safarigirl:
Well they certainly don't follow this thread cuz if they did SOMEBODY would've linked me up to Awoniyi (apologies to linked for using his moniker)

TheGoodJoe:


[b]Men let me tell you about about that goal. The Seydou Keita's free kick goal was from a long range. The Goal keeper of Uruguay Goal Keeper Carini was the best young goal keeper in the World. He won it in the 1997 U20 competition and in 1999.

Before the free kick, Nigerians hoped Pius Ikedia will take the best player award. His amount of completed dribbles was amazing and he had the goal that drew us level with Ireland (Robbie Keane and Damien Duff played in that game).

The news was Keita was the best player, note they knocked us out 3-1. But, Keita did not have a goal.

A penalty will not clinch it. When that free kick came, the usual Seydou Keita would have crossed from that distance but he took a stunning curling shot and he beat Carini.

As soon as it entered, many Nigerians felt we lost for a second time because Ikedia did well.

So Keita's passes did most of the work and that goal crowned it.

I hope you are not equating a long range Free Kick to a penalty.[/b]

P0intBlank:


Please read my earlier post properly I did not say pass completion is useless. I said pass completion is useless if....Telling me a player did well because he's pass completion is high only makes sense if it had an end product. Passing is not an end in itself, it is a means to an end.

Segadem:
chei! oyibo po, see terminology!!!

EagleScribes:


I will rather say Manu is a more hardworking coach who works so hard to bring the best from his wards. Which other coach can do that?

Manu Garba has a brand of football and even alternative plans too. Which other Nigerian coach can do that?

Apart from being a good scout, which I feel is due to his work ideals, he's far better than others in every other aspect

AIG07:
good for all sport loving Nigerians

P0intBlank:


Please read my earlier post properly I did not say pass completion is useless. I said pass completion is useless if....Telling me a player did well because he's pass cotion is high only makes sense if it had an end product. Passing is not an end in itself, it is a means to an end. The players u mentioned earned a name for thves because their passes had end products(not just backwards or sideways passing but defense splitting passes that put strikers through on goal)

linked:
He has a philosophy... When you have a clear idea of how you wanna play.. Your problem is half solved... Other nigeria coaches have no philosophy or guiding principle.. They just assemble some dudes and tell them: '' dig deep '', '' fight'' etc.
But when you have a philosophy, you essentially develop a benchmark in style, formation and other nitty gritty of the game. These you can tweak when necessary.

TheGoodJoe:


Does that make sense to you. A player with high pass completion being useless. Honestly, that is ridiculous. A player with high pass completion is brilliant. How can you categorize it as useless. Are all Fabregas passes towards goals or leading to goal assists. Sometimes you pass back to keep possession. Will that be classed as useless. Honestly, what you are saying does not make sense. Go and watch a full Pirlo vs highlight and count how many times he passes sideways and backwards. Then read your statement.

How do you know if Yeboah's passes have end products or not.

TheSuperNerd:



Sir GoodJoe... *smiles* I truly understand u ok. What I like about u Sir is ur indepth analysis backed up with facts... But Guardiola, the master architect of tikitaka/modern total football philosophy, made a good point. Passes that truly count are result-oriented and game-changing passes... Passes that dictate a game's tempo. But... If u still got a problem with what POintBlank is 'pOinting' out... Then I think u shud take it up with Pep Guardiola... He made that statement... Not POintBlank... *smiles*

P.S: Pirlo, Riquelme, Ballack, Xavi, Iniesta, Zidane, Busquets, Scholes, Xabi Alonso etc are game changers with their passes and oftentimes contribute assists... Now that's result-oriented. Pass masters are truly important... 'result-oriented' pass masters .

Yaw Yeboah didnt hv such influence at the caf u-20 Ayc and didnt even contribute one assist. So pls Sir, let's drop it...

TheSuperNerd:



Sir GoodJoe... *smiles* I truly understand u ok. What I like about u Sir is ur indepth analysis backed up with facts... But Guardiola, the master architect of tikitaka/modern total football philosophy, made a good point. Passes that truly count are result-oriented and game-changing passes... Passes that dictate a game's tempo. But... If u still got a problem with what POintBlank is 'pOinting' out... Then I think u shud take it up with Pep Guardiola... He made that statement... Not POintBlank... *smiles*

P.S: Pirlo, Riquelme, Ballack, Xavi, Iniesta, Zidane, Busquets, Scholes, Xabi Alonso etc are game changers with their passes and oftentimes contribute assists... Now that's result-oriented. Pass masters are truly important... 'result-oriented' pass masters .

Yaw Yeboah didnt hv such influence at the caf u-20 Ayc and didnt even contribute one assist. So pls Sir, let's drop it...

tbaba1234:


Lol at 'dig deep' 'fight'

Keshi is a motivational speaker like that.

linked:
He has a philosophy... When you have a clear idea of how you wanna play.. Your problem is half solved... Other nigeria coaches have no philosophy or guiding principle.. They just assemble some dudes and tell them: '' dig deep '', '' fight'' etc.
But when you have a philosophy, you essentially develop a benchmark in style, formation and other nitty gritty of the game. These you can tweak when necessary.

TheGoodJoe:
The truth is, they are called pass masters because they know the right pass to make. Patrick Vieira took a young Citizen Huws to watch Busquets. After the game, the boy said the team was amazing.

A pass master never passes for the sake of it. If Pirlo passes backwards, it is important. Another plauer might be in that position and decide to pass the ball and he gets intercepted.

Same with Busquets. Most times, Barca players make sure the ball gets to Busquets before they attack. If Busquets passes backwards, they do not attack. If he makes a side ways pass, they build up the game with attack directed passses. Whe Busquets passes forward, they go all out attack.

That is why they are masters of the game. Same with Luka Modric.

rabzy:


If you watch the game you don't see busquets, you watch busquets, you've seen the whole game.

lakesidepapa:


Hope ait and silverbird will air them live. I'm not sleeping. I'm not sleeping already cos i can't move forward while sleeping

tbaba1234:
Leecodeman, don't you think, Manu's talent would be wasted at senior level? At senior level, the coach invites those doing well in their clubs so either way, it will be a mix.

The problem with Keshi is that he keeps inviting Idle players. Look at Omeruo, he has depreciated a lot such that boro did not even name him on the bench yet Keshi invited him. Same with Onazi.

Where is the incentive to improve??

Manu can not just stick to his boys at senior level. He will have to invite other Nigerians doing well in Europe and those that fit his philosophy.