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I made this post in June 2020 in response to donjazet question of what made me start supporting Chelsea and when.

Suddenly Air.mark don adopt same reason as why he started supporting Chelsea

This guy!

timbros:
Celestine Babayaro.

I am a "leftie" (and left footed when playing ball) so I have this natural love for left footed players...

In Atlanta '96 my best player was Celestine Babayaro. And when, a year after our Dream Team victory, Chelsea signed Babayaro, I just start following the club.

Although in that late 90s, we don't have DSTV or other cable TV to follow premiership week in week out like today, I have this big bros that don't miss any edition of 'Complete Football International' and 'International Soccer Review' full colour glossy magazines. That is where I get all my updates and happenings in the world of football. NTA then have a program every Saturday evening "Weekend Sports".... I don't miss it for anything.

That was how my support for Chelsea started until gradually we started watching games live in big hotels that have cable TV...

zeusis:
Delap play for Leicester?

That was an obvious error. You should know that.

My mind was on Vardy actually when I was typing that. Both blue jerseys, both relegated... Unconsciously I was thinking Vardy as I was talking about Delap.

Popizaino let's sign Cristiano for one season to play Club World Cup. What do you think?

In case I get banned, below is my post.

airmark:
If you don't want me to quote you, then don't mention or respond to my post.

Thunder that will fire you is just warming up.

But you have been jumping on my mentions since yesterday when I never quoted you.

I logged in last night, 3 mentions from you and ignored.

Just now that I log in, 4 mentions from you.

Stop mentuoning me please, since one can't engage you again without getting banned. But if you insist on displaying your childishness in full HD, be my guest.

Ibime:
The strength needed to bulldoze makes it even better to bully in the box so long as his touch is good which it is.

A good strong striker is always better when the play is in the box. That's how Drogba was able to score 33 goals under Ancelotti just playing in the box after being typecast as a counterattack only striker

What you don't want is a striker that can't play outside the box or doesn't have legs to drive into the box, putting tactical limitations on you.

I always prefer players that give tactical flexibility and I hate specialists, that's why I hate most no 10s and jogging DMs like Jogginghoe and Enzo Fernandez

I just like his strenght. Drogba and Costa had that in abundance.

If his linkup with Palmer and Maresca will bring out the best in him, why not? Let's get him.

Ibime:
Same folks who shouted against Palmer signing. Some of the same folks thought we have ticked the box with Lukaku signing but those big signings are often catastrophic and unable to move on like we saw with Lukaku. Osimhen falls in this category which rules him out completely.

Only Gyokeres and Delap are options as far as I am concerned. Gyokeres will be expensive but his wage won't be a problem to move him on if he flops. However Gyokeres is heading Arsenal way, which leaves only Delap as an option

Failing to get Delap, we should look in the sub £40m range cos nobody priced above that is worth it in the market today. We can pick up Jonathan David for free or get our boy Emegha from Stratford while we wait for the right option to materialise. As of now, I think Delap is going to Manure

I'm surprised Gyokeres is heavily linked to Arsenal instead of his guy Amorim.

From what I've seen of Delap, he thrives more on counter attack football. Leicester sit deep and counter. At least, that's what they played against us and that why Delap was so dangerous in both legs.... I'll love to see him in the dominating team, trying to break down a defence sitting deep....Not all those "on the run" one on one occasions where he bulldoze his way past defenders.

Andrew don chop him own ban

Seun what is going on with your antispam bot?

I made the post below on 20th February 2024, more than a year ago...

timbros:


If I can get ONLY 3 players with 200m, I'll get a CB and CF. The last spot will be either of LW/RB/LB.

Fofana, Chilwell, James all have terrible injury records. Silva is already semi retired. These are defensive positions that needs reinforcement critically. I have not even mentioned the goalkeeper department.

Our left and central side of attack currently needs upgrade.

So you see that our problem is not just attack.

And apart from just signing players, we need a coach that can actually upgrade the players we currently have. A different coach can come in and change these crop of players to monsters and drop the jaw of football world. These are young players that can be moulded.

Mourinho came into Chelsea in 2004 and suddenly Geremi became solid. Terry became a rock. Lampard already have the talent but he became much much more better. Joe Cole became a terrorist. Even soft Glenn Johnson deliver wenever he was called upon..... All these are players Mourinho met in Chelsea. So apart from his signings, he still improved the players he met in the club.

Chelsea issue is not just attack.

Airmark will not see where I recommended buying defenders as upgrade. Not only that, getting a coach that can upgrade the players we already have... It doesn't end in just signing new players. I gave the example of Mourinho, how he upgraded players like Geremi, Lampard etc even though he made signings.

Maresca came in and identified the main reason we conceded much goals the previous season, and made changes in formation. The board got a defender first as a priority signing. The result? Top 4, which Airmark acknowledged.

Like I said, I'm done with you in this topic henceforth. Mention me from now till 10 years coming, I will only quote you whenever I want to school you with Napoli.

