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MetalJigsaw:
I've got a heated argument here guys.. Yaya Toure or Okocha

TheGoodJoe:
No comparison. Yaya Toure is one of the greatest players I ever saw play football. There is no comparison.

Yaya Toure is in my top 10 footballers of all time. Okocha is in not my Top 20.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W-OQUzQay0

charlesemeka85:
yaya was too complete as a midfielder

comodo:
Just tell us say na Royal Antwerp Dem sign for. "Bosuil" I come dey think say na one club for Turkmenistan 😃

Amedino99:
Napoli and inter 1-1 draw. Atlanta missed a huge chance today

TheGoodJoe:
Frightening complete. His ability was superhuman.

I remember a game he wanted to take a free kick. The ball was too far from goal. When the referee turned, Nasri moved the ball closer. Yaya Toure collected the ball, moved it even more farther from the goal. Then scored it with a scorching curler. He was a delight to watch.

TheGoodJoe:
No comparison. Yaya Toure is one of the greatest players I ever saw play football. There is no comparison.

Yaya Toure is in my top 10 footballers of all time. Okocha is in not my Top 20.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W-OQUzQay0

Amedino99:
Napoli and inter 1-1 draw. Atlanta missed a huge chance today

TheGoodJoe:
No comparison. Yaya Toure is one of the greatest players I ever saw play football. There is no comparison.

Yaya Toure is in my top 10 footballers of all time. Okocha is in not my Top 20.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W-OQUzQay0

Kog45:
I dey hear Mikel wella just like I dey hear John Fashanu....Mikel left naija age 16 so having different accent from ours is understandable

kendrick9:
Mikel started taking national call ups seriously when he wasn't no longer first choice for Chelsea.
During Mikel younger days, I'm talking from about 06-2010 he used to snub call ups.
Like I said I can't take them nighas seriously

Napoleon55:
What can Yaya do in football that Okocha cannot easily do apart from defending, that Okocha cannot be compared with him?

If Okocha were opportuned enough to play for any of the traditional top teams even if na Arsenal, the world for dey give am the respect he deserves.
Yaya was more successful in Europe because he played in more organized ambitious teams.

Sometimes these Europeans when ranking the most skillful players of all time, Okocha's name don't usually make top 10 sometimes,all because he did not play for a major top team.

Napoleon55:
Yaya vs KDB nko?

Philosopher1979:
Okochavis far better. Okochas ability to control thr midfield is far ahead. Yayactkurevis a product of modern footballs hatred of flair. He is just effective that's all. Okochs eill collect the midfield from this your yaya toure. I don't see much about him compared to okocha. You will say tkure was more successful in Europe but European football is sometimes just tactics and team work. Which dribble did toure invent. I don't send yaya toure at all. Yaya what. Just a tall, effective player that's all. He did not bring beauty to football. No innovative technique, no anything

Philosopher1979:
Okochavis far better. Okochas ability to control thr midfield is far ahead. Yayactkurevis a product of modern footballs hatred of flair. He is just effective that's all. Okochs eill collect the midfield from this your yaya toure. I don't see much about him compared to okocha. You will say tkure was more successful in Europe but European football is sometimes just tactics and team work. Which dribble did toure invent. I don't send yaya toure at all. Yaya what. Just a tall, effective player that's all. He did not bring beauty to football. No innovative technique, no anything

Napoleon55:
What can Yaya do in football that Okocha cannot easily do apart from defending, that Okocha cannot be compared with him?

If Okocha were opportuned enough to play for any of the traditional top teams even if na Arsenal, the world for dey give am the respect he deserves.
Yaya was more successful in Europe because he played in more organized ambitious teams.

Sometimes these Europeans when ranking the most skillful players of all time, Okocha's name don't usually make top 10 sometimes,all because he did not play for a major top team.

comodo:
Goal for Orban and Mola will make my evening. Make the pepper snail and desperado digest wela.

