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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:28am On Dec 07, 2022
Mujtahida:
Is this the evidence? Haaa, I thought you were going to produce a statement from the club or the coach saying that Ederson was bought firstly because he is good with his feet. Haba, this is a YouTube compilation which even you can do na.

I don't need any other statement. Buffon has told you clearly. I just posted that video for you to see the height of Ederson's ball work skills. You now know the truth and stated it clearly in your post.


Mujtahida:
Buffon himself contradicts your point. Yes you are right in seeing his reference to the fact that coaches these days desire keepers who play with their feet, I think the reason why odunayaw posted that excerpt is to show that Buffon disagrees with the trend.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m):
Danielnino00:
Lemme get something straight...If you were a coach in this era, and you wanted to pick a goalkeeper for your team, the first thing you would consider is the goalkeeper's qualities with his feet rather than his hands?

I will not even think it. It has to be an excellent keeper with his feet. Keeping the ball is the key to success. If you can keep your possession high, you will get less shots on your post and require less saves. However, your keeper will need to use his feet for a higher ratio of the time.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Mujtahida: 9:39am On Dec 07, 2022
TheGoodJoe:

Na wa. These are the fathers of the possession game. A hint of Pellegrini while at Villareal.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6T20w9HC7A
Great. That's precisely the answer I expected. Now did Wenger and Pelligrini play tiki taka?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Barryseal: 9:45am On Dec 07, 2022
komekn:
That means you did not know Amaju , when he was commissioner and defacto chairman of Warri Wolves.

He was always an opportunistic politician anchored on local politics and tribal sentiment. He pathway to fame allegiance to Dynasty of Ibori extended to inept Uduaghan.

How did he become NFF President remember what happened at Warri and the pay off to the delegate's sponsored by who ❓

Your probably not from Delta state and don't know therefore the permutations of our politics.
Prior to his foray into football politics, there was a lot of noise around his performance as commissioner. To be fair, the likes of Okagbare and co came through at the time.
Amidst the chaos, Delta seem to have a sustainable program for sports which have seen them dominate the national sports festival. My hopes were hindged on this, but credit to the man, he knows Nigerian politics very well. The journalists on his payroll did a wonderful image laundry for him.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 9:53am On Dec 07, 2022
komekn:
Oh yes with the maestro Nwakali and a limited ball passer DM in Ndidi.

We can be pessimistic and even optimistic but let's leave emotions and be REALISTIC.
What about Iwobi, Onyeka and Aribo?

Are they not midfielders too?

Last time I checked,you rate them highly
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 9:55am On Dec 07, 2022
TheGoodJoe:
The point is that today, modern top teams prefer coaches that are good with their feet. It is what they look out for first. Your post does not disagree with that fact. Buffon is saying he does not agree with it but that is the modern way of top coaches.

Finito.
If I ask for your modern top teams now or the coaches you'd only mention Pep and Enrique

Ancelotti+ Courtouis
Tuchel + Arrizabalaga/Mendy

Top coaches that have won major things. And their keepers are revered for their hands.

"Modern" doesn't revolve around your Pep and his peeps
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 10:11am On Dec 07, 2022
Amrabat appreciation

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:15am On Dec 07, 2022
Odunayaw:
If I ask for your modern top teams now or the coaches you'd only mention Pep and Enrique

Ancelotti+ Courtouis
Tuchel + Arrizabalaga/Mendy

Top coaches that have won major things. And their keepers are revered for their hands.

"Modern" doesn't revolve around your Pep and his peeps
Most coaches today are adapting to the modern game. It is literally becoming impossible to find top teams without them.

Let me help you with EPL.

Guardiola
Arteta
Tuchel recently
Graham Potter
Emery
Eddie Howe

So, it is beyond Pep and Enrique.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:18am On Dec 07, 2022
Odunayaw:
If I ask for your modern top teams now or the coaches you'd only mention Pep and Enrique

Ancelotti+ Courtouis
Tuchel + Arrizabalaga/Mendy

Top coaches that have won Major things. And their keepers are revered for their hands.

"Modern" doesn't revolve around your Pep and his peeps

'KEPA ARRIZABALAGA IS AS GOOD AS ANYONE WITH THE BALL AT HIS FEET' - JOE COLE ON CHELSEA GOALKEEPER


https://www.eurosport.com/football/champions-league/2022-2023/kepa-arrizabalaga-is-as-good-as-anyone-with-the-ball-at-his-feet-joe-cole-on-chelsea-goalkeeper_sto9202097/story.shtml

One of the reasons Chelsea signed Kepa is because of how good he is with his feet.

