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charlesemeka85:
🐺 Wolves have submitted official bid to Getafe worth €20m for Christantus Uche.

Negotiations underway to get deal done as #WWFC want new striker asap.

Talks ongoing with player’s camp, as @LiamKeen_Star reports.

@FabrizioRomano

AndSunGorilla:
The boy no be striker now, dey wan make am striker by force.

codemaniacs:
those players played against prime Ronaldo de Lima, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Denilson, Ze Roberto, Rivaldo, Robinho, Batistuta, Aimar, Shevchenko, Henry, Owen, Rooney, C. Ronaldo, Messi, Ribery, Romario, Ibrahimovic, Eto, Martins, Walcott e.t.c..

the strikers and wingers from 20 years ago were much more technical and deadly than today's wingers which means the defenders from 20 years ago were also better than today's defenders...

codemaniacs:
those players played against prime Ronaldo de Lima, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Denilson, Ze Roberto, Rivaldo, Robinho, Batistuta, Aimar, Shevchenko, Henry, Owen, Rooney, C. Ronaldo, Messi, Ribery, Romario, Ibrahimovic, Eto, Martins, Walcott e.t.c..

the strikers and wingers from 20 years ago were much more technical and deadly than today's wingers which means the defenders from 20 years ago were also better than today's defenders...

AndSunGorilla:
The boy no be striker now, dey wan make am striker by force.

zicky:
FIFA World best winner Canavaro, Nesta, ferdinard, lemme even bring it home, Taribo West, Uche Okechukwu are who you call grassroot footballers. Which of your current SE defenders are better tactically than the aforementioned.

AndSunGorilla:
You people just like to argue, he has told you that KDB is better than Zidane. Na Maradona comparism to KDB we never make.

mostob:
Leave that oversabi journalist wey dey farm engagement bro

TheGoodJoe:
You guys keep repeating the same thing but avoid the basic point.

The reason why the players of the past looked more technical is because there was a huge gap in quality. They were playing against unfit players.

Today players are faster, fitter, more technical, and more tactical. Even goalkeepers are now skillful, technical and tactical.

Your prime Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho will not skip past players today as they did in the past. The quality of the game has changed.

Amedino99:
just a few
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Gary Breen
Loic Remy
Marko Arnatorvic
John Hartson
Victor Valdes
Aly Cissokho
Demba Ba
Leroy Fer
Emil Larsen
Gabriel Millito
Andrey Arshavin
Sebastian Giovinco
George Boyd
Jon Flanagan
Tua Tagavaila
Radamel Falcao
Antonio Valencia
Kolo Toure

TheGoodJoe:
You guys keep repeating the same thing but avoid the basic point.

The reason why the players of the past looked more technical is because there was a huge gap in quality. They were playing against unfit players.

Today players are faster, fitter, more technical, and more tactical. Even goalkeepers are now skillful, technical and tactical.

Your prime Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho will not skip past players today as they did in the past. The quality of the game has changed.

TheGoodJoe:
Taribo will not know jack when it comes to tactics when you compare his understanding to Ekong for instance. As in nothing. You guys don't even understand the tactical advancement that has taken place in football. Do you think Taribo can try Calvin Bassey in tactical understanding, speed?

Mujtahida:
😂😂😂😂 Make una read ooo. Ekong and Bassey has more tactical awareness than Taribo.

Hogwash.

Mujtahida:
😂😂😂😂 Make una read ooo. Ekong and Bassey has more tactical awareness than Taribo.

Hogwash.

Mujtahida:
Lies!!! Big fat lies that today's players are fitter, faster, more technical and more tactical than players of the previous generation.

There's a story I read about Zidane talking about Serie A that they'd train till players get retched up and feel like vomiting. Continue in your delusion.

Mujtahida:
Lies!!! Big fat lies that today's players are fitter, faster, more technical and more tactical than players of the previous generation.

There's a story I read about Zidane talking about Serie A that they'd train till players get retched up and feel like vomiting. Continue in your delusion.

Karlovych:
Very typical, can you mention the players prime Ronaldo, Kaka and Ronaldinho can't skip past in today's modern football.

Even goalkeepers are now skillful and technical like James Trafford and Onana.

That PSG were able to hammer Inter Milan 5-0 in a Champions League final says a lot about the so called modern quality football.

Karlovych:
Very typical, can you mention the players prime Ronaldo, Kaka and Ronaldinho can't skip past in today's modern football.

Even goalkeepers are now skillful and technical like James Trafford and Onana.

That PSG were able to hammer Inter Milan 5-0 in a Champions League final says a lot about the so called modern quality football.

TheGoodJoe:
You are saying hogwash because you have not sat down to understand the tactical gap between the past and modern football. The understanding is totally changed. Do research study and understand.

zicky:
oga your argument is baseless.,saying defenders of today has improved and close the gap blah blah blah. Which gap? Did the modern day training improve just defenders and kept other departments stagnant? Or were attackers of old had a different training session that made them more fit or tactical than defenders of their time? 🙄

TheGoodJoe:
Reread Arsene Wenger's quote again. It is not by chatting. Give me one source that supports your argument.


