₦airaland Forum

AIG07:
Sir, the emphasis is on THIS. The Zambian team we'll be facing differs from the one we played last yr.

Still waiting on other people's view.

lol, what's special in THIS Zambian squad? do they now have Ronaldo Messi and kroos?

safarigirl:
he's a bloody striker! His work is to score goals, of what use is a striker who doesn't score? His USE is to score, not to defend or create, to SCORE....why you people want to diminsh his efforts is beyond me. You must all be Messi fan boys. CR7 has broken how many goal scoring records and some of you still think he's no different from any other striker

This argument is appalling to read.

I'm surprised how people try to diminish his achievements he even has about 200 assist for Madrid and all he does is score, like scoring goals isn't the main aim of football. I'm no fan of his infact I don't like his perceived arrogance but truth must be told

KevinDein:
You beat me to this.

CR7 is NOT A FOOTBALL GENIUS. He is just a fantastic athlete who happen to be a great goal scorer. An Inzaghi on steroid. Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Zidane etc all have better claims of being football geniuses than CR7.

all those guys you mentioned are playmakers, naturally playmakers are artistes ala Pirlo okocha etc, how can you even compare inzaghi and Ronaldo they are world's apart in style and position on the field

Mickael2:
CR7 is not a football, a goalscoring genius yes but not a football genius. Come on, apart from posting astronomical goal scoring returns, what else can Ronaldo do with the ball that.....Hazard cannot better? His goalscoring ability is at a genius level but generally he is not a footballing genius

well, I know you to be a Barcelona fan. no reply to give

Mujtahida:
Football has only three or four genius and so many first class or world class players.

well, I'm guessing they are Pele maradona CR7 and Messi

Mujtahida:
Granted he was a good footballer but not a genius. Someone in your posts even said his passing was not at the level of Scholes (and Scholes is not even a genius of football oo not to talk of Keane). My grouse is with the way you ascribe genius to Keane. That word is a sacred word, don't make it trite.

Oga don't even say that about scholes o, even master Zidane can't say that

Mickael2:
Yes he was their captain at some point but in no way is/was he a Madrid legend. That is the thing, just because you play very well for a team over a long stretch does not automatically make you a legend. Hierro would probably make it into the best 50 madrid players ever but that does not make him a club legend, Mikel wouldn't even make it into Chelsea's top 50 players(he probably should though but he is black)

please if you go to any Spanish forum to type this you'll be lynched, he was Madrid's captain for long and at a time Spanish top scorer despite being a defender,like goodjoe said its not even up for debate

TheGoodJoe:
Maybe you were too young then. Off the top of my head, I can tel you Sergi, Barcelona, Hierro, Real Madrid, Campo, Real Madrid, Etxebberria, Atletico Bilbao. During the preview shows of the World Cup, our group was tagged the group of death. I think Group D. Gillette World Sport analyst said Spain will easily win the group and any of the other three will come second. The Spanish team was made of brilliant stars.

I can not remember the club Alfonso played for but he was so skillful and delightful to watch. He used to wear white boots.

God bless you bro, Alfonso was my best player at Euro 2000, delightful player his late goal against Yugoslavia was a real beauty

TheGoodJoe:
I missed Campo. He was at Mallorca. It was that France 98 Spanish team that kindled my love for Tiki Taka. Keeping the ball on the ground and passing it smoothly. During the Nigeria match, the commentator kept saying Nigeria needs to hit the ball harder to beat Zubi.

Keep in mind, for two years, the Spanish team did not lose a match in thirty games before France 98. They were a real strong side.

the most annoying part is that he tried to rubbish zubizareta, who's one of the best gk in Europe then, FYI Casillas didn't take over from zubizareta he took over from canizares.

TheGoodJoe:

Have you watched Nigeria play with such fright in your life? If I am wrong, correct me.

At least you now know I detest parked bus with> a passion.

Oga what are you saying? so you didn't see Tanzania play us like they were Germany when Oliseh was the coach or when Angola whipped us enroute 2006 World Cup abi the way we laboured against Egypt?

ykalhaji:
Abeg who did Mikel give the captain band to after his substitution ? Google no get answer for me on that one. In all, a very solid all round performance from the boys yesterday. Next is to replicate it again on Monday in Yaounde, so the skeleton of our core of the super eagles can now start taking full shape. Up Super Eagles...

Onazi and he's the vice captain

barka de sallah to my Muslim brothers. enjoy

pyrex23:
me too was shocked wen tbaba said they werent dat physical....

FYI it wasn't the physicality that got arsenal it was the long balls and negative football wenger always whined about.

tbaba1234:
One example but i will argue Arsenal struggled many times were mental not physical. It is the same reason they capitulate when the pressure is on.
Other technical and less physical teams like Man Utd whooped Bolton left, right and center. Chile are not anywhere close to the physicality of Cameroon.

even Croatia who aren't physical in anyway whopped them 4-0 at the last World Cup

TheGoodJoe:
When it is a quality player who was about to make a debut for Manchester City and for half a season (note, not a whole season, Chidi joined Malaga after that). Such a player being denied a minute of football in a low tier is certainly bias, not short of requirements.

