drisham:


This Is too much...yes he's not the best of players but I wouldn't call him bang

I see him as a kova, Henderson,de Jong level type of player

which de Jong? Na ment? Lmao
Some of you EPL fanboys are SO ignorant.

ouzo1:



U dey talk as if u no sabi Nigerians....dey kind envy and jealousy wey full our body na die. Make season finish first we go know who be who again.

But this one is just ridiculous.

I couldn't believe some people would ever think Haaland didn't deserve the Balon dor

kendrick9:
I haven't diminished nothing.
He was the best striker in the world last season, facts.
He wasn't and still isn't the best player in the world. That's also facts.
I hate the fact that this modern football fans thinks scoring goals makes you the best player.
How can a player that average 10 touches in 90mins in big games be the best player in the world?
That's insane....

Someone broke all records unimaginable last season and you think just the "best striker tag" is enough to justify his efforts?

I'm not one to start judging whether he has 1 touches or 80 touches but there's something called efficiency and he did it effectively.

He won all trophies ought to be won last season being the top scorer and breaking all records there is to break.

For your talk to even be valid, show me anywhere during last season where you said Kdb and Rodri deserves Balon dor then I'll not take you as someone who's looking for a low moment to strike Haaland when he's down. Just silently waiting for this opportunity to strike him

oliverano:


Rodri, KDB dey all these while, no UCL. But immediately Haaland came they won the treble. He was factually the difference last season and should have won it.

Messi is the goat🐐but the last balondor was for GoaLand!

I don rest!!!

Leave them make dem dey play

kendrick9:

When did anyone say that?
Messi wasn't just a tapin 10 touches penalty box striker was he?

Different styles of play shouldn't be a criteria to victimise someone.

Haaland broke unimaginable records last season while winning EVERYTHING. That itself makes him the world best player.

What did Rodri and Kdb do to deserve the Balon dor?
In fact what are they doing that they haven't done before Haaland came?

ThierryJay:


Totti was Uefa awarded MOTM. Post-match, Henry was voted MOTM.

The point is how would you say he flopped when numerous sources cited his electric performance in that final.

Did Totti score or assist in the same final? Yet he isn't a flop.

I think Totti assisted Del piero's goal.

AdisaOwala:


If you check, my critique is based on his "zero output" if he is not scoring, and this has been echoed by his manager in the past.

Just seen it that it is becoming increasingly clearer for all to see now and we can even say Pep was honest enough to point this out even when he was scoring for fun

Anyone who watches his game will agree to your critic. If you follow my posts too, you'll see where I've countlessly said that without his goals, him no be am and that he needs improvement in other areas

What I am against is anyone saying he doesn't deserve Balon dor last season or that Kdb and Rodri deserves it over him.

That's the fallacy I'm against

FBS:
These latest UCL results na the reason why I'm so happy that the away-goal rule was dropped. Best decision in football in a long while.
A draw won't get you through, if you want to win - outscore your opponent. Simples.

Next should be the offside rule.

In Eleme league of Port Harcourt they outdefend their opponents to win games. So stop the generalisation pls.

Last season, almost everyone was in awe of Haaland and how he destroyed almost everybody.

Now we don deh hear say Rodri and Kdb were more important and influential than him.

Funny and ridiculous how you guys will use this season to claim Haaland doesn't deserve the Balon dor last season

popizaino:


I think Totti assisted Del piero's goal.

No he didn't, it was the right back that crossed to Delvecchio who scored.

Totti gave the pre-assist which was like Messi's contribution to Di Maria's goal in WC 2022 final.

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Jodera:

Anyone who watches his game will agree to your critic. If you follow my posts too, you'll see where I've countlessly said that without his goals, him no be am and that he needs improvement in other areas

What I am against is anyone saying he doesn't deserve Balon dor last season or that Kdb and Rodri deserves it over him.

That's the fallacy I'm against

Jodera, how will Haaland win Ballon D'or for a season where Messi won the World cup as its best player?

What Haaland deserved to win last season was Fifa Best, not B'dor.

ThierryJay:


But it is a big game regardless. You insinuated Haaland is not a big game choker like Henry and I'm calling that out.

In 3 games vs Madrid, Haaland is yet to score. Meanwhile Henry scored a sensational solo goal in his first game vs Madrid.

Haaland is yet to score in a UCL final. So how is he a better big game player than Henry who at least assisted a goal in his first UCL final?

Haaland in the CL scored against Bayern last season
He scored against PSG

And he is just at the beginning of his career
Henry's career is already over with several big game choke

France in Henry's hand were even not going to qualify for world cup 2006 until they brought back Zidane and co

Jodera:

Someone broke all records unimaginable last season and you think just the "best striker tag" is enough to justify his efforts?

I'm not one to start judging whether he has 1 touches or 80 touches but there's something called efficiency and he did it effectively.

He won all trophies ought to be won last season being the top scorer and breaking all records there is to break.

I'm not sure you understand what the term best Player in the world mean.
You can't be the best player when you have just 10 touches in a 90mins game, simple.
I no get time to argue any other thing

popizaino:



In Eleme league of Port Harcourt they outdefend their opponents to win games. So stop the generalisation pls.

hehehehe. buhahahahaha.

Who spends his/her money to go to stadium or on subscriptions to watch their teams just to defend?

