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Skimpy African anvs wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 6:15 pm
danfo driver the wanker wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:43 pm
Skimpy African Anvs wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 11:18 am Danfo doesn’t like me because I am a low down dirty swine. Thunder faya me
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The b1tch Scipio is a bacteria in human form and likes to fook slimy corpse. it will not be well with me :woot:

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African Anoos,

Please can you post the league table? You no like league table any more? O ma se o! :woot:

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danfo driver returned to his vomit and wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 7:24 pm African Anoos,

Please can you post the league table? You no like league table any more? O ma se o! :woot:

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Scipio Africanus wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 7:35 pm
danfo driver returned to his vomit and wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 7:24 pm African Anoos,

Please can you post the league table? You no like league table any more? O ma se o! :woot:

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assanal fans no gree come back to dem own season thread ..kai nah real wah.. all the mouth etc just to bottle it // go and take your participation medal for next season's champs league
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Chei, una sef.

Did Arsenal mess up? Yes
Did they have a great season? Yes
Are we now 2nd in the league? Yes

Whichever way, im proud of the boys sha, As people have said, if it wasn't for Arsenal this season, City would have been playing their B-Team to win the league.

I am only hoping they kick off from here. Not drag for 12 place with a London blue team (I can't even say the name) that is supposed to be a big team.

Y'all can laugh all you want. The entire league bottled it. Liverpool, Team blue, Spurs etc. No one could even try and challenge City. So well done to the Arsenal boys. As Arteta said, they are not happy and not satisfied with what happened even if they have met their target for the season. So let's kick on from here that's all i ask.
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assanal, make una calm down, hope still dey, Chelsea will dash una 3 free points tomorrow and una go jump over City and lead the league again
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peron33uk wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 8:57 pm Chei, una sef.

Did Arsenal mess up? Yes
Did they have a great season? Yes
Are we now 2nd in the league? Yes

Whichever way, im proud of the boys sha, As people have said, if it wasn't for Arsenal this season, City would have been playing their B-Team to win the league.

I am only hoping they kick off from here. Not drag for 12 place with a London blue team (I can't even say the name) that is supposed to be a big team.

Y'all can laugh all you want. The entire league bottled it. Liverpool, Team blue, Spurs etc. No one could even try and challenge City. So well done to the Arsenal boys. As Arteta said, they are not happy and not satisfied with what happened even if they have met their target for the season. So let's kick on from here that's all i ask.
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For real a username and password should be required to post in the Arsenal thread. Get rid of this opportunistic infection!

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No bi wetin I tok bifor di game? :mad: See wetin dis mumu Arteta don cause. Queen cockroach danfo driver the c.unt grabber is now running rampant all over our beloved forum, opening his stinking nyash and spreading sh!..t everywia :mad:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footb ... -City.html

Jamie Carragher admits he 'felt for' Arsenal centre-backs Rob Holding and Gabriel Magalhaes during Man City's 4-1 rout at the Etihad - as Gary Neville suggests Mikel Arteta should have switched to a back three at half time

Manchester City hammered title rivals Arsenal 4-1 at the Etihad on Wednesday
Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne ran circles around Arsenal's centre-halves
But Jamie Carragher has insisted just how difficult the City pair were to defend

Jamie Carragher has admitted he felt sorry for Rob Holding and Gabriel Magalhaes during Manchester City's 4-1 annihilation of Arsenal at the Etihad on Wednesday.

The Gunners centre-backs struggled to deal with Manchester City's masterful attackers all night, as Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland put on a show to take a significant advantage in the Premier League title race.

De Bruyne fired the hosts ahead in the seventh minute before teeing up John Stones for a bullet header just before the break, helping City go in at half-time two goals to the good.

The reigning champions continued to dazzle Arsenal during the second-half, as De Bruyne coolly slotted home his second in the 54th minute and Haaland bagged his 33rd league goal of the season in added time after Holding's late consolation goal.

Holding, who has been standing in for injured centre-half William Saliba, was outmuscled by Haaland in the build-up to De Bruyne's opener and continued to struggle with the Norwegian hitman throughout the rest of the contest.

