EL CLASSICO 2017: (0-3)

[Coach]

^Mikel "Only one bleeding" Arteta.

[anikulapo]

I know every coach has odd one or two players that everyone sees as hopeless and detrimental to the cause except the gaffer, but this loyalty to a total clown like Benzema will lead to zizou’s downfall.

Even Chelshyt isn’t as ruthless as Madrid when it comes to firing coaches and Zidane has a big target on his back .:.. this is so poor right now

[ohsee]

I know every coach has odd one or two players that everyone sees as hopeless and detrimental to the cause except the gaffer, but this loyalty to a total clown like Benzema will lead to zizou’s downfall.

Even Chelshyt isn’t as ruthless as Madrid when it comes to firing coaches and Zidane has a big target on his back .:.. this is so poor right now

You thought only Africans could be tribalists? Well, Zizou is my guy, but the guy is a serious tribalist.

[ohsee]

Zidane is in big trouble .... instead of going out and buying a real striker he continued his misplaced loyalty to Benzema

He should come to Arsenal...he will get a 30-yr contract.

Sheef, biko kwe ke ("abeg o," in Wawarian). Please don't be using yokes to tempt fate. Benzema belongs at West Brom or Bournemouth biko.

[anikulapo]

I know every coach has odd one or two players that everyone sees as hopeless and detrimental to the cause except the gaffer, but this loyalty to a total clown like Benzema will lead to zizou’s downfall.

Even Chelshyt isn’t as ruthless as Madrid when it comes to firing coaches and Zidane has a big target on his back .:.. this is so poor right now

You thought only Africans could be tribalists? Well, Zizou is my guy, but the guy is a serious tribalist.

Nah this is plain stupidity

[ohsee]

Zidane is in big trouble .... instead of going out and buying a real striker he continued his misplaced loyalty to Benzema

He should come to Arsenal...he will get a 30-yr contract.

Who will pay for or approve the contract?

Those true goons renewing sesason tickets and charging glasses. Zidane (aka congrats to my man) would be a good call, but one would imagine, after France fail (hopefully not) in Russia, he'll be summoned to the Versailles. Vieira is what Beloved needs. Not wanting to steer discourse away from the necessary post-Classico congratulations to my man Zidane, but the game has changed, the technical areas are closer than ever before and its going off in the tunnels. Arteta was bleeding last week, how can one expect to command a soldier's attention, when, you're the first casualty of war. Brigadier General would've been the first man in and last man standing. Zidane has shown #materazzi, that he's up for it and there's a body of evidence which shows he has a decent amount in him, the question is, is it enough?

See as Coachito jos dey yab me.

[ohsee]

I know every coach has odd one or two players that everyone sees as hopeless and detrimental to the cause except the gaffer, but this loyalty to a total clown like Benzema will lead to zizou’s downfall.

Even Chelshyt isn’t as ruthless as Madrid when it comes to firing coaches and Zidane has a big target on his back .:.. this is so poor right now

You thought only Africans could be tribalists? Well, Zizou is my guy, but the guy is a serious tribalist.

Nah this is plain stupidity

Kpom. That's what tribalism looks like to the non-tribalist.

[ohsee]

@Mazi Ohsee, when you're ready, if the audience could be addressed re: Oga Zidane. Is that 14 points adrift and a walloping at home? As was argued in the Zidane thread, he'll be fired in due time.

I'm sure he will be fired in due course. But let us not forget what he has done so far.

[Undertaker]

Hala Madrid.

Madrid is trash dude!

[txj]

Zidane is in big trouble .... instead of going out and buying a real striker he continued his misplaced loyalty to Benzema

He should come to Arsenal...he will get a 30-yr contract.

Sheef, biko kwe ke ("abeg o," in Wawarian). Please don't be using yokes to tempt fate. Benzema belongs at West Brom or Bournemouth biko.

Its a measure of understanding that on CE Benzema is rated so lowly. Not many strikers can thrive in his role in the center of an attacking trio at Madrid. It is his movement and passing that knits it all together at the top end of Madrid's attack.

Does he miss chances? Absolutely! Many miss chances...But he does score quite a few and has done so for years and thru multiple managers.

[txj]

Meanwhile, cracking scenes at the Alianz Stadium in Turin...

Best league in Europe atm

[Undertaker]

Has anybody checked on Aniks? Is he too pained to update scores?

IF HE DIES HE DIES!!!!!!!!! He is probably somewhere he landed after jumping from a tall building! Visa Barcelona!

[bret- hart]

I just pray Croatia play like this whem we meet them. No defensive cover at all. Barca like basically strolled into their 18 to score their 1st goal.

[mate]

I just pray Croatia play like this whem we meet them. No defensive cover at all. Barca like basically strolled into their 18 to score their 1st goal.

Brett, Rakitic and Perisic actually provided excellent cover. Both are among the fittest of players, doing a lot of dirty work, running the entire game. Croatia if anything will try to play more like the Barcelona midfield.

It's no guarantee, of course, but I believe this is how we can unlock Nigeria.