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komekn:
Bruv why are you talking like this ,how can you omit the darling of this thread, the Midfield jagaban, the Ogididgba of long ball passes and through balls the maestro of Spanish football that Arsenal and the whole of Europe are too blind to see ,but our NFF have uncovered with their X ray vision, NWAKALI .

Yes! They are too blind to see. I repeat that Europeans are not infallible in their judgement. In midfield he is better than Aribi. I can say it in front of Wenger, Maurinho or whoever.
We are a footballing country and we have knowledge of our players. No Jupiter can tell me otherwise about Nwakali.
Europeans have to explain to us why he is not good enough. They are ridiculous. We Africans should not let Europeans confuse us. He is better than onyeka as a passer

komekn:
Bruv why are you talking like this ,how can you omit the darling of this thread, the Midfield jagaban, the Ogididgba of long ball passes and through balls the maestro of Spanish football that Arsenal and the whole of Europe are too blind to see ,but our NFF have uncovered with their X ray vision, NWAKALI .

Yes! They are too blind to see. I repeat that Europeans are not infallible in their judgement. In midfield he is better than Aribi. I can say it in front of Wenger, Maurinho or whoever.
We are a footballing country and we have knowledge of our players. No Jupiter can tell me otherwise about Nwakali

TheGoodJoe:

Also, as long as these players keep working on it and growing this way, they will get better and with time start dominating. That is the beauty of the system.

Spain lacks goal scorring strikers and wingers.
Their forwards are almost like midfielders.
I mean their forwards are not even too good in the air.
This limits the creativity of their midfielders.
They need forwards that are strong, fast, good in the air, can score goals and are also skillfull.
If Spain had Osimhen, Giroud and Mbappe in their team they will be unstoppable
As someone said even if they had Sergio Ramos, they could have scored from a set piece.
No, it is not the failure of tiki taka. They just need a different type of forward.
Morata is just an average forward thats all

charlesemeka85:
Chelsea’s style of play doesn’t suit him at all

He is among the players I want in united. He plays better when coming from the right flank or as an AM

Chelsea mostly use him as a wing back

Using xiyech as a full back is simply foolish that's all.
Maybe because they have many good players and get themselves lost for choice

TheSuperNerd:
It's been a PSG World Cup so far: No Lies here

When they return for UCL football, we would know if they continue this walk of dominance.

Until then, one of them will likely walk away with the Ultimate Prize in Football.... The World Cup Trophy. And yes I know... don't underrate Ronaldo’s Portugal too.


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If mbappe comes to Man city I wonder how fantastic his combination with debruyne and haaland and the other players will be. It will simply be impossible. It will be like the Brazilian 1970 world cup team

gustav25:
Will you keep kwayet !!!! They ones you went to , what happened ? Perennial group stage specialist

See the France 98 team was just a version of the Atlanta 96 team but by then indiscipline had set in and we went to the world cup with a new coach that was hired just 3 months before the.
In 2002 we got tired of the indiscipline and sacked Most of them and the young players couldn't do much
In 2006 we did not qualify because our best players did not play some of the qualifying matches out of overconfidence.
If we had been disciplined a world cup semi final was sure.
Also remember we were banned from the 96 and 98 nation's cup and so could not develop the Atlanta 96 team properly.
The players were indisciplined and badly managed with frequent change of coaches and personality clashes that's all

The Nigerian golden generation of okocha, janu, oliseh etc is one of the few African teams that can get to a world cup semi final but we lost it due to indiscipline, corrupt bff officials, bribery etc
If we went with our real players to 2002 world cup we would have gotten to the semi final.
If we had qualified for 2006 world cup we could also have gone far
But okoacha and some othe players will not play some qualifying matches due to carelessnes and we will loose.
THE GILDEN GERLNERATION WERE UNDERACHIEVERS AND DISAPPOINTED AFRICA.
attitude is sometimes more important than talent.
The golden generation was like the present post Ferguson Manu
Lots of good players but no teamwork, discipline, coaching, a disorganized bff, fighting between the players, allegation of bribery etc

JohnBullMySon:
A diasporan Nigerian supporting an African country not his origin against his country of residence and maybe citizenship is Pan-Africanism taken to extreme stupidity. It shows you don't care about the country just want to reap.

It is more common with middle aged economic migrants.

