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Mikeidumokhai12:
WhatsApp is really frustrating this days..

WhatsApp is digging it's own grave with the uselessness it exhibits nowadays. People that are even managing it by using GBWhatsApp are being banned, very soon , people will move away from it

Soso990240:
It takes a lot to be consistent for a whole season. If d guy performed well d whole of last season, he is good. PSG bought Mbappe on one season performance (2016 - 2017). Mbappe was more of a substitute player 2015-2016 season wen he joined d senior team. I believe dat Atletico Madrid saw something dat made them pay such amount for d kid. And moreover, d deal runs for 7years.. a pretty bargain for me.. Atletico will be like a platform for d guy to show his talent against Europe bests, then a bigger club will come for him with huge amount..

That is what I'm saying . He might not live up to the hype and he could live up to the hype. For a young player, it's a 50-50 thing.
My point is , gambling with such huge money is what I have my reservation abt

lazarusokafor90:
Tottenham bigger than athletico madrid in what way? I'm confused.

financial strength.

BascoVanVeli:
I remember Haiti playing Spain and only losing by 2 goals to 1. They are not as bad as their ranking says. Economically it is hard for them to compete

FIFA ranking is a scam though. There are some European countries that won't even Match Mali, but are ranked higher than them. Most of those European countries have FA that can afford organizing friendlies every now and then,so they get to have enough points on their ranking unlike the not so bouyant ones that depend on their govt for money and only get it during major tournaments.

komekn:
How many goals did he score in the Belguim league a total of 11. He wasn't the best on that league and he is not in the top 5. He is not the best young striker in that league, he is still a very goo top player. But keep matters in context.

Cup games against mediocre opposition give the impression that you are a lot better than you are. So I take cognisance of league games not cup games.

This was a guy that was completely dead in the Bundesliga and now in his first competitive season in football you have turned him to Drogba.

He is not physically imposing he does not have anywhere near the strength of Ighalo or Onuachu. You are over exaggerating and taking players on is not his main strength. But his finishing is good. positioning and he has a good eye for goal.

Finally you can not rely on past youthful glories to decide a player is good enough for the SE.

@Your last paragraph

We can't rely on the past youthful glories but we can rely on Ighalo's past glory of scoring 15 goals in one season at Watford, which was about 4 seasons ago.

well done sir

OhiOfIhima:
Vr vr mature
Sweden vs Netherland, beautiful game

I think say na only me notice am. Both teams hardly boot the ball away, even in tight spaces, they pass their way out of trouble with slick and neat passes.


Africa still has a long way to go. Both male and female. Imagine Egypt that has win the Afcon 7 times can't even boast of World cup quarter finals and no African team has played the world cup semifinals let alone final, despite the talents.

EEGA:
Ighalo should also know that his call-ups will end if Rohr gets sacked.

I don't think he is better than Osimhen or Odey.

He doesn't know wats going on. The mumu no know say the moment he's sacked , he's playing days in the team will be over. Rohr that is helping his career is the one he's fighting

andrew444:
lol I know na broda ,you didn't get me well

Man U is the richest club in the world richer than Barca and Madrid no doubt

I am speaking of performance wise o broda

Oh! ok.

But they will bounce back though. It happens to big club once in a while. Even Barca are on a decline, Madrid had their own last season, but are now jump starting things now to get back.

With the rebuilding process going on, they will bounce back in 2 or 3 seasons.

andrew444:
I meant performance wise bro

Nothing consign me and fan base nah or money,na who sabi play ball na him sure pass

You would have said you are talking about World richest club and not better club ,man you will never be compared with Barcelona or Madrid in anything

No think am o , in terms of money, Man utd / Madrid / Barca are always at the top. Man utd was the richest sports club in the world for like 2 or 3 years in a role, they only dropped earlier this year when the new ranking was released. So oga calm down and no talk as if Real Madrid and Barca are far far richer than Man utd .

Man utd that the club owner using the money from the club to service personal debt every year, yet they still declare profit every year and have money to spend on big signings over the years. How many clubs in the world can do that

andrew444:
Bros dem buy am 120 million euros how much dem go come sell am if e do well

I just dey wonder o.

Except the guy becomes the next Ronaldo or Messi, or at least an upgrade of Mbappe. Anything short of that, ATM, will loose money on his resale

andrew444:
So ATM is part of laliga smaller clubs ?

Only mancity and Liverpool are better than ATM at the moment in Epl

Performance wise, you are right , but being bigger financially and in terms of fanbase, you are wrong. Athletico Madrid is not even bigger than Arsenal, let alone Chelsea. I won't mention Man utd, cos man utd is only competing with Barca and Real Madrid, in terms of fan base and financial strength.

KidsNEXTdoor:
Lies

The guy lied abt Everton though, but not Tottenham. Tottenham is bigger than Athletico Madrid

Pepperoniq:
Omg. This is crazy money. Hope it won't put the teenager under pressure in his performance

It is the money tag that will end up putting him under that pressure. Anytime he has a bad game, the press will Lynch him, under the guise of being expensive. Even during the UEFA nations league when he didn't play well for Portugal , they are already talking, let alone now that he has a price tag on his head . Coutinho can testify to it .

