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But honestly,ronaldo wasn't our problem last season as some people here make it seem.We struggled last season due to our abysmal defense,poor midfield and poor coaching.The big personale change has been what has made us improve this term.At least five new faces in our first team this season is massive.Also,the coaching methods of our previous caoches, Ole , rangnick were too poor and was never going to make us play better.
Inasmuch as eth is a good manager,if the same regulars who featured last season, especially the defense (Maguire,lindof,awb,Mcfred),all begin starting again,the rubbish performance we produced last season would be repeated even with a better coach.Spare Ronaldo the blame

Borntosmoke:
Make he start Ronaldo. It seem Tottenham is Ronaldo eibar

Dat one no dey use eye see tottheham .
I just hope our forwards fire on all fronts in this match.Clinicality would be very necessary here

Match day.
Lads, it's tottheham!! .
Anything other than three points is not welcome

Winning both games is not an impossible task, though difficult.If we are to push our top four aims soundly,we should be striving to win these games against our rivals.At least, they aren't mancity

Borntosmoke:
You have wild dreams. If we see draw we try.

This gvardiol looks a very impressive player.
His ball playing skills is world class if you ask me.I believe he can be one of the very best players in the world in his position in no distant time

Roland17:
The GOAT finishes 8th which is a false representation to me. I thought Bellingham had a far more impressive season than Gabu, same with Musiala. Nuno Mendes/ Gravenberch/ Gvardiol did not have a better season than the GOAT!

His lack of UCL appearances is by far the biggest thing holding him back.

1. Gavi (Barcelona)
2. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)
3. Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
4. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund)
5. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)
6. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax/Bayern Munich)
7. Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig)
8. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
9. Karim Adeyemi (Red Bull Salzburg/Borussia Dortmund)
10. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

If we can get maximum points from Tottenham and Chelsea this week ,I think it would give us the momentum we need to go on a winning streak.The morale boost would be helpful

Looking forward to the game vs Tottenham.

Hopefully,we get maximum points

kozmicity:
https://dailypost.ng/2022/10/16/epl-ball-was-in-play-referee-pawson-under-fire-for-disallowing-ronaldos-goal-against-newcastle/

Exactly what i meant.To avoid confusions like this ,these rules should be spelt out clearly

[quote author=Expert17 post=117647833]So ETH, OLE, Carrick, Ragnick and Portugal coach don't have football sense to know he's not good enough?

The same man that benched 5-Ballon d'or winner can't bench Useless Bruno, you guys deserve Lingard and Perriera.

He's an AM, his job is to create goals for the team and he's one of the best in that. If we ask you to mention a replacement, hope you won't mention DVD and Coutinho

Bruno is actually better than our present midfielders in that role, that's why he's being fielded by the coaches.However,his current competitors are not quality for him to be judged with them.If we are looking to be a more dominant team you can agree with me that he has to improve on his game.
Do you think guardiola would love Bruno in his team despite his brilliance?.He need to know how to manipulate the ball better at tight spaces and dribble to create chances.His ahead ahead style of play is not helpful some times.His play is more suitable for a counterattacking team
He can still be benched if Eric get his players in the transfer window.Eric playing him does not mean he is fully satisfied with his performances

ovoP:
The bruno hate, is forced recently.. man has been our best player in the past 2 games.. pressing winning the ball creating chances, but for some reason most people on twitter. Will come out and say the reason we play bad is his fault.. our not breaking opponent, has to do with our style of play and poor wingers..

Bruno is a very good player no doubt.However,his inability to beat the press often times or progress the ball with dribbles is hindering team at present.Especially, against low blocks
I think stats in football is giving a wrong perception of ability and performance
As a midfielder in the modern game,press resistance and a strong technical ability is very important.
When you watch modric,iniesta,Kross you don't see numbers but you see the most gifted players on the pitch through their elegance on the ball.

Expert17:
I don't think the initial freekick was legit as there was an issue of rolling ball and CR7 not bn 10 yards away.

Ok.Got it now

Jodera:
The goalkeeper didn't touch the ball when the ball was passed to him. That was never a goal, plus the intention was that the it was the goalkeeper that will play the ball.


I would like to ask, when is a freekick supposed to be played? Is it Before, during or after the whistle have been blown?

Yea, but the ref blew before the player passed to the keeper.
I think it was a case of Ronaldo playing to the whistle.These rules just dey confuse person

patrickmuf:
Antony to always pass the ball to a player in a better position and not try to find Ronaldo every time...I noticed a good number of times yesterday where he sought to find Ronaldo instead of a pass to another teammate...

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I guess is him wanting the tag of Antony Ronaldo partnership trend.Maybe so the pull off another viral celebration
He should just stop looking for personal glory and play a normal game abeg.I was frustrated with some good openings he messed up, especially right before halftime, when he was trying to find a closely marked Ronaldo

Abeg,who knows why the ref cancelled Ronaldo's goal yesterday.
The ref blew his whistle and the goal keeper played his spot kick before Ronaldo nipped in.
Wasn't it similar to the one nani scored against tottheham some years back?