Meanwhile, De Bruyne was operating almost as a shadow striker and put in a sensational performance against the Gunners, who didn't know how to cope with the Belgian's ever-changing position between the lines.

Despite their substandard defensive display, Carragher admitted he 'felt for' the Arsenal centre-halves while analysing the match with punditry partner Gary Neville.

'For me, you're in that situation and you know you've got a problem on the halfway line. As a centre-back, you know the quality around you - and Erling Haaland's there,' the Liverpool legend told The Overlap.

'(Haaland) was like (Didier) Drogba. I've found myself in this position before - it's a physical mismatch. You're thinking: "How can I cope with him physically?"

'He couldn't cope. Sometimes I think, just give a foul away. Just stop the game. Because you don't want space in behind for them to play that little one-two and Haaland to start making a run.

'Sometimes we forget how quick De Bruyne is. De Bruyne is lightning quick and that's a problem playing against him with his pace. For me, in terms of Holding and Gabriel, as a centre-back watching them, I felt for them. I don't think they got anywhere near enough protection.'

'For me, you're in that situation and you know you've got a problem on the halfway line. As a centre-back, you know the quality around you - and Erling Haaland's there,' the Liverpool legend told The Overlap.

'(Haaland) was like (Didier) Drogba. I've found myself in this position before - it's a physical mismatch. You're thinking: "How can I cope with him physically?"

'He couldn't cope. Sometimes I think, just give a foul away. Just stop the game. Because you don't want space in behind for them to play that little one-two and Haaland to start making a run.

Neville went on to propose that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta should have changed his shape at half time, deploying three centre-halves by bringing on Kieran Tierney as a left-sided defender.

He suggested that the Spaniard should have recognised Arsenal's frailties at the back heading into the crucial six-pointer, having shipped multiple goals against Southampton, Liverpool and West Ham in their last three Premier League games.

'Look, we've talked about it quite a lot about managers who played the same way irrespective of match that they're in nowadays,' Neville said.


'We did the stat after the Southampton game, but Arsenal have started to ship goals now over quite a decent period of time now. Southampton score three, Liverpool score two, West Ham score two, even Lisbon I think scored two in a game.

'Forget the fact that you're top. Ultimately, you're conceding goals. Coming to Manchester City in a game like this, I think it warranted potentially looking at the game differently. I didn't see any plan from Arsenal to make it difficult and stop them.

'Even at half time - we thought the game had gone to be fair - I wondered whether he would bring on Tierney as a left centre-back with Gabriel and (Ben) White and play a three, with (Oleksandr) Zinchenko as a left wing-back and maybe (Bukayo) Saka or somebody as a right wing-back.

'He still could have kept (Gabriel) Jesus, (Gabriel) Martinelli and (Martin) Odegaard up front and had (Thomas) Partey and (Granit) Xhaka in central midfield. Even that would have meant you have a three and a two.

'It's more covered, you could build up a base in the game and if you get a goal back, any crowd, any team (could make a comeback).

'With Martinelli and Saka, who've been leaders for Arsenal this year, that's probably the quietest and most ineffective we've seen them all season.'

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Scipio Africanus wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 1:27 am No bi wetin I tok bifor di game? :mad: See wetin dis mumu Arteta don cause. Queen cockroach danfo driver the c.unt grabber is now running rampant all over our beloved forum, opening his stinking nyash and spreading sh!..t everywia :mad:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footb ... -City.html

Jamie Carragher admits he 'felt for' Arsenal centre-backs Rob Holding and Gabriel Magalhaes during Man City's 4-1 rout at the Etihad - as Gary Neville suggests Mikel Arteta should have switched to a back three at half time

Manchester City hammered title rivals Arsenal 4-1 at the Etihad on Wednesday
Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne ran circles around Arsenal's centre-halves
But Jamie Carragher has insisted just how difficult the City pair were to defend

Jamie Carragher has admitted he felt sorry for Rob Holding and Gabriel Magalhaes during Manchester City's 4-1 annihilation of Arsenal at the Etihad on Wednesday.

The Gunners centre-backs struggled to deal with Manchester City's masterful attackers all night, as Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland put on a show to take a significant advantage in the Premier League title race.

