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U17s looking like U25s.

lygn19: Even U.S has problems, how many of their citizens do u see on d press calling Obama a monkey, or dat d reason y Obama is not working is because he is black,,, but if its in Nigeria some Ediots from d west wud be saying shit.

You are a slowpoke and a F..u..c.ktard

StarBoard: The same Zizou that stunk up the joint in Turin with Juventus.
Sigh

This is actually a MYTH. The best football of zidane's club career was played whilst at Juve.

Though I have to admit prior to France's world cup win in 1998, He was on the same level as your Rivaldos, Redondos, Effenbergs, Rui Costas (only if he had left Fiorentina earlier) et al. The world cup win elevated him above those players I listed.

Ibime: Depends what you looking for. For one on one duels, Carvalho and Cannavaro were the best at it.

If you're looking for stand up positional defending, JT and Hyppia were your men.

Most prominent hybrid of both were Rio and Nesta.

But as far as I'm concerned, the most talented of the lot was Ledley King.

Another good one on one defender was montero. Incredibly classy on the ball but a bit of a nutter (tough as nails)

Nah man don't agree king was the most talented of the lot. The most talented ENGLISH centre back probably. Was he really more talented than Sandro or say a Thuram?

coogar: there was a time i rated juan(roma/brazil). he was so good then he couldn't be beaten 1 v 1. my best defender of all time is claudio gentile. he murdered germany & maradona in 82.

Yep I agree. There was a period when imo he was probably the best centre back in world football(very short period)

Gentile was more of a hatchet man than a defender lol. Didn't he also rip zico's jersey In 1982?

GustavoFring: Would he have benched Carvalho?

He's good sha

NEVER!!!

Ricardo was pretty much the best centre back in the world in 2004. And for imo was Chelsea's best defender during their title years

coogar: they would be lucky to make the semis...
the climate down there does not suit europeans.



germany have no level.
if the italians don't self-destruct with balotelli, they should be very fine. germany couldn't win it on their home soil, is it in brazil that they would win it? the last world cup germany won was a fraud! a penalty at the death in a final against argentina. UEFA's desperate attempt to ensure a european team won it on european soil.

Germany get level abeg. Right alongside your Spains and Brazils. Or at worst a bit below. And Italy will do well if we can keep our key players fit.

That's a different German team though. Not a lot was expected of that lot and a semi final berth was an achievement on it's own(bastian was even playing as a right midfielder then). This however is the new German team. Young but quite experienced. Providing they don't mess up their group and finish second (meaning they'll have to face the Brazil and Spain's of this world earlier than expected), a semi final place is sure.

fredoooooo: pastor , the only google i use is this , and it makes me super

se voi scrivere una lettera a una bella italiana , basta che mi dici ..

Uncle u dey use Google translator abi? U no dey shame ni? . Just ask and go teach you proper Italian. Thank gawd u sef no say I be pastor sha

fredoooooo: tipica italiani di merda , gente di merda , gente falsi

U dey use Google translator abi? Nonsense boy mtchewwww

CFCfan: Yeah, the Italians always rise to the occasion in major tourneys (except Euro 2008 and WC 2010). Prandelli's 3-5-2 formation can both be fluid and compact at the same time.
I wonder if Keshi could experiment with that formation in November.

I would actually take 2008 away. We were the only team that gave the Spanish a game. I vividly remember chiellini immense performance that day. 2010 is definitely one to forget.

The 352 will even be better now that Rossi is fully fit and firing in Florence. A front 2 of Balo-Rossi will cause a lot of teams problems in Brazil. Here's hoping the likes of Gigi, chiellini, De Rossi and Balo stays fit

El Guapo: [color=#0066ff]The Azzurris cant get the better of the German team of today.
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£50 says Italy will knock the Germans out if both teams meet in 2014.

coogar: when was the last time germany beat italy in a game that matters?

It's a well known fact that we are Germany's bogey team. However that does not take away from the fact we are currently a level beneath the Germans. That could change come 2014 as the Azzuris tend to do better in tournaments than during qualifications(proven major tournaments team).

nitlad:

You go fear pronouns!

Enrico Letta ma nor dey 'patriotic' reach una.

Oh boy I be proper Azurri fan o. Don know say come world cup if nig and Italy dey play, nah only one team I go support and dat team no dey wear green white green.

El Guapo: [color=#0066ff]Cant you spot a drunk from afar?

Peeps are already having their brains scooped off the highway cos the orange chaps inflicted an 8-1 drubbing on a hapless Hungry side.

Brazil, Spain and Germany are the contenders here.