As I pointed out you have no backing. Just arguing.

If you believe his boys theory, then no need spraying the wrong ideology that if a player is good, he will make the cut. A lot of coaches are bias.

oh really? Malaga? please how many games did he play in Malaga?

TheGoodJoe:

It is the club.

and you don't think the players ahead of him could be way better and more experienced? this you just jumped to conclusion that it's because he's black. it's not like Nwakali is modric or Iniesta that can't be benched.

what an irony, his campaign poster is 'attention to detail' but Anambra is spelt Anambara. he didn't even pay attention to that one

do4luv14:
there is no jinx in the stadia, the truth is the SE had "SATURDAY" jinx to break permanently, you can go down memory lanes to understand ma point,


even our nations cup win had come on a SUNDAY,

have said this period to the SA game in uyo before,

unless the creaker against cameroun is moved to Sunday, we might as well kiss the ricket goodbye

we defeated Algeria on a Thursday abi

junnyjake:
Manchester United played against Portsmouth in Kano, I think 2008.

even Portsmouth and Arsenal.

AmbFitsaint:
Ondo.State?

is it peculiar to ondo state alone? because my brother too has same issue

Icon4s:
I understand your argument. But for replacement of the yak with Aghahowa remember the period of consideration is for 10 years. Yakubu during this period emerged 2nd highest scoring Super Eagles player of all time. And he was also the highest scoring African player in the EPL before being over taken by Didier Drogba. So I think he deserves the best striker of that decade award.

As for Obaobona replacing Balogun, honestly it was a tough one for me to decide between the two. Oboabona had a good spell between 2013 and 2014 but Balogun IMO has a stronger influence on the back line than Obaobona did.

However if you say Obaobona deserves the spot I still agree with you.

I see your reasons for picking Yak, but we are talking National team achievement so his epl records won't be considered, Aghawonder was very decisive for us in two tournaments I think he was even the top scorer at 2002 afcon. Yak scored goals alright but I can't even remember him scoring important and decisive goals for us.

Icon4s:
4 Generations of the Green Eagles/Super Eagles from the 1980s to present.

This write up is aimed at selecting the best 11 from each of the generations of Eagles.

I have grouped the 4 generations into 4 different decades: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s(present)

Taking our minds down Memory Lane a bit, some may have to cast our minds farther than others. But which ever generation you belong your team will be captured.

With the emergence of Enugu Rangers and IICC as formidable forces in the mid to late 70s both in Nigeria and Africa, Nigeria was able to produce a formidable team that finished 3rd at the 1978 AFCON and ended up with a crescendo by winning the 1980 AFCON (then called the African Cup of Unity). That was the birth of Nigeria's dominance of football in Africa.

From 1980 to 1989 this is my first 11:

Peter Rufai
Bright Omokaro
Christian Chukwu
Stephen Keshi
Yisa Shofoluwe
Muda Lawal
Henry Nwosu
Samuel Okwaraji
Segun Odegbami
Adokiye Amiesimaka
Rashidi Yekini

With the Green Eagles of Algiers 90 nations cup came a new era of Nigerian football. Some of the players in the team of the 80s had become the senior players of the team. This era saw us dominate football in Africa and at a time ranked 5th in the world, highest for any African team ever. Also winning the AFCON in 1994.

My first 11 from the 1990 to 1999:

Peter Rufai
Ben Iroha
Uche Okechukwu
Stephen Keshi
Augustine Eguavoen
Sunday Oliseh
Austin Okocha
Emmanuel Amuneke
Finidi George
Daniel Amokachi
Rashidi Yekini

With Nigeria producing so many quality youth players in the 1990s both at the U17 and U20. Including winning the Olympics in 1996 and a q/final showing in 2000. A new generation of Eagles emerged. Some others joined from the 2003 U17 and 2005 U20. Some of the players from the 90s had become senior players in the team.

My first 11 for 2000 to 2009:

Vincent Enyeama
Taye Taiwo
Joseph Yobo
Taribo West
Chidi Odiah
Garba Lawal
Austin Okocha
Osaze Odemwingie
Tijani Babangida
Nwankwo Kanu
Yakubu Ayegbeni

The 2010 WC saw the end of a good number of the players of the 2000s. Some retired even before then.
The super eagles would had to depend mostly on the players who featured at the 2003 U17, 2005 U20, 2007 U20, 2008 U23 and 2009 U17 to carry the team further. This culminated in the team wining the AFCON in 2013. Nigeria continued to turn out quality youth players from the 2011 U20, 2013 U20, 2013 U17, 2015 U20 and 2015 U17.

