2021 was the year I learn to appreciate all I have. 2022 will be a year of relentless action. A year that I go for whatever I want as long as it is in my capacity. Action brings result; I'll be trying a lot more things this year. Happy New Year, guys.
@McKane in January 2022
An unfortunate loss for Arsenal today but Thomas Partey was just irrepressible. He played with unbelievable calm and grace. He will be sorely missed as he goes to the Nations Cup.
Rodri should be punished for celebrating wildly in front of the Arsenal supporters when he scored. Less annoying acts had led to serious crowd troubles before.
Football can be frustrating. The frustration goes up a notch when you choose to add the highly unpredictable FPL to the mix. With FPL you view the game from a completely different perspective. I dumped Benrahma for Bowen three gameweeks ago. In that period Bowen has 0 goal and 0 assist while Benrahma has tallied two goals and assisted Antonio tonight. What an ingenious switch from me!😂😂🙆
Reports has it that Chelsea dropped Lukaku for this afternoon's clash against Liverpool and I'm celebrating wildly here. That dude needs to be taught a lesson. He has dragged Chelsea in the mud. He deserves his full punishment for being a senseless loud mouth.
FT:Chelsea 2 - 2 Liverpool Whenever Chelsea plays Liverpool its always all out war. These two teams just never get tired of each other. They've just added yet another Premier League classic to their catalogue of matches. A highly entertaining game of football.
Lukaku's folly is out for all to see. He made a serious mistake but he won't be the last to make such a mistake. As easy as it is to batter Lukaku, the question is what are these football clubs doing to protect their players from media toxicity? Media houses feed fat on the fear, doubts and struggles of these footballers. They target them and extract information from them even against their will. Clubs sign contracts giving media personnel unrestricted access to the life of…
Rudiger's dominant performance against Liverpool is just another timely reminder of what Chelsea stands to lose if they fail to tie him to a new contract. Even though Salah scored that night he will admit to not having a good game. Rudiger was with him all through hustling, hassling, tussling, tackling and kicking him all day. A top class defender that gives 100% every time and makes life difficult for an attacker is very hard to come by in an era where everyone believes…
For £25M Kieran Trippier is heading to Newcastle. He will be the first signing of the new era at Newcastle. That's a risk for Trippier though as Newcastle may be playing in the Championship next season.
Pogba hasn't played since the 5-0 walloping against Liverpool. Even though the team is still in shambles the fact that nobody is talking about having him back to help solve whatever problem that team has shows how irrelevant he is to the club and the fans now. When he finally leaves in the summer, he won't be missed!
Every of Newcastle's relegation rivals will be shitting their pants right now. It's January, transfer window is open and Newcastle definitely have enough money to buy at least six game changing players with the rumoured £250M in their coffers. For a start, Trippier is already a done deal. If Newcastle somehow escapes relegation I won't be surprised if the relegated clubs take this to court. There were many resistance to the take over of Newcastle as some Premier League clubs…
As if Woodward hasn't done enough damage already, The Sun is claiming that he already offered Pogba £500,000 a week contract. This is just unbelievable! I get it, Pogba is a financial beast, a revenue generating machine. The fact that Man U chose finances over sports by appointing Woodward, who is one of the best marketers out there but with zero knowledge about playing the game, is the major reason the club is no longer one of the elites. To a carpenter every thing looks…
Comfortably seated here watching the replay of the Arsenal - Man City match and I just can't believe how good Thomas Partey was in the first half. My initial thought of him was that he is just a flat track bully who wins ball off oppositions. I was totally amazed to see him dominate the midfield effortlessly with timely tackles, crisp passing, nutmegs and dummies. He looked the complete midfielder in the first half of that match.
Something interesting is definitely brewing at Villa Park. After the spectacular capture of Coutinho Aston Villa are now in pole position to sign Digne. For all his shortcomings Lucas Digne is one of the best attacking left backs out there. His deliveries to the box is awesome and he is definitely an upgrade on Matt Targett and Ashley Young, two players Villa have used in the left back slot this season. With Coutinho and Digne joining the likes of Watkins, Ings and Bertrand…
Another shameful and pitiable performance from Mr. Gegenpressing and his bunch of overpaid, overrated players. Against Wolves, Neves ran the show. Tonight, it was young Jacob Ramsey who schooled McTominay and Fred. Now that Woodward is gone I hope sense will return to the club and they'll take the right steps. This is just shameful.
This Novak Djokovic episode is becoming annoying. He may be the reigning champion but that doesn't warrant new rules being made for only him. The tournament will be a success either he plays or not.
SkySports coverage of the Tunisia vs Mali chaos is interesting. They have shown little to no interest in this tournament since it started, but suddenly the Nations Cup gets a grand coverage because a Zambian referee chose to display some interesting level of madness by ending a game twice before 90 minutes, and then summoning both teams to play after the game ended 20 minutes before. Of course, bad news moves faster and attracts more attention.
Watching Kevin De Bruyne's majestic display this afternoon I just can't help but laugh when I remembered there was a time Bruno Fernandes was mentioned in the same breath as him. De Bruyne is different. He sees chances before anyone else does. He doesn't drop like a sack of potato just to win free kicks around opposition area. The fact that he's been absolutely wonderful since his days at Wolfsburg till now shows how consistent he is as a midfielder. And yes, Bruno Fernandes…
Ambitions can propel one to greatness. In like manner, ambitions can lead to ruin. Watching Everton labour to another agonising loss against Aston Villa reminds me of a time when Everton was the fifth best team in the land. They knew their place then and achieved stability. Suddenly Everton wanted a Champions League spot. They ditched their underdog approach in search of a beautiful and more expansive style of play that typify top teams. A couple of years down the line…
Anthony Martial is close to agreeing a loan move to Sevilla. He will definitely be taking a substantial pay cut to achieve that. That dude is ready to do anything so as to be ready when the coach picks his player for the World Cup in Qatar.
Infantino should keep his mouth shut right now. We know he is greedy and already want the biennial World Cup so as to make more money. Trying to "weaponize" the perceived poverty in Africa and using it as to campaign for this project is wrong on all level. He has no right to pitch a biennial World Cup as some form of saviour for the African continent. He has no right to mention those who lost their lives trying to cross the sea to Europe and use it as a sales pitch.
Rafael Nadal's win at the Australian Open means he moves one grand slam ahead of Roger Federer and the trouble fomenting Djokovic. I still feel Rafa is grossly underrated. People actually love Federer more than Rafa' and Novak but that doesn't diminish Rafa's impact in the sport.
Klopp continues to build a fearsome attack. Salah, Mane, Jota and Firmino will strike the fear of God into any team's defence. Add Diaz to the mix and you're talking about a super attack. For some reason though I feel Diaz was signed just in case Liverpool couldn't get Salah to commit beyond this summer. Either way, that dude from Porto is good. He should be an excellent signing.
I'm not a Brentford fan but I will definitely watch their next match as long as Christian Eriksen will play. It will be a wonderful sight to behold watching him step on a football pitch once again to compete healthily.