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TheGoodJoe:
“But you know, very well, that only the victory in 1984 was clean. The second, in 1998, we were cheated. Roger tricked the referee (Idrissa Saar of Mauritania) into giving him a fake penalty. And the clean goal of Henry Nwosu was disallowed,” I told him.

I think the author meant 1988.

cc: Icon4s

goldfish80:
I blew the whistle about this Cameroun team after watching their first game. I got a lot of criticism from alot of people here.
It took the game against Senegal for people to understand what I said about this team some 2weeks ago.

I would once again say, the target would be to get 4 points from these people. It would be a rough, rugged and raw back to back games against this lot.
We need players in top shape physically to prosecute these games.

Hugo Broos is unknown in Africa, but I can tell you guys he's one of Belgium's finest managers. The man has a respectable reputation in Europe, his tactical prowess is very evident on this team.
How fecafoot have managed to engage some of the best European coaches over the years is quite amazing.... From Wilfred Schaffer to Volker Finke, Paul Le Guen and now Hugo Broos.. Hmm

TheSuperNerd:
I'm not comparing national teams naa...

Gabby Jesus is U-21.... You say after Neymar na him... Then I asked, who else dem get at that age again naa? That's where the U-21 comes in... And truth is we pass them there... Let our. Key U-21s making waves mature and you'll see how far... Iwobi, Simon, Nacho, Ndidi... Just wait and see...


Brazil however, is and forever remains a powerhouse in soccer. No arguments. That is as a team. Now we speak of individuals.

Gabby Jesus and Nathan Oduwa na the same kinda players with almost same skillsets... I lie?

Only diff is one is black and African, the other has relations to Pele and Zico. Jesus got opportunities coz he's good and also brazillian. Oduwa has not gotten such opportunities coz he's black even though he's also good.



Meanwhile I wan ask one question sef..... Which Brazillian midfielder today better pass Mikel sef? Fernandinho? Abi na Ramires? Or Renato augusto? Who? Coz you even said don't compare national teams like we have rag-tag players abi? I'm not comparing national teams... I'm just comparing midfielders now... :p

Take ya time ooo...

lexyman:
Is it the same cameroun ?they outmuscled most of their opponents , they ve meet their match , they will try harder . but i give it to their 21 year old keeper , he single handedly took them to the semi,s .if you watch that game you will remember the chelsea of the days of Mourinho (negative football) i still don't believe they are better , what has improved so far is their confidence , tactics is still zero.

TheGoodJoe:

His club is not single handedly too. Without Neymar, no Olympics. Without Gabriel Jesus, Brazil stood a good chance to win the Olympics with Neymar joining the squad. They should spare us the hype and give Gabriel Jesus the time to grow.

goldfish80:
Cameroun and Egypt are the most tactically disciplined sides in this championship.
These guys stay true to their strategy,hardly out of shape and very hard to beat.
These attributes are the evidence of a well coached team.

In the game against Senegal, if you watched closely you would have noticed they had the clearer chances and merely reduced Senegal to half chances. Football is not all about fancy footwork and passing. You have to respect other people's way of playing the game.

If watched their game throughout this tournament, you will appreciate how tactically aware the Cameroonians are.

Nigerians should be a little bit more circumspect and Liberal when analysing football. I noticed a lot of people don't just fancy this Cameroonians because we have them to deal with in the WCQ.
Thankfully Gernot Rohr have a different view from Nigerians especially those on the cyberspace.

goldfish80:
Cameroun and Egypt are the most tactically disciplined sides in this championship.
These guys stay true to their strategy,hardly out of shape and very hard to beat.
These attributes are the evidence of a well coached team.

In the game against Senegal, if you watched closely you would have noticed they had the clearer chances and merely reduced Senegal to half chances. Football is not all about fancy footwork and passing. You have to respect other people's way of playing the game.

If watched their game throughout this tournament, you will appreciate how tactically aware the Cameroonians are.

Nigerians should be a little bit more circumspect and Liberal when analysing football. I noticed a lot of people don't just fancy this Cameroonians because we have them to deal with in the WCQ.
Thankfully Gernot Rohr have a different view from Nigerians especially those on the cyberspace.

TheSuperNerd:
I'm not comparing national teams naa...

Gabby Jesus is U-21.... You say after Neymar na him... Then I asked, who else dem get at that age again naa? That's where the U-21 comes in... And truth is we pass them there... Let our. Key U-21s making waves mature and you'll see how far... Iwobi, Simon, Nacho, Ndidi... Just wait and see...


Brazil however, is and forever remains a powerhouse in soccer. No arguments. That is as a team. Now we speak of individuals.

Gabby Jesus and Nathan Oduwa na the same kinda players with almost same skillsets... I lie?

Only diff is one is black and African, the other has relations to Pele and Zico. Jesus got opportunities coz he's good and also brazillian. Oduwa has not gotten such opportunities coz he's black even though he's also good.



