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kennysville:
Folks, countrymen, Nigerians!!!
Can we please leave this legendary talk of Mikel being a legend. There will always be arguments as to wwho is a legend, who is better between Messi and CR7, who is the greatest footballer Pele or Maradona and so on.

The discourse at hand should be Nigeria vs Zambia. I expect tactics, analysis and strategies with the pool of players we have invited. What Zambians think is irrelevant cos what they havent factored in is the high humidity levels in Nigeria. One thing is sure, if our selection is devoid of sentiments and is done with utmost objectivity, we will definitely fly.
Therefore people, let the analysis flow, projections, and so on .... legend talk is a bit... er... um ... boring!!!

safarigirl:
I watched their games against Algeria, both of the games, their wingers are good yes, but their midfield is useless.

Echiejile may be a weak link, but if V Moses is working on the same wing, he can bring in his defensive abilities and mute them down.

Once again, it could be a case of overrating them, because the opposition matters a great deal on what a team looks like during play.

As long as Rohr has worked on the wingers, I do not think those guys would give our CBs much trouble.

Maybe some people are now seeing them as Brazil which is laughable, but considering Algeria looked like Tahiti most of the time, I can understand why such people were seeing things.

I know how many times Algerians lost balls that simply shouldn't have been lost and their passing was horrific, it's like they had zero team chemistry and simply couldn't find each other in the final third. That was their biggest issue

I know many people will not regard my input because oga forgiveness has put the fear of God in them as he's wont to do....but I do believe we tackled this panic last month and icon4s put it to rest.

None of us on this thread want to be in Russia more than any of the guys on that team and most of them have never been to any major tournament, so, for once in this country, it would be nice if a little optimism was expressed rather than allowing rabblerousers get into your head

Mujtahida:
I agree with you. I put pacy a notch above quick or fast. They said Okocha was not fast. Which I don't agree with. He wasn't pacy but he was fast

Mujtahida:
One Zambian commenting on their page said we like playing a slow game. Truly it's become ingrained in our psyche. But the 94 set had a beautiful rhythm and tempo. When did we start this slow thing cos I know it predates Obi's era

soetanoreoluwa:
Arsene Wenger : Iwobi Must Contribute To At Least 16 Goals Every Season

Published: October 02, 2017

Arsene Wenger : Iwobi Must Contribute To At Least 16 Goals Every Season

Speaking at a press conference following Arsenal's 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday, manager of the London club, Arsene Wenger, has set a target for Alex Iwobi, saying the Nigerian must contribute to at least 16 goals every season.

The Nigeria international shrugged off an injury before netting his first goal for the Gunners since January 2017, and his display against the Seagulls was pleasing to the eye.

''I think he’s a kind of player who has a good availability,'' Arsene Wenger stated.

''He helps you a lot to get out of pressure when you are in a build up game and creates spaces.

''What you want from him is final balls and goals as well. A player like him must score 10 goals and he must as well give between six and 10 assists and that’s what I want from him.''

Alex Iwobi made his sixth appearance of the season in all competitions against Brighton & Hove.

Igho Kingsley

Photo Credit : arsenal.com

Icon4s:
We usually have slow build-ups from the rare but easily convert this into quick attacks.

For a team to hold us all 90mins the opposing players will need to switch on and remain on for good 90mins.

The Zambians have a tough game in their hands and unfortunately for them they cannot pack the bus and hope for a draw and so must come out and play. This is where we will really hit them cos they cannot match us blow for blow.

Sincerely I would be surprised if they(Zambians) are not down by at least 2 goals at Half time.

Mujtahida:
Omo at this rate every old player is a genius ooo. From legend to genius is a far stretch ooo. Abeg oo.

Goodjoe and Joebie said Okocha is not fast yet on his Wikipedia page Okocha is described as 'quick and skillful'. Goodjoe don't say it's someone's opinion oo cos you just cited Matic's opinion to buttress your argument that Roy Keane is a genius (although Matic never said genius but legend)

Joebie:
He can be fast at getting past defenders with his tricks -- quickness. But if you follow the context from the start, we are talking about fast at runs -- hence, pacy.

Anybody who want to disagree with me should bring instances were he maintained a speed while leaving opponents behind. I don't have time for arguments without references.

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or at least refer us to where opponents could not catch up with him while racing.

elyte89:
Are we rohr, all suggestions, tactics remains on dis platform
Back to d matter






MIKEL ain't a LEGEND

Kog45:
CONFIDENCE vs RECKLESS,pls pick one

Kog45:
Ozil forgotten?

Mujtahida:
Your first sentence settles it cos that's the context in which I look at Jay's quickness because when you said he's not fast I got an entirely different mental picture than what your explanation now brings to my mind.

