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realpoacher:
EPL fan boys how far?

What do you have to say about Football.....extremely good football existing outside England?

What do you have to say about kick & follow, brute, rush rush, power, and 'anywhere belle face' football?

What do you have to say about Spanish teams dominating and winning the UCL 8 times in 18 years since 2000s?

What do you have to say about having an all spanish finals 4 times out of those years?

what do you have to say concerning spanish teams dominating the Europa leagues all those years too?

Or would you say that the second top half of the EPL cant stand toe -to- toe with their spanish counterpath?


when we tell you that football doesnt start and end in England , you lots wont hear...SMH

When we tell you to remove your tongues from the English ass, you lots wont hear


Ever wondered why no English descent or bred players never survived in other leagues?

the answer is simple....The English dont know how to play football....Their football orientation is wack therefore it cannot survived outside England.

Take Raheem Sterling to Spain, Germany, Italy and watch him flop

take Harry Kane to Spain, Germany, Italy, France and Portugal and watch him become a shadow of himself....this is not me being bais, rather the results are there for all to see...from Beckam, to others in the time past,....no English player ever succeeded outside England. Outsiders succed in England but not English players succeeding in other countries. Yet some English fan boys wants me to take football in England serious..... tufiaka....that aint happenning

For so long, Lampard was lured out to other leagues, He refused to go..., ofcourse he couldnt because he knem what awaited him


i have said it before and i will keep saying it.......the only reason why top English teams beat top teams from the backwater leagues is POWER & PACE!

With power & pace they bulldozed their way through those poor teams from the 'backwater leagues' while feeling 'funky' like they have arrived... But when they meet their mates, the top teams of the other 5 top tier leagues then they crumble like a pack of cards.

Do you know why they crumble?


They crumble because they met their match in Power & Pace but they fall short of TECHNICALITY, INTELLIGENCE, FOOTBALL SENSE

Yes!....English football lacks technicality, inteligence and football sense. They have no football sense thats why they play kick and follow football, thats why they play 'anywhere belle face' football.

Presently only Pep is playing football in England and the difference is clear. They say la liga is a two horse race yet they cant even beat the others left behind by Madrid & Barca. ...Doesnt tell you that if all English teams were in the Laliga, they will all be playing catch up too?

They say Bayern munich cannot win premeirship with 5 matches to spare,...the same Pep who was in charge of Bayern then is in charge of Man city today, see how all other premiership teams are gasping at straws.

They say la liga is boring but the EPL is the most competetive, the most exciting interesting, bla bla bla.... and i ask, why wont it seem interesting when 19 average teams slugging it out in mediocrity week in week out with the ever reliable English press acting as an event ORATOR praising them to high heavens, decieving them, keeping them perpetually disillusioned.

I repaet, English football in its original terms is CRAP!

The EPL is what it is today because of the Foreigners in it,... Take the Foreigners out of it and it will become like ukrainian league or the Turkish league at best

Humility017:
you don't mean it....I thought he was ibo

Icon4s:
This my comment might sound strange or odd. It is Not likely that all players we are banking on will be fit for Russia. I don't pray so though.

somehow:
That you both haven't seen or heard of names like this doesn't make it strange.

Did Amokachi not married a Muslim woman from Tunisia? what are the kids names?
Nazim Amokachi, Kalim Amokachi.

You go to a country where a particular religion is major, marry there, then expect the names of the children to be different?

I have seen many names like this so its not strange to me or you even believe we don't have igbo Muslims in Nigeria even living in the east?

somehow:
How's this strange?
Nothing new here

tbaba1234:
I believe the Arsenal game has been postponed

tbaba1234:
Just a few weeks back, Ndidi played a midfield of Fabregas, Kante and Bakayoko. He was dominant and outshone all the big names. He was the man of the match with all the midfield stars on show.

He just needs to move to a bigger club to gain more recognition.

Icon79:
Don't mind them let them continue to underestimate our players. Just a few days Mauricio Pochettino, one of the best coaches in the world, listed our own Jay Jay Okocha alongside Diego Maradona and Ronaldihno as 3 of the greatest footballers he has seen play the game! How many Nigerian soccer fan can accord Jay Jay such honors?

I used to underestimate our guys as well, based on the football clubs they play or don't play for, until after the Beijing Olympics. That tournament opened my eyes to regarding putting things in perspectives when it comes to evaluating our players. I believe that I had posted that revelation on this thread, if you make a quick search.

I think you're underestimating the level of Nigerian players due to the football clubs they play or do not play for. A few years ago I published an article in a Naija daily regarding a peculiar Nigerian perspectives in football: when the Nigerian U-23 team lined up at the Beijing Olympics soccer event final, the profile of the players could not have been more different from their Argentine counterparts.