England, France, Italy, Argentina, Belgium, Holland et al, are all 'pretenders'.[/color]

England in the same boat as the AZZURI ke? Not impossible. England are definitely a tier below us.

We are definitely no where near the likes of Spain,Brazil or Germany but neither are we in the England bracket abeg.

coogar: would zidane have won ballon d'or on the strength of one volley in the 2002 final? do you know the number of present midfielders that are miles better than zidane but cannot even touch those prestigious awards? it seems you dunno today's footballers are working thrice as hard as those old glory footballers....
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This statement really did grab my attention.

You mean to tell me there are at the very least 2 midfielders currently still playing better than Zizou? Would really like you to make a list of these supposed "Better Midfielders"

dayokanu: Widely accepted by who? Your fellow sapheads?

Spain won Euro 2008 Yet none of their full backs made the team of the tournament

Hlland made World cup finals yet none of their full backs made team of the tourney

U are one retarded fellow wahlai. Everyone but the daft one agrees Cole is the much better defender.

Simply those defenders were either not good enough to or not an integral part of their team's success.

dayokanu: Katsumoto, Nothing to it, Just our regular Friday night Special. By tomorrow you would see us rolling out drums and dancing on various threads

The first time chic2pimp was caught in it, He almost committed suicide cos I made him doubt everything they have told him about himself. For the first time he saw himself for who he really is. an incompetent leprechaun!!!

This section isnt for the faint hearted

So says the Arrow that has been shown up a billion times over as a fraud. Keep living in ur own imaginary bubble u maricon

coogar: he's criminally biased when rating bundesliga sides. remember he was bragging leverkusen would boss united. when leverkusen got undressed, dayo quickly changed mouth that what's the big deal in a team that's yet to win the champions league?

meanwhile....arsenal who are yet to win the champions league pissed on the memory of adolf hitler @ allianz arena when they annihilated bayern last season with 2 unreplied goals.

We also all know he is anti English so it's pretty impossible for him to see any good in anything English really.

dayokanu: Show us any rated Full back who ONLY stays in his box 18 blocking shots like Ashley Cole. You uncircumcised philistine

You are one lanky buff..o..n for real.
Feel free to explain to me what the primary role of a Left Back is again? Shey nah attack abi nah defence u unrepentant doofus

dayokanu: You for try tell us any aspect of the game where Ashley Cole comes close to Lahm.

Lahm made it because his team went far what stupidity. Why didnt they choose the full back from the winning team of those competitions

If cashley was anywhere that good they would remember him

It is widely accepted Cole is the better defender so I need not say much really.

As I said earlier players from teams that make it into the semis and beyond stand a far greater chance of being chosen. Put Ashley Cole as brazil's or Spain's left back and watch him easily make the team of the tournament.

coogar: alaba is not better than assou-ekotto....he's just lucky to be playing in a better team. the boateng that is a man-city reject has an automatic shirt @ bayern munich. that should tell you how shallow their pool of defenders are in bundesliga.

Don' mind dayo. I'll even pick baines over him everyday of the week and twice on sunday too. Since when has the primary role of a left back been to attack? I'm pretty sure dayo will soon tell us boateng is a better defender than vidic

Katsumoto: Pay no attention to Dayo. He will soon tell you that Phil Neville is a better midfielder thatn Gerrard just because Neville has more premiership medals.

........ No mind am. Alaba ko idogbe ni

dayokanu: There has been 5 International competition since Lahm started playing for the NT, He has made team of the tournament 4 times

Tell us how many times Cole has done that all his career

That lahm has made it into the team of the tournament more time doesn't necessarily make him the better player. This has more to do with the german team being better than their English counterparts and as a result are more likely to go further in any competition. And we all know players from such countries(that reach the semis and beyond) are always well represented in the team of the tournament.
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dayokanu: Lahm compared to Cole? In which planet? Lol Coles mom wouldnt even dare make such insane comparison

[quote author=A-40]Being number 1 in England at anything hardly says much! The mediocrity cuts across almost all sports! Football,Tennis,Boxing,Motorsport the list is ad nauseum

This is a national team yet to make the semis of any major tourney in 23 years


He was 19 he gets no points for that bruh



Lahm and Ashley Cole? Who is crazy enough to make that comparison? Lahm is like Drew Brees Cole is Phillip Rivers or Tony Romo at best[/quote]What makes Lahm that much of a better if he is indeed the better full back?

dayokanu: You definitely werent watching the games

Ronaldo plays mostly on the left for Portugal especially in times when Figo owned the Right Wing and lately Nani

Chico you are a football neophyte

I'm pretty sure you were watching mojo when that game was on. If not u would have noticed Figo and Ronaldo kept switching wings during the course of the match. Infact if im not mistsken scolari had to move Ronaldo to the left to stop the mismatch.

