Humility017:

my oga it's like you've not been living in this country...
anything is possible here in Nigeria...
in my interactions wit footballers I can't really pin point any that are currently or having using their true age...even large pool of civil servants dont....

just be close to this players...you will get to know the truth....

Humility017:

my oga it's like you've not been living in this country...
anything is possible here in Nigeria...
in my interactions wit footballers I can't really pin point any that are currently or having using their true age...even large pool of civil servants dont....

just be close to this players...you will get to know the truth....

femianski:
chai this arsenal fans are at it again
just saw this post by an arsenal fan page on facebook (London is red bitches) on iwobi
Coming to this guy, LMAOOOO ��, since he broke into the first team; 90 appearances 8 goals, This is a player who has consistently played in a forward role with top class players such as Özil, and Alexis beside him. Mediocre is an understatement, should be playing for Rochdale.

andrew444:


They have the talent,but mind you bros,so many England players are overrated,That team doesn't have more than 2 or 3 world class player.

Mujtahida:

Just like the great Thierry Henry was a flop at Juventus and Shweinsteger was a flop at Man United

komekn:


What you are saying is probably true give or take one or two players more, however, how many top quality players do they have in terms of quality left and right backs, where in the world ratings would Danny Rose and Kyle Walker be

To win a world cup you need at least three world class players and a good number of top quality players.

Bearing your proposition in mind and the term OVER RATED , how many world class players do we have in the SE and how many top quality players do we have also . For me top quality is you should be in the top 20 ranking for your position in the world.

Can England win impossible, I very much doubt, can England get to the quarter finals possibly but that's about it for them for me.

komekn:


Thierry was never a flop at Juventus that's total misinformation, firstly Thierry was only 21.

You should look at who was in the squad and you will probably retract your proposition.

Let me give a small roll call of the squad starting from the from the FW's namely, Inzaghi, Del Piero, Fonseca, ZZ=Zidane, Deschamps, Conte, E.Davids. That team was simply phenomenal and arguably the best in the world at that time just being in that team was an achievement in itself.

Joebie:
Likewise those stand out players u mentioned that was farmed from the Scottish league.

tbaba1234:
Guess who is working with Uzoho in Spain to get him to WC level... Super eagles goalkeeping coach, Enrico Pionetti

andrew444:


Say I tell you say super eagles better pass england ?

komekn:


Is that Uzoho on the left wow he looks really matured for an 18 /19 year old he looks like man of 25 looks like he can easily compete with men at the senior level.

Very good.

somehow:
And you think some weird statements being made here by some people will stop the "foolproof" decision of the coach?

Like "bla bla bla will happen if Echiejile makes it to Russia" irrespective of if and how well Echiejile proves himself?

Icon4s:


If he had not gone through the compulsory MRI now, Age-cheating allegations would have been flying here there.

tbaba1234:


Uzoho was picked by Aspire academy from a secondary school competition. He is just a big boy and his beards is making him look older.

Icon4s:


Just watch as people mostly outside here will criticize his age when he starts featuring in the friendlies.

I know how hard it took me to on convince some people outside about Iheanacho's age. They still don't believe me. And I have given up on that already.

junnyjake:


If it wouldn't change the decision of the coach, who ever said it would?

So why don't we call on the mods to close the thread so we can all sit back home waiting for the WC proper.

tbaba1234:


Uzoho was picked by Aspire academy from a secondary school competition. He is just a big boy and his beards is making him look older.

tbaba1234:


Nigerians are so used to dishonesty that it is difficult to see anyone as not cheating.

Even in politics, the average Nigerian views politics as a way to get rich so a politician not stealing is viewed as an anomaly.

tbaba1234:


Nigerians are so used to dishonesty that it is difficult to see anyone as not cheating.

Even in politics, the average Nigerian views politics as a way to get rich so a politician not stealing is viewed as an anomaly.

tbaba1234:

by Rob Swan
Senior Writer
What David Bentley is up to now after retiring from football in 2014 aged 29
Published an hour ago



It sounds bizarre now but there was a time when English football fans thought David Bentley could become the new David Beckham.


It was at Blackburn Rovers where Bentley first established his reputation as a potential England star. He scored a hat-trick against Manchester United in his first match for Rovers after joining the north-west outfit from Arsenal and played a starring role for the club in their best period of the past 20 years.


"I can see that (comparison)," former England boss Steve McClaren said when asked about the comparisons between Bentley and Beckham in May 2007. "His right foot is pretty similar to David's. He's got a great touch, great feel on the ball, and he can deliver that pass.

"But he's still got a long way to go before he emulates anything that David (Beckham) has done."