At CD Argentina had Ezekiel Garay of Real Madrid, Nigeria had Dele Adeleye from the bench of Dutch basement club Sparta Rotterdam. Just over a year ago, he was at Shooting Stars, oscillating between Division 1 and 2.

At LB, with the responsibility of marking the dreaded Leo Messi; yes Lionel Messi of Barcelona, was Chibuzor Okonkwo from Bayelsa United, a right footed player converted to LB.

In CM, where Argentina had Riquelme, Gago and Mascherano, arguably the best DM in the world at that time, Nigeria presented Ebenezer Ajilore of Mydjtilland and from the bench at Sparta, Sanni Kaita. A few years ago, Ajilore plied his trade at Ebiede Babes, a Lagos youth club.

But as the game unfolded, the confidence of the Nigerian players and the cautious approach their opponents showed, belied the reputation and CV of Argentina's players.

This effectively proved two things, if you can believe it:

(i) that the club status of the Nigerian players does not accurately reflect their real quality; and that

(ii) a new measure is urgently required to determine the quality of our players; one that is not entirely dependent on the judgment of European club managers whose philosophy of the game and needs, vis a vis their clubs, may not necessarily be in alignment with the development of the average Nigerian player, or the SE.

Likewise I had argued with someone of this forum regarding Kelechi Iheanacho vs Ever Banega, when they claimed that KC isn't good enough to start for Sevilla. Well, we played Argentina a few days after that argument .... guess what? Kelechi scored 2 goals and Banega scored ZERO!


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TheSuperNerd:
Wenger? So when I brought up Pellegrini's words on nacho waayyy back what did you say about that? Just like the way I brought up Ancelloti quotes on Mikel's class. Mourinho's quote too... even Scolari's. So if you want me to acknowledge Wenger... pray do acknowledge the other authorities too on our players.

Nacho's Football IQ is way beyond just off-the-ball movement..... you know that but just wanna ignore it. In a two striker system, Nacho too has shone like a million stars and so also has he done well in a lone striker system. And just as you guys love to point out one game of Nacho's struggles as a no.9, so also I brought up Dijon with Mbappe as a no.9 being so poor. It took place this season.

And I said Nacho's football IQ is higher than Mbappe's. Get the context. Nacho's own does not stop at off the ball movements... Nacho reads a game beautifully and knows what he wants to do with the ball. His decision making is much better than Mbappe. #Fact

And what is more ridiculous is you not acknowledging Nacho's football ingenuity. How can you possibly deny Nacho's growing class and Football IQ? because you just love Mbappe better abi? Nacho is not the fastest, but he got some very good pace and he also allows the ball do the running for him unlike Mbappe who must use fire and Brimstones to move the ball from A To B.

Nacho's Football IQ trumps Mbappe's and his all-round skillsets as a forward is far deadlier. Deadly from set-pieces, deadly from outside and inside the box... deadly in the air... ohhhh can't you see? Nacho is growing into a beast and Mbappe is still doing road-runner.

Icon79:
Actually, I beg to differ on Modric. Modric has never been a great striker of the ball. He can dribble and pass, but shooting has never been his strong quality. His game mirrors that of Ozil. Now, if you're talking about Raktic .... that one packs bullets on both feet.


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Icon79:
Noooo, pls come back .... don't go back to ghost mode .... we're not done yet

OK, when was the last time you saw Modric, Busquets, or Fernandinho scored from a freekick?
Besides Busquets and Modric are not great in shooting either. And Fernandinho isn't that great in dribbling.


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eterisan:
your obsession with Messi is world class I swear down.... Lolz...na me compare am with those guys.... Nr be your people say ndidi na world class.... Besides modric, busquets, Fernandinho have those qualities.... Top dms have those qualities.... Yu knw... A little of this.. Some of that... Much of those..... Good at these.... Right now ndidi get only much of this...[tackling].. So on what basis is he world class eh.... Blik I dr de talk too much sef..... I have made my point.... Mek I go back to ghost mode... Na holiday I de cos dis one..

eterisan:
I did not bring up ndidi and rakitic talk o... Maybe asha80.... I stated it that ndidi is no better than busquets... That ndidi is excellent not world class.... Them Dr de tag me hater now...

