semid4lyfe:
It's only here I read training practice with a coach is better than actual playing time. My eyes have seen my ears.

No be na wa, na real wa

I am glad you said that. That is why we expaaaand our knowledge. How can 90mins in a week have more effect than Hours spent on the training pitch most other days.

Mikel is not playing but training. You can see the effect in the National team.

TheGoodJoe:


I am glad you said that. That is why we expaaaand our knowledge. How can 90mins in a week have more effect than Hours spent on the training pitch most other days.

Mikel is not playing but training. You can see the effect in the National team.

bigblangston:
born in germany to a "croatian"father, "german mother" and a "nigerian" father... abeg who born dis guy?

semid4lyfe:
It's only here I read training practice with a coach is better than actual playing time. My eyes have seen my ears.

[/b]No be na wa, na real wa[b]

TheGoodJoe:


Who the hell is Nathan Redmond?

Osimhen

TheSuperNerd:
NIGERIA YOUNGSTER OSIMHEN JOINS WOLFSBURG US TOUR






Victor Osimhen will continue his gradual
introduction to Bundesliga club Wolfsburg when
he joins the German club on a training of the USA from January 4.


Osimhen’s representatives Ariyo Igbayilola said
the player will return to Nigeria shortly to process his entry visa to the US for the trip.

“Victor is expected in the coming weeks to come down to process his visa to the US, where
Wolfsburg will train before the start of the second round of the Bundesliga,” Ariyo said.


Nigeria U20 striker Osimhen will clock 18 in
December and sign a professional contract with
Wolfsburg in January 2017.


The second round of the Bundesliga will begin on January 25 and it is expected the exciting Nigeria youngster will sign the dotted lines before then.

Wolfsburg are forking out about 4 million Euros
for the Nigeria teenager.

In the meantime, he has been training with the
German club, playing a number of friendlies
before he fully teams up with the side.


Source: http://africanfootball.com//news/668119/Nigeria-youngster-Osimhen-joins-Wolfsburg-US-tour

TheSuperNerd:
Looooollllll....... Bia GoodJoe... Na wa for u ooo... Nathan Redmond is an upstart naa. I dey point Puel's current work naa... I no wan use him past records.

U gotta admit Nathan Redmond is a rising good starlet. His goal almost drowned your ass until Nacho man came to your rescue... Loollll

All I'm saying is Claude Puel, Pochettino.. These guys are really good. But yes I rate Pep a little more.

So biko...it is written nowhere that Pep is the only one who can make Nacho world-class.


Dont get me wrong, I love the fact that Nacho is under Pep but only worried about whether Pep sees him as a real big project of his and is willing to give him moderately good playing time.

If Pep wont take Nacho a little more seriously....... Then Sir GoodJoe, There are still coaches out there who will still make a monster outta Nacho while giving him playing time. This is a fact.

tbaba12345:


Physical fitness is not the same as match fitness/sharpness. Mikel is an experienced pro but It is not a coincidence that Mikel fades after about 60 minutes for Nigeria.

Playing regularly is absolutely critical to improving. The pressures are completely different. You can not simulate match conditions on the training pitch.

Mikel John Obi © Getty Images

tbaba12345:
If this boy is good, he might be worth keeping an eye on...

15 Year Old German Born Whizkid With Nigerian Roots Opts For Eagles Ahead Of Germany And Croatia



One of the top rated prospects in German youth football set up Midhat Bajric dubbed the new David Alaba has committed his international future to Nigeria.

Born in Germany to a Croatian father and a German mother with a Nigerian father, the Nuremburg central defence kingpin says his parents are in support of his decision to dump Germany and Croatia for Nigeria.

Speaking to an online sports news outlet in Nigeria FC Naija, the teen who distinguished himself in a recent game for Nuremburg revealed he followed Nigerian football and footballers closely.

“Yes, that has been my dream; I am white by skin but Nigerian inside. I am a Nigerian, I like to watch Nigeria football players, like Kelechi Iheanacho, John Obi Mikel, Ahmed Musa and others, so many of them. I want to say that I will be very proud to play for Nigeria and make Nigerians proud.

” My parents support my choice, though my parents are no more together but they still support my dream of playing for Nigeria. I want to visit Abuja, Lagos one day.

“I have been following Nigeria football, recently I watched them in Rio Brazil, I was so proud when they performed well.

“My role model is Kelechi Iheanacho, Victor Moses, John Obi Mikel and so many of them I can’t remember their names.”

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/11/30/15-year-old-german-born-whizkid-with-nigerian-roots-opts-for-eagles-ahead-of-germany-and-croatia/

tbaba12345:
Given what Ndidi has shown this season, I am afraid, there is a strong case for him to start games for the Super Eagles. Having the best tackling and interception stats in a competition like the Europa League is very impressive.