Two months earlier, Bentley scored the first ever goal in the refurbished Wembley Stadium - in a 3-3 draw against Italy’s Under-21s - to further enhance his burgeoning reputation.

He ended up making his senior England debut later in 2007 - but by the following year, his international career was over.


Bentley made his seventh and final appearance for the Three Lions in 2008 - the same year he left Blackburn for Tottenham - and his career rapidly went downhill shortly afterwards.


Following disastrous loan spells with Birmingham City, West Ham, FC Rostov and Blackburn, Bentley announced his retirement in 2014. He was just 29 years old.


The Peterborough-born winger later admitted that he fell out of love with football, disillusioned by how serious the game - and those involved in the game - took itself.

WHAT BENTLEY IS UP TO THESE DAYS

But what’s he up to these days?
Well, it turns out that Bentley is doing pretty well for himself.


Per the Mirror , he’s invested his money in a variety of businesses and runs a restaurant called La Sala in Chigwell, Essex.


As well as other bars and restaurants, Bentley has invested in a commercial cleaning company and an accounting firm.
Now he is set to launch a ‘bespoke flooring company’ called GFF Bentley and Howell.


“My grandad had a flooring business for 25 years so I come from that stock and my dad worked as a carpet fitter for him so there is a history there,” Bentley told the Mirror. “Did I think when I was playing football that I’d have a wood floor business? No.


“I’ve wanted to branch out into different businesses since I finished playing, and I’ve got my mum and brother-in-law working for me and managing the showrooms, so it’s a family business.


“I loved football but I also love this side of things – it stimulates me. I was brought up to always be busy, always work hard and always do things you love, and I’m someone who thinks with my heart rather than my head.


“In my head I should have ­carried on playing football but my heart told me: ‘It’s time to go now’.


“I do everything like that, so everything I do is a passion ­project. And I’m in flooring ­because I love the people I’m working with. I just love it and I wake up energised. I’m still living the dream.”

HE ALSO WANTS TO HELP YOUNG STARS MANAGE THEIR MONEY


Bentley also wants to advise the next generation of football superstars on how to make their money work for them for the rest of their lives - not just while they’re young.

“Players are mismanaged and they don’t have the large amounts of money people think they have,” Bentley added. “When you’re looking at global wealth, footballers are well down the list. They only have a 10-year period to earn their money and it’s something I’d like to help ­players out with because a lot of the time they are being ­misrepresented.

“It’s because of the lack of knowledge they have of ­managing money. I say to people that the years before I turned professional were my university years – all players are focused on then is making it as a footballer.

“So the money they earn when they’re playing has to last until they are 80-odd and a lot of players don’t think about that.

“They’re spending more than they should be spending given how their wages average out over the course of their lifetimes.

“They have to be managed properly and they have to take a personal view on it and keep control of their spending.”

NOBODY WOULD HAVE PREDICTED THIS A FEW YEARS AGO

Who would have imagined that Bentley would turn into such a mature, business-minded guy after hanging up his boots?

He seems a completely different person from the Bantersaurus who famously chucked a tub of water over his manager, Harry Redknapp, during a post-match interview in 2010.

More importantly, it’s great to see him enjoying life following such a disappointing end to his football career.

komekn:


You said England are over rated and i brought context to it with the world cup in consideration.

junnyjake:
How many of you remember David Bentley? I'm pretty sure our youngsters would have a thing or two to learn from him.

Source : GMS

Shukusheka:
Lol, obviously you only watch football you probably do not understand the game. Moses time after time found himself in good positions but his decision making and his delivery were very abysmal. For a former winger he should be in double figures of assist by now with the space he gets game after game.

Moses is currently even trending on Twitter, everyone is talking about his poor performance today.

junnyjake:
How many of you remember David Bentley? I'm pretty sure our youngsters would have a thing or two to learn from him.






Source : GMS

Loogan:

When you really understand football we can have an argument!

komekn:


There are somethings we do not have to say in the open forum we know what is obtainable in Nigeria but lets not tell the whole world.

tbaba1234:


Uzoho was picked by Aspire academy from a secondary school competition. He is just a big boy and his beards is making him look older.

andrew444:


Yes i said England was overrated and i stand on my words,England are overrated does not mean super eagles are better than them so what are you saying?

Tell me the part where i said super eagles is better than them? read your previous comment and see what you said,you are the one changing the whole thing.

England is overrated,When did they win a major trophy,yet they always tag them as favorite at all competitions,even the euro 2016 Portugal won,England are tagged among the favorite,Stop getting me wrong and changing the argument.

TheGoodJoe:


Is that not Onyekuru spotting the ten Jersey?