eterisan:
horses and courses..... Lolz

eterisan:
I am a city fan... Lolz... And city is seriously in search for a dm..... They are the mark of excellence right now.... So if ndidi is so good why is he not a target for them.... Oga tbaba1234 could not mention one top team interested in ndidi nd the dm ndidi will bench...... I so much love what ndidi has achieved, I aspire for him to reach the top level... But saying he is there yet when clearly he is not is..... Smh..... I tire..... Naso una been do for nacho case o..... When chief icon4s say the boy never ready..... Some even claim... TheGoodJoe...... Say nacho better pass Gabriel Jesus nd mbappe..... Now how d thing turn out..... Mek we De calm down jo

eterisan:
Fabihno = status quo ( perhaps slightly better under pressure), Yes
Can = utility player on a free? Sure. But he is probably not a great fit. Conditional yes.
Diawara = if you play in Napoli's system you can pick ours up in weeks. So if it's a Napoli player at any position, the answer is always Yes!
FDJ: Style, composure, temperament, technique, size, vision, skill, movement. He has it in bucket loads. Only downside being current competition. But his style strikes me as competition proof. An absolute Yes for me.
Ndidi: A no for me. An average passer, with average speed, great strength and fantastic tackling. What he is great at will be wasted here, and what he isn't so great at will slow us down. No on Ndidi. Post from a man city forum... Link http://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/members/delphinho.80474/....... We should drop this gwg tainted glasses abeg...... I love super eagles and wish our players well.... But that won't make me draw unrealistic assertions

LZAA:
that play the same position

Kog45:
Always getting your point.

Kog45:
Always getting your point.

elyte89:
Stop mentioning Musa...wetin d guy achieve asyde making 1st eleven under mediocre coaches....I no like DT musa guy at all,very predictable in his style,so myopic,erratic in his performance, just too poor as an attacker,his final third ball is disastrous, I support boss chriskel on dis,if I were to b d coach,he won't smell my bench, let alone of making d 23man list

forgiveness:
What has Kalu won for Gent? Yes, he is good but he has done nothing to attract attention. How many individual trophy has he been nominated for?


Onyekuru stats is like Yakubu Aiyegbeni scoring here and there without any medal to show for it.

Let Onyekuru use his goals to win something then we can begin to compare him with Simon Moses who has entered into the history books of Gent and Belgium pro league as the man who singlehandedly won the first Belgium pro league for Gent.

LZAA:
stats are just for the opta boys and never tell the whole story
eg if my team keeps passing sideways and backwards without launching any attack,stats will show my team having 100% possession
kanu played for ajax,inter and milan
amokachi for everton
okocha for psg
babayaro for chelsea
all bcuz of their abilities which were world class so the nigerian factor doesnt come in

tbaba1234:

Ebuehi has confirmed that the injury is minor

I think Rohr has zeroed his mind on looking for number 1 in this friendlies. For the main camp, he will invite one or two more players.

Icon4s:
I am not so optimistic of our chances of beating Poland especially as the game is in Warsaw, but we should be able to beat this Serbian team.

Truthcat:
True oo! It was kind of painful because one family had built their big house, shopping plaza and raised all the children there and they had to move because the man felt it's no longer safe for them to live in Kaduna.The other family too is just thanking God that they made it out there alive.

Truthcat:
Escalate to what exactly? They don't want you in their land, and that shouldn't be any problem. All the well established people I know in Kano and Kaduna have moved back to SW because of violence, so any southerners still living in the north deserves what they get, because they love money more than their lives.

elyte89:
Dstv suppose show dis one na...abi sometin dey worry dem,and if na bafana bafana vs Seychelles wan play,na SS channels go show am

Icon79:
Thank you! That's his best position, to be quite honest with you. Mikel could be our Andre Pirlo at the World Cup. Normally, when a player begins to age (Wayne Rooney) for instance, he would be moved further down the field, where he could use his experience to control the game without having to deal the pace. In a perfect world, that what we should do with Mikel.

The likes of Iwobi, Moses, Iheanacho, etc can handle the AM role.


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congo4ka:
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My brother, you can ask anybody here about me, I make very useful contributions and tactical analysis I also speak and write fluently Russian language, which would be very useful for us here in Russia

I checked out a thread in VK site ( one of the biggest online forum for Russians, Ukrainians and basically eastern Europeans) they celebrated Victor Moses when he won Nigerian best player and the comments there was encouraging, but it was written in Russian language so you guys would not really understand here I also spy on the Croatian team and fan zone to understand there weaknesses and strength, I will be a very big assets for you guys here and I don't even ask for any form of appreciation

Oasis007:
I do not need to ask coz it's obvious. You don't want him get injured while repping the Club that's paying him week in week out because of the World Cup - once in 4 Years Competition?!

You should be happy he's getting Minutes on the Pitch week in week out, Coz he's gonna get fitter and sharper, and the Form gonna be a huge Bonus to the Eagles in Russia.

If he loses his Shirt in the starting XI while not featuring on every Match Day, will you be happy?! We should be encouraging the Lads to be getting Minutes, instead looking for flimsy Excuse to justify their non-inclusion in the starting XI or Match Day Squad.