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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 10:52am On Feb 21, 2017 |
goldfish80: If Jaap Stam who is still cutting his teeth could convince the club to cough out 3.5 million, which is the club new record fee, for a player whose career have 'nosedived ;' as alluded by you then the coach, the club scouts and the club must have seen something ya eyes can't see neither your thoughts can comprehend. Abi you sabi pass all the aforementioned? Chai! You think say na bend down select as dem dey take buy for Oshodi market na em dem dey take buy players for football Intership and assistance coach na different things. Jaap Stam was Ajax DEFENSE COACH. Oya! Tell us wetin Henry do for Arsenal? Em come learn or em come coach? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 11:44am On Feb 21, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:u are correct.I remember this guy had a great game against South Africa scoring two goals but surprisingly he wasn't given a call up again or let me used word banned without any justification. The guy deserves a place in this present squad and must be given chance to prove himself or what do u think coz a player must be judged with his last game but our local coaches sometimes..... The same thing happened to Oshaniwa,after good world cup outing,d guy was dropped for no reason and this attitudes always have negative impact on player development. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 12:20pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
komekn: I started following Tiago Ilori when he played as RB at Sporting Lisbon. I even saw some of his games and what I saw then, formed the good impression I have about him. I think that was what Liverpool saw before putting pen on paper. Remember, Sporting Lisbon was very good that season and the next two seasons, they almost won the league. That was the same team Tiago Ilori broke into the first eleven at a very young age. Now, you said packaging, if Tiago Ilori was thrash, why did Granada and Bordeaux played him regularly when he was available? A player who excelled in the Portuguese Liga, Spanish Liga and Ligue 1, must have the gut and quality to had excelled. Abi dat one na packaging? I know Klopp was the one who personally recalled Tiago Ilori, Sheyi Ojo and some players from loan last season and Tiago Ilori trained with Klopp several times, he featured Tiago Ilori in 3 FA matches. So, I know Klopp knows Tiago Ilori. Maybe the physical aspect of the Premier League doesn't suit his hence the limited opportunity. We have seen Adebayo, Lescoth etc played in their clubs U23 teams. Abi, those players no goooood? Please, take note that Tiago Ilori has moved on from Liverpool to Reading fc and he has played two matches already. Did you envisaged that Aston Villa will go on relegation at the beginning of last year season? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 1:26pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 1:26pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
tbaba1234: Arrangement in action with Settlement. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 1:42pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
forgiveness: What do you term successful? If you have a successful loan period the club try to buy you. indeed you will have several clubs interested. This is a reflection of a very successful and impressive loan spell. If Bordeaux thought he was so good why didn't they buy him or the other twenty clubs in the French league that watched him have a SUCCESSFUL loan period. He came back not wanted at Liverpool because nobody else wanted him. Like I said before I've watched him up close and personal, NOT GOOD ENOUGH Consider Lukaku first loan spell at West Bromwich and the rest is history |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 1:57pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
tbaba1234: Only the available players made it to the Olympics. That was not the best crop of U23 players we had, but we had to make do with the team anyways. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 2:02pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
Icon4s: Even amongst the available, he was very poor.. Ekpolo for instance is much better. Ndifreke just reaped the benefits of being a Siasia boy. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 2:06pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
Kog45: Kog45, Aluko is a straight up guy with unquestionable integrity. He simply did not understand the issues of settlement even when you are in position by MERIT. The hand work of a particularly hungry assistant national coach. You can fill in the rest, you be Naija. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:29pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
tbaba1234: I cannot say about this. I never watched Ekpolo in the U23 Jerseys. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:32pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe: Is it the same Omatsone Aluko or another one. Nna men. The guy don turn Super Man? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 2:35pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
forgiveness: A club's transfer record in 2017 stands at 3,5M and you're shouting You no dey shame to type this? kai! Watford paid 12M for Isaac Success while Leicester paid 15M for Ndidi. These guys are Thiago's age mates oh Everton nko? They paid Charlton 12M for 19yr old Lookman And you're celebrating Thiago ILORI's 3M move Stam is a nobody as far as coaching is concerned. Yes Henry was an apprentist at Arsenal. He was working to get his Uefa coaching licence while on the job as an assistant. Wenger asked him to step down working as a Sky pundit because he can't be working with the players during the week while criticising them on match day on TV. Stam was also on the same Uefa Pro license pursuit, his studies took him to Ajax as reserve team coach then at Southampton as an under study to Koeman. These experiences qualifies a candidate for Uefa Pro license. Its like an internship programme You should be paying me for these info I dey download give you 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 3:01pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