De Bruyne fired the hosts ahead in the seventh minute before teeing up John Stones for a bullet header just before the break, helping City go in at half-time two goals to the good.

The reigning champions continued to dazzle Arsenal during the second-half, as De Bruyne coolly slotted home his second in the 54th minute and Haaland bagged his 33rd league goal of the season in added time after Holding's late consolation goal.

Holding, who has been standing in for injured centre-half William Saliba, was outmuscled by Haaland in the build-up to De Bruyne's opener and continued to struggle with the Norwegian hitman throughout the rest of the contest.

Meanwhile, De Bruyne was operating almost as a shadow striker and put in a sensational performance against the Gunners, who didn't know how to cope with the Belgian's ever-changing position between the lines.

Despite their substandard defensive display, Carragher admitted he 'felt for' the Arsenal centre-halves while analysing the match with punditry partner Gary Neville.

'For me, you're in that situation and you know you've got a problem on the halfway line. As a centre-back, you know the quality around you - and Erling Haaland's there,' the Liverpool legend told The Overlap.

'(Haaland) was like (Didier) Drogba. I've found myself in this position before - it's a physical mismatch. You're thinking: "How can I cope with him physically?"

'He couldn't cope. Sometimes I think, just give a foul away. Just stop the game. Because you don't want space in behind for them to play that little one-two and Haaland to start making a run.

'Sometimes we forget how quick De Bruyne is. De Bruyne is lightning quick and that's a problem playing against him with his pace. For me, in terms of Holding and Gabriel, as a centre-back watching them, I felt for them. I don't think they got anywhere near enough protection.'

'For me, you're in that situation and you know you've got a problem on the halfway line. As a centre-back, you know the quality around you - and Erling Haaland's there,' the Liverpool legend told The Overlap.

'(Haaland) was like (Didier) Drogba. I've found myself in this position before - it's a physical mismatch. You're thinking: "How can I cope with him physically?"

'He couldn't cope. Sometimes I think, just give a foul away. Just stop the game. Because you don't want space in behind for them to play that little one-two and Haaland to start making a run.

Neville went on to propose that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta should have changed his shape at half time, deploying three centre-halves by bringing on Kieran Tierney as a left-sided defender.

He suggested that the Spaniard should have recognised Arsenal's frailties at the back heading into the crucial six-pointer, having shipped multiple goals against Southampton, Liverpool and West Ham in their last three Premier League games.

'Look, we've talked about it quite a lot about managers who played the same way irrespective of match that they're in nowadays,' Neville said.


'We did the stat after the Southampton game, but Arsenal have started to ship goals now over quite a decent period of time now. Southampton score three, Liverpool score two, West Ham score two, even Lisbon I think scored two in a game.

'Forget the fact that you're top. Ultimately, you're conceding goals. Coming to Manchester City in a game like this, I think it warranted potentially looking at the game differently. I didn't see any plan from Arsenal to make it difficult and stop them.

'Even at half time - we thought the game had gone to be fair - I wondered whether he would bring on Tierney as a left centre-back with Gabriel and (Ben) White and play a three, with (Oleksandr) Zinchenko as a left wing-back and maybe (Bukayo) Saka or somebody as a right wing-back.

'He still could have kept (Gabriel) Jesus, (Gabriel) Martinelli and (Martin) Odegaard up front and had (Thomas) Partey and (Granit) Xhaka in central midfield. Even that would have meant you have a three and a two.

'It's more covered, you could build up a base in the game and if you get a goal back, any crowd, any team (could make a comeback).

'With Martinelli and Saka, who've been leaders for Arsenal this year, that's probably the quietest and most ineffective we've seen them all season.'

