mostob:
You made a nice point bro. But I think it is better this way. He may get overwhelmed if he is the one appointed to lead the team.

TheGoodJoe:


Sorry, but I can't understand how you deciphered that it is just a shift in paradigm and not superior.

Let me give my take.

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It’s taken up a different pace, rhythm: more accelerated, more physical (fitness).

This is the context and encapsulates what the discussion is about.

The figure of the No 10 has almost disappeared. We see less magic, less fantasy.


This is what many used to classify the players of the past as better. They had magic and delivered fantasies. We see less of this. Why? The context. The modern players have More accelerated and are more physical.

Footballers do more but faster.

What footballers do more is shown in the stats. Passes, pass completion, tackles, interception, aerial duels, distance covered, chances created, even goals, assists etc. Why? The context Modern players accelerate more and are more physical.


There’s no need to dribble because you run.

You take on players now with speed, not dribbles. Due to the speed and physical nature of modern players.

Players are more developed in every sense.

How this does not equate to superior is a mystery to me. The modern players are more developed than the players of the past. Meaning every quality player, offense and defense can move fast for a long time.


You lose that player who’s different, who ‘breathes’; the playmaker who was slower even if he had sublime technique doesn’t get the opportunity to turn.

Due to the context, with players being faster and physical, we lose players who could stand out. The magicians and fantasy makers. How? They were actually slower. They killed tempo. Today, even if such player has such techniques, he would not have the opportunity to turn. Players are now faster and more physical. Those magic won't pull off like in the past.

Those of us who are not so fast with our legs have to be faster in our heads. It’s like anything in life: adaptation. Things keep moving. Football changes constantly, expressed differently.

Now for the slow ones who are not fast but skillful and intelligen, you need to play with your head. If not, you get swept off by pace and intensity. You need to pass faster, work off the ball intelligently to get into spaces to receive the ball. The creativity now lies in the head.

So, the end point is more acceleration and physical nature of modern players engulfed the magic people loved. This is due to players becoming better unlike the superstars of the past who played against weaker players.

Finito.

Philosopher1979:



Man city uses no 10. De bruyne is there. The no 10 is needed more than before. Creativity becomes more important the more athletic and defensive football becomes.
What u are saying has limitations.
These your ideas ate overrated.
A 20 year old kanu will dazzle in the modern game.
When everyone is running their will be spaces they cannot see that a magician will exploit.
Intelligent use of unseen space is important in football. Dribbling and creativity does thus.
I'm sorry this is the golden era of the no 10 and creative players.

daveP:
He should not be deputizing Garba. He should be the one leading that team. He's more in tune and an excellent coach with proof. Nff should trust these young, reliable managers with cadet jobs and stop all these recycling abeg.

daveP:


It's the "naija way" anyway. They don't seem comfy giving a "youngie" such "huge responsibility" even if he's proven beyond reasonable doubt.

As for me, with all the young managers littered across the footballosphere, no oldie, especially those 15 to 20yrs ones, should near cadet duties again. But, No!!
The guy is very sound. Imagine he succeeds and then churns out b2b talents and performance.

Philosopher1979:



Man city uses no 10. De bruyne is there. The no 10 is needed more than before. Creativity becomes more important the more athletic and defensive football becomes.
What u are saying has limitations.
These your ideas ate overrated.
A 20 year old kanu will dazzle in the modern game.
When everyone is running their will be spaces they cannot see that a magician will exploit.
Intelligent use of unseen space is important in football. Dribbling and creativity does thus.
I'm sorry this is the golden era of the no 10 and creative players.

TheSuperNerd:
Kelechi Nwakali's fine strike which was later counted as an own goal by Goncalves was enough to win Chaves 3 pts today away at Vizela in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

He played 77mins.

TheGoodJoe:


It depends on what you describe as dazzle. Now in the game, the aim is multiple 10s on the pitch. Not your dazzling 10s but fast thinking 10s which includes De Bruyne.

Also, they contribute more to forward play. Think Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva. They are also good at playing multiple roles. Think Sergio Gomez and Rico Lewis.

It is no more a case where a dazzler and ball juggling player is the 10. No room for poets.

Finito.

TheSuperNerd:
Kelechi Nwakali scores!!! on his return to the starting XI. Damn. What a strike!

TheSuperNerd:
Kelechi Nwakali's fine strike which was later counted as an own goal by Goncalves was enough to win Chaves 3 pts today away at Vizela in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

He played 77mins.

komekn:


You are telling LIES again.

