in that vital aspect. That was as poor as a school boy miss.

liveLongNprospa:
Lmaooo.. You dey see lamba.
So buhari could not jail anybody linked to that fictitious 16b dollars.

Something that CBN has confirmed that it wasn't up to the said 16bn dollars oo😭😭.

When someone ha write an epistle for a single line question, you know.

Jodera:
Yeah White is very much underrated and underappreciated with respect to what he brings to this team

But

While your analysis of different categories of skills in football is beautifully crafted, I don't quite agree with it.

1. In your categories, I believe it should be only two (physical and technical) and that the categories of cerebral should be given to technical cos that's essentially what technical skills is all about (spatial awareness, positioning and movement).

2. You concluded by calling Havertz, Jorginho and White "the brains" of the team.
Hmm, We all know that title belongs to Odegaard presently and to some extent Rice.
This duo are the ones that's making this system tick cos they involve much in the buildup, control, shape and press of the system, transitioning of attack and understanding the use of space well.
Calling them hand and leg or whatever is a great disservice to the work they're doing at arsenal.

Take out Odegaard and put Havertz (your brain) in his position and take out Rice and put Jorginho (your brain) in his position and let's see whether this system won't crumble.
The only person who can confidently replace Rice in this setup for long is Partey and that's because he also is another brain of the team.

Meanwhile the people you termed as Cerebral or the "brain of the team" players are the players that can be easily be replaced without feeling any huge drop in form. Everyone knows this. White for Tomi, Havertz for ESR/Trossard, Jorginho sef na bench player.
There's a reason they're called "brains" to start with.


3. I would love to see any article, site or blog (or even videos) where you at least referenced this write-up from, for clearer understanding, cos I've searched and searched and I didn't see any Cerebral skill in any category of skills for footballers.
I will be expecting.

I have no issues if you don't accept my idea. I can also say that you were unable to refute them.

You always ask for references but when you see them you turn around again to deny them or reject them.

The YouTube video below is fourfourtwo (I don't know if you're conversant with the magazine, but they have a strong reputation with Arsenal FC). It's a short video analysing our game with Liverpool. Listen carefully.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPnwo9cY1e8?si=gRnYehytSqCpPT84

raumdeuter:
This is an article from 2009 way before APC that the House was investigating Obasanjo for 16bn for power project led by the house committee

The 16bn power issue has been known in public domain sine early Yar Adua days from 2007

What was the outcome of the probe?

liveLongNprospa:
Whether it was stolen is not an issue.
But these guys want to paint a picture that everything was looted before them hence their incompetence.
Na the same propaganda monerozi5590 dey battle now against BAT supporters😂😂😂

You know that when there is a bank robbery, the amount of money declared as stolen is usually more than the actual because the people that go to verify will also collect their own.

Don't let Agbados drag you into this kind of argument as it is a diversion and cheap excuse from reality currently on ground

liveLongNprospa:
There was someone here that tried to project me as a liar when I said the CBN gave Dangote dollars at a subsidised rate. An apc supporter.

Now imagine my surprise seeing another strong apc supporter using it as a point to attack meffy😲

And what sort of lie is this.

OBJ spent 16b dollars on light?

Make una dey lie with sense abeg.
OBJ spent about 2.6b on light.
I know this because I followed the argument made by apc people that you lifted that figure from.
The guy corrected himself before going offline for 2days when he could no longer lie again.

Fucking liar

Whether it was 16b or 2.6b, the fact is that it was misappropriated. A kind way of saying stolen. Either of 16b or 2 6b could have gone a long way in solving our power issues if well utilised.

I agree that Obidients are not necessarily LP supporters. The reason they support LP is because of Obi. If Obi leaves LP and joins another party (especially a non popular one) Obidients will withdraw their support for LP.

Personally, I feel pissed about the attitude of many LP members of parliament. I hate them. I doubt I would support them in any election. That is why I didn't counter Okupe's claim that LP was just an SPV. He is very correct.

mostob:
I like your analysis but going by your explanation of cerebral, Ode comes first, then Rice. Jorginho too if he is in the starting lineup. White is just like Gabriel and Saliba. And please Rice is not just 'bone' , he is a cartilage and muscle too.

Like I said players have a combination of all three skills in them. But one usually dominates the others. It's like temperament.

