BlueRayDick:


The tactical reason is not showing on the pitch one bit. We could’ve scored 2 to 3 goals in the first half if Trossard was on the pitch and Martinelli was on the bench .

Lucas Digne was really on Saka at the right side of attack and that made it imperative for us to channel our attacks through the left with Martinelli having cash to beat most of the times.

Martinelli just kept taking the wrong decisions over and over again thereby bungling our chances of getting a goal early in the match. It was frustrating watching him do absolutely nothing with the ball till he either gets dispossessed or over hit the ball in a bid to pass to another teammate .

Trossard on the other hand knew when to sprint, when to release a pass , when to shoot and when to attempt a shot.

If Villa had scored one or two goals , all those Martinelli’s underwhelming performance would’ve come back to bite us in the asss

You are right in your observation but this here is the reason Martinelli will always be preferred. I call it transitions... 👇🏾

Shegzdave:

Why I feel he’s starting ahead of trossard is cause he defend and trackback better than trossard

Jodera:

While it's true but at a point, that defending and tracking back will no longer be enough to see him start. The way he combines losing the ball, poor decision making and overall poor display is shocking.

That his defending and tracking back immunity go soon wear off

If you know who Arteta be in terms of attention to defensive play, you will change your comment. Lol

Jodera:

The way he's falling off is just alarming. Me that's one of his biggest fan here and was really looking forward to his peak.

It'll be a shame if we don't enjoy him cos I know millions of arsenal fan have really been dreaming of 23/24 yr old Martinelli and how he'll tear epl defences to shreds. Now man can't even beat one man

See the way our Lw was lively and productive immediately Trossard entered, and that's even if you neglect his goal scored

Martinelli and Trossard have their similarities but they are different types of wingers.

Martinelli is better with transition. Ball to feet, take a man 1v1, create chances etc, run down the flanks- typical winger. Trossard on the other hand is more of a space merchant, ball to space, positioning, goal target.

When Arteta starts Trossard he starts him as a CF/ false 9. Or where the team gets to dominate a box. That's because Trossard is good at positioning but not as good as Martinelli for transitions.

However, if you want a late surge or a tactical attacking manuveur, he is your best bet.

That said, if we should swap their roles and Martinelli begins to play from bench, you will realise that he is as good as Trossard in finishing off games.

What Arteta does between Martinelli and Trossard is purely tactical and has nothing to do with who is better. Same as between Raya and Ramsdale.

BlueRayDick:


The guy deserves to start ahead of Martinelli going forward . Arteta has no further excuse as to why he’s not starting at this point

Trossard not starting looks more tactical than otherwise

BlueRayDick:
That invest wey una talk say Timber Dey invert I never see am since morning o. It’s best to say he’s a better defender than Zinchenko sha

Villa is defending in a mid-block and so even when Timber inverts, he can't receive the ball because Villa blocks the midfield passing lanes

Villa defending in a mid-block like last season

daveP:
Conte sef. Wetin he dey see for Lukaku though?

He just wants to sell Osimhen and make money

WorldRichest:
His useless followers know, but they have no brain to decide good from bad

It's interesting how you now believe Nnamdi Kanu. Did you also believed him when he said Buhari is Jubril and that Tinubu is from Guinea;Cornakry

airmark:


Is this the same Pidom you are talking about? Na wa o.

Update

Pidom is alive under police detention. I have to give it to Hundeyin. He is a very smart guy.

https://x.com/DavidHundeyin/status/1827003441484321012?t=8E0x84C9-b5gdUCn-tNU2Q&s=19

daveP:
Osimhen mata dey taya person

Wages brouhaha. He should go to Saudi abeg

Napoli wanted him to go to Chelsea as a part deal for Lukaku. The good news for us is that Lukaku now has a deal in place between Chelsea and Napoli that is outside Osimhen. Any club that can cough out 100m and 300k pw will get Osimhen.

daveP:
Las las, all of you go gree say Fabio go go loan las las. I don't see him getting minutes near last season's minutes.

Let's even see who this shock signing is going to be sef.

Abi na Neymar?

I just know say that Fabio no go make am here. Arteta wanted to create opportunity for him on the right as Saka deputy but he is not taking it. He cannot do 1v1 and he lacks stamina

Jodera:

Nick Jover must be rubbing his hands with glee

You sabi well well

This is scary. If true, this is a new low for this government

https://www.nairaland.com/8193228/sos-alert-pidom-nigeria-missing

Amigoss:


This are official rate i guess

Tinubu just dey break every bad record he can find.

BlueRayDick:


All their explantions are not even Making sense sef. Imagine the NNPC spokesperson saying



If subsidy has not been paid to anyone in the last 9 years as they claimed, then what was Tinubu referring to one year ago when he said " Subsidy is gone"?

