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Griffon:
I’ve been seeing lines like “the team isn’t built around Palmer, that’s why he struggled yesterday”, “you shouldn’t have sacked Poch, he brings out the best in Palmer” etc.

These are unfounded claims.

If there’s anyone who understands Palmer’s game more, it has to be Maresca himself. It was the Italian who took him through his development at City Academy before he was promoted to the senior squad.

Working with him now and getting him to fire should be an easy-peasy job. It’s not like we were playing manyoo or Everton, this was a fixture against the defending Champions and with a team still work in progress, there was little even the 2023/24 Palmer could have done.

Young Palmer of just yesterday don already get version lol. Next we will have Euro Palmer, April Palmer etc. Maybe he needs a Maresca 2024 software update .

Doesn't mean I disagree with your general point though.

What happened here! First page only 2 comments? Was there a nuclear war of comments or something cos the deleted comments plenty pass remaining ones lol.

Thank God for the safe rescue by the security teams. This kidnapping menace needs to be taken seriously by the security authorities just like they did with the protests. With that same level of effort, kidnapping will be history in Nigeria

BlaqFaze:
not only you bro...I pray Cancelo never comes back to this club

You see the game we played yesterday...cancelo will suffer and that wing will be too exposed. Simply put, cancelo is just too lazy and that laziness cost us alot last season.

Cancelo was 80% at fault in the elclasico that dashed our title hopes. Conceded a stupid pen and can't track back in Bellingham's goal

Cancelo was 70% at fault in the loss against psg directly. Conceded a stupid pen and can't track back in Dembele's goal

This and many more happened last season, I just pointed out these examples because they were our most important games of last season and Cancelo cost us in both

He's cancelled.

Meanwhile, Mallorca made my night. Successfully hate-watched Gbambappe & co.

Title race don start already.

Jokerman:
Recall that Nigeria was disqualified from the relay race after entering another lane while running.

Twitteratis are also saying it's a dig at Tinubu too, and his snubbing earlier at South Africa during the president inauguration was premeditated.

Nigeria no get respect internationally for a time now

Methinks it was a shade at both the Nigerian relay team and Chidimma Adetshina. That stay your lane comment aptly applies to both circumstances when you also consider the recent timing of these events.

The reference to Tinubu seems forced mostly by anti-Tinubu sentiments in Nigeria. Ramaphosa at least tried to correct the impression at the time by personally visiting Tinubu directly. Also the timing gap makes it unlikely that the dig was aimed at Tinubu.

Regardless, Ramaphosa's comment was very petty and unbecoming of a President. It's like if Akufo-Addo or Tinubu starts throwing shades over the Nigeria-Ghana banters. It should be beneath them.

@ OP, networth is not only by the values of their shares. You didn't consider their cash, houses and many other personal assets as well as deducting their liabilities before you arrive at the true networth.

oliverano:


Stop adding more fuel to fire nah. You're making me sweat because UCL no be same format again meaning we be could playing opening match VS Citeh or Inter.

There's a genuine goal keeping problem here damm it!!

UCL embarrassment.....God Abeg!

Lol seriously I believe the GK department is the easiest role in football to get good quality for cheap. There are tons of very good ball playing GKs better than MATS that are playing second fiddle to the first choices all across Europe. Flick needs to open his eyes and prioritize this.

andrewbaba44:
Zubimendi is very good nah ,na people wey no Dey watch Laliga no sabi am ,he is not your regular average dm, man is top class ,the world will finally see what he is capable of at Liverpool ,ordinary that 45 minutes euros finals against England English pundits said rodri wasn’t missed which is true

What I was saying is Barca never made a bid for him despite xavi wanting him ,ffp still Dey hook us thay last season ,na now we suppose go for am ,but na Dani olmo we don first go buy

I told guys here about zubimendi but they kept saying Spanish biased ,some of them even rated amrabat and onana ,2 gidigbo players

Liverpool's style is very physically demanding with the heavy metal, press and fast transition whatever. Don't you think Zubi with his calmer though more technical disposition might struggle with that?

Mhistaedie01:
Hope dey be that. Flick could be secretly scouting for keeper as we speak especially after that match yesterday because how can a 19 year old academy keeper outshine barcelona so called first choice keeper. Na lack of competition de cause this nonsense because inaki penis... Bleep... Make una hold me o

Bro abeg indulge my pettiness but no be outshine you suppose use cos somebody that didn't watch the match fit interpret am say both GKs shine but one shine pass the other.

Ter Static no get any shine kankan. Na disgrace the Milan keeper use am do.

Ijustwantto:
Lewa hasn't started cooking anything in my own eyes. The chance he missed against city in pre season opener still dey vex me.

Even the best strikers still miss glaring chances. It's the ability to always eventually right those misses that stands them apart.

That said, note that I used the term "seems" for Lewy. So the jury is still out.

Seriously, that 19 year old Milan keeper put Ter Static to shame. It seems there's no way back for him at this point.