But why is nobody ignoring this tottheham team,they have been picking up important points silently.
For me,they are serious contenders,even for the title and the fact that they have gone about their business silently, without pressure makes it even more dangerous for the opponents.
Top four this season no go funny

Jodera:
I believe you said this during Brentford
You said this during Tottenham
Also said it during Liverpool

Una no dey tire??

Meanwhile, you've even got harder test in Newcastle than us that's facing Leeds

Leeds are an intense pressing team,and you guys had a midweek game where almost your first teamers played in so the difference in energy levels would play a part here.
If Leeds sticks to there high intense pressing team,it would surely cause you problems.They can cause turnovers in your build up,and potentially create good chances from it.The only problem be say I no trust their coach,he fit go decide to pack bus which will favour you guys,but if he sticks to the beilsa's philosophy,and take advantage of their fitness level,I'm sure they can nick something from this game.
As for newscastle,We always beat them.Forget their recent form,na our second wife after Chelsea be that .Besides they have a couple of their first teamers injured,I don't think they would be as threatening as they have been this season.Fingers crossed though.

We need maximum points today oo.
Anything less would not be good.
Heard maximin is injured.Our chances just got better

Jodera:
You mean Zidane?
If you think Zidane is short of offers presently then I dunno what to say

Btw,u guys are dropping points today.
Na today una go commot for that 1st position .I Trust Leeds to do the lord's work

Jodera:
You mean Zidane?
If you think Zidane is short of offers presently then I dunno what to say

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Jodera:
Lol, he isn't KBS na.
I remember Kbs saying he would take some time off because he would want to work on his presidential aspirations. I think that's the main reason he's not being active here again

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I didn't see it oo
Try sending it directly to this email.Thanks

Jodera:
No problem bro.
You can message me on a dead thread or pm me

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How can I pm you?.This nairaland features self no clear me .I sent you an email though.Pls check for a message

Jodera:
Omo...2011??
E don tey true true as you talk ooo

But yeah, Pep and guardiola was the other people too that made el-clasico very interesting aside Messi and Ronaldo.

Now no big person to look forward to In el-clasico. Tho, I want to watch because of Benzema Vs Lewy but with the way Barca don dey do, e fit no sweet like that.

Jodera ,abeg I wan mk we discuss something.How can I reach you?

[7/20, 9:44 PM] +234 904 487 6765: � Bruno Fernandes on Cristiano Ronaldo: “I don’t want to be involved in that. Obviously we have to respect the decision of everyone. I don’t know what Cristiano said to the club, to the manager, but we have to respect his space.”

� Bruno Fernandes: "Cristiano was our top scorer last season, he added goals, but it’s not on me, it’s the club that has to make the choices and Cristiano makes his own. I don’t know what’s going on in his head, if he wants to leave."

� Bruno Fernandes: "The only thing I asked Cristiano, when he didn’t turn up, was if everything was OK with the family. He told me what was going on, that’s it and nothing more."
[Guardian Sport]
� @Manchester_Utdfc
[7/20, 9:44 PM] +234 904 487 6765: � Bruno Fernandes: "I understand that someone has his own opinion, but when I arrived in 2020 I was losing the same amount of balls in those six months and the year after I lost the same amount of balls, but I scored 28 goals, so people don’t complain."

� Bruno Fernandes: "Last season, because I scored only 10, people start complaining, but I’m OK with that. I do my best. I always try to help my teammates. Obviously I will have to do what the coach demands from me."

� Bruno Fernandes: “I always learn from players who play similar positions as me. Christian [Eriksen] has been an amazing player in the past and last season when he played for Brentford.”
[Guardian Sport]
� @Manchester_Utdfc
[7/20, 9:44 PM] +234 904 487 6765: � Bruno Fernandes: "He [Ten Hag] wants me to do assists anyway, so I have to try it. I don’t understand that type of question of keeping the ball or whatever it is."

� Fernandes: "I keep the ball when I think I have to keep it, I try a pass when I think I have to do it and sometimes it goes good, sometimes wrong."

� Bruno Fernandes: "When it [a pass] goes wrong, I know that shouldn’t be the one, but sometimes when you play in the 10 position you have only a few seconds to think and control the ball and make the pass."
[Guardian Sport]
� @Manchester_Utdfc
[7/21, 3:54 PM] +234 904 487 6765: �️ Bruno Fernandes: "I think we missed that [discipline] for a while, and I think, for me, the way I see discipline is important."

"For me, discipline is not only the way you play on the pitch, the position that you have, what you have to do, it's also off the pitch – don't be late for the meetings, don't be late for the meals."

"I think that's [discipline] really important because if everyone is on time and someone comes late, he should be punished — for me amazing, because I like to be on time, so I won't have problems with that."

on #mufc's tactics: "It's the way he [Ten Hag] wants to play, the way he wants to approach the game is different, every coach has a different way to approach the game."

