bykebyke:
Just seen the video of what was done to Bailly.


I don laugh tire.

Say the one wey better pass Umtiti?

bykebyke:
Just seen the video of what was done to Bailly.


I don laugh tire.

The kind lamentation wey dey that thread now ehn, imagine say na City don lose 3 matches, we for no get ear hear word again. Here would have been full of all sort of garbage. the special one is really treating them well

sebod:

The kind lamentation wey dey that thread now ehn, imagine say na City don lose 3 matches, we for no get ear hear word again. Here would have been full of all sort of garbage. the special one is really treating them well

You mean the then special one?

Remember, I get am before... No be wetin?

dmcdad:

You mean the then special one?

Remember, I get am before... No be wetin?

Una two bah. Prayer warriors in waiting to come and intercede for em again when em fan go come calling.

stuff46:


Una two bah. Prayer warriors in waiting to come and intercede for em again when em fan go come calling.

Na true ooooo. Where barackohandso

dmcdad:
Na true ooooo. Where barackohandso

Many cules don dissapear lately.

Who would you guys like Pique to partner with against Atletico?

Umtiti or Mascherano?

Greetings to all my friends in the house. The defensive midfield god has spoken

bykebyke:
Who would you guys like Pique to partner with against Atletico?

Umtiti or Mascherano?

masch now.


Something just enter my head, instead of rafinha fighting for a position in midfield/attack, can't we convert him to a RB?.


Guys ,what do u think?

pelvicky:


masch now.


Something just enter my head, instead of rafinha fighting for a position in midfield/attack, can't we convert him to a RB?.


Guys ,what do u think?

Rafinha right back? With his left foot? I don't support

dmcdad:

You mean the then special one?

Remember, I get am before... No be wetin?

Lol...
He suddenly turned the special one when United were about signing him.

bykebyke:
Who would you guys like Pique to partner with against Atletico?

Umtiti or Mascherano?

Umtiti any day!

10d0ve:
Rafinha right back? With his left foot? I don't support

pelvicky:


masch now.


Something just enter my head, instead of rafinha fighting for a position in midfield/attack, can't we convert him to a RB?.


Guys ,what do u think?

The emboldened says it all.

sebod:

Umtiti any day!

Seconded!

umititi ko hmmmtiti ni,he is a good player though but can't shield the very well,there were many times in the last match when they wanna Snatch d ball from him bcus of diz,he needs to improve on dat area or else there will be many defensive errors from him.

masherano all d way,till Madrid wins d treble

rafinha can't play RB position, he fit try the LB.

pelvicky:


masch now.


Something just enter my head, instead of rafinha fighting for a position in midfield/attack, can't we convert him to a RB?.


Guys ,what do u think?

No be everybody deh adapt easily o.

Upnepaa:
umititi ko hmmmtiti ni,he is a good player though but can't shield the very well,there were many times in the last match when they wanna Snatch d ball from him bcus of diz,he needs to improve on dat area or else there will be many defensive errors from him.

masherano all d way,till Madrid wins d treble

rafinha can't play RB position, he fit try the LB.

Macherano is no doubt the better defender for now...but I just feel Atm will exploit his height disadvantage, n that's where Titi can help...Titi is a good defender, a very good one at that.. (there's room for improvements off course ) The barca system itself exposes it's defenders...

pelvicky:


masch now.


Something just enter my head, instead of rafinha fighting for a position in midfield/attack, can't we convert him to a RB?.


Guys ,what do u think?

Masche has continuously made mistakes since this season started,don't trust him like I used to.

bykebyke:
Who would you guys like Pique to partner with against Atletico?

Umtiti or Mascherano?

Umtiti on Monday
Umtiti on Tuesday
Umtiti on Wednesday
Umtiti on Thursday
Umtiti on Friday
Umtiti on Saturday
Umtiti on Sunday
Umtiti during Public Holidays.

Upnepaa:
umititi ko hmmmtiti ni,he is a good player though but can't shield the very well,there were many times in the last match when they wanna Snatch d ball from him bcus of diz,he needs to improve on dat area or else there will be many defensive errors from him.

masherano all d way,till Madrid wins d treble

rafinha can't play RB position, he fit try the LB.