Meanwhile I wan ask one question sef..... Which Brazillian midfielder today better pass Mikel sef? Fernandinho? Abi na Ramires? Or Renato augusto? Who? Coz you even said don't compare national teams like we have rag-tag players abi? I'm not comparing national teams... I'm just comparing midfielders now... :p

Take ya time ooo...

TheSuperNerd:
Yep... Read this over and over on many sites.


Now can someone please explain how NOLITO IS A YOUNG STRIKER??

And how Raheem Sterling is a striker?? yet Pep says "we have three in the middle (Kun, Gabby and Nacho)"

Isn't Raheem an attacker/attacking winger? How is he now a no.9?? Pep is one confused son of a gun....

Cc: TheGoodJoe.... Better put on those boxing gloves coz I challenge you today....

komekn:
There is favoritism, racism and discrimination in football no doubt. However, eventually the cream rises to the top.

When we move down south in England the propensity for racism reduces dramatically. I spent a week at Tottenhams academy in 2013 when Ehiogu, Ferdinando and Chris Ramsey were youth coaches. I had never seen so many black members of staff across the board in a football club as I found at Tottenham.

Nathan was not considered the bright star at that time it was Josh Onuma. Nathan has been on loan and has played for all the youth teams but he failed to breakthrough. Football is not just fancy tricks and rainbow flicks but essentially end product will get you far not show boating.

Nathan is not on the level of Gabriel by a huge margin, statistically he has done nothing comparatively they can't share the same page in any shape or form.

I am not sentimentality biased where Nigeria is concerned to the point that I loose all objectivity.

On Sunday I watched Fulham against Hull in which Sone Aluko (tried and tested) gave a star performance after beating a full strength Hull 4-1. In that game a 16 year old black boy played left back and was outstanding scoring one goal. I spoke to the head of Fulhams recruitment at Blackburn last year when they beat Blackburn and he told they were looking for at least £15 million but expect upwards of £20 million.

The idea that racial discrimination is holding Nathan back is simply baseless.

goldfish80:
Cameroun and Egypt are the most tactically disciplined sides in this championship.
These guys stay true to their strategy,hardly out of shape and very hard to beat.
These attributes are the evidence of a well coached team.

In the game against Senegal, if you watched closely you would have noticed they had the clearer chances and merely reduced Senegal to half chances. Football is not all about fancy footwork and passing. You have to respect other people's way of playing the game.

If watched their game throughout this tournament, you will appreciate how tactically aware the Cameroonians are.

Nigerians should be a little bit more circumspect and Liberal when analysing football. I noticed a lot of people don't just fancy this Cameroonians because we have them to deal with in the WCQ.
Thankfully Gernot Rohr have a different view from Nigerians especially those on the cyberspace.

Lazyerudite:
Rightly said, however if you noticed to they give out q lot of fouls and that could be their own undoing against Ghana, reason why Cameroon will not go far in the present world cup. An average tactical team can defeat. Oh least I forget Ghana seems to know how to win penalties. So this might be an issue. You don't need to play muscle football with them. Just get one or two defenders to get a yellow card and you can take up the rest from there. The cameroonians don't really score unlike the Egyptians. So I will not compare both. For Nigeria to beat them, Moses must make them commit a lot of fouls and that is it. They will bulge eventually

peterd53:
Guardiola explains why Iheanacho is being left out of Manchester City squad
By Ifreke Inyang on January 28, 2017
@dailypostngricles.




Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, has insisted that Kelechi Iheanacho has a future at the club and that his limited playing time is because he has too many attackers.
The Super Eagles forward has scored four goals this season, but has hardly had a chance under Guardiola.
Iheanacho was left out of the squad for the Premier League game at home against Tottenham, as fears over his City future increase
with the arrival of Gabriel Jesus.
The 20-year-old has also been left out of the squad for Saturday’s FA Cup clash against Crystal Palace. But Guardiola says he remains an important part of his team.
“We have seven strikers, three in the middle, four or five wide. Normally we play two or three,” Guardiola told the Manchester Evening News.
“I don’t know how many others play. We play five or six offensive players and thanks to that we create a lot of chances.
“That is the case if you analyse the games against Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea and United at the beginning of the season, and especially in the first half of the season.
“In the second half, we created much, much more than our opponents but we didn’t create the kind of chances for this kind of player.
“But of course, Kelechi is part of the squad.
“Jesus and Nolito are young strikers, Gabriel, Raheem and Kelechi, they are so, so young strikers and they will be the future. They have to adapt.
“Raheem is only playing in the Champions League for the second time in his life and fighting to win the title so of course we give them time.
“Of course we evaluate how they do in the games and the training sessions.
“At the end I try to be fair based on what I have seen in performances.
“Of course I have to evaluate it based on what I see on the grass.
“It is a case for all the players here – for the strikers, the wingers, the centre-backs, the full backs and the goalkeepers, all of them.
“When they don’t play, they have to win my confidence in them.”