komekn:I understand |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 3:12pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
Icon4s: He played in the Brazil friendly and was far more composed than Ndifreke showed throughout the Olympics. When Shehu Abdullah got hurt, the only sub was Ndifreke. Disaster! |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 3:51pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
tbaba1234: Dnt u think friendly and full international game conditions can be different?. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 4:04pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
goldfish80: You just killed it. Forgiveness will always be himself. He values a girl he is admiring more than the girl he already has. That's just him. Mean while, forgiveness, I am still expecting ur promised replies to my comments on your squad lists and formations. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 4:28pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
komekn: So what's funny? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 5:10pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
Icon4s: Well, I am certain that we could have gotten an Academy player who could have done a better job. That is how poorly, I rate the guy. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 6:29pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
komekn: Hehehehe! That's your opinion and I think your are entitled to it, which is is not necessarily true and valid. Now, read Liverpool's verdict. TIAGO ILORI PROGRESSING NICELY ON LOAN AT BORDEAUX Tiago Ilori Progressing Nicely on loan at Bordeaux Liverpool’s highly rated central defender, Tiago Ilori, is now beginning to blossom at Bordeaux after a tough start to life on loan in Ligue 1. A hamstring injury back in October against Reims, that consequently saw him miss around two months, curtailed what had been a decent start to his loan spell. Ilori Progress Since his return from injury, however, the Portuguese’s performances have been rather encouraging, as he continues to justify why Liverpool were so keen to acquire him, and paid £7 million to do so . While he’s been partnered with multiple central defenders for a variety of reasons since coming back, including fellow Liverpool target Lamine Sane, Nicolas Pallois and Cedric Yambere, it’s been important to note Ilori has been a constant. His form has been solid too, something that’s obviously been greatly helped by the fact that he’s remained fit. Obtaining playing continuity is vital for any footballer’s development, and in Ilori’s case, it’s fantastic to see him reaping the benefits of getting vital top flight minutes. Playing against the likes of PSG, Saint Etienne, Guingamp and Toulouse this season will act as a terrific stepping stone for him in his quest to be a mainstay for Liverpool in the future. Lining up in his now-customary position on the right side of central defence against Lens on the weekend, the 22-year-old produced another very positive display. Up against Lens’ physically imposing forward Adamo Coulibaly, who really is a brute of a man, Illori stuck to his role nicely, successfully limiting his impact . On many occasions, the former Sporting prodigy beat Coulibaly in the air and even held up well in battles of strength, but the area in which Ilori absolutely dominated related to sheer pace. He made certain that Lens had little joy playing balls in behind Bordeaux’s defence. Despite their relatively high line, the unbelievable covering speed and anticipation of the youngster almost completely nullified this avenue of attack for the away side. Even on the odd occasion where a ball went over his defensive partner Yambere, by using his speed, Ilori would ofen motor across and kill the move. On 40 minutes a perfect example of this arose. Here, after Pablo Chavarria had broken through in behind Yambare, i[b]t looked as though the Argentine was clean in. It wasn’t to be. Thankfully for Bordeaux, Ilori charged across the field to execute a precise sliding tackle to knock the ball out for a throw in and save his team.[/b] It was a magnificent piece of action, and one that illustrated just how good he is physically. He can leap, he’s fast and even quite strong despite his slender frame, and when combined with the fact he’s 190cm tall and only 22 years of age, he undoubtedly ticks almost all the boxes required in a modern day centre back. Intriguingly, and on a side note, he unsurprisingly still holds the record for the fastest 30-metre sprint at Sporting. The youngster, also, showcased his ability to take up excellent positions and make good decisions – with and without the ball. Hardly ever caught out in this contest was Illori, for he positioned himself intelligently enough to cope with any situation. He stayed goalside when tracking markers and didn’t step up and lunge into tackles overzealously. The maturity he showed when addressing the problems ahead of him, and in dealing with them in a calm and composed manner, was a real highlight. Seeing as Lens often looked to move the ball down the flanks and whip crosses in for Coulibaly, it was impressive to note just how well Ilori dealt with these situations. As mentioned above, his concentration and awareness to remain goal side and keep track of his man was wonderful. This, in turn, meant that the languid figure was so often perfectly situated to clear and cut out crosses. The whopping 11 successful clearances he made depicted his effectiveness aptly here. Whenever Bordeaux look to facilitate their attacks, their fullbacks Diego Contento and Mariano always have a key role in providing width for Les Girondins. So with this prerequisite in place, the covering work Ilori undertook was crucial in allowing his right fullback, the marauding Mariano, to motor upfield freely. It also gave the Brazilian peace of mind knowing that Ilori would cover his man, Lens left-winger Baptiste Guillaume, if a turnover occurred. On the ball, the elegant stopper exhibited that fine