Oga pan Africanism goes beyond economic neccesity. It is a struggle to emancipate the black race. Money comes and goes but the liberation of the African race is eternal.
After all the Europeans built btheir economy by exploiting African countries of their resources.
Think in a broad historical sense. Every African is in this struggle.
Rascism us everywhere.
Barclays Bank that sponsors the English premier League was established by the money made from the slave trade in Africa

charlesemeka85:
Portugal is one country in this completion that no one is tipping to win this competition

I tip any of Portugal,Brazil or Argentina to win the World Cup

Didn’t mention france because I don’t think any World Cup winner hv ever replicated the same feat in terms of winning it back to back in the history of the competition though they stand a chance to be the first to achieve that

Brazil won the world cup back to back in 58 and 62. Pele and Garincha say high. Respect the giants of Brazil

chrisooblog:
Too glaring. Their midfield play has been excellent but just lack the quality to pry open the Netherlands defense. Plus it doesn't help having a
forward like Pulisic who is more inconsistent than fuel supply in Nigeria.

Nigeria is the exact opposite. We have many good forwards but lack a midfield that will create chances for them or bring the ball to them in the last third of the pitch.
A coach that figures out how to exploit our latent explosivity in the last third of the pitch will turn us to world beaters in a year.
Our ability to explode in the last third of the pitch showed in that 4 4 draw with Sierra Leone and the 12 nilwin over Sao Tome but I don't know we need coaches that will make it count. If we are well coached we can suddenly bscore 3 goals against a team like Spain in 15 minutes and leave them chasing the game

Sabadon:
Football isnt meant for Africans maybe we should just focus on witchcraft

You have a point.
THE IFA ORACLE IS MATHEMATICAL
It is a well established fact researched in the University of Ilorin

https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJMCSR/article-full-text-pdf/ADF38A08943

Blueelf:
Loll

It is you people wishing Ghana bad that is pained

You couldn't even qualify for the WC yet you're saying you will beat a team that not only qualified but also made it to the round of 16

Beer parlor analysis abi na igbo analysis...

You are funny. So England is better than Italy because Italy did not qualify for the world cup. Our greatness as a footballing nation does not end because we didn't qualify for the world cup. We remain a footballing nation and at least in Africa we are giants.
Yes we are better than or at least equal with the Ghana, Cameroon, Egypt etcnof this world.

TheSuperNerd:
I already mentioned I expected Denmark to pull through alongside France. And more than that, I expected more from them and rightly so.

I never expected Australia to qualify but I pointed out that TheGoodJoe is right about their brave approach in certain phases of the game. Even he didn't predict their qualification. No one here did.

So much about all our players from top 5 league. Australia with players from the lower leagues are in the second round of the world cup.
I hope Nigeria learns from this and focus on our midfield and team work. We need to be well coached and work on our midfield and defence



The point is he was right about Australia's brave approach despite not having the star power of France.

Like TheGoodJoe said... the Problem with you lots are many. You want to be right even when you haven't said anything of substance. And you are all result-oriented without understanding the intricacies of team plays.

I already owned up to Australia shocking me... but I trust I am not the only one. Not even you or anyone thought Australia could go through. So rest.

So much about all our players having to come from a top 5 league. Australia are in the second round of the world cup with average players from low leagues.
They were well coached. Hope Nigeria learns a lesson from this and focus on our midfield and team work.

AndSunGorilla:
While I respect Keshi, that was the major drawback he had, I can't defend his bench, I won't lie, it made no sense. Yes he was positive, never feared any opponents, a good motivator but he just didn't select the right players to be on the bench.

His dropping of Sunday MBA was bad. He could have replaced ogeyi onazzi. It backfired. I think he was collecting bribe and inviting ekuke players.

yinkeys:
Modern Brazil team can’t do much without Neymar
However I think G. Jesus should fill that role behind the striker because he drops back a lot

2002 Brazil team is the best squad their country ever produced.
It had 4 ballon d’or winners in there
Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho & Kaka.

I can also remember Cafu, Roberto Carlos in that squad.

You are only partially right.
The 1970 world cup team was the best football team in history
Also the 1982 team comes close for sheer footballing artistry even though they did not win.
This is the reason Brazil will always be respected in football.
They thought the world attacking football

Blueelf:
I am pessimistic yes but I have not lost hope

I am saying it as it is. It is harder to build than to destroy

And I am telling you for a fact. Nigerian football need 10yrs of consistent and deliberate effort. If we miss the next World cup, I won't be surprised. If we get knocked out in the round of 16 in the next afcon, I also won't be surprised

Wde need 10yrs or more

I disagree with you.
Football academies to the rescue.
Our football academies are producing players everyday.
So we won't lack quality players.
We just need a good coach and we will be alright.
If we lacked quality players then I will be scared. We just have to get over this coaching issue.
The only aspect of our football that needs time is our local league and efforts are been made in that direction

TheSuperNerd:
I am not stunned at all. My only surprise in this game was South Korea falling behind in the first place. I have watched enough of this Addo's Ghanaian side to know what they are capable of.

