BlueMann:
Nobody's saying anything about Emerson.

Honestly, he and Azpi gave me confidence today.

Abeg Emerson was just there .....nothing really special about him tonight.

Sulele04:

Mendy does not deserve the accolades for the clean sheet, he didnt even make a single save all night.
zouma and thiago were superb.

There's a lot of talking going on between GK and defenders, telling them when to move, how to organise and helping them spot threats. Because he was not diving to save shots does not mean he was not not commanding his area very well. It all helps.

airmark:


Thiago Silva is my Man of the match.

Seconded. Put his body on the line severally.

Declan Rice begging Frank Lampard

popizaino:



Abeg Emerson was just there .....nothing really special about him tonight.

lol nah back of tv all those ones they watch, emerson that didnt have any sucessful pull-out all game.

popizaino:



Abeg Emerson was just there .....nothing really special about him tonight.

James and Chilwell have raised the standard, and Emerson/Azpi were not up to that standard, sure. But they were good enough. It's good to see Emerson putting in good/solid/okay performances these days, compared to what we saw last season.

Sulele04:
madrid5 > MorataFc > TalabiAudu > iamj.
in that order lineup and come receive your big FAT L ON FATHER ABRAHAM.

aba I just think the guy shouldn't be top skriker for a team aiming for major trophies but that is enough reason for me to be "sad" when he scores,I nor be village people

nateevs:


There's a lot of talking going on between GK and defenders, telling them when to move, how to organise and helping them spot threats. Because he was not diving to save shots does not mean he was not not commanding his area very well. It all helps.

Anyone who hasn't played in goal won't know this.

That you don't make saves doesn't mean you weren't on your toes. You're the last line of defense. One small mistake can cost you and the team everything.

Fullback update:

Chilwell is a doubt for the Arsenal game. He will have a scan tomorrow.

James' injury isn't as bad as many people feared. He will likely be involved before the end of the year.

We can probably manage without those two against Arsenal. Hopefully they're back for the Villa clash.

Same Kovacic that soon as he came in we were in shambles for over 10mins. He played as an Am but no clearcut contributions toward goals just occupying the middle. we were lucky Westham were not clear cut enough abi no be same game wey we all watch.

No be same Kovacic last game couldn’t shoot from outside on target twice.

E don turn bench pro that reads game & come in to effect changes with no activity than backpasses. There’s a reason Lamp start him from the bench these days & so shall it continue.

Thecassanova:
Same Kovacic that soon as he came in we were in shambles for over 10mins. He played as an Am but no clearcut contributions toward goals just occupying the middle. we were lucky Westham were not clear cut enough abi no be same game wey we all watch.

No be same Kovacic last game couldn’t shoot from outside on target twice.

E don turn bench pro that reads game & come in to effect changes with no activity than backpasses. There’s a reason Lamp start him from the bench these days & so shall it continue.

Bluemann, I no tell you?

The kind fans wey we get here shaa

Sulele04:

Your double standards will not allow you give credit where credit is due i understand you are in sifia pains because abraham scored twice.

Not one of those people.

I'm as fair as it gets regardless of my bias for certain players

Unlimited22:
The kind fans wey we get here shaa

I really do not know where these new ones have come from.

Thecassanova:
Same Kovacic that soon as he came in we were in shambles for over 10mins. He played as an Am but no clearcut contributions toward goals just occupying the middle. we were lucky Westham were not clear cut enough abi no be same game wey we all watch.

No be same Kovacic last game couldn’t shoot from outside on target twice.

E don turn bench pro that reads game & come in to effect changes with no activity than backpasses. There’s a reason Lamp start him from the bench these days & so shall it continue.

You get problem o
Did I just hear you say we were in shamble after he was put on?
we were in shamble from the begining of the second half till five minutes after Kova was put on; If you are not watching the power cable of your TV you will see that West ham pressed us and didn't allow us to play from the back because of fragility of jorginho and when we send it long they beat Abraham 4/5 in the air making us lose possession of the ball very often but immediately Kova comes in we return to playing from the back because of his ball retention ability and it makes it possible for us to break their press twice which resulted to the two goals.

Bro you can hate him all you want but he is the game changer today.
And mind you he didn't play as AM.

Thecassanova:
Same Kovacic that soon as he came in we were in shambles for over 10mins. He played as an Am but no clearcut contributions toward goals just occupying the middle. we were lucky Westham were not clear cut enough abi no be same game wey we all watch.

No be same Kovacic last game couldn’t shoot from outside on target twice.

E don turn bench pro that reads game & come in to effect changes with no activity than backpasses. There’s a reason Lamp start him from the bench these days & so shall it continue.