"Obviously, he [Ten Hag] demands a lot and that's good, because we concentrate a lot now because we know that if we don't do what he wants, you're out of the team, you don't play, so I think that's a good thing." [men]

"Everyone knows that even if you don't score goals or don't assist, if you do what he [Ten Hag] asks you to do, he'll be okay with that."

"I don’t know what’s going on in his [Ronaldo] head, if he wants to leave, it’s all about news. I didn’t ask them that."

"The only thing I asked Cristiano, when he didn’t turn up [to training], was if everything was okay with the family, he told me what was going on, that’s it and nothing more."

"We have to respect the decision of everyone. I don’t know what Cristiano said to the club, to the manager, I don’t know what is going on in his head, but we have to respect his space."

"From everything we know, he [Ronaldo] had some family problems, so we have to give him some space and that’s it."

"I don't understand that type of question of keeping the ball or whatever it is. I keep the ball when I think I have to keep it, I try a pass when I think I have to do it and sometimes it goes good, sometimes wrong."

"Obviously when it goes wrong, I know that shouldn't be the one, but sometimes when you play in the No 10 position you have only a few seconds to think and control the ball and make the pass, so it's not that much time to think."

"I understand that someone has his own opinion, but when I arrived in 2020 I was losing the same amount of balls in those six months & then the year after I lost the same amount — but I scored 28 goals, people don't complain about that."

"Now last season, because I scored 'only' 10, because for some people it's only 10 goals, people start complaining, but I'm OK with that, I don't worry."

"Obviously I will have to do what the coach demands from me, and what he demands from me I will do, because he thinks it's the best for the team and, for me, the best for the team is the best for me."
[7/21, 3:55 PM] +234 904 487 6765: � Anthony Elanga on Christian Eriksen: “Another Scandinavian in the team is special. That makes three of us now in the team and it’ll be nice to meet him and play with him.”

� Anthony Elanga on Christian Eriksen: “He’s a special player, a really good player and I’ve played against him. I had the honour to play against him last season and you could see his qualities from there. I feel like he’ll be a great contributor to the team.”

� Anthony Elanga: “I’m really looking forward to playing with him [Eriksen] and hopefully he’ll put some balls in behind for me to run on to. That will be nice”

� Fred on Christian Eriksen: “Great player! We all know of his quality. He was at Tottenham, last season at Brentford, he's someone we know. He's got the ability, a great player, attacking, strikes the ball well, knows where the goal is.”

� Fred: “He'll add to the team and he'll be made very welcome in our team, at #mufc. Together we can achieve our goals.”

� Fred on Christian Eriksen: “He's a very experienced player, I'm sure he'll contribute a lot. He seems like a great person and will add to our group. I'm fully behind him. We want to achieve our goals together and he can add a lot to our team.”

Bruno Fernandes: "I don't understand that type of question of keeping the ball or whatever it is. I keep the ball when I think I have to keep it, I try a pass when I think I have to do it and sometimes it goes good, sometimes wrong." #mulive [
@TheAthleticUK

Bruno Fernandes: "I understand that someone has his own opinion, but when I arrived in 2020 I was losing the same amount of balls in those six months & then the year after I lost the same amount — but I scored 28 goals, people don't complain about that." #mulive [
@TheAthleticUK

Mata should have been an integral member of our team and should have played a more prominent role.I'm not saying this because of this game-we understand this game might be of little consequence,but he(mata) offers something different, unique and important to the rest of the squad:elite link up play and ball retentiveness.
What he lacks in brawn and speed he makes up in intelligence,guile and finesse.

There was a time under Mourinho where we had matic,Pogba ,mata,mhymetaryan and either of rashford/martial playing together with a striker,I think lukaku.
We where fluid, creative and scored goals then(remember the era of 4-0 wins).This changed when Mourinho coward from that against little stoke, removed mata and played two dm.Result,we drew the game and lost momentum.I don't even think Mourinho used that winning lineup any longer.If it's not broken,why fix it.
Overload the midfield with as creative, highly ball retentive players and watch how you get enough of chances each game.
Last season or two too,I think one of our best games in terms of fluidity was against everton in a cup game.I was impressed by how ole flooded the game with midfielders (vdb,Pogba,Bruno,scot all played).

Hold the ball better,and you stand a better chance of winning

I have always maintained that in this present era the team with the better midfield play wins.
Just load everywhere with midfielders who are intelligent and prudent with the ball and the goals would come naturally.This is the secret of guardiola teams.
Forget tactics,a team with individuals who can manipulate the ball better and has a solid midfield is always at an advantage.

SwattiLee:
I strongly believe Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Trump was in office.

We can accuse Trump of being anything, but we can never accuse him of being weak.

The world needs strong and decisive leaders.

THE KING � IS COMING BACK!

True.
This is why USA was able to maintain control during his tenure

Gentlerespect76:
You are confused; Trump is not the President of the USA.

I didn't say neither did the post infer Trump currently being the president of the United States.Did it?