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Jackson is a decent footballer but from the few times I've seen him he lacks that innate ability that distinguishes elite players from the rest of the crowd.

I'm not all knowing to proclaim he won't improve or get to the heights of world class footballers but he needs to work extra harder.

ChrisKels:
Below is the response I got from a small boy wey no sabi anything about football. Trust me, Jackson would have been doing better in a midtable teams like WestHam, Aston Villa, Everton etc

You dey give me PTSD. Muntari wan nearly kill am that day that was unofficially his last SE match Surprisingly we didn't play too badly that day especially in the first half. Eguavoen was the coach.

Pidginwhisper:
I stopped rating Abbey after that London friendly against Ghana.😂😂😂

Obviously you don't know about the player because if you did you would know Tijani had a terrible ACL injury and is just trying to get good form from a run of games.

Oh and he's on loan from RB Salzburg an Austrian team reputable for giving bright new talent like Mane, Haaland, and Minamino their big breakthroughs.

But you wouldn't know that since he wasn't born in the boroughs you say you frequently 'scout'

komekn:
He is 21 and playing in the Austrian Bundesliga and has been for 4 seasons.

If he is so well rated according to you what is he doing playing in the Australia league rated 13 in Europe.

Will my question ❓ be considered HATE.

According to Charles Anazodo new SE manager has been given a 2 year deal and will be announced before weekend.

https://x.com/chaplinez70/status/1783124831388471607

Yes Nsofor was crucial during that period. My distinct memory of that era was of a very flat midfield (that was the time when Mourinho almost completely suppressed Mikel's flair) and an above average defense constantly getting bailed out of jail by Enyeama.

charlesemeka85:
also Nsofor who bailed the team out in few occasions with his match winning late strikes

And he duly used them to qualify for the WC plus win an AFCON bronze medal.

Besides you forget he had talented opposition to grapple with like the Drogba led Ivory Coast, Ghana that had Essien, Muntari, and Appaiah not forgetting the amazing Egyptian team that had Aboutreika and co.

Kanu was in diminishing returns by the time Amodu came back for his second stint, So was Martins. The only person I would say Shaibu benefited from in terms of football form were Osaze and Ike Uche.

jihday:
the last part isn’t true, Amodu had peak martins, Utaka,Yakubu, Osaze,Nsofor, Mikel also had portmouth Kanu

mostob:
Chelsea was actually better off as a dry gin. Na peer pressure dey make them play football.

True but he always delivered and met his targets. Qualified Nigeria twice for WC and won two AFCON bronzes without the best of talent yet we still undermine his efforts.

jihday:
not to defend the NFF but Amodu’s teams were very boring and we often struggled in games

The only local coach given the chance to manage the SE was Shaibu Amodu but he was hounded and disrespected despite delivering on his targets.

jihday:
my biggest issue is we never give the most qualified Nigerians the job, Emetole and Kadiri Ikhana are the most recent Nigerians to make Caf champions league finals but both of them were never considered for the SE job but we kept on giving exinternationals like Chukwu,Eguavoen etc, who couldn’t cut it the Nigerian league.

Still want to know who was advising the boy to take such a risky decision. May have set his career back by almost 2 years.

ChrisKels:
Hwfa that boy wey run go do trials for Chelsea? It's been over a month oo.

You right we've had poor coaches whether Nigerian or foreign.

For me the first criteria whenever the discussion of choosing a coach comes up is competence followed by if he's Nigerian. I will never under any misguided patriotism advocate for an obviously unqualified local coach to handle the SE if the foreign one is a better option.

Kog45:
I already acknowledged the mistake after AndSunGorilla pointed it out…..na vex I Dey vex make me forgot that Sam Okwaraji scored the best goal of the tournament against Cameroon,the match ended 1-1 but why are we always pointing out local coaches mistakes as if the foreign eagles coaches are perfect.

Correction egbon on the bold. Hoener only lost the 1988 AFCON against Cameroon even that was controversial due to the Henry Nwosu goal that was wrongly called offside.

Kog45:
Westerhof lost to 10 man Italy team with a goal advantage….Rohr under 5 minutes to round things up failed to beat Argentina…Vogts came and find Afcon difficult to handle….Bora was whitewashed by Denmark,in fact looked clueless,Hoener came and lost to Cameroon twice in the same tournament,Seoul 88 he lost everything,Bonfrere Jo put us in tight corner until a local coach Shuaib Amodu rescued us and gave us WC ticket but na to dey use local coaches as bad examples….Oga Joe make we just dey watch go

Mr Charles you too like wahala

Anyway in all seriousness now is the time to back him up to succeed 100% we may all have our misgivings about his appointment but let's just believe his tenure will bring much success to the SE. Not that he should be immune from criticism when wrong or team is floundering but let's just believe he will succeed on the job.

charlesemeka85:
So finally we will get to see super play barca style of football🤩🤩🤩

I can’t wait 😊😊😊

Congrats to you and your extended family chief. May God continue to bless her with great health and joy.

Ibime:
My grandmums 101st birthday today. Death never still touch my family in any way, nobody has died under the age of 80 in all 4 of my grandparents immediate line. We thank God

As if you won't be shining teeth if City had won on penalties.

Plus you forget Madrid put themselves in a decent position of winning their fixture with you guys after their exhilarating attacking performance in the first leg.

Sey you know that Madrid has won the UCL 3 times since Pep joined City and you wan just dismiss them like that!?