Start watching this more.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:22am On Dec 07, 2022
Mujtahida:
Great. That's precisely the answer I expected. Now did Wenger and Pelligrini play tiki taka?
Wenger and Pellegrini are heavy possession coaches. And yes, we played brilliant possession football under Pellegrini.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Meliforme: 10:32am On Dec 07, 2022
komekn:
Oh yes with the maestro Nwakali and a limited ball passer DM in Ndidi.

We can be pessimistic and even optimistic but let's leave emotions and be REALISTIC.
How are you being REALISTIC ?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Philosopher1979: 10:49am On Dec 07, 2022
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
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Philosopher1979: 10:51am On Dec 07, 2022
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
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 10:56am On Dec 07, 2022
TheGoodJoe:

'KEPA ARRIZABALAGA IS AS GOOD AS ANYONE WITH THE BALL AT HIS FEET' - JOE COLE ON CHELSEA GOALKEEPER


https://www.eurosport.com/football/champions-league/2022-2023/kepa-arrizabalaga-is-as-good-as-anyone-with-the-ball-at-his-feet-joe-cole-on-chelsea-goalkeeper_sto9202097/story.shtml

One of the reasons Chelsea signed Kepa is because of how good he is with his feet.

Start watching this more.
Let's believe you didn't pull this out of thin air. It makes it clearer why Chelsea had to run to get Mendy grin


And Cole's talk is 4years late
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:02am On Dec 07, 2022
Odunayaw:
Let's believe you didn't pull this out of thin air. It makes it clearer why Chelsea had to run to get Mendy grin


And Cole's talk is 4years late

Just say now you know. Even Mendy is good with his feet.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by ChrisKels: 11:07am On Dec 07, 2022
So no one rates Ndidi anymore? So Idenna aka Omanbala1 wasn't wrong after all?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:14am On Dec 07, 2022
Odunayaw:
Let's believe you didn't pull this out of thin air. It makes it clearer why Chelsea had to run to get Mendy grin


And Cole's talk is 4years late

"Kepa has an ability to trap the ball rather than clear it first-time, at the risk of losing possession," Iturriaga said.


"He has great quality with his feet, especially with his right foot, which will be very important for [Chelsea manager] Maurizio Sarri's style of play, which is based on possession of the football, with the goalkeeper starting attacks.

"Kepa is very precise with the ball. He can often jump the first line of an opposition team's forwards and send the ball to the wing-backs or Jorginho, who will probably be a key man in the centre of Chelsea's midfield.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2790722-why-kepa-arrizabalaga-is-the-most-expensive-keeper-in-the-world
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 11:16am On Dec 07, 2022
TheGoodJoe:
Most coaches today are adapting to the modern game. It is literally becoming impossible to find top teams without them.

Let me help you with EPL.

Guardiola
Arteta
Tuchel recently
Graham Potter
Emery
Eddie Howe

So, it is beyond Pep and Enrique.
grin you couldn't help yourself
Arterta and Potter are "Guardiola" peeps

Tuchel? Well, his use of Mendy nullifies that. For Emery? No obsession with the feet of his GK
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by daveP(m): 11:19am On Dec 07, 2022
On the biggest stage, it's up to talented players to prove if they are average at best, or elites that the media have ignored over the years.


I anticipate 2026 if 3 factors are put in place, one of which is the furore over match bonuses, and bribery that FBs face.

9teams should see us do well. Now, we look forward to a rebuilt defence and a Sofyan as well.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 11:20am On Dec 07, 2022
TheGoodJoe:

"Kepa has an ability to trap the ball rather than clear it first-time, at the risk of losing possession," Iturriaga said.


"He has great quality with his feet, especially with his right foot, which will be very important for [Chelsea manager] Maurizio Sarri's style of play, which is based on possession of the football, with the goalkeeper starting attacks.

"Kepa is very precise with the ball. He can often jump the first line of an opposition team's forwards and send the ball to the wing-backs or Jorginho, who will probably be a key man in the centre of Chelsea's midfield.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2790722-why-kepa-arrizabalaga-is-the-most-expensive-keeper-in-the-world
Because he wasn't great at the ONE THING that is expected of a GK, Chelsea quickly got a bonafide one
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by elyte89: 11:21am On Dec 07, 2022
ChrisKels:
So no one rates Ndidi anymore? So Idenna aka Omanbala1 wasn't wrong after all?
Well I av never rated him as such in eagles shirt ,but as we Dey talk am den,ppu tag it as hate

I can hand pick d matches ndidi has impressed me in eagles shirt,to tell u aw average he’s in eagles shirt
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 11:25am On Dec 07, 2022
TheGoodJoe:

Just say now you know. Even Mendy is good with his feet.
You de find wetin no lost

Kepa and his feet had to make way for a proper GK. Mendy pulled Chelsea through to the UCL title because of saves and not passes

Nobody gives a hoot about the feet of a keeper over his hands except Pep and proselytes
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 11:31am On Dec 07, 2022
ChrisKels:
So no one rates Ndidi anymore? So Idenna aka Omanbala1 wasn't wrong after all?
Anyone who doesn't rate Ndidi is an unrealistic SE fan.

