₦airaland Forum

joseph1013:
Hehehe...na joke I dey o

joseph1013:
LMAO...abeg leave forgiveness o before he codedly go ask paale. This one no concern foreign players na

Petrobros:
But bros I thought u too were claiming Old generation football follower. How come u no remember this one?

Icon4s:
That moment when a team has already made 3 substitutions and the game is approaching extra Time. And suddenly a player picks up an injury that rules him out for the rest of the match. And no more substitution

I saw the above scenario play-out at the 1988 AFCON in the semi-final clash between Nigeria and Algeria. Who I fit ask here now o? Emm...

Ehen.. forgiveness you remember that game?

With the game at 1-1 a Nigerian player (think Ademola Adeshina or so.Cant remember well again) had received a Red Card midway into second half of the match. Abt 85mins into the game both teams had made all 3 substitutions. And as the game approached extra time, the Nigerians knew that the Algerians, having the extra player, would have the edge. Then a Legendary player BRIGHT "10-10" OMOKARO ensured both Teams entered extra-time on same scores and same number of men. How?

Omokaro simply injured one of the Algerian players. As the player was being stretchered out Omokaro shouted "10-10 oya make ball continue" . The commentator, the Late Ernest Okonkwo, then also shouted some like " it is now 10-10" !
Algeria had already exhausted their 3 subs so no way that player could be replaced.

Both teams finished the game "10-10".

That was where Bright Omokaro got his popular nick name "10-10"

So introducing a 4th substitution in extra time would prevent the kind of "10-10 scenario.

NLban:
If I were Coach Samson Siasia, I would gladly put Odion on the bench and may only feature him as a super sub, so as to give the younger ones a chance to showcase what they have got.

Icon4s:
Even if it is in the 88th minute abi? or even 89th minute of the leg in Alexandria.

Icon4s:
One of the reasons why I feel we dnt need Ighalo in Rio....

We have so many U23 attackers that are setting Europe ablaze. We need to see them in Rio so as to fully assess their national team capabilities which has in so many cases proven to be different from club capabilities.

Icon4s:
One of the reasons why I feel we dnt need Ighalo in Rio....

We have so many U23 attackers that are setting Europe ablaze. We need to see them in Rio so as to fully assess their national team capabilities which has in so many cases proven to be different from club capabilities.

Icon4s:
Who are those clowns in that pix u posted as Super Eagles?

Bc of that CHAN now every d!ck and Harry can now claim Super Eagles player.
Please players in that pix there are not the Super Eagles. Those ones are CHAN eagles.
See as the numbers 11, 18, 17 and 3 them put hand for knee like suwegbe

See pix of Super Eagles here:

Orkpekyandega:
I suspect something Sir, if the post by Sir tbaba1234 in the Dream Team thread is any thing to go by. I suspect Iwobi is running away from the FA's influence. Who knows if that is one of the reasons why he never wanted to waste time in England, but reported early. I love his patriotism. He wants to play for us with the whole of his hart. I think Sir Forgiveness is happy with this development

tbaba1234:
Nigeria needs to cap Iwobi against Egypt, England have not given up hope of turning his head.

tbaba1234:
Awaziem 90 Minutes for Porto, kept a clean sheet. Porto won 1:0

Success: Red Carded for dissent...

Aminu Umar- Scored again in Turkey, played 90minutes

William Troost-Ekong - Scored the first goal for FK Haugesund in Norway (He is on loan from Gent)

Iwobi - MoTM for Arsenal today, bagged a goal for his efforts.

Awoniyi - Scored his first goal in Germany on Friday

Under 23 boys looking good...

TheGoodJoe:

I guess you mean government should devise a way to find only the brightest students and provide government funding for only the students that feel bright. Is that what you are saying?

The European kids have better economy, better structures, almost every top club have facilities no Academy in Nigeria have.

So your solution is, do not give the African talents like Iheanacho and Kelechi Nwakali opportunities and scout the foreign academies for their so called brightest talents.

Please stop all these. If you do not get that Iheanacho had to go through a tougher obstacle than Santi Mina of Valencia to get to where he is, I wonder what else you want me to say.

Iheanacho is doing far better than Solanke despite Solanke growing up with better facility and equipment, better coaches, better environment, better kits.

So, how you can not see that our grassroot players like Iheanacho needs a little opportunity to grow beats me.