Chief,
The last two poor results are directly at the feet of Mikel Arteta. Terrible team selection and strategy.
And what was worse, is that he couldn’t tap into the need to make the right changes both in formation and selection. Sorry the man exposed himself.
Anyway we move on. I don’t even know to expect vs Chelsea. What Arsenal team will show up??
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Scipio Africanus wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 1:04 am For real a username and password should be required to post in the Arsenal thread. Get rid of this opportunistic infection!
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: you do realize that there are only 6 Arsenal fans left, right? And I will do whatever it takes to reduce that number to 0! Do you remember when there were more than 40 of you? And I exterminated you guys, one after the other. I will complete the job. Cvnts!
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Finally assanal spammers are gone. CE suffered, they turned this forum to epl United for assanal. Sotey even the troll cito cannot post here anymore. Punishing himself by ignoring post etc.. my belle dey sweet no be small. All it took was for sleaky to yab him and his oga 100% the toilet cleaner from Detroit told him to ignore ..bobo is now losing his mind on CE... :rotf:
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Will LamPata win his first and only game for Chelsea this season today? :D

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Bigpokey24 wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 11:07 am Finally assanal spammers are gone. CE suffered, they turned this forum to epl United for assanal. Sotey even the troll cito cannot post here anymore. Punishing himself by ignoring post etc.. my belle dey sweet no be small. All it took was for sleaky to yab him and his oga 100% the toilet cleaner from Detroit told him to ignore ..bobo is now losing his mind on CE... :rotf:
My brother, we did it! We did it, Joe! We flushed them out like the smelly sh1t that they are. :thumbs: :clap:

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Bigpokey24 wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 11:07 am Finally assanal spammers are gone. CE suffered, they turned this forum to epl United for assanal. Sotey even the troll cito cannot post here anymore. Punishing himself by ignoring post etc.. my belle dey sweet no be small. All it took was for sleaky to yab him and his oga 100% the toilet cleaner from Detroit told him to ignore ..bobo is now losing his mind on CE... :rotf:
Nah this one make me laugh pass :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: Remember when he was very agile and rabid! He used to throw punches and beat his small hairy chest. This season has broken the man! :lol: :lol: the man is finally broken! Kaiii! This season sweet me sha :woot:
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danfo driver wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 1:44 pm
Bigpokey24 wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 11:07 am Finally assanal spammers are gone. CE suffered, they turned this forum to epl United for assanal. Sotey even the troll cito cannot post here anymore. Punishing himself by ignoring post etc.. my belle dey sweet no be small. All it took was for sleaky to yab him and his oga 100% the toilet cleaner from Detroit told him to ignore ..bobo is now losing his mind on CE... :rotf:
My brother, we did it! We did it, Joe! We flushed them out like the smelly sh1t that they are. :thumbs: :clap:

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Scipio Africanus wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 3:56 pm
danfo driver the c.unt grabber wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 1:44 pm :rotf: :rotf: The cretin is now trying to backtrack. An Arsenal fan that supported Tottenham. The worst type of rodent. :lol:
I wholeheartedly support Tottenham! Tooooooooottttenhhhaaaaaaaaaa ... mmmm!! :thumbs: Whachu gon do about it? :mrgreen:
Of course you do! When Arsenal has humiliated you and the pain of seeing the league slip away from your smelling grip truly hurts. Makes sense that you will support the biggest club in North London! :thumbs: :thumbs:
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Scipio Africanus wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 1:27 am No bi wetin I tok bifor di game? :mad: See wetin dis mumu Arteta don cause. Queen cockroach danfo driver the c.unt grabber is now running rampant all over our beloved forum, opening his stinking nyash and spreading sh!..t everywia :mad:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footb ... -City.html

Jamie Carragher admits he 'felt for' Arsenal centre-backs Rob Holding and Gabriel Magalhaes during Man City's 4-1 rout at the Etihad - as Gary Neville suggests Mikel Arteta should have switched to a back three at half time

Manchester City hammered title rivals Arsenal 4-1 at the Etihad on Wednesday
Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne ran circles around Arsenal's centre-halves
But Jamie Carragher has insisted just how difficult the City pair were to defend

Jamie Carragher has admitted he felt sorry for Rob Holding and Gabriel Magalhaes during Manchester City's 4-1 annihilation of Arsenal at the Etihad on Wednesday.

The Gunners centre-backs struggled to deal with Manchester City's masterful attackers all night, as Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland put on a show to take a significant advantage in the Premier League title race.

De Bruyne fired the hosts ahead in the seventh minute before teeing up John Stones for a bullet header just before the break, helping City go in at half-time two goals to the good.