Odegaard is very cerebral but his technicality dominates his brain work. Howbeit he is more cerebral than many cerebral midfielders.

As for the description of Rice in the bolded, goes to show that he is more of a physical player.

Jodera:
Lol... You don catch me


But it's obvious na

It is obvious that fans underrated White.


There are three categories of skills for footballers. They are physical, technical and cerebral.

Physical - stamina, speed, endurance

Technical - ball control, dribbling, crossing, shooting (especially curling the ball), finishing

Cerebral - positioning, movement, spacial awareness

Every player has all three but one or two will dominate their skillset. When you look at Gabriel, you know he is more of physical. When you look at Saka he is more of technical, when you look at White you see that he is more of cerebral.

Please note, that a physically or technically inclined player may even be more cerebral than a cerebrally inclined player. For example, Rice is a physically inclined player but is more cerebral than Elneny who is a cerebrally inclined player.

Cerebral players are the ones the manager uses to determine, control and direct their onfield tactics. At Arsenal, Arteta uses White to a great effect in controlling how he wants the team to play. Other players include Havertz, Jorginho etc.

The reason why you would almost certainly see White and Kai in an Arteta line up is because they are the brain of the team. The likes of Gabriel, Saliba, Rice may be the bone, while Saka, Martinelli, Jesus, Zinchenko are the hands, White and Kai are the brains. They will always find a space in the line up.

mostob:
You should know the reserves i.e. the bench players will always come first before the youngsters. There are those coming back from injury that need minutes to get back into shape. Let him do whatever he wishes to do...

Every letter and title here just makes sense. I don't see how anyone shouldn't understand this. It is even visible for the blind and audible to the deaf

He will forfeit his seat as governor

Trossard is the most efficient Arsenal player this season already.

iamoyindamola:
The last time arsenal scored 4 first half goals we drew the match against Newcastle

Bad memories

Havertz back to his more critical position.

Cc Jodera, Mostob

yarimo:
No I mean capital NO

You lack wisdom.

Racoon:
Hehehe. Shege promax! Renewed shege promax. Shege banza. All mixed together and schooling the ronus

Person wet get erectile dysfunction go snatch another man wife. Time to do the do.... Story full bucket

raumdeuter:
Actions have consequences everywhere

We cannot use our oil fortunes to create shell companies for harvesting subsidy proceeds

Sell oil income of the future to spend today

Service debts with 90% of income and think it won't have repercussions

I repeat the problem with this government is not it's policies. The problem is that members of the government are acting on personal interest and 'emi lokan' mentality. It is expected because of their general criminal tendencies to loot.

Afospecialk:
We are sophisticated and not online mobs who praise politicians as Messiah

We voted Tinubu bcs we believed in his capabilities and he fails we don't hesitate to checkmate him.

That's Yoruba for you. We don't praise a failure as someone people do see a failure Pandora Obituary as their Messiah 🤣

We Igbos are enjoying this government. There must not be protest any where. Never. Emilokan must complete his 8years

afrodoc2:
We argued this thing for weeks then. At a time i could not understand people's line of thinking. Nigerians living in Nigeria were supporting immediate removal of subsidy BEFORE any palliative measures were in place. I just had to raise my hands like Mr Ibu.

To be sincere I saw your argument then and you have been proven right by every sense of the word.

afrodoc2:
Some of us warned about this. Removing the subsidy at that time was a confirmed error. He should have found a way of putting measures in place first and then removing subsidy after about 2 years.

Ultimately that might still not have worked but would probably have caused less suffering.

The issue is not removing subsidy. It's the theft going on amongst the government officials that is affecting the country. They stole the subsidy money meant to take care of these effects

ch214:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2cJIOV9VI0&pp=ygUhQ2hpbGRyZW4gcHJvdGVzdHMgYWdhaW5zdCB0aW51YnUg

APCNG should have something to say

ch214:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2cJIOV9VI0&pp=ygUhQ2hpbGRyZW4gcHJvdGVzdHMgYWdhaW5zdCB0aW51YnUg

Those students are IPOB miscreants

Fake news by Obi supporters. Peter Obi will never be president. We will teach Igbos a lesson. It's IPOB. Lagos is no mans land. BAT until 2031AD. Ebi pawa o.