It is simple logic. You do not need to be a genius to understand that every kid needs equal opportunities.

Unfortunately, the likes of Solanke have far better opportunities than our local talents there but you do not want equal opportunities for all kids but all for the Europeans.

TheGoodJoe:
I guess you mean government should devise a way to find only the brightest students and provide government funding for only the students that feel bright. Is that what you are saying?

The European kids have better economy, better structures, almost every top club have facilities no Academy in Nigeria have.

So your solution is, do not give the African talents like Iheanacho and Kelechi Nwakali opportunities and scout the foreign academies for their so called brightest talents.

Please stop all these. If you do not get that Iheanacho had to go through a tougher obstacle than Santi Mina of Valencia to get to where he is, I wonder what else you want me to say.

Iheanacho is doing far better than Solanke despite Solanke growing up with better facility and equipment, better coaches, better environment, better kits.

So, how you can not see that our grassroot players like Iheanacho needs a little opportunity to grow beats me.

It is simple logic. You do not need to be a genius to understand that every kid needs equal opportunities.

Unfortunately, the likes of Solanke have far better opportunities than our local talents there but you do not want equal opportunities for all kids but all for the Europeans.

TheGoodJoe:


What part of "the players in Europe have better opportunities than our local talents" don't you understand?

TheGoodJoe:


Who thought low of Alaba? It is even respect the coaches gave him. Boy you do not need this opportunity like our local boys. Alaba did not need the U17 to become a top star. Iheanacho, Nwakali, Osimhen needed it.

Iwobi did not need it. Look at him today. He is an addition to our team while we still could produce Iheanacho.

safarigirl:
Lampard and Gerrard are old legs, closer to Beckham's set than Neymar's set

TheGoodJoe:

It was a very clear statement. Which of the English players today can walk into the starting line up of Bayern and Barca.

He is deviating because his World Cup favorites do not follow.

I wonder why it is painful to him that some local pure water selling young boys became big boys and made their family proud due to our focus in using the U17 to develop our grassroot talents.

The thing is painful to him that Nacho is now teaching Aguero how to dance Shoki.

TheGoodJoe:

LOL.

So if someone ask you to suggest a player for Real Madrid to sign this summer, you will say Lampard and Gerard.

I have heard it all.

safarigirl:
Ten years ago at least, THEGOODJOE said TODAY. Stop changing the goal post, in the last ten years, what has England produced?

safarigirl:
if Okocha could make Pele's FIFA-Approved list, why are you making a mockery of yourself on an international forum?

TheSuperNerd:
Owen was never "WORLD BEST". He was European best (old european Ballon D'or-- became merged with Fifa world best in 2010 to form the Fifa Ballon D'or) in 2001 while at Liverpool and we know why.
Luis Madeira Figo was "WORLD BEST" with the Fifa world player of the year award that year.

You dare compare Owen to Kanu and Okocha!!!!?

Come here, let me lay my hands on you...... Something is definitely SUPER WRONG with this "foreign-only" mentality of yours.

safarigirl:
Bros, Michael Owen was bang average like the rest of his compatriots. The EPL can make any average joe look like Pele, na La Liga dey expose those frauds. Even the Dele Alli you're hailing here won't make Barca's B team's bench

TheGoodJoe:


Michael Owen that disappeared in Real Madrid's bench. We used Binoculars to find your best players name on team sheets.

Best player among his average English folks. No where near the likes of Da Lima, Inzaghi, Eto'o, Kaka etc.

Oliseh is begging our youngsters to stop watching them English lads.

TheGoodJoe:


Tell me the English big boys in Real Madrid today. Hence their level is bigger than Bayern and Barca.

safarigirl:
Michael Owen? chai! I give up

TheGoodJoe:

Where are the German set? I mean the year Coach Tella won it. Or you are saying we need Solanke and Dele Alli to win World Cup.

If we are far from it, what are England, close to it?

TheGoodJoe:


You are joking. The amount of money sunk into English Football, they deserve more
They are even ashamed off their state on the international level.

Put it short. They do not follow. Tell me the English player that will walk into the starting line up of Bayern Munich or Barca.

Icon4s:
England produced which best players in the Word.You are only joking right?

FIFA WC they won in 1966?
Ever since England has only finished in top 4 once: Italia '90.

My brother English football is over hyped.