Unless the club can hire a personal psychologist to help him on the way , so as to settle down and do his thing

martineverest:
every signing in football is a risk

they are using griezmanns fee to buy the guy

Not when you sign a teenager that just played his first season of professional football at that amount. The risk is higher , than if it was already established player. Trust me, it's a gamble.

An equally young 18/19 year old bought for less than 1 million Euro, might blow pass him. That is just the way football is for this teenagers. You don't know how they will turn out , until the perform consistently for 3 seasons or more.

TechCapon:
Serious club

There's nothing serious about Athletico Madrid as regards this transfer, They are just taking a massive gamble on that guy, hoping he lives up to the hype and gets sold for bigger price the following season or third season at most.

It is a very risk business though, as the guy can equally flop and his price dropping by more than half.

andrew444:
You are pointless

If you are talking football don't be bias and keep on saying nonsense

It's a simple logic ,you will do anything to keep your happiness alive by dissing the eagles

Either Mexico change coach or not they don't have excuse not to beat Haiti

No mind them na.

Even Naija smashed Haiti in the confederation cup we played in 2013. Now Mexico struggled to beat them. it only points to one thing, which is ,teams are improving and the underdogs tag in football is reducing every year. No team wants to make up the number anymore

andrew444:
Zinchenko did so well there and also Fabian delph

If Mendy has been fit ,zinchenko or delph won't get a single minute there

But he did well and I am praising pep for that risk

Do you think a coach like mourinho will play zinchenko there ? He would rather convert otamendi stones and co rather than to play an unproven youngster there

I might not like Mourinho, but don't make it look as if he doesn't give youngsters chance. The most recent one was Scott Mctominay. The guy actually became a regular squad member in Man utd, no thanks to Mourinho. Even if you can't remember anyone, have you forgotten abt our very own Mikel Obi?

andrew444:
Yes agreed zinchenko stood no chance in midfield

But it's not easy adapting you left back ,you self know na

Realistically , he had a chance in the left back position because the two guys there are injury prone and not consistent like that unlike the Midfield guys that are very consistent and don't get injured easily, except De Bruyne

andrew444:
How many young player have done what zinchenko is doing ?

Zinchenko is not highly rated or overhyped like those English kids this was a player that was bought from a unknown Russian club and he is already doing well at mancity at left back which is not his main position

Rashford grabbed the opportunity and he has. Even doing well

How many English overhyped kid can even do well to get recognized at city ?

With the kind of Midfield and foward line that Man City has for now, it will be difficult for anyone to break into the mix, whether English or no English, hyped or not. Except your are exceptionally good. A team that someone like Gabriel Jesus starts from the bench, even Leroy sane last season.

Even your beloved Zinchenko knows he stood no chance with that Midfield, that is why he had to grab the full back position with both hands when the opportunity came.

So calm down.

wayodude:
Surely playing alongside other world-class talent makes you improve it at least appear to. No?

This Guardiola improves players thing makes me laugh.

That is how they do, they make Guardiola look like a super human that develops every one.

The man is a good coach no doubt, but attributing every player's development to him is now getting boring. The likes of Aguero, David Silva Fenandinho et al are already world class players, any good coach would have worked with them successfully. Instead of people to acknowledge the fact that these guys are potential league conquerers even before pep, they just find a way to make it look as if, it's pep that made them who they are�

TheGoodJoe:
Remember, there was Mendy, before Delph and then Zinchenko. Now in some games, Guardiola prefers to even start Zinchenko when Mendy and Delph are fit. That shows a lot how the young man has grown.

In Ukraine, Zinchenko who you pointed above, was a winger plays as a Defensive midfielder. This is due to the young man's insane brilliance in understanding tactical play and movement.

If you like, call it Mumu growth.

Zinchenko just did what most hungry young players will do to impress, he took his chance well when the opportunity came.

if you say pep developed him, he shouldn't be playing as a defender, but he should have improved his Midfield prowess Zinchenko came into the mix simply because of the unavailability of those two guys you mentioned in that position. He was a logical choice to play that position when Mendy and Delph were not available. It's just the same way you move a Defensive Midfielder to a Center Back position when most of your available defenders are injured.

Rashford came into limelight in 2016 when Man utd had most of their wingers injured, and Luis Van gaal had no choice but to bring an academy player to fill in the position, Rashford grabbed the opportunity, and the rest is history.

TheGoodJoe:
My comment April 17, 2017. It is not about use but mastering the system first. Let Nacho train one more year, gain the knowledge and then fight for playing time. He should know that if he masters it, he will excel beyond measures.

John stones has always been a very Solid Midfielder before Man City bought him, that is why Man City had to spend over 50M to get him, I'm not sure it has anything to do with pep impact.

