TFLASHOGEE:
hopefully this settles the style of play argument going on

forgiveness:



Lmao! How come we used them win UEFA cup? We countered it?

Guardiola realized it can be countered hence the Jakpa from Laliga.

Barryseal:


So Oliseh lacked physicality? Oliseh was just like Busquets? Do you think you're talking to a kid?

TheGoodJoe:

Listen to Onigbinde.

forgiveness:



Lmao! How come we used them win UEFA cup? We countered it?

Guardiola realized it can be countered hence the Jakpa from Laliga.

Danielnino00:



"Yori Yori"... Now that's quite a name

But the description is quite accurate

forgiveness:


Dude has redefined his style of play. Variant from his style at Barcelona.

Am I lying?

chrisooblog:
By what name again would you call Physicality, ruggedness, power play?

Amokachi had small skill, Amuneke and Siasia too. Plus to balance we had Okocha, Finidi, Kanu, Ikpeba to balance out the attributes you mentioned

do4luv14:


the write is right, I miss those days

those days Kanu will invent one move out of nothing, not to mention, JJ dribbling runs, and the ever enterprising wing plays, anchored by Finidi, Elastic, Emma, Sia1, to mention a few


the reason why Ronaldinho was a delight to watch was, cos he fused the samba dance into his dribbling tricks

andrewbaba44:


He jakpa from Laliga and tell me how come he dominated the epl

He has won 3 epl title With just few years in England ,how many Chelsea as a club has even won in total

andrewbaba44:


He jakpa from Laliga and tell me how come he dominated the epl

He has won 3 epl title With just few years in England ,how many Chelsea as a club has even won in total

TheGoodJoe:


You people with your funny run from La Liga. The same man that has dominated the EPL will run from La Liga.

forgiveness:


Let him go to Brentford or Norwich to dominate EPL.

forgiveness:


Money football is all about Man city.

forgiveness:


Money football is all about Man city.

forgiveness:


Let him go to Brentford or Norwich to dominate EPL.

TheGoodJoe:


That is why Ole Solksjaer spent millions and won the EPL back to back.

TheGoodJoe:


It is the philosophy. The possessive game. The Rondos training and the infusion of the principles into the game.

It has variants but the essential principles stand. Guardiola never abandoned it. Try and watch Manchester City matches and see how much short passes we make.

andrewbaba44:


Same thing with your club Chelsea

You where like stoke city till Baba olowo took over

TheGoodJoe:


How can tiki taka be all about short passes? So you did not see the hundreds of long balls Xavi gave. What about the long balls for Valdes?

Na wa.

Barryseal:


We played with speedy and good dribblers on the flanks. Those dribblers wow the crowd, not tiki taka.
This acclaimed Dutch system has lead majority of Nigerians astray with false idea of how we really play the game.
If you notice, we don't produce defenders with sublime ball playing skills. Taribo, Okechukwu, Yobo, Okoronkwo etc were never ball playing defenders.

How do you play total football without ball playing center backs?

chrisooblog:
When some of us say we play like the Dutch we are talking about attacking play from the wings, backed by a creative midfield and fullbacks who overlap occasionally. Dutch style is not necessarily tiki taka but what I would call an attractive direct style making use of skill and creativity to open up your opponents. Whereas tiki taka simply put is passing your adversary to death.

Yes we are physical and rugged but there's a lot of sublime skill and creativity in that mix. Watch Bonfere and Siasia teams then you will understand what I mean.

TheGoodJoe:


Oliseh was always a key part of our football playing. Not just rugged. He was a master of passing.

SoftBrest:
Osimhen has suffered from multiple fracture on his face and will undergo surgery
He will be out till 2022

chrisooblog:
Beating you left and Right you come dey lie say tiki taka. What is boring in thrashing your opponents 6-0, 5-0. You can never watch a Guardiola team and say you were bored.

Omanambala:
Of course, we have a decent option in Amunike , but I am concerned he isn't match tested , of late. Since he was relieved of his job , as the head coach of Tanzania national team , I don't think he has coached any other team. It would have helped a great deal if he 'd engaged himself work-wise or go back to school to gain more knowledge and ideas and make his CV look better.


SN: Something in me still wants Oliseh , but I think Oliseh has some serious personality problems. A good coach but not a good manager.

I can't wait for Finidi to coach the U23.

Kog45:
Pls I want you to talk on how we conceded the late equalizing goal against Italy in US 94....do we say Oliseh was rugged enough cos a real physical player would have intercepted that ball with ease but Oliseh failed.

Some people don't even know that Taribo West was trained by Coach Monday Sinclair with the aim to take over Keshi. He had the defensive talent but was totally skilless.

A former Sharks defender who later assisted Coach Amodu while he coached Sharks narrated how Sinclair spent a lot of time teaching Taribo how to be a skillful player.

He explained that Sinclair used to tell Taribo that if he does not up his skills he would end up a carpenter.

What I am trying to highlight is that ball playing has been a big part of our play. Even Taribo who was not too that skillful.

In France 98, when under pressure, I think against Denmark, Taribo pulled off a ball spin skill that had the whole crowd shouting.

Barryseal:

The Dutch style is pure total football. We're everybody is confortable on the ball. They rely more on technicality than physical strength and power.

TFLASHOGEE:
hopefully this settles the style of play argument going on

jihday:
Osimhen’s surgery was a success and he’s expected to be out for 90 days