Philosopher1979:
Okochavis far better. Okochas ability to control thr midfield is far ahead. Yayactkurevis a product of modern footballs hatred of flair. He is just effective that's all. Okochs eill collect the midfield from this your yaya toure. I don't see much about him compared to okocha. You will say tkure was more successful in Europe but European football is sometimes just tactics and team work. Which dribble did toure invent. I don't send yaya toure at all. Yaya what. Just a tall, effective player that's all. He did not bring beauty to football. No innovative technique, no anything

minfelix:
no naaa bros,2006 Mikel scored his first afcon goal in group stage against Zimbabwe…he was suspended from super eagles in 2007, after sighting that he had injury but because he didn’t turn in to be checked by Nigerian medical team….he came back in 2008 and played in afcon (we all know how manipulative European coaches can be, especially when they have an indispensable rare gem in their team, they will always force and threaten them to ignore national team call up else they will loose their spot)
traced back to 2010 mikel had an injury that ruled him out of fifa world cup(who no go wan play for world cup) but he was involved in the qualifiying matches from 2008 to 2009
Keny 2-3 Nigeria
Nig 2-2 Tunisia
Moz 0-0 Nig
Tun 0-0 Nig
His high profile year of winning UCL with chelsea
2012, mikel was involved in the afcon qualifiers
Nig 2-0 Madagascar
Ethiopia 2-2 Nigeria
Nig 4-0 Ethiopia
Madagascar 0-2 Nigeria
Nig 2-2 Gui(the final match that ousted us from afcon in abuja)
so he was also involved in our qualifiers from 2010 to 2011
Afcon 2013 qualifiers he was also available in the 2-legged play off against Liberia that qualifed us
Liberia 2-2 Nigeria
Nigeria 6-1Liberia
Mikel gave his best for Nigeria oo forget o

TheGoodJoe:
Watch and have a glimpse of Yaya Toure's talent.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kI9obNdTqE

Philosopher1979:
Okochavis far better. Okochas ability to control thr midfield is far ahead. Yayactkurevis a product of modern footballs hatred of flair. He is just effective that's all. Okochs eill collect the midfield from this your yaya toure. I don't see much about him compared to okocha. You will say tkure was more successful in Europe but European football is sometimes just tactics and team work. Which dribble did toure invent. I don't send yaya toure at all. Yaya what. Just a tall, effective player that's all. He did not bring beauty to football. No innovative technique, no anything

TheSuperNerd:
One of the top reasons why I will forever regard Mikel Obi as one of the midfield greats of Nigerian football is his ability and talent to contend in midfield battles against Yaya Youre most especially in the biggest one at the Afcon in 2013 which definitely shocked Africa and most Nigerians.

Nigeria vs CIV Afcon 2013 Quarterfinals was a midfield battle for the ages. Mikel Obi alongside Onazi somehow managed to come out on top vs Yaya and co.

It wasn't easy against a complete midfield beast like Yaya.

charlesemeka85:
Obi was a Trojan in our midfield in that game. I will say his best for the super eagles. Till date I still remember that last minute goal block he did to deny yaya an equalizer

elyte89:
For me , d game against Spain 3-0 loss was mikel best game ever for super eagles ..he gave everything in that match but our inexperienced strikers couldn’t convert his assist .he also showed Chelsea dt he could as well function very well as a CM/AM as he played better against d duo of xavi and iniesta in dt game


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M17SGuhMglc?si=J83qQwNCW0Y_FNeH

elyte89:
For me , d game against Spain 3-0 loss was mikel best game ever for super eagles ..he gave everything in that match but our inexperienced strikers couldn’t convert his assist .he also showed Chelsea dt he could as well function very well as a CM/AM as he played better against d duo of xavi and iniesta in dt game


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M17SGuhMglc?si=J83qQwNCW0Y_FNeH

Nomyth:
Seems we dodged a bullet.

charlesemeka85:
dem born this man born draw 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