He was a dribbler who rather than dribble and run, would dribble and look for the next person to dribble. Football was more of entertainment to him than anything else. Only later in his career did he understand that dribbling ain't it all. His number of goals tells the story.

forgiveness:
He shouldn't have started the process of failure.

He should have stayed clear from the onset.

[/b]He shouldn't have gotten himself fired in the process.[b]

Icon4s:
Alex and Alexis right? Hahaha never came to my mind. But what's up with Wenger and Alex?

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Alex Iwobi
Alexis Sanchez
Alexander Lacazette
Alexander Hleb

The Iwobi - Sanchez combination is really fast becoming a great one. I have personally forgotten about Ozil.

The area Iwobi needs to work on more is his shooting. He could have scored a hattrick yesterday. He Doesn't often have enough power behind his shots and I think that was addressed at HT break which was why he used so much force to strike that ball for him to score.

forgiveness:
What is the bone of contention?

Is it the question of Mikel Obi as a legend?

There are four categories of legend as a Nigerian.


1, Football legend

2, Club legend

3, Africa legend

4, National team legend


If you have more to add please add.


Which one is Mikel Obi?

bigblangston:
I don't think that slow start to a game by the eagles can be stopped anytime soon, in fact it has been ingrained into all our national football team be it female football or Age grade teams, it's now a routine or better put CULTURE to start like that.

But I'm expecting a good game with a 4-2-3-1 game plan

goldfish80:
Perhaps you know more than Cantona who described this role as thus

(Eric Cantona once famously described the role of Didier Deschamp in the French national team as that of a ‘water-carrier’, the impish implication being that he toiled to win the ball and pass it on to more skillful players, such as Cantona himself, so they could weave their magic).


This is the stereotype about DMs. They simply win the ball and give to more talented teammates. [/b]That is why a DM will never win the Ballon d'Or.[b]

Playing that role for years at Chelsea killed Mikel's creative game. You said it yourself some pages ago when we played Cameroun, perhaps for argument sake you want to drag this.

goldfish80:
Agree with this. He wasn't bad at all but definitely an exegeration to call him a great passer as some have said.

©Manutd Redcafe

edi287:
Lothar Matthaus...

Mujtahida:
It's the slowness of a Viper (remember Finidi was called a viper). I watched a clip where Oliseh was talking about how remarkably swift the 94 set could switch from defence to attack.

This slow thing was what finished Cameroun. The first fifteen minutes even Victor Moses could not be seen but by the time we were on, we were on.

The game is a psychological checkmate oo: if they attack, they die, if they don't they die. How dem go do now?

TheGoodJoe:
So you want us to take the words of forum members over Wayne Rooney who played with Keane. Amazing.

Just admit it. You now Know Roy Keane was a baller. You goofed. Finito.

goldfish80:
Rooney said he was a guy who wen tambour making tackles all over the pitch. No way he said he was a technical wizard.

Those forum members are Man Utd fans themselves. They have no reason to be biased in their judgment.
The man was a thug who kicked people all over the place. He was no football genius.

Icon4s:
Your last paragraph is exactly the problem for them.

They will want to come out early to get an early goal and so Rohr should be ready to set up his team to soak up early pressure and hit them on the counter.

That defense of theirs cannot stand the pace, power and skills of our forwards.

The only way they can cope is to pack the bus but they cannot just afford to do that. So they would have to come out and hit us first and run back to secure the game. That early attempt to get that first goal would lead to their down-fall if Rohr strategizes well his counters.

goldfish80:
A natural leader, Matthaus drove and inspired and combined strong, inherently German mental attributes with an unerring quality on the ball.[b] Matthaus was primarily deployed as an attacking midfielder during his time at the San Siro , and from this advanced position he delivered a healthy goals return, scoring at a rate of better than one goal in every three league games. These goals were indicative of Matthaus’ well-honed and all-round game. [/b]

http://www.footballitaliano.co.uk/p6_66_983_lessons-in-calcio-lothar-matthaus.html

Lothar Matheus was a proper no 10 please. I didn't think you were serious when you mentioned him last night as a DM.

goldfish80:
A natural leader, Matthaus drove and inspired and combined strong, inherently German mental attributes with an unerring quality on the ball.[b] Matthaus was primarily deployed as an attacking midfielder during his time at the San Siro , and from this advanced position he delivered a healthy goals return, scoring at a rate of better than one goal in every three league games. These goals were indicative of Matthaus’ well-honed and all-round game. [/b]

http://www.footballitaliano.co.uk/p6_66_983_lessons-in-calcio-lothar-matthaus.html

Lothar Matheus was a proper no 10 please. I didn't think you were serious when you mentioned him last night as a DM.