The major currency of this game? GOALS, GOALS and GOALS.

kendrick9:
He's a nonentity in big games.
It would have been a travesty if he had won the ballon d'or.
He's nowhere near the best player in the world.
Best striker? Yes.
Best player? that's laughable

Didn't Michael Owen win the Balon dor and he was just better than Walcott

AdisaOwala:


This Halaand for no even smell reserve team at that Barca squad

Without Goals, Haaland is a Raphael Chukwu Ndukwe lucky enough to have a Norwegian passport

Take away decision making from KdB game, how is he better than Sissoko

kendrick9:
How can he deserve the Ballon when he wasn't even City's best player?
Ask any City fan, even Pep, they would pick Rodri and KDB as more influential over Haaland.
Are you one of those who think a player who scores goals automatically is the best player?

Was Messi the best PSG player last year

Jodera:

Different styles of play shouldn't be a criteria to victimise someone.

Haaland broke unimaginable records last season while winning EVERYTHING. That itself makes him the world best player.

What did Rodri and Kdb do to deserve the Balon dor?
In fact what are they doing that they haven't done before Haaland came?

Ask any City fan who they would pick in crucial deciding match between either Haaland or Rodri/KDB.
That should give you your answer.
Haaland was a ghost in the big games.
City wins those trophies with or without him, infact City played better football without him

Jodera:

Who won Man City player of the season 2022/23? Haaland
Who won EPL player of the season 2022/23? Halaand

All these ones you're talking is emotional talk. Anybody who watched football knows that Haaland was deservedly the best player last season... Whether home or abroad.

You can say he's not the best this season, but don't try to rubbish his effort and exploits last season just because he's underwhelming this season.

It's all shades of wrong

Leave them make dem dey cap

Epl coaches players and fans chose Haaalnd over other City players

City fans and players chose Haaland over other city players

raumdeuter:

Didn't Michael Owen win the Balon dor and he was just better than Walcott

And Owen Ballon award is seen as one of the biggest jokes.

raumdeuter:


Was Messi the best PSG player last year

He was arguably the best player in lique 1 by most metrics

AdisaOwala:


How is he underwhelming?

Is he not still scoring?

Compared to last season form. Largely due to being injured

ThierryJay:


Jodera, how will Haaland win Ballon D'or for a season where Messi won the World cup as its best player?

What Haaland deserved to win last season was Fifa Best, not B'dor.

FIFA best, Balon dor... All join!!

Messi won World cup in 2022
What concerns Balon dor with that when when same Messi still won 2022 Balon dor because of WC

kendrick9:
Ask any City fan who they would pick in crucial deciding match between either Haaland or Rodri/KDB.
That should give you your answer.
Haaland was a ghost in the big games.
City wins those trophies with or without him, infact City played better football without him

All these ones you dey talk na cap.
The same people you say make I ask naim vote am best player.
See wetin Oga Dayo talk below

raumd.euter:



Epl coaches players and fans voted Haaalnd over other City players

City fans and players voted Haaland over other city players

Not everyone is sentimental and biased like you and hen.sben and thank goodness you guys were in the minority.

Even your Kdb had zero votes. So much for balon dor winner

Jodera:

Who won Man City player of the season 2022/23? Haaland
Who won EPL player of the season 2022/23? Halaand

All these ones you're talking is emotional talk. Anybody who watched football knows that Haaland was deservedly the best player last season... Whether home or abroad.

You can say he's not the best this season, but don't try to rubbish his effort and exploits last season just because he's underwhelming this season.

It's all shades of wrong

Agreed without reservation

oliverano:


Rodri, KDB dey all these while, no UCL. But immediately Haaland came they won the treble. He was factually the difference last season and should have won it.

Messi is the goat🐐but the last balondor was for GoaLand!

I don rest!!!

If Haaland no dey to bully Upamecano and beat Bayern maybe na so city for crash out like they did in previous seasons to Monaco Lyon Liverpool and Spurs

raumdeuter:


Haaland in the CL scored against Bayern last season
He scored against PSG

And he is just at the beginning of his career
Henry's career is already over with several big game choke

France in Henry's hand were even not going to qualify for world cup 2006 until they brought back Zidane and co

Henry scored the crucial sublime only goal for France in the must win game vs Ireland to qualify for WC 2006, so your belittling of his contribution has no basis. Note that I didn't say Zidane had no impact unlike you that brings down one to elevate another.

Since you say Haaland is just starting his career and it will be unfair to compare him with Henry's whole career and I agree with you on this.

At 23, Henry also had already a string of big game performances. He had scored against Bayern, Juventus, Valencia in UCL and Portugal in Euro 2000 semi whilst putting in a very good showing vs Italy in the final.

At 23, Henry was not known as a big game choker even if he failed to perform well in few big games. But Haaland is already garnering that reputation. The question is on what objective basis did you conclude that Henry was a choker while Haaland is not, at the current same age of 23?

Someone who hails Tuchel as the best thing after sliced bread calls Ancelotti vibes and inshallah.

Don't you see how stupid your takes are?

kendrick9:
I'm not sure you understand what the term best Player in the world mean.
You can't be the best player when you have just 10 touches in a 90mins game, simple.
I no get time to argue any other thing

Who made this rule?

Don't form something in your head and drop it here like fact please

raumdeuter:


Leave them make dem dey cap

Epl coaches players and fans voted Haaalnd over other City players

City fans and players voted Haaland over other city players

Na just big cap dem dey cap

No one person here ever claimed Haaland didn't deserve EPL best or world best last season. E reach a year later, suddenly Kdb and Rodri were more deserving of him last season.

Maybe they thought everyone is moved by recency bias

kendrick9:
He was arguably the best player in lique 1 by most metrics

Mbappe has won it in the last 3 seasons