If you really know how to watch football very well, you would notice Umtiti had those lapses after the hit he got to his throat. If you doubt me, go and re-watch the match. He had an impeccable game prior to that incident. Hence, I wouldn't fault him for having some shakiness due to a potential injury or threatening situation.

Meanwhile, how exactly did Mascherano perform? FYI, the defenders naturally struggled to adapt to the system (3-4-3) which saw them mostly exposed, especially with the absence of Sergio in front of them. So calm down bruv... Not to mention the fact that Piqué had his shaky moments too. Probably due to the tactics too. Understandably so.

pelvicky:


masch now.


Something just enter my head, instead of rafinha fighting for a position in midfield/attack, can't we convert him to a RB?.


Guys ,what do u think?

Rafinha at RB? If na play stop am oooooo.

dmcdad:

If you really know how to watch football very well, you would notice Umtiti had those lapses after the hit he got to his throat. If you doubt me, go and re-watch the match. He had an impeccable game prior to that incident. Hence, I wouldn't fault him for having some shakiness due to a potential injury or threatening situation.

Meanwhile, how exactly did Mascherano perform? FYI, the defenders naturally struggled to adapt to the system (3-4-3) which saw them mostly exposed, especially with the absence of Sergio in front of them. So calm down bruv... Not to mention the fact that Piqué had his shaky moments too. Probably due to the tactics too. Understandably so.

many barca fans on here are what the Yorubas call "A ri iyawo ko iyale" bcus u don marry a new wife u den stylishly dump the first one,bcus of umititi signing,mash is now losing ur support.

umititi is a good defender no doubt,but I don't think he is no where near mash,even at 33,he is my favourite barca defender at dat.

I totally agree with u dat the formation hindered his performance in the match,it is hard to adapt to a new formation, even the best defenders won't adapt easily.


I think mash is still d coach's first choice lcb though.

Upnepaa:


many barca fans on here are what the Yorubas call "A ri iyawo ko iyale" bcus u don marry a new wife u den stylishly dump the first one,bcus of umititi signing,mash is now losing ur support.

umititi is a good defender no doubt,but I don't think he is no where near mash,even at 33,he is my favourite barca defender at dat.

I totally agree with u dat the formation hindered his performance in the match,it is hard to adapt to a new formation, even the best defenders won't adapt easily.


I think mash is still d coach's first choice lcb though.

Haven't you noticed Mascharano have been slowly but steadily depreciating in his performances? His abject show of lack of pace, which was once his major strength, is becoming all the more noticeable. Against Leganes, he struggled through out the match to withstand the little pressure those players managed to find. He nearly caused penalty twice. Mascharano have been a faithful servant for Barca. We all appreciate his performances full of hearts but we cannot expect him to keep performing at top level. We must begin to get alternatives as his strength begins to wane.

Upnepaa:


many barca fans on here are what the Yorubas call "A ri iyawo ko iyale" bcus u don marry a new wife u den stylishly dump the first one,bcus of umititi signing,mash is now losing ur support.

umititi is a good defender no doubt,but I don't think he is no where near mash,even at 33,he is my favourite barca defender at dat.

I totally agree with u dat the formation hindered his performance in the match,it is hard to adapt to a new formation, even the best defenders won't adapt easily.


I think mash is still d coach's first choice lcb though.

Like bykebyke said, Mascherano has become too error prone in recent times. Same thing happened first half of last season, Mascherano was completely awful, but he picked up in the second half and was the star defender of the latter part of last season.

The thing is; we just have to move on with life. I was clamouring about using a new RB prior to Alves' departure. Not like Alves wasn't great, but because I believe in the fact that there comes a time when we all have to move on. Since Roberto started playing at RB, have you noticed Rakitic is now allowed to play his normal game, rather than act as a cover for Alves?