TheGoodJoe:


So Ibra makes him a cheque book manager. You did not see Guardiola manage the likes of Muller, Lahm, Lewandowski, Boateng, Alaba, Robben, Ribery etc. Promote players from the Bayern Academy. Players who were playing with a different system and got them to dominate Germany for three years.

It is Ibra, you will see.

goldfish80:

These players you mentioned namely; Muller, Boateng, Lahm, Lewandowski, Alaba, Robben, Ribery. Who among them wasn't a world class player before Guardiola took over? You love running in circles.
These guys you mentioned, we're already bossing the Bundesliga before Pep Guardiola came on board. Infact, these set of players annihilated Pep Guardiola's Barcelona 7:0 enroute to winning the champions league.
Whats all this yeye talk of Guardiola turning there guys world stars?
Philip Lahm will Sue you for damages if you tell him Guardiola brought him to limelight.

David Alaba regressed under Guardiola. Before Guardiola signed ip for Bayern, Alaba was the best left back in Europe and made champions league best 11.
Under Guardiola, Alaba was converted to an average CB while Guardiola bought his brother Benart to play Left back.
Last season, Greizmann steam rolled Alaba and knocked Bayern out of the champions league in the semis.
I wonder what domination you're talking about again.

TheGoodJoe:


Give antecedents. When I talked of Eto'o and Villa, I am talking of a coach working daily on the training pitches with some of the best players in the history of the game. Coaching those kind of players with respects to how they would approach games is top notch. Guardiola can say, this is how Lewandowski did this or how Villa did that.

Telling Nacho to walk away from such golden opportunity for Puel sounds weak to me.

TheGoodJoe:


To you, retrogressing is Griezmann steam rolling. Please, Bayern was a team that played a different style from what Pep wanted. Pep was able to switch them to play his pattern.

I guess you know more than Alaba.


"His training sessions are incredible workouts," Alaba told BT Sport. "He has reinvented football.
"Pep is someone who thinks about football 24 hours a day.
"With him, we have played better and better every year.
"I never knew that I could play in so many positions as well."

goldfish80:

These players you mentioned namely; Muller, Boateng, Lahm, Lewandowski, Alaba, Robben, Ribery. Who among them wasn't a world class player before Guardiola took over? You love running in circles.
These guys you mentioned, we're already bossing the Bundesliga before Pep Guardiola came on board. Infact, these set of players annihilated Pep Guardiola's Barcelona 7:0 enroute to winning the champions league.
Whats all this yeye talk of Guardiola turning there guys world stars?
Philip Lahm will Sue you for damages if you tell him Guardiola brought him to limelight.

David Alaba regressed under Guardiola. Before Guardiola signed ip for Bayern, Alaba was the best left back in Europe and made champions league best 11.
Under Guardiola, Alaba was converted to an average CB while Guardiola bought his brother Benart to play Left back.
Last season, Greizmann steam rolled Alaba and knocked Bayern out of the champions league in the semis.
I wonder what domination you're talking about again.

goldfish80:

Alaba was turned into Jack of all trades and master of none by Guardiola.
We are talking about a guy who knew his role and played the to become European best. That title now belongs to Marcelo(best left back) . Thanks to Pep

TheGoodJoe:



We are talking coaching World Class talents like Messi and Henry, you are talking academy settings. Lacazette and Ben Arfa.

goldfish80:

Your worship and praise for Guardiola is quite disturbing.
Kelechi will develop according to you if Guardiola keeps gisting about how great it was coaching Eto'o. The same Eto'o he hardly talked to for a whole year? Lol lol...
http://www.soccernews.com/etoo-slams-coward-guardiola/141420/

goldfish80:

Ben Arfa is a world class talent,who injuries and other off field issues hampered his rise until Puel worked with him for just a season.
He bossed Ligue 1 and his game improved so much that Psg outwitted Barcelona to sign him up.
Reviving such a fledgling talent to stardom again tells me Puel is good at what he does. He's not the kind of big time Charlie who spends half a billion on player purchase in less than 6years.

TheGoodJoe:

He that knows more than Alaba.

goldfish80:

Alaba certainly does not know more than UEFA who named Marcelo the best left back in Europe. An award Alaba won before Guardiola shoe horned him into a centre back.

TheGoodJoe:


The talk, Eto'o was talking about was about him staying at Barcelona. Guardiola did not talk about keeping him. This is recycled. We debated this before. You guys quit all this worship talk. On this thread, many said I am biased when it concerns Nacho. Now I am worshipping Guardiola.

I just say it as it is. No worshipping. Do you think a coach will start a player who has no idea about the tactics of the game? Na wa.

From the article, you can see Eto'o is a rude person. We only point at the coach. Ibrahimovic stoned a box at Guardiola. I think Eto'o insulted Guardiola while he was a player. If a player's attitude stinks, Guardiola is not their mothers to teach them manners.

TheGoodJoe:


Na wa. You do not know that award came from Marcelo winning the Champions League.

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