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Sulele04:
Father is a British-Nigerian.
Mother is a german.

Honestly, I am very disappointed in Nff, they didn't even make an attempt to woo him.
It is same thing with Saka, see that crystal palace Eze that boy is a low-key baller, if Nff were serious they should have called him up.
Shoretire of man u, Tella of Southampton, Adarabioyo of Fulham are others we should be calling up.

"Catch them young" must be an unexistent phrase to them
Nff needs an overhaul ffs .

SyIvalord:
Very true. When I saw Werner ruin that chance with his silly first touch after Mount had played him in, the first thing that came to my mind was that a player like Rashford or Mbappe would have controlled the ball in such a way that they would be facing the goal immediately. He could have been one on one with the keeper if he had a good first touch.

BlueRayDick:
Well, for me I believe that aside from a CB being very good at reading the ball, very good in the air, being a good leader at the backline , making timely interceptions etc....

BlueRayDick:
Well, for me I believe that aside from a CB being very good at reading the ball, very good in the air, being a good leader at the backline , making timely interceptions etc....

BlueRayDick:
[/quote]such player must enjoy successful years with his team(either at the national level or club level by winning a major title ) and such success must be directly attributable to his footballing prowess. It is only then I consider such player as ''great"

BlueRayDick:
[/quote]I will gladly agree he is a good player for PSG particularly in the era in which they've dominated their domestic league with the arrival of their Qatari owners in 2011, but he isn't great defender you call him to be. That guy was always in the defense line when they get dumped out of Champions league year-in year-out.

BlueRayDick:
[/quote]Like I said earlier, when great defenders of this era will be mentioned, Thiago's named will likely be missing.

airmark:
Yes now.

He claimed that Silva never won a major trophy for club and country, i mentioned Copa America he started doing several 'leg overs' like Quaresma.


Meanwhile,

Ferdinand : Back in 2014, when asked on Twitter who the best centre-back in the world was, the Manchester United legend said: “Thiago Silva by a long way.”

Gattuso : “I see Thiago’s strength every day in training. It is not a blasphemy to compare Thiago Silva to Franco Baresi.”

Inzaghi: “I think that Thiago Silva is the best defender in the world. It is incredible how good he really is. Thiago Silva is part of a new generation of phenomenal players who are perhaps born every 100 years.”

Ronaldo: “Thiago Silva is without a doubt the best central defender in the world. He has incredible qualities. He is a symbol of elegance like Franz Beckenbauer. He is following in his footsteps.”

Ancelotti: “When Thiago gets onto the pitch, he controls the defence with his great personality and character. He is the boss of the defence,” Ancelotti wrote in his 2015 book My Coaching Secrets.

“Thiago is a leader, technically capable of doing extraordinary things in the two phases of the game. With him, things at the back are simple and efficient.

“His speed, his great ability to recover the ball, the way he reads the game, all combined with an extraordinary leap in aerial duels makes him one of the best defenders in the world.”

Laurent Blanc: “I confirm everything that is said or written about Thiago Silva, everything people think of him: he is at the top level in the world!”

Capello: “If I needed a defender I’d sign Thiago Silva. In the next two years, he could easily play in Italy with a cigarette in his mouth.”


But here on nairaland, he is not great because he hasn't won a UCL or World cup.

raumdeuter:
You mean the Thiago Silva that acheved nothing major for club and country

raumdeuter:
If Boateng is not a top 5 of the past 20yrs then Thiago Silva wont even be top 30 of the past 20yrs

CSTRR:
Bayern Munich is a great team, but damn, they lack grace, class and humility.

Arrogant from top to bottom.
Even their management is unbelievably arrogant.

A very difficult team to like.

TrebleChamp:
Chelsea will win the UCL this season.....

Sulele04:
Father is a British-Nigerian.
Mother is a german.

Honestly, I am very disappointed in Nff, they didn't even make an attempt to woo him.
It is same thing with Saka, see that crystal palace Eze that boy is a low-key baller, if Nff were serious they should have called him up.
Shoretire of man u, Tella of Southampton, Adarabioyo of Fulham are others we should be calling up.

"Catch them young" must be an unexistent phrase to them
Nff needs an overhaul ffs .

Havertz10:
brainless you are not a very bright under 5ft man

Lana1:
Na you dey follow success beef.

We used to hype our PL jeje but you'll jump in with LaLiga. Same way u don dey mention Bundesliga.
Just like all those ur coefficient yarns.

popizaino:
Untop say them beat Lazio?

Abeg Make them meet liverpool with van djirk at the back or better still PSG under this pochettino before we begin call them wetin them no be.

Jodera:
Yet none can enter our squad too.

Isn't that expensive garbage?

popizaino:
Go to Manchester United thread and tell them Eric cantona is not great for the same reason ig you are not being bias.

popizaino:
Not surprised, you don't know ball.

timbros:
'When you play so well and you lose you realise there are things that are not in your hands, you hit the post twice, that ball, the new ball, I hate that new ball, white and dark blue now, the ball didn’t want to go inside. I cannot control, probably the yellow ball would go inside.'

- Jose Mourinho after losing to West Ham



This guy don dey blame ball.

raumdeuter:
Why not Chelsea? ABi dem no dey allow una use 11 players for field?

raumdeuter:
Tell us how a useless Thiago Silva will make top 30 defender in the past 20yrs. Make he just dey fit so he can play vs Atletico in the return leg so that Simeones bys can have a chance

raumdeuter:
Cantona is a Man Utd great not a European great.
Same way Mark Noble is a west Ham great

timbros:
'When you play so well and you lose you realise there are things that are not in your hands, you hit the post twice, that ball, the new ball, I hate that new ball, white and dark blue now, the ball didn’t want to go inside. I cannot control, probably the yellow ball would go inside.'

- Jose Mourinho after losing to West Ham



This guy don dey blame ball.

popizaino:
You can't make fifa 11 on three different occasions and not be great. The only time your world cup winning boateng will be above Thiago Silva is when they are listing names of centre back alphabetically.

swiz123:
Mount has all the attributes to become an average player. All great players are talented, not just hard-working.

KingAlabi:
Na why I mention you

I know say you go make me proud

popizaino:
I'm not bias like you and that is why I didn't mention my team.

popizaino:
You can't make fifa 11 on three different occasions and not be great. The only time your world cup winning boateng will be above Thiago Silva is when they are listing names of centre back alphabetically.

popizaino:
Nobody asked you that One. ......is cantona a great player or not ?

raumdeuter:
Bring your team to come play us na abi una no complete ni?

raumdeuter:
FIFA 11, is ballot box and polling booth

What has Thiago Silva won on the field

when naming defenders who have won CL, World cup we will see Thiago Silva carrying ballot paper up and down

raumdeuter:
Great to who or what? WHen una don dey call Thiago Silva great every Benteke, Yarmolenko will also be great

raumdeuter:
If Boateng is not a top 5 of the past 20yrs then Thiago Silva wont even be top 30 of the past 20yrs