They are a momentum team. Once they score, they play better and get more confident but once they lose touch with that momentum, they can be eaten up.

Addo is a limited coach too. I don talk am already.

I want ghana to succeed so that we Nigerians will understand that the problem with us is lack of good coaching.
Ghana is a very similar footballing country to us with similar calibre of players and history.
I mean for every Abedi Pele they have we have austin okocha
and for every Yekini we have they have Anthony Yeboah
We need Good coaching and that is all
and i wish Ghana will demonstrate that for us

TheSuperNerd:
Not even watching. But I caught snippets of their first and second goals. Both from set piece situations and the first was quite controversial even with a VAR check. There was a handball.

Anyway, make dem win naa... It's Korea. Uruguay awaits them in the last game.
I insist I don't see Ghana surviving this first round. Same thing I said about Cameroun even though they showed good fight today. Las Las, both will go home after the first round.

Morocco is the only African team I Stan at this WC and rightly so.

As for Senegal, we shall see them vs Ecuador. It's in their hands but will they make it?

Tunisia? Naaah. Going home too.

Ghana will make it because they are well coached and they have a fighting spirit

THE BEST COACH FOR THE SUPER EAGLES

The best coach for the super eagles should be the coach of the Siera Leone
team that held us to a 4 4 draw or the coach of the CAR team
that defeated us in Nigeria.

1. Both coaches seem to have a high sense of football tactics
2. Both coaches seem to know how to get the best out of their below average players
3. Both coaches seem to understand our players and African football in general
4. Both coaches are affordable and not expensive.

We should have seen it and contacted the coach of CAR and Siera leone immediately they started causing us problems.
I think Bayern hired their present coach from Leipzig when they saw how good he was
Big companies allways hire talented employees.
Look this is why forieng companies come to Nigeria to hire computer programmers, doctors and other skilled personel. They can see talent that can be harnessed cheaply.
Offering a coach like that the chance to coach one of the biggest teams in African football is mouth watering and with their knowledge, they will do well.
Both coaches to me will be another Westerhoof

profmallor:
Nigeria never deserved to be at this world cup, but in 4 years times with Buhari out with his badluck, Nigeria would shine at the next World cup

Nothing spoil. The only difference between Ghana and Nigeria is coaching. Give Nigeria a good\
coach and we are even better than Ghana.
We Nigerians simply are not lucky with coaches
We are similar to ghana

1. Both are big footballing nations
2. Both have a few professionals doing well in Europe
3. Both are good at youth level
4. Both have a rich footballing history

THE DIFFERENCE IS COACHING

labas370:
being an ex player doesn't mean you will be the best FA president.

Being an ex African top player doesn't mean you will be a good coach. Both the Song and Cisse are bad coaches. Song is even the worst. There's a clear difference between Addo and Song.

Ghana is very lucky they have a good coach. He is really developing their team

Mujtahida:
Dead but probably not gone. Football evolves. You'd be surprised to see the return of the 10 some years down the line though I doubt it because the atmosphere for developing 10s is not just there.

This no 10 issue confuses me. At least Kevin de bruyne, Eriksson etc are playmakers.
I don't think they can ever disappear. They may just be reinvented to be faster and more defensively aware.
Playmakers cannot and will not end. They are too fundamental to football. They will just be named something else but basically do the same thing such as
Create chances for the forwards
Dominate the midfield
Create passing options
Retain possession etc
Abeg they are the basis of football. They just have different names and their style changes.
Even modern strikers have to be more mobile and help in defence and midfield.

COOL10:
Greatest Of All Time.

Period!!!

Messi us the most creative player in history. He has won the playmaker of the year award 4 times and is the best playmaker of the last decade.
He is a better playmaker than midfielders like Kevin de bruyne, xavi, modric etc.
This shows he is not a tap in merchant like a certain Manu reject.
Messi creativity as a player is astonishing. Few players are both the highest goal scorer and the best playmaker at the same time.
His averages 2.79 passes into the penalty box per match.
MESSI UNDERLYING STARTS TRUMPS MOST PLAYETS IN HISTORY.
BALL CARRYING, DRIBLING, SHOT CREATING ACTIONS, KEY OASSES, CHANCE CREATION ETC.

SORRY RONALDO FANS HE IS JUST WAITING FOR OENALTY AND TAP INS TO SCORE. HE DOES NOTHING ELSE.
MESSI BEST PLAYER IN HISTORY

TheSuperNerd:
Don't twist it though. Tunisia are actually a really good side from tactical aspects.

The only thing they lack is that killer instinct in the final third. That's their biggest undoing. They have played some of the best football by African sides at this World Cup but as usual, they always have nothing to show for it in the end due to poor firepower in the third of the pitch that matters.