TheGoodJoe:
It is penalties O! Na wa.

When it comes to R. Madrid even if they are down to five players and are facing a combination of Man City, PSG, and Bayern I will still not write them off.

Na beans to win UCL 14 times including one 3peat?

Odunayaw:
Long term long term but we know who has more CL and who has done 3 peats in recent memory

This business day article seems to back your assertion.

https://businessday.ng/news/article/data-shows-cbn-not-defending-naira-with-fx-reserves/

I'm curious how sustainable is the Naira turnaround for the short to medium term?

User09:
Ive been busy drinking Arsenal tears but now I have time to diffuse the whole thing.

The shift in the reserves has little or nothing to do with defending the naira

The statement above. Please what does it mean ?

I have never seen where a clear as day statement is being ignored to push the word intent. Nawa oo. Why is the focus on what he implies when there's a direct statement?

Because he talked about "intention". Of course, every central bank will prefer a sane market but knowing how speculators play in the Nigerian market. He's telling you they will intervene if they have to but that isnt the preference . Of course, this is within the right and mandate of the CBN

I'm agreeing with you that all these people all generation of players could keep up with the modern players today even if the pace of the game was slower in the past.

Napoleon55:
I no quit get u though,but senior men like Ronaldo7,Modric,Messi are still running things

Honestly! Senior men like Seedorf, Edgar Davids and Cafu dey run things against younger cats but na HE-MEN dey for this generation of players.

Napoleon55:
story.
men like Cannavaro and Maldini were unfit yet they played for almost 2 decades.

what will make a player like Zidan not to be exceptional?

Hopefully half the population won't have starved to death.

Logically I understand why the reforms were necessary but the cost the average Nigerian is having to bear while thieving politicians ball makes it hard to justify such policy actions.

rvp2018:
Tinubu after 8yrs will transform Nigeria. He is brilliant. He previously turned around Lagos state. Tinubu need to free Nigeria economy from capture n provide reliable electricity to South n education & security to north.. Nigeria will fire all it cylinder n will grow at 10% for decades.

We suppose respect them o. Bayern, Dortmund and Leipzig are top sides who Leverkusen have beaten without much hassle.

I'm excited to see how they fare in next season's UCL.

forgiveness:
Na low level teams dem dey follow play dat one. Make dem jam Real Madrid, Liverpool, Chelsea, Barcelona etc dem go realize they will be needing other options.

Congrats to Boniface and Tella Bundesliga champions

Sport on.

GMBOFASIA:
But i feel with Boniface winning the bundesliga and DFB pokal plus probably europa league has the best chance cause he is the star play of Leverkusen highest number of goal despite being out for about 4 months

Something about the polyester material of the socks and allowing for circulation in the legs especially calf muscles.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2jzlCN9u4g

raumdeuter:
Does anyone know why some footballers tear the back of their socks

Elyte lo kan

The world is not ready for Kati kati football anyway to the answer

elyte89:
From a reliable source, I am presently leading the race , followed by ex Cameroonian coach and finidi respectively..na amuneke Dey carry last 😊

Charlee easy na

Honestly dropping the 4 zeroes made no sense if the economic fundamentals are still the same.

Just30:
yes....to make accounting easier as the economy was about to expand massively.
We had no business having our currency denominated in the thousands especially considering the fact that the currency was previously denominated in the tens before being changed to that by a political decision.

KDB himself fit use motor jam pesin wey talk such a thing.

charlesemeka85:
De Bruyne is a superb player no doubt, [b]I can’t take that off him but saying he is better than almighty zizou is sacrilegious to me [/b]and many here who saw the French magician play during his active years

I like KDB but let people not be provoking thunder with blasphemous takes. Comparing Kevin who has choked in every big competition from WC to Euro to UCL to Zidane? Make una fear God. He never surpass Modric pesin jump go Zidane

forgiveness:
Wetin you dey expect? Bruyne to me na okay player. Even Hazard overshadowed him in Belgium National team.

The irony is that Modric is half has talented as Zidane. They both have similar pattern of play but Zidane is head and shoulders above him.

Which attributes dem get Zidane no get?

If everything goes well I sincerely believe he has a shot at the 2024 African Player of The Year.

charlesemeka85:
the guy immediately he got subbed in unsettled westham’s defense

I just think as a coach know your onions. Even if journalists hate your guts they will be forced to sing your praises.

Remembering how at the AFCON a few journalists with agenda against JP were forced to bury it when the team was doing well once we lost the final sharp sharp agenda resurrect

That said Randy too dey cho cho cho sometimes sha.

daveP:
These guys are clowns mostly. I guess he got fed up cos they were many that stray bullet met the innocent ones too via block button. They need to chill too. It was also most of them that were shouting and analyzing about Local coaches for Super Eagles. Some are obstinate and waiting for the "i told you so" moment. They can't even see the records

Yes the Netherlands has excellent technical ball players. Remember how they thrashed Zambia in the last Olympics.

daveP:
The Netherlands will be a good test if we want to improve in transition and passes and pressing from the front.

3 goals in 13 matches wow stingy babes

lovewins:
I had to come quote this cause many people really do not know how incredible it is to have a Super Falcons team locked in Defensively.

For Context, since the beginning of the World Cup last year, the Falcons have played 13 games in total out of which they've kept 10 clean sheets.

Read that again, we've only conceded in 3 of 13 games in about a year. We did this playing teams like England, Ireland, New Zealand, Cameroon and South Africa. That is incredible