lexyman:
I think you are mixing 'gburugburu football" with tactics , please be sincere with yourself , came round has played nothing.except the free kick they scored in their first encounter in the competition , aside of that nothing spectacular , you will watch them against Ghana on wednessday
expect another wrestling .what Cameround played against senegal was pure dirty game, i repeat if not for their keeper and hardluck against the senegalese !Rohr just have a way of playing a mind game .

goldfish80:
They haven't lost a football game since Hugo Broos took over,yet you think they play absolutely nothing. Only their goalkeeper came to the party.. Does that even sound logical to you? Even if you don't understand the tactical part for the game.
Anyway, let's just watch and hope the better side wins.

lexyman:
the tactical aspect is to play dirty right ?go and watch that match again it was too rough . After wednessday match please come online

komekn:
There is favoritism, racism and discrimination in football no doubt. However, eventually the cream rises to the top.

When we move down south in England the propensity for racism reduces dramatically. I spent a week at Tottenhams academy in 2013 when Ehiogu, Ferdinando and Chris Ramsey were youth coaches. I had never seen so many black members of staff across the board in a football club as I found at Tottenham.

Nathan was not considered the bright star at that time it was Josh Onuma. Nathan has been on loan and has played for all the youth teams but he failed to breakthrough. Football is not just fancy tricks and rainbow flicks but essentially end product will get you far not show boating.

Nathan is not on the level of Gabriel by a huge margin, statistically he has done nothing comparatively they can't share the same page in any shape or form.

I am not sentimentality biased where Nigeria is concerned to the point that I loose all objectivity.

On Sunday I watched Fulham against Hull in which Sone Aluko (tried and tested) gave a star performance after beating a full strength Hull 4-1. In that game a 16 year old black boy played left back and was outstanding scoring one goal. I spoke to the head of Fulhams recruitment at Blackburn last year when they beat Blackburn and he told they were looking for at least £15 million but expect upwards of £20 million.

The idea that racial discrimination is holding Nathan back is simply baseless.

whizola:
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komekn:
I have known Raheem since he was 14 and he has played as either striker or winger. Indeed one season he led the line at Liverpool.

Essentially the modern game requires a fusion, a winger is a striker that is either coming from the left or the right.

forgiveness:
Ok na, we pass dem for U21 but dem pass us for National team. Abi, no bi so!?

That one no even follow because we no dey follow Brazilian league and players else we for no say Brazilian talent be like fish wey no dey dry for inside water. Meaning they must have but we are not aware or we don't care. EOD


Gabriel Jesus don win laurels for em self and club with em skills but Nathan still dey manage for Academy. That is the big difference between them.

Make em break enter Tot first team na. Oduwa na British and Naija na. Although, wetin you talk about Brazilian factor na true but wetin man pikin go about dat one na?

Let us say, Mikel is better than all their midfielders combine. What about the other positions?

Na dere you go fear fear.

We-re wayooo.

TheSuperNerd:
Yeah like Jesus doesn't showboat too.... Only Oduwa does that.

I don't speak stats here. Football-wise based on footwork, fancy tricks and pace and dare, Jesus and Nathan are the same and saying that Nathan hasn't risen up the ladder because he's not good enough is also baseless.

For crying out loud.... Anyway, not surprised you will rule out color discrimination here just because you wanna make a case for Gabby Jesus. So sweet...

TheSuperNerd:
A Winger is NOT A STRIKER.... A winger is a forward/attacker and equally considered a midfielder. These terms are all defined.

A Striker is a majorly a centre-forward. Both "striker" and "centre-forward" terms are used interchangeably in modern day football.

The fusion you speak of in Wingers are exemplified by the likes of C.Ronaldo... He's a wing-forward/winger (more of a wing-forward) and can also play striker or withdrawn striker.

C.Ronaldo is no typical winger. He evolved big-time.

I could use Messi as example too. Messi is wing-forward/false9/withdrawn striker super hybrid.... He's no typical winger also.

"Forwards/attackers" are the generic words for men of the final third....

Their types include:

-The Centre-forward/Striker

-The Wing Forwards

-The Wingers (RW/LW or LM/RM) **Equally counted as midfielders....**

-The Second striker or withdrawn striker/deep-lying forward

-The False 9

-The "off the shoulder" striker

-The goal poacher... Etc

-I would add the AMFs but they are actually midfielders... Only Hybrid AMFs can be called true forwards.

komekn:
Actually my post was more generic with regard to racism and discrimination and not specific to Gabriel.
Furthermore, I do not think Gabriel would classify himself as white.

But you claimed that racial discrimination is what is holding Nathan back. If he was based in the north of England I would say there is some possibility. But certainly not in London what so ever.

komekn:
I gave a very shortened indicative comment on modern football fusion.

I am not going get into a discussion on definitive diction on a discourse that is intrinsically subjective. That would be a waste of time.

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