maidaboi:
hi friends

ChrisKels:
Chai this thread has been deserted. Please we shouldn't do a kickoffnigeria here, we should strive to keep this thread alive bikonu. Am begging each an every one of you to let go off ur grudges and come back to keep this train moving. I believe we are a family plz.

tbaba12345:
The growth of Ndidi, I believe is a model for every young player..

Start with a team that gives you the chance to play and improve, then move to a better side. Ndidi is not going to Leicester as a youngster but as an established Pro. If he can have 2-3 solid seasons at leicester, then he can win an even bigger move.

When he gets to a big club, he will be a seasoned Pro.

Mujtahida:
Just this morning I was watching some clips on YouTube and I watched a video on great passers of the ball- Beckham, Xavi, Ronaldinho etc. But Beckham was the pick of the pack. I recall also that our own George Finidi at one time was voted the best 7 in the world. Luis Figo too in his time also had that distinction. The point I want to make is that I have noticed that wingers this days tend to want to dribble all the way rather than lay crosses that sweep across the face of the goal of the opposing team. Why is this so now?

tbaba12345:
The growth of Ndidi, I believe is a model for every young player..

Start with a team that gives you the chance to play and improve, then move to a better side. Ndidi is not going to Leicester as a youngster but as an established Pro. If he can have 2-3 solid seasons at leicester, then he can win an even bigger move.

When he gets to a big club, he will be a seasoned Pro.

TheGoodJoe:


Definitely, it is a nice path that leads to growth but other factors come in. It is not just landing at the small club but also meeting a coach who has the ability to groom the player. Like the player to give him a fair Crack when he is ready.

Some of our bright and brilliant young talents like Chidera Ezeh and Mikel Agu are not growing at the rate of Ndidi.

John Mikel Obi grew at a fast rate, despite landing at a very big club young.

Iheanacho grew fast at a Big club.

tbaba12345:
The growth of Ndidi, I believe is a model for every young player..

Start with a team that gives you the chance to play and improve, then move to a better side. Ndidi is not going to Leicester as a youngster but as an established Pro. If he can have 2-3 solid seasons at leicester, then he can win an even bigger move.

When he gets to a big club, he will be a seasoned Pro.

joseph1013:
Hmmm...have you forgotten that Mikel played for a small club in Europe, Lyn Oslo?

joseph1013:
That's why I tell goodjoe that his path for Kelechi can spell doom. Would Ndidi have been better off training with Bruyne and Yaya while they carve a seat for him on the Man City bench? What happened to Fernando? What about Delph?

Happy for Ndidi.

TheGoodJoe:


Yes. If Ndidi was training regularly with the likes of Fernandinho, Silva and Gundogan would be better than he is now. Did you not see when I said, I see Ndidi improving at Leicester City. It is because he will work in a better environment and a coach who has experience working with top quality players.

Ranieri coached at Chelsea, Valencia, Juventus and Roma before Leicester City. I see Ranieri raising Ndidi's game.

TheGoodJoe:


Yes. If Ndidi was training regularly with the likes of Fernandinho, Silva and Gundogan would be better than he is now. Did you not see when I said, I see Ndidi improving at Leicester City. It is because he will work in a better environment and a coach who has experience working with top quality players.

Ranieri coached at Chelsea, Valencia, Juventus and Roma before Leicester City. I see Ranieri raising Ndidi's game.

joseph1013:
You can deceive yourself sha. So why is Leicester buying Ndidi instead of Fernando who has trained under Pep?

Mujtahida:
Just this morning I was watching some clips on YouTube and I watched a video on great passers of the ball- Beckham, Xavi, Ronaldinho etc. But Beckham was the pick of the pack. I recall also that our own George Finidi at one time was voted the best 7 in the world. Luis Figo too in his time also had that distinction. The point I want to make is that I have noticed that wingers this days tend to want to dribble all the way rather than lay crosses that sweep across the face of the goal of the opposing team. Why is this so now?

joseph1013:
You can deceive yourself sha. So why is Leicester buying Ndidi instead of Fernando who has trained under Pep?

TheGoodJoe:


We still had the likes of Overmars, Tijani Babangida, Zenden and Ronald De Boer who were awesome wingers. They dribbled down the line and crossed.

So it was still mixed.

TheGoodJoe:


I do not understand your statement.

Fernando

Honours
Club
Porto
UEFA Europa League: 2010–11
Primeira Liga: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Taça de Portugal: 2009–10, 2010–11
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
UEFA Super Cup: Runner-up 2011
Taça da Liga: Runner-up 2009–10, 2012–13

Manchester City
Football League Cup: 2015–16

Country
South American Youth Championship: 2007

Fernando had a nice career so far. He is playing for Manchester City. What is he looking for at Leicester City? Na wa.

Mujtahida:

The dribblers predominate now. From Victor Moses to Navas to Neymar to Bale. You rarely see that scintillating sweeping pin point cross. Is this what the coaches tell them- to dribble down the line? I should not be mistaken as being against dribblers. I do like dribblers but seems on the wings a cross is more effective than the energy it takes to dribble and then square pass or give a cut back.

joseph1013:
You're probably not understanding me. Fernando is not a team regular at City and thus if he is a good player who has improved like you said, he would Jane suitors. Just look at Mikel. It is reported that 13 clubs are after him. Is Besiktas better than Chelsea?

Leicester is not playing well and need a defensive midfielder badly. If Fernando is that improved and has become a great player in training (even when we can't see that in the very few times he's played), why is Leicester not going for him? You can't keep a very improved player not playing for long.

TheGoodJoe:


Fernando is not ready at this time to leave working with Guardiola to gain regular time at Leicester City. Ndidi is building his career. Mikel is a legend. Different scenarios and options. Mikel's option will determine how he wants to steer his career.

Mikel and Fernando's cases are different. Fernando sees games. He is in Manchester City Champions League team. Mikel is not even in the sub list of the EFL Cup.

Mujtahida:
Just this morning I was watching some clips on YouTube and I watched a video on great passers of the ball- Beckham, Xavi, Ronaldinho etc. But Beckham was the pick of the pack. I recall also that our own George Finidi at one time was voted the best 7 in the world. Luis Figo too in his time also had that distinction. The point I want to make is that I have noticed that wingers this days tend to want to dribble all the way rather than lay crosses that sweep across the face of the goal of the opposing team. Why is this so now?

AIG07:

Yes! That's d order of d day now.
Football is fast evolving. From d traditional 4-4-2 formation to 4-2-3-1 and even now clubs(most esp english teams) are adopting d 3-4-3 formation-it's coming to stay after a fail trial by LVG but Conte's rejuvenated team has given an hint that it's workable.

So, to crossing wingers. Team play has changed.
Modern day Wingers(as said by TheGoodJoe) are no longer left with d sole role of touchline running n crossing as seen in d last decade. A modern day winger must have d ability to skip past markers, dribble, 'cut-in' and shoots.

Though de seldomly cross but that's when d team are in dire need of a goal towards d end of match.

Well, no matter how obsolete a tradition can be there'll still be some traces of it. I think some f d German bundesliga(wolfsburg), Italia Seria A teams still play this style of football.

Though it's becoming boring when compared to d modern style and some coaches employ t to frustrate their opponents-since d larger part of d game is about ariel balls.