₦airaland Forum

The point is, it’s not by accident. We need to study what they are doing right.

elyte89:
And ojuelegba want everyone here to believe dt Senegal success is not special
Like say if Nigeria get dis kind success,we no go brag with am😂

AFCON - J. Peseiro - Style - all attack heavy possession football

TheGoodJoe:
Championship Champions - Burnley - Manager -- Vincent Kompany - Style -- heavy possession football
La Liga Champions - Barcelona - Manager -- Xavi Hernandes - Style -- heavy possession football
English Premier League (likely champions) - Manchester City - Manager -- Pep Guardiola - - Style -- heavy possession football[/i]

Modern football is long term winning strategy. Not short term wins and praises.

Finito.

Hahahaha. Then u go change am to purple.

TheGoodJoe:

I am more excited about the future with Guardiola disciples rising.

Xabi Alonso looks a true student of Guardiola principles. Same with Xavi and Company. More will rise and the game will be played in a far lovelier fashion with more tactical points to talk about.

Na nairaland matter I dey talk. We will miss you.

TheGoodJoe:
The day Pep retires, there will be hundreds of his disciples in football.

The day Pep retires, we no go see blue font again o

Mutu! Lol

Those guys will hire anything that is white.

Papi85:
https://www.owngoalnigeria.com/2023/05/18/former-romanian-star-mutu-in-talks-with-nff-over-replacing-peseiro-as-coach-of-super-eagles/

Won’t be surprised to see us playing mini tournament haha

AIG07:
Following this format, What are our chances of qualification?

Mavo! I no even curse he papa for that talk? Na real question.

do4luv14:
Hmmm Oshare, it's not good to involve popsi

Add excellent dribbling ability to Orban’s game, we have a Messi.

What happened to what Balogun has achieved in his past seasons?

komekn:
Apart from V.O. please name the 4

As egunje Abi? U go prove am o

komekn:
Do you know that a lot of Nigeria's born players sign off their match bonus to different NFF officials.

Thats why match bonus of Nigerian players is paid in cash 💸💵💲, so it's deducted at source.

It's not paid into bank accounts for obvious reasons 😞

U don start again o.

komekn:
It's inconsequential and academic because nobody is rating him as top player.

Has any La Liga club come for him or we are waiting for Napoli ❓

Maybe he can get third division in Turkey .

We dey talk the same thing jor.

komekn:
I disagree with the bold.

Our football admins need to show a high degree of professionalism, competence, strategic and forward planning, financial probity, meritorious organisational culture, integrity, honesty, etc to name just a few .

What value is patriotism without integrity, honesty and competence ❓

I'm sure PMB is regarded as patriotic.

Dessers

Truidstar:
Who Nwakali pass the “accurate” long balls give? His club is still relegated.

My elder no fear at all. If it were athletics, we would have lost quite a number of our players already.

As regards FIFA, Those with 2 or more nationalities, it’s a case by case issue. I wasn’t surprised about Folarin. We were not going to make a move based on the prevailing circumstances looking at our current arrack options. Similar thing happened with Ike ugbo.

Kog45:
But the way I Dey see thing now…Nigeria born CFs go Dey do switch to another country just like Olisadebe switched to Poland when Super eagles had Kanu,Agali,Aghaowa

Togo

owbabs:
At which club or in which country?

I be IPOB. I terrorize u or your papa?
Pray make herdsmen no show u pepper.

Marjoribanks:
Oga Kog, please stop reading Nigeria sport papers.
Those guys are the worst sport journo in Africa. I rememeber that idiot pulse sport going under ManUnited's page to tweet against buying Oshimen. Can you imagine that?
My source is primary (Folarin's tweeter page).
Folarin waited for Southgate's last Euro qualifiers list and when he was not listed he wrote on his story "go where you are appreciated". Saying he selected USA over England is false.
In series of his interviews and tweet he was open to playing for Nigeria before the United States coach and FA sent him an invite to the USA.
He even attended some basketball games and was treated to a celebrity status yet waited for Southgate's invite. lol!
Nigeria did not even care cos we don't need him.
Moffi is only 3 goals away from him. Iheanacho was in his best form before his injury. Boniface highest goal scorer in Europa.
Orban fastest hattrick in UEFA competition.
Awo in the form of his life.
King Oshimen.
So, why die over a player with one good season. Oga Kog you should know better! Joebie na IPOB normally.

Just one explosive season in France and the sky is his limit.

