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Before I went to sleep, my wife said to me: This Russia is such a bad country, If Ukraine wants to join Nato, it is their business and freedom, Russia has no right to intervene, this is just an excuse for Russia to invade Ukarine.

So I said nothing, I just went to the kitchen and took a knife to bedside, then I said: Let’s go to sleep.

My wife looked at me with her wide eyes: What the heck are you doing, sleeping with a knife?!?!

I said: No worry, let’s go to sleep. Beside, sleeping with a knife is none of your business and it is my freedom.

My wife said: How can I sleep when you are sleeping with a knife? What if you accidentally cut me?

I said: Well, You don’t even trust your own husband, how can you expect Russia to trust Ukraine? Me sleeping with a knife is like Ukraine joining the Nato.

Very weak and poor analogy from you. Your wife bringing a knife to the same bed that you sleep on is already bringing a threat into your space and you have every right to question that action.

The appropriate comparison would be if your neighbour buys a gun and brings it home. That can never give you the right to attack him in his own house. You can engage the neighbour verbally to understand his motives, but if you attack him, you can never be justified.

Melovar:
This clean Lexus goes for 3.3m only. Available in Port Harcourt

Nice price, e remain make you disclose all the issues wey wrong with the car

jpmoriarti:
Pedri is just 19. Don't forget that. With time, his overall maturity will continue to grow. You can already see his eye for the final pass. The genuine talent is there. Xavi will help him develop it.

I'm saying the same thing. Just want him to realise his full potential as he grows because he is capable. That's all.

tesppidd:
I know Madrid are scared seeing how events are unfolding in Catalonia.

I know they are scared..

Flesh and blood did not reveal this to you compadre

mostob:
Pogba I'll pass please

Who ever knew Aubameyang would be such a good fit at Barca? I couldnt believe it was the same lazy languid Aubameyang at Arsenal that was now working his socks off tracking back all over the pitch for Barca.

Same might apply for Pogba. He probably just needs a more suitable environment away from that Cursed Trafford.

Would be a good buy for the right price.

jonsnow92:
Pedri is going to be another Pedri
Not Iniesta, Not Xavi but Pedri.
He doesn't need to add this or that to his game, especially goals, if goals come, we take it, if it doesn't we enjoy him like that.
Xavi and Iniesta weren't nominated for goals contributions, it can be a plus however if a midfielder scores goals or gives assists but not when you are tasked with controlling the game and dictating the tempo and that appears to be Pedri's strength.
That guy is a beast and by the time he clocks 21, the world will see a player that is different and thereafter applaud.

Exactly my point at the emboldened. The difference expected is increased direct contribution to goal.

Based on your comment, it would seem Pedri is more closer to a Xavi than Iniesta. But it is the same Xavi that has fuelled the Iniesta comparisons with Pedri. He's basically a hybrid of the two, a Pedri

Descottes:
mate we don't need pedri to be more attacking in play. We have gavi for that.

Iniesta was very involved in attack because he played with xavi who was more reserved; pulled the strings in midfield, and busquets who was/is a static DM.

In other words, pedri is very similar to iniesta in style and elegance of play but his work on the field for us is like that of xavi's–pulling the strings.

Good point. But personally, I want Pedri to have more direct attack input since he plays as an attacking midfielder just because when things get to the business end, such contributions would even be more valuable.

Pedri's talent is Balon dor worthy but he can only get Balon D'or recognition if he add goals and assists to his game. I'm a realist. His assessment now is dependent on how well the team performs in terms of goals, and if Pedri plays very well while Barca isnt scoring well, it detracts from his public rating.

I just wouldnt want a situation where a less talented Vinicius is getting individual awards over Pedri for obvious reasons.

andrewbaba44:
You are wrong with the last part

Has Arthur melo ever given you pedri Barcelona performance that you are saying he needs to avoid the Arthur melo way ,aka the audio xavi

No. But Arthur Melo started out with a really big buzz as Xavi reincarnate which soon faded into frustration with each sideway pass favoured over an opportunity to penetrate.

Point is we all thought we had Xavi on our hands again until it all meloed down into mediocrity. Just my thought that if Pedri had more direct goal involvement, that risk would be non existent.

Descottes:
mate what are you saying? Iniesta when he was 19 was nowhere near pedri level. He was a bench player who came on when the oponents are tired out or when Barca are winning comfortably.

You're comparing a 19 year old pedri who still has room to improve and yet to reach his prime to iniesta who was at his peak during the world cup and ucl at 25/26 years old.

Pedri is this good and what is scary is that he will become better. Imagine how good he'll be when his 24. That's 5 years time!!
C'mon dude.

