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eluquenson: Lionel Messi will lift the world cup trophy....he go do cortana & his fans like film trick.

. How he wan take do am ?

chrisley024: Even Aston Villa Vlaar was better than Luiz and Silva combined.

. Their technical side failed them.

And people were saying the reason Brazil was beaten is because Thiago Silva didn't play.

Oscar is a very silly player. He is the cause of the 3rd goal.

Why shouldn't he be able to train with his team mates? That's rubbish.

jeff1607: Can dogs b given eggs along wit d shells?

. Dogs like eggs but I'm not sure whether shells go along with it.

Polchiz: Nonsense! What of Yaya Toure, Iniesta, Gyang of Ghana, Drogba, Song, among others.
Did you hear that their fellow country men and women single them out and blame them for their poor performance?
I hate being a Nigerian. Hatred flows in their veins instead of blood.

. What's the hatred here ? He had a bad tournament but you guys keep denying it. He was disappointing because he was supposed to be one of our best players in the team. If he was a new face, people won't complain.

jogojogo: i know... it makes no sense. That did not stop his elimination from the group stage. As the world best footballer, i expect him to carry portugal on his shoulder just as it was expexted of Mikel.

. He went into the tournament with injury. Mikel was fully fit and he didn't feature for enough games in Chelsea. See the difference.

mikeansy: The German Coach Joachim Loew started a transformation agenda and philosophy alongside his mate Klinsman and carried on that agenda even after Klinsman left.

While its true that the short passing and pressing high up the pitch is similar to the spanish, it will be wrong to give Pep Guardiola any credit for the German success.

Because Bayern Munich under its former coach destroyed Barcelona even before Pep took over

. Exactly !! And Bayern under Pep lost 4 0 to Real Madrid under Pep Guardiola.

jogojogo: Yap, I saw it. He lost 4:0 to Germany and was eliminated in the first round.

. Do you know he scored a goal and made an assist ?

Source : http://mobi.supersport.com/football/blogs/sunday-oliseh/Why_Tiki_Taka_still_rules_the_world. I don't quite agree with him. The success of German in this WC has nothing to do with Pep's input in Bayern. This German team has skillful players as well as players good with aerial balls.

Why Tiki Taka still rules the world
By: Sunday Oliseh | 11 Jul | 21:33



As the Chileans drove the final nail in the coffin for Spain in Brazil, most thought that was the end of "Tiki Taka" football as we know it, at least at this World Cup.

Germany has quickly debunked that false notion by playing in Tiki Taka mode, thanks to its Bayern Munich influence under Pep Guardiola, and adding a German touch to it. It has positive aggression. Some term it "Tiki Taka a l'allemand"(french).

I share these statistics with you.

GROUPS STAGE TEAM STATISTICS

#
NUMBER OF PASSES BY TEAMS
TOTAL
AVERAGE
1
Germany
1934
645
2
Spain
1913
638
3
Italy
1735
578
4
Argentina
1694
565
5
France
1576
525
This first-round statistics of the German passing game show to what point Tiki Taka is still at large and successful. This has propelled them to their first World Cup finals in over 24 years!

What does "Tiki Taka" mean?

Tiki-taka is a style of play in football characterised by short passing and movement, working the ball through various channels and, most importantly, maintaining possession. The style is primarily associated with La Liga club Barcelona from Johan Cruyff's tenure as manager, updated with more success recently by Pep Guardiola from 2006 till 2012.

The Spanish national team, under managers Luis Aragones and Vicente del Bosque, also played this brand of football.

How come the Germans got to this?

Guardiola is now coach of Bayern Munich and has completely exported his Tiki Taka football into Bayern Munich. This current German side of 2014 usually starts with six players from Munich and are reaping the benefits.

Some may say that the Germans played similar football in South Africa in 2010 and that Bayern Munich did also in their successful 2012/2013 treble run. There could be some truth in that but then they were more defensive-conscious and played most of the passes in their own half.

Germany, version 2014, pressurises the opponent on all parts of the pitch, depending on where the ball was lost, and keeps possession in the opponents’ own half, as the poor Brazilians can attest to in their semifinal encounter, won 7-1 by Germany.

German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and central defenders Hummels and Boateng are the initiators of most attacks and a passing game that averages 645 passes in a game. The most impressive part of it is that they have scored 17 goals in six games, 64 attempts at goal and an average of one goal every 34 minutes. Yes they are that impressive.

There are many who criticise this passing game of Tiki Taka but I feel it is beautiful to watch a team play it and it requires more thinking than many think or admit to.

As we share this, the world champion of 2014 is yet to be crowned but, thanks to the exploits of Germany, Tiki Taka is not dead and buried.