Build your Chelsea Dream XI below. Formation 4-3-3

Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois, Petr Cech, Edouard Mendy

Right back: Reece James, Ceasar Azpilicueta, Branislav Ivanovic

Center Backs: David Luiz, John Terry, Antonio Rudiger, Richardo Carvalho, Tiago Silva, William Gallas

Left Back: Marc Cucurella, Marco Alonso, Ashley Cole

Midfield Three: Frank Lampard, Moises Caicedo, Cesc Fabregas, Claude Makelele, Michael Essien, N'golo Kante

Front Three: Diego Costa, Juan Mata, Eden Hazard, Didier Drogba, Cole Palmer, Willian

Let's go.....!

airmark:
You obviously didn't follow our argument since last year January, no wonder most of you dived into argument, taking sides erroneously.

Timbros, Lordfalcao and co wanted Colwill, and our full backs replaced. I was against it and told them that our poor defence last season was largely caused by injuries that we only needed Silva's replacement i.e Tosin and we shouldn't waste funds buying more defenders since Colwill and co were expected to be fit for this season. We didnt waste funds on defenders as Timbros and his ignorant friends wished and we saw improvement in our defence as Colwill James and even Fofana contributed to the improvement and not forgetting Cucurella that Unlimited22 wanted replaced. Today, our defence performed as the 3rd best in the league without following Timbros wack and unnecessary suggestions.

Only jakujaku Jackson stood between us and competing for the title as he fired 27 shots without a goal and 13 consecutive matches with just 1 goal. Yet we managed to qualify for Ucl. With a prolific scorer, we would have competed strongly just as I suggested when Timbros and co were arguing blindly for over a year.

If you, Lordfalcao, Kimbeast and Timbros have shame, you shouldn't mention my name in your posts as you follow your Jakujaku Jackson to Dakar after Wednesday.

SMH.... You are a shameless pathological liar.

Thank goodness you have admitted yourself that improved defence took us to top 4. Case closed. I have nothing more to do witj you on that subject again.

Top 65k overall no be beans

4th in overall Nairaland League... Not a bad season for Timbros FC

airmark:
Na you go tire.

I asked you what part of your body you want us to cut by May, when both Neto and Sancho score more than 8 goals combined.



Your useless Sterling will continue to be an object of ridicule from West to North London, until he leave my club.

How many goals did Neto and Sancho combined scored?

airmark:
You asked us to sign another defender after Tosin was signed free. Don't lie here.

You were waiting for us to fail and come back with 'i told you' message of need for more defenders to replace Dr. Colwill, Dr. James and Cucurella and an experienced CB.

Now, we are in Ucl without signing another defender, just as i predicted. I hope you have been educated and finally delivered from the spirit of arguing blindly.

Do well to dig out also where I told you that the board identified defence aas the problem, that is why they made a defender the FIRST SIGNING.

You go explain tire.

I still dey wait with Napoli at the side. No think say I forget. We go still revisit Serie A at the right time.

airmark:
If you have shame you won't post here till next season as we didn't sign the defender as you suggested and we made Ucl with Neto making a crucial assist.

Shame on you.

Tosin that marshaled our defence in the last clean sheets we had lately have been a Chelsea player for 10 years.

popizaino:
You know the other team probably came to sell groundnuts on the field so you can always keep cleansheet.

We still hold the record of just 15 goals conceded in a full season.

I guess we did that by conceding 2+ goals every match.

Centyakam:
NAIRALAND FPL 2024/2025 FA CUP WINNER !!!!!

Congratulations!

Las las na Newcastle una do favor....

We don't even need una favor

Singapore1:
1-0 vs Everton
1-0 vs manchester united
1 goal difference vs Fulham
1-0 vs forest

If you are good at the back 1-0 is enough


nothing like outscore

Cleansheet is not in airmark and Popizaino dictionary

Come on boys!!!!! Let's go!!!!

airmark:
Since your Jakujaku Jackson no dey defenders must support attack and it was a new attacker we signed that helped with the assist.

Yea and our first and most important signing is marshaling the defence.

Captain Bowen delivering

zeusis:
So we put madueke on the left, who plays right?

Neto. Sancho middle.

That front three should be fluid. Since there isn't a number 9, three of them should have that understanding to interchange wings constantly...

airmark:
Neto with an assist. Timbros and Lordfalcao will not like this.

Defender score. Airmark will be fuming

Come on boys! We can do this!!!

As a Man United supporter for 76 years, I really hope we end the season on a high! Spurs are currently leading. We can't finish below them...

Let's go for the win!!!

airmark:
When a team failed to have more games in which they outscored the opponents, the team may not win the league. That's why Inter didn't win the league and it reflected in the total goals scored.

Read that my post calmly to understand or ask Raumdeuter to explain to you. I am off.

So you are telling me that many of Inter's opponents outdefend them that's why they couldn't score as much as the wanted?

We are getting somewhere.

airmark:
By firing blanks against Bologna, Roma, Juventus, Fiorentina this year, right?. Comprehension is your major problem.

Did Napoli score in all their matches before they won Serie A?