Brother i laff in swahili.
mount that crossed the ball for abraham 3 goal didnt get credit.
werner that crossed the ball for abraham 2 goal didnt get credit.
mount that crossed the ball for thiago goal didnt get credit.

but it is that croatian madrid-reject that is getting the credit " he changed the game ;-\ ", he changed the game my foot.

OVA200:
[s]You get problem o
Did I just hear you say we were in shamble after he was put on?
we were in shamble from the begining of the second half till five minutes after Kova was put on; If you are not watching the power cable of your TV you will see that West ham pressed us and didn't allow us to play from the back because of fragility of jorginho and when we send it long they beat Abraham 4/5 in the air making us lose possession of the very often but immediately Kova comes in we return to playing at the back because of his ball retention ability and it makes it possible for us to break their press twice which resulted to the two goals.

Bro you can hate him all you want but he is the game changer today.
And mind you he didn't play as AM.[/s]

All this epistle just to defend that fraud.

Unlimited22:

Bluemann, I no tell you?

OVA200:
You get problem o
Did I just hear you say we were in shamble after he was put on?
we were in shamble from the begining of the second half till five minutes after Kova was put on; If you are not watching the power cable of your TV you will see that West ham pressed us and didn't allow us to play from the back because of fragility of jorginho and when we send it long they beat Abraham 4/5 in the air making us lose possession of the very often but immediately Kova comes in we return to playing at the back because of his ball retention ability and it makes it possible for us to break their press twice which resulted to the two goals.

Bro you can hate him all you want but he is the game changer today.
And mind you he didn't play as AM.

Why are people arguing against something that was obvious.

The midfield really changed the moment Kova came on. His energy, dribbling and accurate passes were all noticeable.

Lets always try to be fair with our comment regardless of whether the players are our favorites or not

Some people in this thread now have personal hatred for some players, no matter what he played he will still be slander by them even if he sacrificed his two legs for the team.
No matter how bad a player his he will have a day or two where he will be absolutely fantastic for the team, when that happens common sense demand you praise his effort for the that day and you are free to maintain your criticism on him; but not coming to just spit hate toward him every time irrespective of his performance, that's foolishness.

It's high time this nonsense going on in this thread be stopped.

E be like say Lampard go enter Nairaland pick some people to join the team

OVA200:
Some people in this thread now have personal hatred for some players, no matter what he played he will still be slander by them even if he sacrificed his two legs for the team.
No matter how bad a player his he will have a day or two where he will be absolutely fantastic for the team, when that happens common sense demand you praise his effort for the that day and you are free to maintain your criticism on him; but not coming to just spit hate toward him every time irrespective of his performance, that's foolishness.

It's high time this nonsense going on in this thread be stopped.

Another epistle to defend a FRAUD.

Abraham scores : "awoof goals he has been useless all game". werner misses awoof goals : " he is just unlucky". HYPOCRITES.

OVA200:
You get problem o
Did I just hear you say we were in shamble after he was put on?
we were in shamble from the begining of the second half till five minutes after Kova was put on; If you are not watching the power cable of your TV you will see that West ham pressed us and didn't allow us to play from the back because of fragility of jorginho and when we send it long they beat Abraham 4/5 in the air making us lose possession of the very often but immediately Kova comes in we return to playing at the back because of his ball retention ability and it makes it possible for us to break their press twice which resulted to the two goals.

Bro you can hate him all you want but he is the game changer today.
And mind you he didn't play as AM.

Westham were chasing the game & Kovacic was obviously brought in to lockup the game at 1-0. We rely from then henceforth to see out the game & see if we can hit them on the counter.

He didn’t contribute anything to the 2 goals. Jorginho was a weak link that’s why you noticing all these. Surely a fresh leg in the midfield can absorb pressure better or Were you not here last season that Jorginho came in a game can’t rem against who & stability suddenly restored to the midfield for a while before going sore.

Where did Kovacic play when he came in? Kante was back in the middle 3.

Unlimited22:
The kind fans wey we get here shaa

Most of these guys are impostors.

StarchAndBanga:
Declan Rice begging Frank Lampard

Football has evolved gidigan
Which player dem born wey go dey hold Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, Arigo Sacchi, Marcelo Lippi, Luis Aragones and Fabio Capello like this ?

The sort of respect and boundaries opposition players had for coaches back then was strong.
Most contemporary football coaches now are Lilly livered.

BlueMann:

Sorry if this comes out as though I have an agenda. But correct me if i'm wrong

When they say all three of his assists are for centre backs, What they are actually saying is they've all been corners.

Anyway today is not the day for this