Papi85:
Good move if it happens

#3 Accurate Long balls

SofaScore rating. I also have another source where he is also in top 5.

Kog45:
Oga Jobie,pls I was curious to check best five players in Segunda league based on what you said but didn’t see Nwakili in the first fifty though saw Kenneth Omerou 52 on the list possibly I checked wrong site.

Na kpangolo head e get. I for knack that he ogor with better hammer

typicalgamer:
You get strength to quote that block head ?

Football is a job
Ask him to show you a player that plays for top clubs for free

No player is stupid not to demand match bonus etc playing for Nigeria, a country/FA ran by people who have no iota of patriotism or won’t sacrifice a thing. You are delusional.

Marjoribanks:
All of this shalaye no neccessary.
He wanted to play for us but we did not make any attempt to invite him. We don't need him.
USMNT was practically begging him to play for them cos they lack good strikers which affected them at the last World Cup.
If Nigeria went in for him he would play for us. Not all players are hungry.
Ziyech, Mane et al do not even collect match bonus playing for their countries. So rest this talk!

If I drop the top 5 players from different sources now, wetin u go talk?..
Assuming I mentioned a metric you for don type another long essay.

komekn:
Your need to expand please.

What makes him the 4th best Midfielder in the Segunda division ❓

Those are statistical non contextual ratings and each rating body will have different ones.

Let’s look at the reality on ground. Balogun’s chances with England is dicey. Then look at the USMNT’s international record. USA overall has performed beyond expectations at the WC based on the talents they have over the years. Shows they have a great soccer administration. Then also consider which country needs him most. It’s a no brainer! He made the right choice. Me I no go dey play for banana plantation here and there and be arguing over my match bonuses, when I should be getting premium treatment with the US. Then think retirement, you are on your own. Our football admins need to show a high degree of patriotism. Let’s focus on that, and we will have more talents wanting to play for Nigeria.

Odunayaw:
Try de speak for yourself man. Which one be deep down in "our" minds

Like there are no born and bred US borns that haven't chosen to represent this country

No be everybody de reason first for him belly

He is the number 4 rated player in the league based on average score all games put together.

Papi85:
number 4 in passes 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Daydreaming of Nwakali’s long balls to Orban.

Average rating overall so far in the season. You want more stats?.

komekn:
Number 4 in what please.❓

Because what does that actually mean what's the unit of measurement what are the key performance indicators that allowed a statistic based deduction that he is number 4. Number 4 in what ❓

Does that mean he is the 4th best Midfield player in the Segunda division ❓

Let me give contextual comparison, some time ago when Cardiff where in the EPL. There was a time when Sol Bamba Cardiff City CB had better statistics than Virgil Van Dyke.

A reflection of the fact that they spent their brief time in the EPL defending desperately. As a consequence they had high number of clearances and tackles etc.

Did that make Sol Bamba better than Virgil Van Dyke absolutely not.

The lesson some statistics are indicative and not conclusive and must taken in CONTEXT.

I could add Ndidi had oustanding defensive statistics but did that make him the best DM in the EPL ❓and or better than Ngole Kante ❓

I am waiting for your response with interest.

The importance of good coaching. Chuba Akron’s half season report

https://breakingthelines.com/player-analysis/chuba-akpom-fulfilling-his-potential-on-teesside/

Expected.

TheSuperNerd:
Breaking: Folarin Balogun chooses USA, Finally

Some of us saw this coming anyway. Good luck to the lad.

You dey tag my statistical reference “misrepresentation”. He is currently number 4 in La Liga 2, and that’s what matters most.

komekn:
All this is misrepresentation and disinformation it's simply not true.

Nwakali was so good at Huesca he went through the indignity of first of all being offered to any club for €300k Euros nobody wanted him in the Segunda division.

They Huesca tried to terminate his contract illegally before it had expired, but failed.

He was essentially kicked out of Huesca unceremoniously. He was the second to the last lowest paid player in his club.

He then went to Ponferradina FC a club facing bankruptcy and he is getting paid peanuts. That club is two games from relegation and have remained in the relegation zone all season.

And you are saying he is number 5 in the Segunda division among Midfielders. He gets benched in his own club regularly.

Dude will destroy Ligue 1

Kog45:
Lille good for him.

Our FA has been the problem.

Ppogbae:
Damn, Nigerian international football has seriously regressed .

See how Morrocco and Senegal have taken the reins of African football.