passing range he possesses. While he often opted to play simple passes into Bordeaux’s deep-lying midfielder Gregory Sertic, his accurate long balls, horizontal and vertical, illustrated delightfully his quality in possession. This facet of his game should mean that Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has little hesitation when integrating him in next season – if he chooses to use him. “The technical quality of Tiago hit us,” mused Bordeaux manager Sagnol on this. Statistically, his numbers are rather impressive for Bordeaux too, and consist of him averaging 2.2 tackles per game, 2.7 interceptions pg and a colossal 6.1 clearances per game. The former Granada man recently commented on his desire to return to England and to have an impact. “My long term plan is to play and win titles for Liverpool Football Club. The team they are building can be huge, and I want to be a part of that.” All things considered, this wildly talented Liverpool loanee really does look to have a bright future ahead of him. The idea of a future central defensive pairing of Mamadou Sakho and Ilori is something that’s gaining traction, and could well become a reality sooner rather than later. We’ll just have to wait and see what Rodgers’ plans are for this very gifted defender. http://anfieldindex.com/13716/tiago-ilori-progressing-nicely-loan-bordeaux.html Did the last @bolded answer ya questions? The boy's heart was in Liverpool. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 6:40pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
komekn: I want to play for Liverpool that was why I signed..... Obviously, he wanted to play for a bigger club than Bordeaux which is every players dream. https://www.google.com.ng/amp/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ilori-want-play-liverpool-fc-9890959.amp |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 6:58pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
tbaba1234: I don't agree. The boy did ok and he was being played out of position. I even saw him on sunday playing for Abia warriors and he was not very poor like u say. He might not be world class but he was part of our only medal he should be given more respect. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 7:24pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
forgiveness: Mister forgiveness after all this short story epistle and novella you still Have not answered the question why is it that your defender of the universe after his 'successful' loan spell at Bordeaux no French club even relegation strugglers signed him up? No club in the whole of Europe noticed his amazing performance went back to Liverpool stewed with the u23s. Liverpool preferred to sell him at a loss rather than hang on to such a great defender of life. Hope he revives his career at reading but for now he is no way super eagles material. Please stop mentioning his Time at sporting Lisbon I get am before no be property. Upon all this argument sef we don't know if he considers himself Nigerian and if he wants to play for us |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 7:34pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
goldfish80: Eeeeyaa! How can't you comprehend this one thing that Reading-fc valued Tiago Ilori to had broken their record fee to a defender? . Sorry, I can't help you. Where were Ndidi, Success and Ademola when Tiago Ilori was bought for 7M at the age of 17? Besides, we all know clubs spends more on attackers and midfielders than defenders. So, stop shifting goal posts to attackers and midfielders. Now, tell me how many defenders worth 3.5M in the Super Eagles? I am referring to Omeruo and Ekong. Sorry, try again later. Which internship did Jaap Stam do at Ajax? Olodorabata! Oga, stop lying, biko. Jaap Stam was an assistant coach, and later, interim at PEC Zwolle (you can call this internship). From there, he proceeded to Ajax, as an assistant coach, Ajax defense coach to be precise. You have limited knowledge about his coaching career hence the limited information. Chai!
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by joseph1013: 7:35pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
forgiveness: WOW...This reads like the biography of the greatest defender in football history. Na wa. This hype no get part II. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 7:43pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
BascoVanVeli: Go back to the Olympics thread to get a sense of how bad he was. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 7:43pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
forgiveness:It's a pity you don't know intending managers go for compulsory internship, either assisting a manager or working with the reserves/academy before handed Uefa Pro licence Nwa teacher, Wikipedia don open your yansh
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 7:59pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
forgiveness: Reading paid a club record fee of a whooping 3.5M for the straw man while Liverpool lost more than 50% of the investment they made on the same player I get am before no be property na ... Ndidi, Success and Ademola where busy building themselves up while Sporting Lisbon carry bad market drop for Liverpool hand am sure Mino Raoila hand dey for that transfer Today, this same player is worth 5 times less than his age mates Ndidi na attacker abi? Thiago is on the same level as Semi Ajayi |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 8:15pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
tbaba1234: I watched him at the olympics, he wasn't as bad as people make him to be he is a young player and he can get better. I wouldn't consider him utterly useless. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 8:17pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
goldfish80: Abeg does anyone have a shao Kahn gif such an annihilation above deserves a bout of epic laughter Choi! 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 8:36pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
BascoVanVeli: Not good enough for the national team. |
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