Bye Bye Carthage Eagles.

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I think they lack X factor players bin the last third of the pitch.
Also, their football is 100 percent European and so they are not offering anything different.
West African teams are the opposite. They have X factor players and forwards. Also we west Africans play our own style shich is different from the European style and it catches European teams by surprise. We are skillfull, strong, unpredictable and dynamic.
In Africa only African teams south of the Sahara can win the world cup.
Watch the strength and skill of Ghana against Portugal. Tuniy cannot do that.
One black African teams learn a bit of tactics and discipline we are difficult to beat.
Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria show it

Oasis007:


Una no dey learn lesson on this thread sha. Una still dey hype those bunch of overrated Players called ailing Eagles.

Portugal B Team destroyed una stars studded A Team, yet una still get mind to think of 3pts against Portugal A Team?

Osimhen, Nacho and Chuks will destroy Portugal? LMFAO!!!

Ghana really tried and deserved a point at least. They were robbed, unlucky and I hope they make it to next round.

It's a coaching problem.
We have explosive players in the last third of the pitch
but our defence and midfield is not coordinated and disciplined enough to take advantage of it.
Imagine osimhen, chukwueze and Paul onuachu in Ghana, Saudi Arabia or Senegalese teams.
Our coaches don't know how to use our players

TheSuperNerd:
Just look at this man doing "Suuiiiiiiiii".

He was thinking more about impressing his idol, Cristiano Ronaldo rather than getting the game swiftly restarted to seek an equaliser.

To Osman Bukari... it is Ronaldo before the Ghana flag.

Top 5 league mentality does not always work. Osman bukari that tormented Portugal plays in Serbia. We just need a good team

elyte89:
I av noticed dis a long time ago but most peeps here don’t address it ,in as much as we win, it is when we lose,we will now remember we don’t av a midfield.like I Av said earlier deres something fundamentally wrong about our team,I don’t knw if it’s coaching or d players demselves.,..like u rightly pointed out,even to make simple five passes btw d players wout been interrupted or misplaced is a big problem for d eagles,wc I don’t want to believe it has to do with coaching.cos dis re just basics.boys from d street can do dis with ease,so y shld it be so difficult for our so called professionals?

Even if we hire wenger and dis problem is not addressed,we would still be facing this issue.

Ask Andrew44 and co when last have we transit d ball from defense to d midfield to d attack and attempt to score or even score when we play teams at our par or elite teams....I can’t even remember

Cc thesupernerd

The problem can be partly solved if we have more natural midfielders in the team .
Players like fisayo Dele bashiru, ovie ejaria, kelechi nwakali, alhassan Yusuf etc should be in our midfield.
Secondly I don't think our coaches train our players properly which is surprising as our coaches and players are exposed. At least peseiro has coached European teams before

Ppogbae:
How can you lose to a Swiss team this weak?

Cameroon simply do not do well in the world cup. They have not passed the group stage since 1990 and that is only once. I can't remember the last time they won a world cup match

Fisayo Dele bashiru should be called to the Nigerian team to improve our midfield. He is eligible to okay for us.
We better start improving our midfield before the next afcon

TheGoodJoe:

I totally disagree with the notion of brilliant play not sinking down with Nigerian fans. Maybe the new age fans but historically, we are known for playing good football.

When you think of players like Mobi Oparakwu, Celestine Babayaro, Finidi George, Sunday Oliseh, Kanu Nwankwo, Jay Jay Okocha in a starting eleven. These players played with intelligence and flair. We for a long time played with intelligence and bravery. Sometimes I wonder how this negative play crept into our football.

The likes of Taribo, Finidi, Peter Rufai for instance played under a master possession tactician at young age and the Sharks Stadium then used to be jam packed with thrilled fans.

That is the problem. The way we destroyed our league is the greatest problem of Nigerian football.
Amaju pinnick actually destroyed the Nigerian league so when he was campaigning for local players in the national team he was not been sincere.
We need to develop the npfl again

Mujtahida:
90% of the time Argentina will beat this Saudi Arabian team. That Saudi Arabia is winning does not mean that we should go pick players just from anywhere and constitute them into our team.

Does Saudi Arabia have the luxury of the players we have? No.

This result is an offset. That is what makes football beautiful but abeg standard has to be maintained. The best are in the best leagues.

No one is saying we should pick players from anywhere. But it is a percentage thing. Around 10 percent of players in obscure leagues are good.
Also even our players in obscure leagues are still decent. Leagues like Spanish, English second division or turkey, Belgium or Greece are still okay.
Thirdly the players in obscure leagues in our team will only be 7 or less. They will mostly be midfielders.
At the end of the day most of the team will be from top leagues. I mean 75 percent will be from top leagues