If it is the system of "shortfall" clearing which they are now explaining , what has changed since the yeye announcement? Omo! These people no rate us at all.They don't even bother to tell convincing lies anymore

Until recently the people in power have never thought of how easy it is to lie and get away with it.

This is a dangerous path.

iamoyindamola:
Shamefully he will do well in championship and get a club to buy him around 25m
Brighton gain, arsenal loss but resident fan boy can't comprehend that
Any where belle face🤣🤣🤣

So it's OK for Brighton to loan him but Arteta doesn't give youth a chance.

So Duberry is no longer Yamal's mate again?

Lol

However I pray we sign a true striker. He will give Arteta more tactical options against different set up.

Our options will be Kai Havertz starting as CF and later dropped to midfield in the second half or Jesus starting and gets subbed of for a midfielder and Havertz moving up to CF

mostob:
I read something about Newcastle having PSR and FFP issue and they need to sell. That's why I think we can just play with them small.

Watkins is good. He seems to be an Arsenal fan sef. He couldn't celebrate when Son missed that famous chance against City last season. But Aston Villa won't let him go.

You still dey hope for striker? 😂

When I was shouting it here that as far as Arteta's tactics is concerned a striker will not be a priority. As it stands now, for us to sign a striker we must look for a way to sell Nketiah. As any striker will simply be a backup option just like Nketiah.

Arteta no fancy striker again like that year he joined us.

liveLongNprospa:


This man.
Dangote is saying they should sell him crude oil at the market price of crude.
If 1 barrel is $80, that is what he wants to buy.
He's asking them to stop selling through their subsidiaries after they have carried oil outside naija.
Unless you have new information I'm not aware of.

Dangote is notorious for being harsh to Nigeirans himself. I believe that's where he is having issues with policy makers and public analysts.

He sells cement higher than international market, etc . He cannot be trusted as a business always wants to be spoon-fed.

Ibime:


Stated by law, and he no go court? Leave story. All relevant information is contained in the price of a good. He is not seeking market price but Dangote price. Market price is the price you receive from selling abroad less the difference between shipping abroad and shipping to Dangote. If Dangote can meet whatever that price is, he will have no problem.

The issue is not really price but cost based on what you have stated earlier. Cost of shipping, cost of Forex etc.

But then I interest is not Dangote but Nigeria. If helping Dangote will ease life for Nigerians (something that Dangote is notorious to not do) then the FG and NNPC should do what's needful.

Why pay billions on subsidy for imported fuel when you can help a local supplier?

BlueRayDick:


U need to watch the video and understand some things first . If u watch the video , it will disabuse ur mind and purge it of some preconceived misinformation that probably formed the basis upon which u are asking this question.

There’s a price for failure to plan and it’s usually costly . It is costlier for a multi-billion dollar business .

What u call simple document can make or mar ur business and all investments.

For ur information , all over the world there’s no refinery that rely solely on crude from local sources as feedstock . Refineries all over the world source their crude from different sources . two of the largest refineries in the world are sighted in Singapore and South Korea yet, none of the two countries has proven oil reserves. It simply means they buy crude , refine and export fuel & its byproducts .

The government owned Kaduna refinery , before it commenced operations back then Nigeria entered into supply contract with Venezuela and Saudi Arabia to be supplying us crude for the refinery . That’s the standard practice , a refinery enters into contract if supply with suppliers years ahead so u don’t have a fully functional refinery with no feedstock to refine .

Permit me to ask ; which problem is the Dangote refinery (a private business ) supposed to alleviate ?

First, please I am not doubting you as I do not have adequate information about the issue. I am simply asking questions using my common sense.

The Dangote refinery as reported should supply our local market with refined PMS and diesel without the burden of foreign exchange.

My concern is that none of our refineries are working after billions of dollars have been spent. Now that we have one even though it is private why can't we just simply ordinarily assist it to work as long as it will be for the benefit of the common man. Why would government be comfortable to subsidise imported fuel but cannot support a local supplier even if it will mean personal gain.

If your child is dying of hunger you don't have to ask the child why he hasn't done his chores before you give him food.

With none of our refineries working, we can bring up several reasons or excuses why Dangote should have done this or that, but it's the common man that is paying the price.

BlueRayDick:


God bless Dumebi Kachikwu; finally someone has to call it what it is. Most of the fault is on Dangote for failing to have relevant contracts signed for feedstock supply and a part of the blame is on NNPC/FG under Buhari that was busy selling hope that The Dangote Refinery NNPC/Dangote joint venture that is the solution to our oil problems.

I mentioned it the last time I was discussing with Monerozi and prospa that Dangote needs to provide an agreement/contract signed with NNPC pledging feedstock to him. In the oil and gas space nobody relies on gentleman agreements that are not enforceable either at arbitration or in law courts . Like Kachikwu rightly stated , players in the Oil and Gas space sign agreements years ahead before even commissioning the plant ( I know these things, in fact I’ve been privileged to sight one of such documents between one of the players in the industry and its suppliers)

You didn’t build a 650,000bpd refinery designed to serve the west African market only to be relying on crude from NNPC that keeps entering into forward sales of untapped crude every eke market day. All those letter headed press release Dangote group keeps churning are just emotions, emotions and emotions .