You misunderstand my comment completely. I wasnt comparing Pedri and Iniesta's performances at same age at all.

What I was trying to bring out in comparison is their style of play. Pedri's style seems to be more satisfied with pulling the strings from midfield and less of direct attacking acumen. Iniesta right from time has always displayed a more direct attacking (G/A) mindset.

The key point now is that people like Xavi himself are now likening Pedri to Iniesta. And my point is that for Pedri to truly become Iniesta, he needs to develop more in his direct goal contribution, else he'll be denied due recognition for his unbelievable talents (top 3 Ballon D'or level) . And he has several years ahead of him to develop that part which I dont dispute.

Hope this is clearer.

Debroslink:
This is the koko of the matter. This era that a midfielder is judged by G/A.

Yes this is true. However, there have been exceptions to this in the persons of Xavi and Modric. But Pedri is like neither of those and is more like Iniesta.

I remember a time Fabregas was the top assister in top 5 league football but wasnt getting due recognition until a former Brazilian star had to tell him to add goals to his game for him to be considered among the best.

Descottes:
iniesta didn't have much direct goal involvement either

Iniesta still did that more than Pedri's present trajectory. In his earlier years, Iniesta scored and assisted more than Pedri's present rate. He also won a lot of penalties with his silky trickery.

Pedri needs to be able to do an Iniesta vs Chelsea UCL last minute or an Iniesta vs Holland WC extra time or what Iniesta did against Madrid several times for him to be truly considered among such legendary company.

He needs to avoid the path of Arthur Melo.

ButterBurger:
I never knew Putin had so much fans in Nigeria.

Even Abacha has fans in nigeria from the south, as evil as he was. How much more Putin who prior to now was seen as a lesser evil but more fearsome leader.

Most anti-US peeps here would naturally gravitate towards Putin just to spite the US under all manner of half-baked conspiracy theories.

Kilishihunter:
Starring:
Doctor Pedri in the Multiverse of Wickedness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wsBEBIE534

I literally "died" when Pedri did this and my jaw snapped opened wide for minutes. What impudence!

It was almost a Messi-Boateng moment for me. Or maybe a Messi-Milner moment more accurately.

Had to spare his Bilbao victim some thought about how he'd look his kid in the eye later that night and respond to queries of "why did you lay that egg pop"

Pedri only needs to have more direct goal involvements and boom, another Iniesta will be truly reborn in Camp Nou.

anewchapter:
even Australia Jesus was not spared

Lol, more like Australian Aquaman. Only dont understand why an aquaman should be fleeing a flood.

Hollywood should get that man a movie role asap!

tesppidd:
Pls you people should stop all of these emotional shiiit and let Dembele go.

He is not dependable, let the team be built without Dembele abeg.

We ought to know by now; there are only 2 Dembeles;
The one that is injured today and the one that will get injured tomorrow.

Lol, as if you read my mind. No be today wey Dembele dey give us that occasional brilliant performance. He did it against Tottenham 3 years ago and against Sociedad away last season. The thing is he puts too much social distancing between those performances for whatsoever reason. Personally, I've given up on him being able to reach the level of consistency Mbappe displays and for that reason, he doesnt excite me anymore like he did before. Somehow I still really hope he proves me wrong.

Even in yesterday's match, while not taking anything away from him for putting in a great performance, his first goal would have been a bad decision for shooting at such a tight angle with a defender blocking him when the expected thing to do was to cut the defender and lay off a pass into the box. But because he scored, he is excused and even lauded. Yet we all know that had he not scored, we would have all gone..not again Dembouz..

The guy na case I swear....Dynamite wey dey sound like matchstick

Among those there, Beckham is number one.

astOorR:
Bro, you forgot Rooney and Tevez,

Yeah, Roovez. Not that I forgot, but just thought they weren't as fearsome as the other combinations I listed for Man Utd. Note that I was picking only the best partnerships

Jokerman:
Fernández lost 3 clear chances.... yet na RONALDO some people dey call here

Isnt that how you also assess Messi before calling him names too?

Messi wey go dey create chances for others without even missing much chances and yet na him name you go call if he no score.

Why are you then crying now bro

I think I'd name the best strike partnerships for the best teams of the last 30 years.