Mascherano is more experienced quite alright. But Umtiti, with his great potential, complements Piqué perfectly. He does what Mascherano would usually do by breaking play before they even become threats. And aerial ability? That's perfectly covered. Imagine Piqué and Umtiti's aerial abilities... Both are stupendously great when dealing with aerial balls, an area Atletico are very much good at.

Meanwhile, your analogy of marrying a new wife and dumping the old one doesn't hold up here walai. Mascherano for the past 2 seasons or thereabouts has been dropping in terms of his performances. He is far more prone to making mistakes now more than he ever was. Of course you would wanna argue that if that were the case, then he would have been benched more often. But remember, he never had a real competition prior to this season, hence the continued use of him as Piqué's partner.

This is just a natural phenomenon. Let's move on with it. Even he (Mascherano) knows his place is no longer certain.

umtiti + pique is all we need in our lives right now.

dmcdad:

Like bykebyke said, Mascherano has become too error prone in recent times. Same thing happened first half of last season, Mascherano was completely awful, but he picked up in the second half and was the star defender of the latter part of last season.

The thing is; we just have to move on with life. I was clamouring about using a new RB prior to Alves' departure. Not like Alves wasn't great, but because I believe in the fact that there comes a time when we all have to move on. Since Roberto started playing at RB, have you noticed Rakitic is now allowed to play his normal game, rather than act as a cover for Alves?

Mascherano is more experienced quite alright. But Umtiti, with his great potential, complements Piqué perfectly. He does what Mascherano would usually do by breaking play before they even become threats. And aerial ability? That's perfectly covered. Imagine Piqué and Umtiti's aerial abilities... Both are stupendously great when dealing with aerial balls, an area Atletico are very much good at.

Meanwhile, your analogy of marrying a new wife and dumping the old one doesn't hold up here walai. Mascherano for the past 2 seasons or thereabouts has been dropping in terms of his performances. He is far more prone to making mistakes now more than he ever was. Of course you would wanna argue that if that were the case, then he would have been benched more often. But remember, he never had a real competition prior to this season, hence the continued use of him as Piqué's partner.

This is just a natural phenomenon. Let's move on with it. Even he (Mascherano) knows his place is no longer certain.

Well said bro!
Upnepaa needs to realise that a player cannot carry on forever. If not, players like Xavi wouldn't have been relegated to the bench at a point. Masch has played his part and he'll forever been appreciated and I am sure he too knows he can't play on forever.
As weird as it may sound, Messi would one day be starting from the bench.

I admire pep Guardiola not only as a coach, but also as a person! Dmitri seluk needs to be put in his place...Discipline!!! That's the only thing that worries me about Gomes... (cos his agent is that Jorge menses)some of these agents in modern footie just prime theirselves so high...

Umtiti injured out of Atletico clash

10d0ve:
I admire pep Guardiola not only as a coach, but also as a person! Dmitri seluk needs to be put in his place...Discipline!!! That's the only thing that worries me about Gomes... (cos his agent is that Jorge menses)some of these agents in modern footie just prime theirselves so high...

Am interested in how he will handle kompany.
The situation could mirror our problem with Rooney.
I don't know if when fit, kompany is what Pep is looking for.

SIRcumalot:

Am interested in how he will handle kompany.
The situation could mirror our problem with Rooney.
I don't know if when fit, kompany is what Pep is looking for.

kompany wouldn't expect to walk back into the team...I'm almost certain he won't bench stones (cos of the way pep likes to play) Don't know of Otamendi tho...back to united wahala, mou shouldn't be scared of benching him, (after all he's had poor outings so far) The thing I noticed about mou is that lately he's been giving too many fvcks about what the Press has got to say/his reputation. ..Maybe he doesn't realise the "bad guy" reputation is one of the attributes that makes him special

nathaniel007:
Umtiti injured out of Atletico clash

Is it just me or has anyone notice that MAN CITY players now celebrate our nato goals when he scores unlike last season


one of Guadiola's greatest strenght is creating a hamonous team of freinds

that is why many so-called-big-characters don't suvive in his teams

Which is exact opposite of Jose Mourinho.