I wonder 💭 how much you are getting paid to do this PR over marketing job you have been doing for years.

No matter how you dress it up a TOYOTA corolla can never become a G Wagon.

komekn:


Talk about gassing and over exaggeration, as well as disinformation.

Nwakali kicked the ball off target going to his left and it then hits the No. 4 defender for Vizela, causing a massive deflection the ball opposite direction to the right and it's a goal 🥅.

That's what you are gassing about.

Chavez has finally come off the bottoms of the league been there almost permanently league started. The team would get slaughtered in English league one , slow lethargic and poor quality.

They have lost more games and conceded more goals than anybody else in the league.

komekn:


Talk about gassing and over exaggeration, as well as disinformation.

Nwakali kicked the ball off target going to his left and it then hits the No. 4 defender for Vizela, causing a massive deflection the ball opposite direction to the right and it's a goal 🥅.

That's what you are gassing about.

Chavez has finally come off the bottoms of the league been there almost permanently league started. The team would get slaughtered in English league one , slow lethargic and poor quality.

They have lost more games and conceded more goals than anybody else in the league.

charlesemeka85:
maestro 🤣🤣🤣

TheSuperNerd:
Seems it would be given as an own goal. Took a deflection off Goncalves

komekn:


You are telling LIES again.

I wonder 💭 how much you are getting paid to do this PR over marketing job you have been doing for years.

No matter how you dress it up a TOYOTA corolla can never become a G Wagon.

TheSuperNerd:
Cole Palmer with a hattrick still fought for the spot kick with Madueke and Jackson (although in fairness, he is their regular spotkick taker). Won the argument... took the spot kick and makes it 5-0 for Chelsea and 4 for himself.

Greedy Cole... Lol.. but indeed he is Chelsea's pen taker, usually.

TheSuperNerd:
Realising that Cole Palmer insisted on taking the penalty even though he already had a hattrick because he knew he was gonna tie Erling Haaland on 20 EPL Goals so far.

To be honest, that's fair enough.

TheSuperNerd:
Kelechi Nwakali's fine strike which was later counted as an own goal by Goncalves was enough to win Chaves 3 pts today away at Vizela in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

He played 77mins.

typicalgamer:


I wish this guy could go mainstream even if not for eagles but for club side

TheSuperNerd:
Smh. A jobless attention seeking nobody.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAOwVm7Y6CY?si=kcVbyUK-zXCqzGeR

It was clearly a fine strike and a deflection which made it an owngoal. Did I say anything different?

Look at you, a bonafide hater, all riled up because Nwakali's strike led to a goal. 🤣🤣🤣

typicalgamer:


Jackson doesn’t want the pk he was only pushing madueke aside for Palmer

Madueke go be a very toxic guy below average player with ego of Neymar

forgiveness:


That ball was going off target.

TheSuperNerd:
I already said it was counted as an owngoal.

But why so critically analysing this one when we have seen many goals scored just like this and we say, good strike or good effort.

Look, without Nwakali's strike, there would be no goal in the end. The players even celebrated it as his goal and it was initially given to him until it was ratified.

typicalgamer:


It’s not about that unless a dedicated spot taker gives you the ball or he’s not on the pitch you have no right to drag the ball

Imagine mikel dragging ball with lampard lol

forgiveness:


There was a goal but not a fine striker. Nevertheless, I am not against him. The boy don tall small.

TheSuperNerd:
It was a fine strike that rebounded heavily off a player and landed in the net. Without the power in that strike leading to that deflection, there would be no goal.

We have seen many players score this way and sometimes it is given to them just as this was initially given to Nwakali before it was ratified to an owngoal.

So why the overnanalysis.

TheSuperNerd:

It was about that. Palmer clearly had that EPL Goals chart info in mind when he took that penalty. Remember he understands that his stats and showings this season gives him a huge shot at making the England side for the Euros.

forgiveness:


No. The penalty taker is Palmer. Poch made that clear after Raheem sterling missed and caused Chelsea 3 points.

TheSuperNerd:
We invited a Benjamin Tianimu based in Tanzania to the Super Eagles. I think we are now all out of excuses on why Nwakali cannot get invited.

forgiveness:


Fine strike but off target.

TheSuperNerd:

It was about that. Palmer clearly had that EPL Goals chart info in mind when he took that penalty. Remember he understands that his stats and showings this season gives him a huge shot at making the England side for the Euros.