The reigning champions continued to dazzle Arsenal during the second-half, as De Bruyne coolly slotted home his second in the 54th minute and Haaland bagged his 33rd league goal of the season in added time after Holding's late consolation goal.

Holding, who has been standing in for injured centre-half William Saliba, was outmuscled by Haaland in the build-up to De Bruyne's opener and continued to struggle with the Norwegian hitman throughout the rest of the contest.

Meanwhile, De Bruyne was operating almost as a shadow striker and put in a sensational performance against the Gunners, who didn't know how to cope with the Belgian's ever-changing position between the lines.

Despite their substandard defensive display, Carragher admitted he 'felt for' the Arsenal centre-halves while analysing the match with punditry partner Gary Neville.

'For me, you're in that situation and you know you've got a problem on the halfway line. As a centre-back, you know the quality around you - and Erling Haaland's there,' the Liverpool legend told The Overlap.

'(Haaland) was like (Didier) Drogba. I've found myself in this position before - it's a physical mismatch. You're thinking: "How can I cope with him physically?"

'He couldn't cope. Sometimes I think, just give a foul away. Just stop the game. Because you don't want space in behind for them to play that little one-two and Haaland to start making a run.

'Sometimes we forget how quick De Bruyne is. De Bruyne is lightning quick and that's a problem playing against him with his pace. For me, in terms of Holding and Gabriel, as a centre-back watching them, I felt for them. I don't think they got anywhere near enough protection.'

'For me, you're in that situation and you know you've got a problem on the halfway line. As a centre-back, you know the quality around you - and Erling Haaland's there,' the Liverpool legend told The Overlap.

'(Haaland) was like (Didier) Drogba. I've found myself in this position before - it's a physical mismatch. You're thinking: "How can I cope with him physically?"

'He couldn't cope. Sometimes I think, just give a foul away. Just stop the game. Because you don't want space in behind for them to play that little one-two and Haaland to start making a run.

Neville went on to propose that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta should have changed his shape at half time, deploying three centre-halves by bringing on Kieran Tierney as a left-sided defender.

He suggested that the Spaniard should have recognised Arsenal's frailties at the back heading into the crucial six-pointer, having shipped multiple goals against Southampton, Liverpool and West Ham in their last three Premier League games.

'Look, we've talked about it quite a lot about managers who played the same way irrespective of match that they're in nowadays,' Neville said.


'We did the stat after the Southampton game, but Arsenal have started to ship goals now over quite a decent period of time now. Southampton score three, Liverpool score two, West Ham score two, even Lisbon I think scored two in a game.

'Forget the fact that you're top. Ultimately, you're conceding goals. Coming to Manchester City in a game like this, I think it warranted potentially looking at the game differently. I didn't see any plan from Arsenal to make it difficult and stop them.

'Even at half time - we thought the game had gone to be fair - I wondered whether he would bring on Tierney as a left centre-back with Gabriel and (Ben) White and play a three, with (Oleksandr) Zinchenko as a left wing-back and maybe (Bukayo) Saka or somebody as a right wing-back.

'He still could have kept (Gabriel) Jesus, (Gabriel) Martinelli and (Martin) Odegaard up front and had (Thomas) Partey and (Granit) Xhaka in central midfield. Even that would have meant you have a three and a two.

'It's more covered, you could build up a base in the game and if you get a goal back, any crowd, any team (could make a comeback).

'With Martinelli and Saka, who've been leaders for Arsenal this year, that's probably the quietest and most ineffective we've seen them all season.'
It’s all good and all. All these pundits are couch managers.
I wonder what happened when Gary Neville managed Valencia. I don’t think he took his own advice. 😅.

But anyway, Mikel needs to learn and improve his in game management.
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peron33uk wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 5:42 pm

It’s all good and all. All these pundits are couch managers.
I wonder what happened when Gary Neville managed Valencia. I don’t think he took his own advice. 😅.

But anyway, Mikel needs to learn and improve his in game management.
Gary Neville has coached a bigger club than Arteta.
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Just saw the lineup and I’m going to bed.
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Sleaky72 wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 7:12 pm Just saw the lineup and I’m going to bed to diddle Skimpy African Anvs.
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