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NLban:
I always follow Sir Icon4s posts on sports threads bumpa 2 bumpa

Icon79:
Yea. Are you a member of my fan club?

forgiveness:
I think I am beginning to panic because of too much in experience young talents against an experienced African team.

Rohr should not use only small boys for dat game oooo.

He should look for better player at the right back and use experienced players in the midfield and attack.

justiz5:
I did love Ideye to play the No.9 role. That does not mean Kelechi is not good at that position. Rather,
Ideye's runs will take off the pressure from the shoulders of Nacho and may be A. Iwobi to express themselves. It will also create mores spaces at the opponent goal area for the duo to exploit.

Brown Ideye is strong, hard working and never gets tired. He contributes a lot to the team. So it's left for the Coach to decide any way.

Mickael2:
this could work as a diamond formation, with Onazi as the base, Iwobi and Simon at the flanks.and Mikel behind the two strikers, this is what I feel we are going to play with Nacho dropping into midfield when we lose position to make it a 4-5-1. not sure but worth a thought

lakesidepapa:
Still good but I don't trust Musa.

lakesidepapa:
With this Line up, then it shall be 4-2-3-1?

............Nacho
Simon. Iwobi. Ideye

I stand to be corrected

BascoVanVeli:
Ideye has been carrying the Greek giants all year, i am sure he will be given the chance to lead the line.

goldfish80:
So we should keep celebrating an age grade competition after 20 years because Neymar and Brazil celebrated it like a world cup?
I hope Argentina are still celebrating their 2008 success and making songs and dance about it.

TheGoodJoe:

For now, there is a big space with an aging Fernandinho and Fernando not keeping up with the pace. Shocking but the City pivot role is open for a young prolific player.

If City beats Liverpool to Dahoud, Chidi can still get his chance from rotation. The space is there for Chidi. I hope they can sort his work permit issue.

TheGoodJoe:


I used the word help. We can not depend on Fernandinho the whole season. We need more.

The first person I feel we must sign is Dahoud. He is a natural marathon runner. His coach tries to reduce his running on the pitch. Fernandinho will not last long because of his age and Dahoud will need another runner to help him.

Man City will buy more and promote more. Gundogan can also help in the deep role. I feel one or two is not enough. That is why Chidi is important to the team.

forgiveness:
Really! You grew up watching the Messi and Ronaldo of Nigeria but you don't know how good he played?


Statistics is all that matters.

Voting? we know how it rolls.

TheGoodJoe:

It seems there is a way to work around the Work Permit challenge Chidi faces. What kept him out from the team is the work permit. City promoted Aleix Garcia and he played in the game against Bournemouth. With Chidi's work rate, I see him having a chance.

Guardiola made some scouting trips with Pere Guardiola, Nwakali's agent and Guardiola's brother. They are watching players together.

Celtic wanted to buy Nwakali and Guardiola refused. That is a sign Guardiola has interest in him.

forgiveness:
Really! You grew up watching the Messi and Ronaldo of Nigeria but you don't know how good he played?


Statistics is all that matters.

Voting? we know how it rolls.

forgiveness:
I 4 respond to the post above but I no wan make people vex hence I withhold my comment 4 another day.

At least, any small pikin wey read this thread in 30 years time go no who bi d number 1.

TheGoodJoe:

That is why Guardiola refused to sell him. He has a high work rate and he is fast. Guardiola's system favors players that work hard on the pitch. If you watch Fernandinho, Kolarov and Fernando, they struggle to keep their stamina.

Dahoud is 20 years, about Chidi's age and he is already one of City's top target. We need runners like that. I noticed this from the Swansea game.

lakesidepapa:
Ha Ha, this is what i expected.! Well if the past is what will keep this thread alive, then we can continue.

forgiveness:
Puuuubhaaaaah! sorry, you came too late for the party.

Facts does not lie.

lakesidepapa:
This discussion about Kanu, Yekini, Legendary is not funny anymore, the thread is getting boring. We supposed to debate and discuss about the future of our football, you guys were saying past things? Are u trying to retrograde our soccer? you were discussing about the years when technical and tactical aspect of football were not fully manifested, when a player can move the ball from the mid-field to goal post and score , is that the modern football we supposed to discuss here?. Abeg if una won discuss the throw back football, Make Oga Joseph open the thread for Una or else, I go plank Una o

kilo4sure:
An Egyptian guy l met still can't forget that goal till date, that Olympic gold from Nigeria at that time lit up the whole of Africa not just Nigeria, maybe it was because of the Brazilian stars on parade hence it was unexpected and a big win indeed.

forgiveness:
I 4 respond to the post above but I no wan make people vex hence I withhold my comment 4 another day.