My first 11 from 2010 to date:

Vincent Enyeama
Elderson Echiejile
Kenneth Omeruo
Leon Balogun
Efe Ambrose
Ogenyi Onazi
John Obi Mikel
Victor Moses
Ahmed Musa
Kelechi Iheanacho
Emmanuel Emenike

These are strictly my opinion. You are free to criticize or agree on any generation. Who is on my side on this one?

cc: enomakos, Kog45, komekn, forgiveness, TheGoodjoe, Michael2, Goldfish80, tbaba1234, Joseph1013, petrobros, Bascovanveli, safarigirl, TheSuperNerd, Joebie, chrisoblog, loogan, do4luv14, icon79 etc.

I'll rather you replace the yak with Aghaowa tho by 2004 he was already fading but he had a greater impact during his 2-3yrs reign. then balogun should be replaced with oboabona that guy was solid at afcon 2013, balogun has hardly played for us, I can count his caps with my fingers. my own take

TheGoodJoe:
Why will I not bring Favre you tried to exalt above Klopp but you are here ridiculing Rohr who did more with his Bordeaux team than Favre. It is just sentimental criticism. You want Rohr who is a German to change his philosophy to fit your long ball tall striker strategy forgetting that there is a revolution in Germany with more coaches adapting modern possessive methods.

well, having a point man/big man in your team doesn't mean you'll have to play long balls, Giroud has been pretty decent for arsenal and France and none of these teams play long balls

TheGoodJoe:
Ibra is more than a target man and Guardiola had ideas he wanted to execute with Ibra that he could not achieve with Eto'o. Unfortunately, Ibra was too full of himself to learn and Guardiola had to let him go. Guardiola does not play with just target men. He demands more from his forwards.

SMH, so there are now classes of target men

Loogan:
You just shot yourself in the foot lewndowski is not just a target man if you don't know he has mad workrate, link up play, dribbling skills vision, speed and defensive contribution, why do you think guardiola always advices iheanacho to learn from lewandowsi, you think when pep was in Bayern he would have bought him if he didn't fit his system?

Nobody is saying a old fashioned target man is not needed but Morden day coaches priorities technical dynamic forwards, not just some target man with no foot work, una no dey even try understand the coaches tactics and game plan but we be shouting for target man....the isak you are saying has good technique, which target man do the SE have that is technical and buries his chances? The one you have you are not appreciating, and please stop pulling that sentiment card it's just lame we equally want all your players to be successful so that our country can have something to be proud about...players will always have bad games that's part of the profession, but it seems some people here are and waiting for some players to underperform so they can just Criticize them....our young players are not there yet but that dosent mean we undermine them, we don't hype our youngsters as much as a lot of countries do.

you just shot yourself Pep did all within his powers including swapping Etoo to bring Ibra who is a target man to Barça

forgiveness:
Baloteli big flop in EPL?

Watch this.

https://www.google.com.ng/url?url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DP9Iw9ftSVp4&rct=j&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwj5s53co-jUAhXQhrQKHbNvAUEQuAIINjAH&q=Manchester+City+vs+Queens+Park+Rangers+2011/2012+YouTube&usg=AFQjCNEbKY3d6ew07lYwbiImUAfSpD089Q

Lol, no need to watch anything even Balotelli himself knew he was a big flop in the epl

All these mushrooms awards they and some hungry people present to theirselves. mtcheew

TheSuperNerd:
More news from few days back..... Success set to return.


Watford's Success Makes Himself Available For World Cup Qualifier Against African Champions

https://allnigeriasoccer.com/football_pics/85464Success.jpg


Watford frontman Isaac Success has made himself available for Nigeria's World Cup qualifier against Cameroon if he is called up by manager Gernot Rohr.

The former Golden Eaglets sensation would have made his competitive debut for the senior national team against South Africa this past weekend, but had to pull out of the squad after failing to recover from a groin injury he sustained just before the end of last season.

''Isaac Success is nearing full fitness and has promised he will
honour the next call-up if he is invited by the coach,'' a top source close to the Hornets number ten told
allnigeriasoccer.com .

''He started training with his former team in Nigeria this week, he wants to be fully fit before he returns to Watford for pre-season training.''

The 21-year-old Success made his international bow versus Senegal in London three months ago.



**Igho Kingsley


Source: http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=23427

I feel this guy would be better than Simon, Simon held the ball well, dribbled but no incisive runs no end product. if we had a winger with a good end product we'd have created chances and put their defense into panic mode even if our midfield wasn't supplying any good ball we could have made use of the flanks.

TheSuperNerd:
Sir DanyCrusoe... Argentina just brought in their two dangermen which I mentioned earlier... watch them closely.... I just hope England don't blow this lead coz those two youngsters can wreck havoc if not marked out well.

don't know why they didn't bring simeone's son, the guy is good

Argentina is really playing England off the park

This guy assassinated English, and they say he's an American returnee. na wa o

TheGoodJoe:
All this one is just argument. Rohr had looked at both of them in camp and without game time, Nacho stood out. He was the fitter one. One of the most fit.

People are talking like if Kayode goes to City, he will bench Aguero and Gabriel Jesus.

if I'm not a football fan I'll think man shitty is the greatest club in the world