AC Milan - Inzaghi & Shevchenko, Kaka & Shevy

Madrid - Raul & De Lima, Benzema & CR

Liverpool - Owen & Heskey, Gerard & Torres, Salah & Mane

Man City - Aguero & Dzeko

Juventus - Trezeguet & Del Piero, Higuain & Dybala

Inter - Ronaldo de Lima & Zamorano, Adriano & Zlatan, Milito & Eto'o

Arsenal - Henry & Bergkamp, Henry & Pires

PSG - Zlatan & Cavani, Neymbappe

Man utd - Yorke & Cole, Rooney & Nistelrooy, Rooney & Ronaldo, Rooney & RVP

B.Munich - Ribery & Robben, Robbendowski, Mullendowski

Chelsea - Zola & Hasselbaink, Drogba & Anelka, Duff & Robben, Diego Costa & Hazard

Barca's last partnership was Ronadinho & Eto'o, they are famously known for trios, Messi, Henry, Eto and MSN, before degenerating into Messi and nobodies

My best partnership was Henry and Pires, best trio remains MSN.

Lol, I had a good laugh, especially about Chisom's boyfriend and the baby calm down fine boy.

Most were really funny, which is a hard one these days.

FirstbornWds:
The only Gk that can be available and can fill in MATS boot is Martinez but you know as much as I do that Xavi is still trusting MATS to regain confidence.

Another needed criteria is getting a goal keeper that has excellent footwork. There aren't so many in the market today.

To be honest, I also still believe Stegen is a world class goalkeeper that's only going through a rough patch. I think his class is permanent and he should soon rediscover himself especially under Xavi's mentorship.

He never bad reach De Gea's last season, yet see how De Gea is now Man utd most consistent performer once more.

mostob:
Guess you're satisfied with how Ter stergen keeps fumbling every MD.

Not okay with Stegen's failings but Leno is much worse. But even Oblak dey fumble now

U no see Mendy or Martinez for ground?

FirstbornWds:
As in ehn, I was just smiling watching the same barca that we saw the inability to win big teams, convincingly. Just imagine how much has changed within the space of weeks with Xavi in charge. Every player seem to understand what to do and are maintaining nice rhythm.

Getting the right coach truly matters. Nothing is more pleasing than seeing a coach's blue print manifest so vividly on the pitch.

We have to acknowledge Guardiola's greatness and pioneer ingenuity for inspiring high press mentees like Xavi, Tuchel and even Klopp.

Debroslink:
R2 hard for Dembele sha.

Dembele's shots defy playstation controls. Always out of range.

mostob:
Joke aside...Leno would be a perfect replacement for Ter stergen.

Quality goalkeepers ain't much out there unless Barca go carry Maduka Okoye

No be only Leno, add Leningrad..mstchew

Xavi has truly brought a fresh breath of life to the team. Can't believe this is the same spineless team Koeman left in tatters now playing with an intensity that we all thought was totally lost for the last couple of years under Koeman & Setien.

Now I can face Madrid with some confidence. Bring it on Carlo!

How is he a burden to PSG? Is PSG as a team worse off now than last season? Did they have more league points at this time last season than now? Isnt PSG now the favorite to progress against Madrid on strength of their first leg performance? They couldnt beat Barca at at Parc Des Princes last year, but they beat Madrid this year there.

If not for Messi's stellar standards, 7 goals and 9 assists in 22 matches is not a bad output by any standard for an attacking midfielder. But I even accept it's below par for Messi. Rothen is wrong cos his statement doesnt make objective sense. How could he say it's acceptable for others to miss a penalty except Messi. He should calm down and watch Messi eventually deliver despite his age.

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Charlie Chaplin
Michael Jackson
Prince/Elvis Presley
Albert Einstein
Sir Isaac Newton
Abraham Lincoln
Michael Jordan
Mahatma Ghandi
Jesus Christ
Che Guavara
Adolf Hitler
Martin Luther King
Nelson Mandela
Muhammad Ali
Bruce Lee
Bob Marley
John F. Kennedy
Buddha
Genghis Khan(looks like him)
Charles Darwin
Florence Nightingale
Dalai Lama
Julius Caesar
The Beatles

I got to know the following there from further research:

William Shakespeare
George Washington
Amelia Earhart (First female aviator who was lost at sea and never found in 1937)
Aung Sun Kyi (Burmese Female Nobel Laureate)

ThierryJay:
I just hope that that Pedri kaboom is not deemed to take a slight touch off Auba on it's way to promised land by the goals review committee. As it is, Auba may yet be awarded a hat trick.

I said this earlier, Ref why na. Twould have been better left for Pedri jare.

I just hope that that Pedri kaboom is not deemed to take a slight touch off Auba on it's way to promised land by the goals review committee. As it is, Auba may yet be awarded a hat trick.

Kilishihunter:
He doesn't score, he doesn't assist, It's only forming activity with sweating, backpasses, sideways, up down, left right, Control X he knows how to do clowns in the smelly kpotokpoto mud

I am trying to picture the recipients of this your sub o

That Crush was my favorite.