Jodera:
it would have made sense if ESR was Odegaard (a starter and one of our most influential Midfielders) and if G.Jesus was one of our flop players.

If ESR who isn't starting Is whom you preferred over Havertz even after Havertz have played many games in midfield more than ESR, yet you still claim the midfield is better for Havertz, then I'm in wonder at your reasoning.


If G.j who's one of the most influential attackers in our team which only missing goals is his weakness is whom you said Havertz is better than. Same Havertz that's even more profligate than him and can't give half of what GJ gives is whom you said Is better than, then I'm sorry, this your water don pass garri.


You just dey fall hands and I don't even know the reason why. Maybe na cruise to you but omorr....

You know that I for one is not chicken and I won't hide mouth or deny my personal opinion even if they turn out not to be right.

I did say that I preferred ESR to Kai for LAM and I gave my reasons which are very logical. Which is that he is right footed and therefore a counter balance for Odegaard at RAM who is left footed. I still stand by my word because believe that if given play time we will enjoy ESR more than we are enjoying Kai. So Kai may be the best option for the manager now at AM but it's my believe that ESR will even be better if given enough time to assert himself.

In the case of Kai vs Jesus, it is the same logic that Kai gives more output as a false 9 than Jesus especially in pressing and in changing the positional dynamics. Kai's movement is better and with his size he dominates defenders better. While Jesus overloads the attacking third, Kai overloads the midfield (which for me is better, though sincerely let me admit that I may be wrong here because Jesus is so inconsistent) but then it's an opinion. This is a very logical stance and I don't see how you are confused about it apart from the fact that you love being confused. Is confusion a hobby to you?

Jodera:
Kai can play Am but I prefer ESR

Kai can play CF more than Jesus

Kai can play Am more than Cf.


Confused Somebody

You mean this looks confusing to you? Totally makes sense. If it isn't making sense to you, it's a pity.

Jodera:
Keep on turning amala with English

Your usual line when you can't challenge my argument and evidence.

mostob:

You know what I think? I think you deliberately do all these either to engage or frustrate us. Because wtf is this screenshot you just brought? That was like seconds after the ball entered the net ffs. Chai

Pictures don't lie. Who was Kai going for and why isn't Jodera's Arnold still marking Kai?

That is because Kai moved towards Konate so that he could distract him. If Konate had kept the chase on Martinelli may be we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Try and see the big picture.

Jodera:
Why did you argue with me for one over week when I said he can play CF if you know two facts can coexist?

All these your sly insults no go work

We didn't argue if you COULD play CF. We argued if he was better at CF or AM. I said playing AM is better for him than CF. My views haven't changed.

Jodera:
The bolded was what I tackled with that picture. Show us with that picture or your own where Kai owned Konate to free up Martinelli.

You know that I don't run away from facts.

Jodera:
Okay, after all your merry go round and I don finally hook you for neck, you don admit to your initial post that says "Kai is better than Jesus in CF shey"?

Just because of one match.

Same you weh dey argue with me say CF no fit am. You've finally elevated him over Jesus because of agenda. Kon ti new!!

He is still better suited to AM no 8.

Two facts can coexist don't be silly

Jodera:
I want to ask

1. Who started CF for arsenal last season when arsenal won 3-2 in Emirates?

2. Who won the penalty that Saka converted that won us the match?

3. Who was the two CBs that day when Jesus won the penalty?

You are comparing a match played nearly two years ago. You are very funny.

APCNig:
Una go cry Tire, because No Evidence. This hatred and bitterness that your parents planted in you is the reason why you are miserable.

All those who wish Tinubu Omo Alhaja Mogaji evil will have evil befall them.

Anything the North is cooking, we will eat. We love Owambe Party. Let them cook good food and serve us, we will eat, drunk, and merry. But remember Emilokan Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Jagaban Omo Alhaja Mogaji is President till 2031. We run this game, we shall continue to teach you Politics

You sound like some people are happy with the way things are in the country. I am not saying you shouldn't support your president, I am saying you sound happy about how things are.

Jodera:
Is it konate marking Kai there?

Yes or no answer please.

I no want epistles

Look at the picture again, Konate was more concerned about Kai than Martinelli. That's the idea.

By the way, that was not Arnold behind Kai.