The intensity from the team in the second half is something I rarely saw with Xavi at the helm. Even Lewy seems to be cooking again. Pau Victor and Cassado were brilliant as usual.

Overall, the signs look good.

Praxis758:
They only lost on paper

It’s an academic loss.

It's not an academic loss. I'm sure what you meant to say is that it's an unrealized loss.

If they were to sell off their shares today, the financial loss will be a reality, hence it isn't academic. If the stock market rebounds and they record gains, such gains are also unrealized until they offload the shares.

Kilishihunter:
Yeah it's now grown on me, I now like it compared to a few weeks ago, but I think the Jersey resembles our 2008/2009 jersey the most, the one in which we won our first treble, I think this current kit was modelled after it

You are right. It's more of the 08/09 kit. But making the shorts dark rather than blue was a huge hit for me and makes it cooler than 08/09.

andrewbaba44:
I don’t want gold Medal nor silver or bronze

I can’t wait for this guy and lewandowski fvck of my club

This bros sef na enemy of progress. Working like a sloth and earning like a bloated whale. Shouldn't he have gotten the memo by now?

Na until fans go physically drag am comot from the club.

At least Lewy still dey try put in some effort and he can remain as a decent back up. And I also appreciate his initial sacrifices in joining Barca from Bayern.

abduleez1:
This Jersey slowly growing on me. I liked the fan version better but this is looking somewhat good too.

It's actually quite beautiful. The combo patterning just sits right and I particularly like the dark hue for the blue segment.

It resembles the 2012/2013 season version a bit in my view maybe because it was the last one I really liked.

cc: kilishihunter

Worst opening Olympic ceremony of our generation. Only Celine Dion and the hot air balloon in honor of the Montgolfiers saved it from being a total disaster.

andrewbaba44:
1 goal and 1 assist so far as Spain leads 3-1

He knows how to press, he will surely cook more under flick system

I just need him to have more stamina like Gavi and he will cook so well. He gasses out a bit too quickly.

andrewbaba44:
Fermin Lopez loves scoring

He reminds me of Lampard in EPL. He will shine well in these U-23s.

Bombblacks:
This is where I take my leave. Religion is as real as superman and Harry Potter. If you decide to take a demonstration about an ancient mythical greek god out of context just to start a propaganda then that's on you and not the organizers.

You are just playing ostrich or missing the point entirely!

The point is not whether Christianity, Islam or any other religion is true or not. The realness is that there are billions of people who ardently follow these beliefs and are stakeholders in the Olympic event.

Why would you then depict a picture that appears to mock a section of them? Pray tell, why are the French promoting Dionysus a Greek character in a French Olympic when we already had Athens 2004 to do that, if there was no hidden agenda to use it as a smokescreen for the mockery of the Last Supper. Olympic hosts celebrate their treasures and dont go after other countries own.

You do not seem to understand cultural sensitivity in a globally diverse setting. There are lines you don't cross publicly regardless of your personal beliefs.

Bombblacks:
You guys are very funny. You think your religion is unique lol. Bro all the ancient gods were also represented by holy halos. It's not unique to only Christianity. Infact you stole it from those ancient religion. You and others are using a presentation about the Greek god Dionysus to run a meaningless propaganda.

This is London 2012 opening ceremony you were talking about. If Voldemort and Harry Potter were not popular most would have termed it Devil worship, Satanism etc

You are comparing apples and oranges. The Harry Potter sphere is a subject of fandom not religion. Same as James Bond, Avengers, Mr Bean & co. Your analogy is fiction just like Harry Potter.

Religion is real on the other hand. As a smart person in a global ecosystem, you have to be emotionally and culturally sensitive especially when what you are showcasing will impact billions across diverse races and religion. Surely this is not an alien concept to you.

The Greeks put halos around their gods. The French did not put any halo around the supposed greek God Dionysus but instead put it on the fat lady "Jesus". Stop denying the obvious.

Just look at the reaction generated below. Why will you allow an event like Olympic that's supposed to unite globally degenerate into controversy?

neztar:
You remember James Bond but you forget the queen jumping from high. Did you watch the opening ceremony?

You are just helping me to make my point. Thankyu.

Bombblacks:
Bro the presentation has nothing to do with Christianity. You have just cooked up something in your mind to get angry about. It was a depiction of the Greek god Dionysus. It's an homage to the Greek mythology of Dionysus where the freaking Olympic originated from.

It's Dionysus in form, Xtianity in substance. Even the Greeks are complaining that it doesn't look anything like Dionysus.

Elon Musk, several global Media outlets, Fox News, Daily Mail have all reported the apparent impression of the act making a mockery of Christians. Do you think they are all just cooking it up?

What does the fat Lady in the middle with a halo-like crown imply? Is that not reminiscent of the popular halo on Jesus in the painting by Leonardo da Vinci?

I'm not angry, I'm just saying that it was unnecessary from the organizers knowing the most obvious impression and controversy it will generate.

Na overwokeness go kill France abi Europe sef.