Pep is a good coach but don't make it look as if the guys playing under him we're average or amateur players before they played for him. A lot of them were big money signing, that should tell you something

TheGoodJoe:
Zinchenko was on the bench of City for a while but at the moment his understanding of the system of Pep is very high. He is what I will tag a tactical genius and now, Pep can hardly do without him.

If Zinchenko was killing himself for playing time, he might have left City and missed the opportunity of this growth that has made him a gem for club and Country.

Nacho should master the tactics, then give playing time a big shot. I wonder how amounts to rotting on the bench.

Which kind mumu growth is that. Zinchenko was a winger/Attacking Midfielder. He was practically useless for city in that position. It was when Fabian Delph got injured that made Pep to draft him to the position because he's a natural left footer. It has nothing to do with tactical genius. It happened to Ashley young at Man utd. The guy was becoming useless, because he couldn't bench the wingers we have any longer. He became useful in the club again after being drafted to a full back position, else he won't have stayed this long in Man utd. Point is that, if Nacho doesn't make himself useful at Leicester, he will just run out his contract and they'll let him go, or sell him when an offer comes. But this coming season will be what will decide that

solonnachi:
Abeg even if we won get foreign coach, make we go for better one. Cameroon, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt went for class and not amateurs. Senegal went for the best in the country. Haba Naija.When we go learn na.

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Rohr is not an Amateur though, the man just refused to learn from his past and present mistakes as a coach. He's to unidirectional and rigid. He's just like arsene Wenger. He's tactics is only what he believes in. whether he wins or loses , he will always stick to it

forgiveness:
I have told you to think before you make comment.

This your ranking is not the current one na

BascoVanVeli:
Zaha will win even more penalties with VAR. so many were overlooked this season.

His diving reputation made the referees to overlook even the genuine ones.
Mind you , The Premier league referees will make the calls, on penalty not VAR calling back a referee to make the call, like the way FIFA is using it . So if referee doesn't award anything,VAR can't review

I like Whatsapp, but I think this is the most irrelevant update.

Why not include some features like themes, available on GBWhatsApp to the official Whatsapp , so that people will stop downloading GBWhatsApp. A lot of cool features are on GBWHATSAPP that the official Whatsapp can copy. But instead, they are updating it with this irrelevant nonsense

afrodoc2:
Woodward go dey price players like say e wan buy groundnut. Negotiating with player for 2 months, when serious clubs like Juve and Real just sign players quietly without too much noise.

So far he gets the job done, nobody will care about how long it took.
If he buys a player for an outrageous price, na una go still complain. The man is taking his time to get good deals, yet you are still complaining.

I think the experience that Ed Woodward has gathered over the transfer window this past years has really helped him into doing proper negotiation this time around.

So let's give him the benefit of doubt

edi287:
Are you seriously asking that? Have you seen CR7 numbers?? How many players CR7 age put ups those kind of numbers??
Mahrez an ex pfa player of the year went for 65m last season. Zaha has never performed anywhere close to peak Mahrez yet he should be worth 90m?

No mind the guy.

Even the young guys of today can't put up CR7 numbers despite the fact that CR7 don old. It's only few if them like Mbappe and co. that can do CR7 numbers

Earthquake3:
C. Ronaldo was bought at 100 million at 30+ why was nobody talking about age

If you can contribute goals and assists like Zaha does 90 million is not a bad price

I'm enjoying the argument between the two of you.

But dude, are you kidding me. Why mention CR7, who is a 5 times balloon d'or in your argument. Are you saying he's not worth 100million even at 34?

CR7 and Messi are the only players at their age that any Rich club will buy at an outrageous price, even at their age. Those two guys don't even need to kick a ball before those clubs get their money back because of their commercial value.

Oga, commot CR7 from your argument , and continue the conversation with the other guy

mostob:
yes..
.Croatia has average players....the only World class among them ain't much . Based on squad strength,they should be lucky to reach SF but they defied all odds to reach the final. BTW... where did you see me compare them with our own players ? make you shine your eyes and comprehend my post wella pls

The only World class players among them is Modric and Rakitic, and may be Mandzukic. The rest are average at best.

In paper , they are not supposed to to be in the SF sef

Danielnino00:
CAF's decision to move the AFCON to June in a deliberate attempt to please the oyinbo masters may eventually backfire!
Because of this climate issh...Even if Nigeria had gotten d bid to host this tournament, there's a good chance that the stadiums would still be empty as we are seeing now...
Fans won't come out to fill up the stadiums due to heavy rains..

West and central Africa experience heavy rainfall in June while the north has its heat problem...

If FIFA could move the 2022 world cup to November due to climate issue, I don't see why CAF can't continue with the normal AFCON calendar ...

Issa Hayatou was right afterall. He has been pressured to move it to June but the guy resisted, sighting climate reasons.

May be that was why he was booted out, and their puppet, Ahmad Ahmad was installed. Cos I noticed that the first thing the guy did as a CAF president was to move the Afcon date from January to June.

Issa Hayatou may be corrupt (FIFA too also stink of corruption) but he obviously knows African football and Africa as a whole.