Read Zidane:
Football today, physically it has changed a lot. In my time you can be less well physically it was not a big deal you could get out of it with your technique. Today, physically, it might have played tricks on me.

TheGoodJoe:
You are just all over the place.

PSG inter Milan hammer is team work and not individual.

What you guys don't understand that even Kvaratskelia is fitter, faster and stronger than Ronaldinho. He is more a team player tactically sound, gives defensive contributions than Ronaldinho.

Think. Guardiola asked for Ronaldinho to leave. Have you thought for a second Why? Give it a deep thought. Ronaldinho's individual brilliance had no room in the modern game. In the modern game, there is no room for artist.

Watch how Tottenham nullified Doku, Cherki, Oscar Bobb and Bernardo Silva with team work and discipline.

Ronaldinho and Kaka did not face that.

TheGoodJoe:
I used the term effective.

This ties to the speed, fitness and tactical acumen. When it comes to these, KDB rules.

Zidane was more skillful, gracious and his one on one play was just out of this planet. KDB can't come close.

However, for today's football, I won't hesitate to pick KDB over Zidane because of the current demands for intensity and fast decision making.

There is a context.try to understand it.

Mujtahida:
Lies!!! Big fat lies that today's players are fitter, faster, more technical and more tactical than players of the previous generation.

There's a story I read about Zidane talking about Serie A that they'd train till players get retched up and feel like vomiting. Continue in your delusion.

TheGoodJoe:
Football tactics have changed a lot since Taribo West's time. The role of a central defender has evolved from being just a physical, no-nonsense tackler to a player who is also a key part of the team's offense.

Taribo West's Era (Old-School Defending):

Focus: Taribo West was a classic "stopper." His main job was to aggressively man-mark a specific opposing striker, winning duels, and clearing the ball away from danger.
Tactics: The game was more individualistic in defense. You focused on your opponent and your primary mission was to prevent them from scoring, often with physical force. Ball skills and passing from the back were not a priority.

Ekong's Era (Modern Defending):
Focus: A modern defender like Ekong must be a "ball-playing defender." His role is not just to defend, but to also start attacks from the back.
Tactics: Modern football emphasizes building play from defense. Ekong is expected to:
Start attacks: He needs to be comfortable with the ball at his feet, make accurate short passes to midfielders, and even hit long, diagonal passes to wingers.
Positional awareness: Instead of just man-marking, he operates within a defensive "zone," understanding where to be to cut off passin[
g lanes and cover for his teammates.
High press: He must be able to push up the field with the team to "press" the opponent and win the ball back high up the pitch, a tactic that was less common in West's time.
In short, while Taribo West was a master of the "defensive warrior" role, Ekong operates in a more complex and demanding tactical system that requires a wider range of skills, particularly with the ball at his feet.

Kog45:
Ekong ball playing defender?if Ekong have all these attributes he will not failed in Gent and Watford, Ekong only had it so good with ordinary Udinese but really surprised you are trying to downplay a local Taribo who moved from NPFL to starting XI in ligue 1,from there to start studded Inter Milan.

Talking about defenders good with ball on their feet even in Super eagles,no one will mention Ekong,so really surprised seeing you telling us how great Ekong with his feet on the ball.

BankyGee:
Ahhh. Ekong is not classy and shiny with the ball at his feet, but he's not as bad with the ball at his feet the way you're portraying sir.

JohnBullMySon:
Today’s players are fitter and more tactical than the 2000s. That’s not even an argument considering all the advancements that have been made in sports science and analytics. The fact that they even felt like vomiting shows they were not dieting the way players do today.

However, today’s players are NOT more technical. Technique determined by player physical and mental skill while tactics are determined by the current system. If Ronaldinho and Kaka were much younger players playing now in the current football era, they would still be considered world class, but here’s the catch, they would be playing somewhat different than they did in their time.

Many people don’t realize that adaptability marked Ronaldo and Messi out and gave them a long run at the top. Their game shifted a lot from what it was in their early days. Messi for example, grew from just taking out defenders to create space, to skilled hold up play. Technically he was still a dribbler but tactically he was changing.

TheLoneCitizen:
Boniface on IG

Meliforme:
He might be giving a hint of what actually transpired.

AndSunGorilla:
The boy no be striker now, dey wan make am striker by force.

daveP:
Thank you for this! Plus instant noodles syndrome is affecting everyone.


Wikki Tourists are back and there's no buzz about that. No buzz around even the newly promoted Kun Khalifat and Barau FC. 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️
Nothing to peak the interest of anybody. Shooting may relegate if they don't fix up. Bayelsa?? Naaah.
No be dis binary goals we need o. Caf CL is brutal. Score 01 for home league, go CL and chop 4 and 5 and barely score 5 overall across a campaign. Naaah