Why mock christianity so blatantly with a satirical parody of the last supper in front of the entire world? Can they try that with the other main religion and not see a global backlash of unimaginable proportions?

The entire ceremony was just a mish-mash parade of elujibiti kiu ideology. Na only women dem celebrate for their history. I thought it supposed to be a gender-balanced agenda not gender-monopoly.

Paris 2024 really fall hand. London 2012 was the bomb especially the James Bond grand entrance from a parachute off a Chopper. Mr Bean's performance too was great. Now that's authenticity.

RaptorX:
How is that picture mocking Christ and what is the similarity to the last supper.

It is actually. A satirical mockery of the last supper painting of Leonardo Da Vinci.

If you watched the ceremony yesterday, you'd see where the Elujibiti kiu people were in a plate that was uncovered in front of the fat woman "Jesus" along with her 12 "disciples".

It was in blatantly bad taste. I cannot imagine them mocking Islam in same way in front of the whole world without backlash of unimaginable proportions.

Yesterday's ceremony was infused with too much wokeness. Literally stuffing it right down people's throats. Too much of everything is bad. There should be a balance.

I'm in support. Many people were threatening fire and brimstone when asking Govt to pay 250k minimum wage thinking it was only going to affect public workers. Now they are changing mouth. Pls maintain same energy in ensuring your private/domestic workers earn the same wage.

andrewbaba44:
Generational wealth secured

As a footballer the only way I won’t leave For Saudi Arabia my young age is when I am earning at least 200k weekly

Sad thing is that Diaby's performance levels may likely drop since there's almost zero challenge to prove yourself in Saudi as long as the mad funds keep rolling in.

AdisaOwala:
Lol

The fart was a propellant to get off the team.

Ijustwantto:
"pendu" really got me laughing 😂🤣🤣🤣
Messi at 19 too is goated. That was when he scored his first professional hattrick against gbadrid, and the famous "enkara messi"😎

Yeah, Messi has a case as best ever player at 19 with those goat-worthy moments, but it's hard to argue against De Lima who won world best for his exploits at same age. Scored 47 goals including some blistering blinders for Barca.

andrewbaba44:
Rooney don 18 for euro 2004 sha

Of course. My take on best players at every age:

16 yrs - Yamal
17 yrs - Pele
18 yrs - Rooney/Mbappe
19 - 20yrs - Fenomeno
21 - 25 yrs - Messi
26yrs - Maradona
27yrs - Messi
28yrs - G. Muller
29yrs - Pele
30yrs - Pendu
31yrs - Messi
32 - 33yrs - Pendu
34yrs - Zidane/Messi
35yrs - Messi
36yrs - Pendu
37yrs - Messi
38yrs - Zlatan
39-40yrs - Buffon
50yrs++ - Pendu

Unlimited22:
Unless that.

Because that performance is the best by a youngster I've ever witnessed at a tournament.

If he had stayed fit England would've won the whole thing.

Possibly but Owen's France 98 exploits come close as well. In fact one can argue that his performance vs Argentina in the SR was superior to any of Rooney's at Euro 04.

Only that Rooney was more consistent in more matches.

kendrick93:
You were watching Everton matches in 2003?
Maybe you saw clips but I doubt it was an extensive watch

Rooney at 16 was a prodigy but he wasn't getting as much minutes as Yamal at same age.

At 17, he became a regular starter for Everton but didn't have Yamal's current hype until he exploded at Euro 2004.

By that summer he was the hottest U-20 property in world football and lived up to hype with a mad hatrick on his UCL debut with Man U.

Ibime:
You think that song hasn't been sung in Argentina dressing room countless times with Messi present and even doubtless joining in?

If they are just singing the song once in his absence, how do they know all the words?

Does the average Argentinian even know of a country called Angola to make up such a song on the spot? They have sung that song countless times, that is one of their regular dressing room anthems.

I remember as a JJC to UK in French class then when we were asked to name a French speaking African country starting with S. After one minute and nobody in the class could answer, I said Senegal, and the whole class was shocked I knew the answer. Talkless of an Argentinian reasoning a small country like Angola.

If Messi had cautioned them when they were singing it in his presence, the song would have died out.

Messi done commit, he just wasn't on camera this time when the crime was filmed.

Oh boy, see projection.

Go and say this in court and see how the judge will throw out you and your submission in seconds.

You have absolutely no evidence that what you said happened. Shey Messi don become omnipresent ni abi because they call him the football god is getting to you?

Messi has cautioned his teammates before. But that one no do you enough and you still went ahead to project that he condones such songs.

Make them accuse you of crime when you no dey there no be cruise matter. Face your Enzo and leave the GOAT alone.

It's just football banter although in bad taste. Even recently Thuram called his teammate Mbappe a turtle face during a press conference in a light hearted mood. Mbappe just laughed it off.

I'm sure Messi was not involved since he was absent from the bus.

That said, I see some pained mofos are using this incident to wail about Messi's Copa win. Wetin concern agbero with overload, shey na Messi dey sing am? Or does it remove from his GOAT status.