The style of football that proves to be successful at the Fifa World Cup influences the shape of world football for the subsequent four years. This success story of the Germans playing Tiki Taka guarantees the survival of Tiki Taka, though its renowned exponents, Spain, crashed out to an early 'death'.

Come what may on the final day, when Germany lock horns with Lionel Messi's Argentina, Tiki Taka will still rule the world.

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Thismayor: if mikel wasn't in form 4ds world cup. we nid nt 2blame him. ds guy was dier 4us during confederation cup,anyway Ronaldo self Bleep up for ds tournament.

. Did U see what a half fit Ronaldo do?

Hermanie: There is no amount of evidence or DNA's that will make me accept that this guy is part of this our human race. Never in my life have i seen someone so slow, so un-committed, so unserious, so complacent. This doesn't surprise me a bit, but what keeps me wandering is how this guy is been hyped.

Surprisingly, he was nominated for the last African player of the year when i personally know guys alot better than him. Please guys tell me why Mikel should be a contender for that award when there are players like; Aubameyang (Gabon,Dortmund), Ayew, Moses, or better still our own goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.

Even if we say its his position that limits him, can we still compare him with Pauinho, Gustavo, Xabi alonso, Khedira or even Barcelona's Sergio Busquets.

Bottom line is that Mikel is the biggest disappointment in this Nigeria's current crop of players.

. Tell some people on this forum Mikel is a flop, they'll start showing you his match statistics.

shymexx: Don't compare 3rd world countries, to a country that prides itself in being the leader of the new world and a western country. Especially when those targeted are mostly black folks. It's not right.

And it's not just this guy, there are hundreds, if not thousands of black people like him in prison. 263 years for what? Do white serial killers even get that?

. He doesn't have a good lawyer. I watch crime and Investigation and some people with man slaughter sometimes get weak sentences.

The punishment is too harsh. Did he kiLl someone haba!! Any way, he's not a Nigerian, he's an American.

Smartsyn: He had a shot to a fulfilled life, but he blew it.

A slowpoke that could not reason like an Igbo man, maintain the 'flying eagle ' store and still run your drugs without drawing suspicion.

263years like say you be Methuselah..

. He's foolish because he got caught !! So a smart Igbo will never get caught. I hear you.

rattlesnake: what type of body geometry is this na

no wonder yobo scores own goal

. Hahaha. She for just chill.

About a year ago, they had their convention at Orchid hotel. They are something else.

It's gonna be Muller

newacca: Try carrot, you will thank me.

. Noted !!

tolu007: I always go 4rounds non stop, each tym i took water mellon b4 sex...chai! it works wella, it works pass alomo, ogidigba and d rest which are harmful to d body, try it and thank me later

. Wonderful !!

expert101: Watermelons are sex enhancers. Take it 2 hours before you engage in any sexual activity. Your cylinders will fire well.

. I've heard something like this before. May be I go try am.

olubukato: I am fine my sister.. I was there oo. The whole matter get as e be.

. What I'm hearing is funny !! Why delete all the pictures nah !!

The best thing you can do is not to put her in your mind. The second best thing you can do is to move unto her friends.

daveP: @Pickabeau: well admire her clothing well o.she's sulking hard to get that man be4 those 'waving flags' gets flat.pretty or no pretty! 80% of the ugly ones in nollywood are settled.while d melon displayers,etc are still searching....smh for them.i wonder what genny will think if a nairalander walks up to her and ask her to marry him.if her brain can be scanned that moment,the guy may equal trash.cos of some 'certain requirements'

. What makes you think there are no rich dudes in NL ? Haba !!!

oluyemisee: Engaged since 2009?Na u be d real LORD OF D RINGS

. Hahhahaha.

Nkiru wants to be a 2nd wife . Does any of her Nollywood friend my sharing their hubby with her ?

lalasticlala: guys which of them would u take to Mama?

sisters, which of them would u recommend for a brother?

. Yvonne Jegede. She looks youngand homely.

obisage: but why is it hard/impossible to talk about success without mentioning America
90% of the people mentioned here are Americans, does it mean that other countries
don't have people that failed and later succeeded? or that they they don't record it

Could it b that Africans dont really keep/have records?

. Food for thought. I think the West, especially Americans have control over the media.

Sijioke: 5| Stephen King: King was working as a teacher in rural Maine when he wrote his first novel,"Carrie". King had some small success selling short stories previously, but nothing that anyone could create a "career" on. King Submitted "Carrie" 30 times. King was rejected 30 times. Before his 31st attemp he threw the manuscript out. His wife rescued it from the round file and asked to try one more time. The rest ..... Is history.

. What a cool wife !!