The blame rests solely on our Coaches and their demonic midfield combinations

If Ndidi was from another country, he'd be celebrated and his type would have been wished for in SE
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by AndSunGorilla: 11:44am On Dec 07, 2022
Odunayaw:
Anyone who doesn't rate Ndidi is an unrealistic SE fan.

The blame rests solely on our Coaches and their demonic midfield combinations

If Ndidi was from another country, he'd be celebrated and his type would have been wished for in SE
Truth be told, Ndidi's ball playing needs improvement.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 11:54am On Dec 07, 2022
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 .
no Dey mention the name of person wey dey play for league wey dey on for this World Cup period cheesy

All serious leagues are on hold now and those still on na amateur and obscure leagues cheesy
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 11:56am On Dec 07, 2022
AndSunGorilla:
Truth be told, Ndidi's ball playing needs improvement.
every one mustn’t be a xavi or pirlo in midfield.

Until ndidi takes on the whole of the oppositions midfielders, dance off the defenders and and curl in a world class goal u all will never rate him cheesy
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 12:03pm On Dec 07, 2022
AndSunGorilla:
Truth be told, Ndidi's ball playing needs improvement.
the time you all understand that ndidi is an out and out dm/destroyer is the time you stop expecting defense splitting passes or magic from him

Ndidi is a destroyer who shields the back four as well as cover a lot of grounds. He is no deep lying playmaker for Christ sake

He does what he is good at perfectly well for the national team which is screen the back four which is his primary responsibility on the pitch


No be the same ball playing ability wey gavi,pedri and busquet get na wey amrabat collect midfield from their hand? cheesy
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 12:04pm On Dec 07, 2022
Odunayaw:
Anyone who doesn't rate Ndidi is an unrealistic SE fan.

The blame rests solely on our Coaches and their demonic midfield combinations

If Ndidi was from another country, he'd be celebrated and his type would have been wished for in SE
superb point u made bro
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 12:06pm On Dec 07, 2022
elyte89:
Well I av never rated him as such in eagles shirt ,but as we Dey talk am den,ppu tag it as hate

I can hand pick d matches ndidi has impressed me in eagles shirt,to tell u aw average he’s in eagles shirt
he is yet to impress u because you are expecting him to turn to prime jay jay in the colors of the national team
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 12:16pm On Dec 07, 2022
AndSunGorilla:
Truth be told, Ndidi's ball playing needs improvement.
Ndidi himself said that right from U17 days it was drummed into him to keep his passes simple

Get the ball, find the nearest man and pass. Short and simple.

It's this simple ability that got him to EPL, kept him there and made him instrumental to a FA Cup.

It's not like Ndidi is playing under such a genius coach both club and country & failing at their instructions
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by ChrisKels: 12:20pm On Dec 07, 2022
charlesemeka85:
the time you all understand that ndidi is an out and out dm/destroyer is the time you stop expecting defense splitting passes or magic from him

Ndidi is a destroyer who shields the back four as well as cover a lot of grounds. He is no deep lying playmaker for Christ sake

He does what he is good at perfectly well for the national team which is screen the back four which is his primary responsibility on the pitch


No be the same ball playing ability wey gavi,pedri and busquet get na wey amrabat collect midfield from their hand? cheesy
No be you dey here dey celebrate Amrabat a while ago? Watchu calling Pedri, Gavi and Busquets for? You think the midfield of Morocco would have been as good if Amrabat was all about tackles and interceptions? grin grin grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by mostob(m): 12:22pm On Dec 07, 2022
TheGoodJoe:

The current leader of the English Premier League table is Arsenal, coached by a Barcelona academy graduate and former assistant coach of Guardiola.

Second on the table is Manchester City coached by former Barcelona academy graduate and promoter of the Heavy possession philosophy.

So, how can you say the system is nullified?
Arsenal doesn't play Spain's kind of tiki taka. The key word here is purpose
Spain lack purpose with their own variant of tikitaka unlike Arsenal and City.
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