At least, any small pikin wey read this thread in 30 years time go no who bi d number 1.

forgiveness:
Na still unrecognised age grade competition for tatas. Nothing more. Sorry.

goldfish80:
I made this argument sometime ago and was almost eaten alive by TheGoodJoe and Icon4s. Truth is always there in plain sight irrespective of how we feel about it.

That singular act by the FIFA and the Olympic Committee which made Olympic soccer event an underage tourney downgraded that event. That's the Gospel truth

TheGoodJoe:

Even though Nacho did not score, he showed us what we expect in City in the next few months. With Sane, Nacho and Gundogan coming in, we got control of the game and got chances to score.

We are still in transition and very soon, younger players will feel almost every position. Now, I want Dahoud of Gladbach more than ever. The system needs tireless runners. Kolarov looks tired. Same with Fernandinho. They are working hard but I think they do not suit perfectly. I also hope we seal the Toni Kroos deal. We need someone who keep control at the back under pressure like Bravo. Bravo was composed all through and played his game.

Sad Chidi Nwakali is not here to help. His tiring runs would help the team a lot. I wonder what City are doing to sort his work permit issues.

ChrisKels:
Lol thanks Sir.

Hahahahha u go blame we the younger ones? E dun tey na!! We did sing it today Sha but I wasn't paying attention to pick the lyrics because of Ogui's injury.

Na only "nzogbu" wey I sabi as nwa abia wey I be.

I guess u had a second look at Chidiebere Okolie today?? How about his performance for a prospect's, if u did see the match??

Icon4s:
Bros forget that 80s talk. I watched football a lot in the 80s. The only thing dey achieved was winning the 1980 AFCON on home soil and i have included Segun Odegbami and Christian Chukwu on my top 10. The 1980s team wey no fit qualify us for World cup.I picked Yekini, Keshi and Rufai from the late 80s to early 90s squad. Three other players worthy of mention, but not in top 10, mayb top 20 are Muda Lawal, Samuel Okwaraji (popularly pronounced as Okparaji) and Henry Nwosu.

Kanu, Okocha and Mikel top the chat for me.
I watched Peter Rufai, Aloy Agu, Wilfred Agbona"basket", Ike Shorunmu, Abiodun Baruwa, Vincent Enyeama, Austine Ejide and Dele Ayenugba.Enyeama is our all time best goalie. He will make my top 5.

Mickael2:
I have an issue that is bothering me here and I think I should say it. please, can we all reduce the number of images we attach to comments please, it is no longer funny, it seems childish to me, I used to smile at it when it was only the image of GoodJoe's stick,but now even when there is absolutely nothing funny, someone attaches a rather irritating image to it. Not only that, it undermines the sanity of the person of the person who made the initial comment and it isn't cool at all, it serves to portray you as having more knowledge than the other person which isn't always true, because I myself won't include Mikel in my top10 Nigerian players of all time, reason being that in the 80s, some local lads not only won us the nations cup, but also developed our local league massively, endearing the game of football to all our hearts, so great players of that era will come first, then Kanu and Okocha OBVIOUSLY, then you have to add our record goalscorer before anyone else, in fact , Enyeama comes before Mikel for me, by a mile, Enyeama has saved us more than I can imagine, and I can't seem to recall more than 5 games where Mikel has been our saviour at all

ChrisKels:
Finally we brought back the title. We did it in style. " Hozana" is the song all over enugu. Songs of victory.

In Obinna Nwobodo, a gem is born.

Get well soon Ifeanyi Ogui. U r a gallant warrior.

Me right now, na champagne things!!!

We are the flying antelopes, we are the grand kings!!!!

PROUDLY A RANGER

forgiveness:
Ok na! You see as dem dey celebrate am for Victoria Setubal?

Oya, please show me why Okocha is Frankfurt great.

forgiveness:
Then after that the club acknowledges, right?

Has Frankfurt acknowledged?