NNPC/FG under Buhari had used so much propaganda to pollute people’s minds to the extent that they genuinely believe Dangote refinery (a private company that has its shareholders and management team who take business decisions with profit motive) will takeover the responsibility of subsidy (a socialist initiative ) which FG was running away from.

I can see Rufai has already conditioned his mind to believe “cabals are after Dangote “ 😂. No matter how Kachikwu tries to disabuse his mind to focus on real issues; he’s bent on believing “the Malta connection” being responsible for why Dangote doesn’t have crude .

NNPC too have their fault for not being transparent with details of the forward loans they took , how much they pledged, how much crude we have after deducting the crude repayment and the duration of the loans

Without arguing the accuracy of what you have stated here. My question is should Nigerians and the economy suffer because of a simple document Dangote is unable to provide?

If this were to be Saudi Arabia or Britain for example, would they use such bureaucracy to hamper their economic well being?

If Dangote refinery can help alleviate the problems Nigerians are facing then all the blame goes to the government.

OasisX:




......all hail Tinubu, King of Seven Kingdoms [6 Regions plus FCT]. LOL!

😂

Enjoy o!

Unlimited22:


Broski this is the largest contingent we've ever gone with o

To be honest I didn't expect much. The level of organisation is so poor that it sickens the heart reading it. How much more those athletes that experience it first hand. What other form of demotivation can there be?

All of these take root from the way things are generally done currently in the country. The level of naked lies and wicked propaganda used to cover up incompetence and stealing is astronomical and every public office holder just seem to be cueing in.

OasisX:




.....Tinubu don turn Aegon the Conqueror. So he conquered Peter Obi and Atiku too?! LOL!

Yes na.

OasisX:


.......2012 Olympics, we won ZERO medal. LOL!

You can only compare this time under BAT with the worst of any isolated time in our history by all metrics. So stop explaining. This is a bad government. Accept it, no point fighting. It will be impossible to convince anyone that Tinubu is doing well. Even members of his household will agree that these are the worst times since independence.

TemporaryHansel:


Same way you people escorted Tinubu to power by voting for Peter obi last year. You guys knew a vote for Obi was indirectly for Tinubu yet you people went ahead. Obidients and Peter Obi are the sole reason Tinubu won that election.


History won't be kind to Peter Obi and Obidients walahi

Tinubu didn't win that election. He is president because he conquered our democracy. He is a conqueror because everyone bent the knee. From the candidates, to the electorates, to INEC, to the judiciary, to the military. Everyone. Simple.

Theflint1:
There's a gentleman's agreement that power would go central...Olumide Akpata can't win. There's no more classic example of a vote for LP being a vote for APC than in Edo State's election.

Olumide Akpata has toned down his campaign too, he knows the danger of the APC candidate winning, LP and PDP are aligned, focused on the bigger picture.

It's the PDP guy that will even step down because he has legitimacy issues in court. Just saying...

Roland17:


Absolutely… Skelly is right there with Nwaneri in terms of development. He has the confidence, positional awareness and most importantly, he has total control of his body and knows how to use it.

I am with you about playing him in his natural DM position but yesterday, I think he was inverting from the LB into the middle. I hope we can see him in cup games. Nwaneri and Skelly are ready for some first team integration, it is sad we lost Duberry because he is right there with both.

This is quite reassuring.

I don't know much about Skelly but I was really impressed with him playing LB. Knowing that he is even a DM already is giving me goose bumps 😆 - perfect backup for Zinchenko and whatever tinkering Arteta will want to do.

toluxe0075:

He is the only player I’ve seen new words being generated to mask his poor performances. If he is not interpreting spaces today, he is controlling it. If he is not shadow attacking, he is sucking defenders in (like I’m supposed to do that). And when he misses chances upon chances (like his partner in crime G.Jesus) he gets excused for not being a striker and that he covers up for that by interpreting space. 😂

He will turn up in one or two matches or maybe score a goal when we are already two goals up, then his people won’t let us rest. He is one lucky player because many players don’t get that kind of luxury.

Arteta is doing this and that only to plays Havertz in all matches when he has no business playing, especially in that midfield. What’s the point.

Anyways, I just hope our wingers will keep turning up to cover up for him or perhaps, he turns up for at least 60% of the season.

Not just Arteta but Nagelsmann too. Havertz was the main attacker in Germany Euros squad. Can you explain why he is so revered?

BlueRayDick:


Yes now. If Nketiah leaves then we will certainly get a replacement for him as well as a deputy for Saka.

If Nketiah stays however , Arteta should prioritize getting Saka deputy before any other thing.

I agree 💯