Katsumoto: Cole has always put Ronaldo in his back pocket.

Pretty much really.

[quote author=A-40]Please remind us how old was Ronaldo?[/quote]Quite young. I happily admit. That still did not stop him from molesting other full backs.

Katsumoto: . Defensively and offensively, Cole is a more complete left-back.

EOD!!!....... Could not have put it any better

coogar: ashley cole's cuticle is better than alaba. the only defender of quality in the bayern setup is phillip lahm. the others are just mere passengers that are being carried along by the creativity in front of them(midfield & attack).

saying alaba is better than cole is like saying valdes is better than casillas. alaba adds nothing to that bayern side.

Just going to say I would have understood if it was Lahm being compared but Alaba? Mba

[quote author=A-40]Attack-wise David Alaba shytes on Ashley Cole at his prime and he is only 21!! This is not even up for debate! Ashley Cole was not scoring free-kicks or making deep runs in the UCL at 21

Ashley Cole was not in elite LB discussion at 21 abeg specie get level if you are going to argue defensively then that's admissible but age is on Alaba's side to fine tune that part of his game[/quote]I still insist there's nothing Alaba can do that Cole can't. I'm pretty sure given the opportunity he can also take free kicks too. Making deep runs is a team effort not an individual one. Simply put, this bayern team is better than any other team Cole has played for.

Highly doubt he'll ever reach Cole's defensive capabilities though I'd gladly take back my statement if I am proven wrong

[quote author=A-40]Alaba is only 21 and we are already including him in the conversation of the best fullbacks in Europe that should tell you something


I also remember a Cristiano Ronaldo who was still a teenie bopper r@ping and violating Ashley Cole[/quote]Never said Alaba is not a good player. Was simply just correcting dayo's exaggerated sentence.

I also remember Cole putting Ronaldo in his pocket during their clash in Euro 2004

dayokanu: When was Cashleys Peak as a defender?
What is a defensive Full back you tool?

Ever since the days of Roberto Carlos, Full backs have always been expected to have flair and attacking instinct in their repertoire
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mention one full back of note who isnt attacking

Cole is just limited to blocking shots like Huth and Shawcross. Who wont do well if all you have to do is sit in your box and dive at attackers feet to block shots

I did not say Cole is a defensive full back u lanky slowpoke. What I said is speaking " strictly as a defensive left back", Cole has him beat. And attacking wise I don't see what Alaba is doing now that Cole could not or was doing in his pomp.

What is the primary role of a full back? Is it to attack abi nah defend. And who says Cole does not have attacking instinct?

I guess huth and co have great positional sense and are excellent man markers no be so? Plus Even if all u said is what Cole is only capable of doing, I'd still love to see Alaba do that over the duration of a match.

Abeg give me a 33 years old Cole jare. It's not only Alaba. What about taiye and kehinde KWASIA!!!

dayokanu: At Coles peak Alaba was better

What a load of rubbish u just typed there.
Speaking strictly as a defensive full back ,Alaba would never in this lifetime or the next match Cole.

Alaba ko Idowu ni

Sagamite: Washere! (You go do well)

See her next week: "Hello, Chioma! How you dey? Ah-han! Wetin you don dey eat wey your belle dey get big like this? Your Papa don hammer government contract wey ebi like say you dey eat brokortor everyday. Your face don dey fat o. You no go fit find husband o".

Looooooool ........ I think I might have to use that "Your papa don hammer contract u cum dey luk like brokortor" sha

iamlegend: .
Now the main issue is this: It so happens that we got to hang out on one of the days and as we were talking, she "playfully" brought the top and was like I'm too SHORT and need to eat lots of beans and stuff like that, and we both laughed about it..

This is pretty easy nah. U too "playfully" tell her she could do with shedding a little bit of weight. Or playfully suggest a brand of make up she could apply to her face to make her that bit more beautiful. I'm sure she won't take offence to it as u were both exchanging banter

Where are the Band boys?

Na wa o. Like play e be like say Le Arse go soon end their 8 year period of barrenness

elampiro: Buttner has a fake leg over that takes him to the left 100% of the time.

Ronaldo Nazario De Lima also had a leg over that took him to the left 100% of the time. And there I say it, He had the best leg over I have ever seen and would most probably ever see.

Point is it's not the leg over itself that matter it's the way you execute them

pickabeau1: Not sure...at this level....



Last 5 world cups

Brazil mario zagallo n scolari------ experienced


Italy -------- trappatoni ----- experience

Viscount del bosque ------ experience


Beckenbauer ---- experience

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