pyrex23:

are u a city fan

Daninya11:

Only time will tell.Lol

TheGoodJoe:
There is this hunger I see in some players, especially Brazilians I do not see in our players. I think we need to change our mindset and believe we can do better.

My jaw dropped when Danilo made that sprint to get the ball and also take that shot. That is pure hunger and belief in his talent.

There was this long ball that Ederson played. As soon as he hit it, I told someone that is a pass. I was still shocked when the ball landed squarely on Aguero. That kind of ability takes lots of hard work and that is a major determinant for greatness.

Our players need to develop this kind of hunger to achieve extraordinary things.

Icon4s:


Time from when to when?

Icon4s:

Who is that closer RWF?

Icon4s:


It goes beyond hunger. Abilities play a major role.

Now you understand why a coach would see more prospects in a Brazilian teen than a Nigerian teen.

Joebie:
Final Score: Feirense 2-1 Ferreira

Feirense's number 1 shirt, Dele Alampasu, was in bench for the second consecutive time.

BascoVanVeli:


Moses Simon, Ahmed Musa and Iwobi have all played @RWF. We can add Etebo, Henry and even Imoh Ezekiel. Not forgetting Bonaventure and Kalu.

Icon4s:


It goes beyond hunger. Abilities play a major role.

Now you understand why a coach would see more prospects in a Brazilian teen than a Nigerian teen.

TheGoodJoe:


To me it is hunger. I agree these Brazilians have exceptional abilities but it takes hard work to keep growing.

Watching Gabriel Jesus practicing his skills, I wondered if we have players who can spend time working on their skills on the training pitch.

Icon4s:


It is a blend of the two but your abilities keep encouraging you to go the extra mile.

When I see how some of our young players are hyped here I just shake my head. Especially when I hear things like 'world beater'.

The Nigerian factor will always set in.

TheGoodJoe:


Either way, Gabriel Jesus conversion rate is still poor. He squanders chances. That is his major challenge. Apart from that, he is superb in his all round play, hardwork, passing, speed, ball control, uses both feet and plays comfortably on all roles in the attack and attack midfield. I still feel Nacho is a better finisher. But, Guardiola wants all round play.

TheGoodJoe:
I get your point.

Icon4s:

A modern striker does more than waiting for that super final pass to Jab the ball into the net.

Strikers of today are a lot more enterprising in terms of involvement in overall play.

safarigirl:
the final job of a striker is to strike. If a striker is involved in overall play, but is not scoring those goals, he has failed.

Midfielders are there for creation, defenders are there to defend, if a striker is a hybrid of a MF and DF, but is not scoring, nobody really cares.

The primary aim of a striker is to strike, every other thing is secondary. This clear understanding of roles is the reason CR7 has been trumping Messi for the past two seasons and is set to trump him the third time.

Icon4s:


Sunday Mba was 24 when he featured at that 2013 AFCON.

This is the same Rabiu Alli that a lot of people here criticized Salisu for including in the CHAN list.

Nobody has also commended Ikechukwu Ezenwa for the penalty save that ensured we qualified for the CHAN. Why? Because he is Ikechukwu Ezenwa, a guy alongside Akpeyi, that we don't want in the Super Eagles.

OFFICIAL: ORLANDO PIRATES PART WAYS WITH EMMANUEL DANIEL


Daniel found game time hard to come by despite Kjell Jonevret rotating his goalkeepers for different competitions last season
Orlando Pirates have confirmed the release of Nigerian goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel.
He becomes the latest player to leave the club after Oupa Manyisa, Roger Majafa, Brighton Mhlongo, Sello Japhta,James Okwuosa and Donald Mokondelela to mention but a few.
The news was confirmed on Thursday by new coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic in a press briefing, saying they only have three goalkepers right now.
"Daniel is not with us. We have three goalkeepers - Sandilands, Mabokgwane and Mpontshane," Sredojevic told the media.
Daniel leaves the club without having made a single official appearance following his arrival in January.
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/official-orlando-pirates-part-ways-with-emmanuel-daniel/11whx53z8fzju1q85n6f9vhou0

AIG07:
I was about taking this list serious not until I saw Isaac Success name.

TheGoodJoe:


Wow. Number 1 shirt. That is interesting. The young man needs to work hard. Get his muscles and reflex sharp.

Joebie:
You are doubting Alli's age, but not doubting Mba's. Double standard oh. These players are not from the MRI era.

EEGA:
Isaac Success will be invited for the cameroon matches and he is likely to start from the bench in one of those matches.Most of the players who played the friendly against Senegal will also feature .Remember we played Senegal in order to be prepared for those two matches against cameroon.

safarigirl:
the final job of a striker is to strike. If a striker is involved in overall play, but is not scoring those goals, he has failed.

Midfielders are there for creation, defenders are there to defend, if a striker is a hybrid of a MF and DF, but is not scoring, nobody really cares.

The primary aim of a striker is to strike, every other thing is secondary. This clear understanding of roles is the reason CR7 has been trumping Messi for the past two seasons and is set to trump him the third time.

tbaba1234:


One example but i will argue Arsenal struggled many times were mental not physical. It is the same reason they capitulate when the pressure is on.
Other technical and less physical teams like Man Utd whooped Bolton left, right and center. Chile are not anywhere close to the physicality of Cameroon.

pyrex23:
me too was shocked wen tbaba said they werent dat physical....

jihday:
FYI it wasn't the physicality that got arsenal it was the long balls and negative football wenger always whined about.

TheGoodJoe:


Compared to our creative players.

zuchyblink:
Cameroon will beat Germany on a rough pitch. We must use physically active players on Cameroon because we would play on a not-too-good pitch. Being technical on physical teams works well on a smooth pitch

junnyjake:


I asked you a question, you failed to answer it, trying to counter me with another.

However, my point is we are not creative enough to depend wholly on the sleek/evasive/creative process.

We keep using Chile as an example, saying Chile weren't physical against Cameroon, they were more creative and so... But they were physical enough to not get bullied by the Cameroonians.

Our strength lies not in our creativity, so if we rely on it totally we'd get bullied into submission by the Cameroonians.

So I ask again, this time demanding an answer, HOW MUCH CREATIVITY DO WE HAVE IN OUR PRESENT TEAM??

Icon4s:


Did I say anything that points to me doubting Rabiu Alli's age?

femianski:
good morning everyone in this thread
this would be my first post on nairaland
I av been a ghost reader for about a year
I must really commend you guys for a great work in this thread most especially the goodjoe the supernerd sir icons safari girl