chrisooblog:
Yes the bold is right but I've rewatched our games from that World Cup if Spain had been more tactical beating the SE wouldn't have been too difficult as they made it seem. Plus how do you legislate for the silly error from the Spanish goalkeeper Zubizzeriata? That 1998 SE team is one of the most indisciplined (off and on field) squads Nigeria has ever put out forget the result we got against Spain.

chrisooblog:
He has paid his dues remember he was an assistant coach at San Antonio for some time. Guy really has favour. He's married to an African American Actress forgotten her name now. Forget Nigerians have been making their mark in the NBA for ages right from the days of Olajuwon in the 80s. If the Nigerian Basketball federation had been better organized since way back we would have been qualifying for the olympics and winning Afrobasket before these recent crop.

TheGoodJoe:
During an interview in Port Harcourt, Nigeria head coach, Bora Milutinovic, 1998, was asked by a Journalist, Sam Atasia

Sam Atasia: Bora, you know the strength of the Spanish side with the likes of Raul, Hierro, Luis Enrique, Alfonso and a host of other.

Do you think the Nigerian Super Eagles should be scared of facing Spain?

Bora: Spain should be scared of Nigeria.


The journalists were speechless.

Few weeks later, we heat Spain and won the group that had Paraguay and Bulgaria.


Rohr should learn a thing or two from Bora.

BascoVanVeli:


Was he introduced as the coach yesterday yes or no If u saw it before why didn't u say something? So u were waiting for me to post it because my name is Stephen A Smith and I am an NBA reporter bah. This will not be the first or the last time I will post something people have already seen. Shoot I have posted things that have been posted here already. Ur response was just ridiculous and malicious.

What does Akwa United have to do with anything? We just had a long debate yesterday about goalkeepers but u are talking about Akwa United, why If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it must be a duck.

TheGoodJoe:


After the spanking by Netherland, a lot of our players hired special coaches and worked extra time to get their sharpness.

The discipline was there and also the Spaniards played well.

They were a sound side. Remember they demolished the Bulgarisns 6-0.

At the end, we matched them.

I don't think Zubizaretta should he fully blamed for Garba Lawal's goal. It was an unexpected direction and he still did his best to save it.

I still believe our determination and concentration was our biggest strength. Even in Atlanta but we lost it after beating Bulgaria.

If we continued with that passion, we would have gone a long way.

chrisooblog:
I really wish you would take the time re-watch the Spain match on youtube. Their were glaring lapses the Spaniards failed to consistently exploit.

Mobi Oparaku wasn't positionally disciplined. I'm surprised they didn't target his area of the pitch more especially after Raul's goal.

Actually we beat Bulgaria 1-0 but that was a shadow of the 1994 side that got to the semis. Stoichkov was basically retired the rest aging as well.

Sorry but that mistake by Zubby is almost unforgivable. Garba Lawal had no right to score what was just a inshallah semi shot/cross at goal.

Passion can only take you so far. Without the right structure it will peter out into nothing. Look at the way a less talented Denmark side handled us in comparison to how Spain played us and you will understand what i'm trying to say.

Kog45:
I thought you guys would have said missing 1996 and 1998 afcons have a negative impact on Super eagles development......the eagles team list to South Africa 96 was a bomb cos it was a mixture of US 94 and Atlanta 96 team.

As you said,winning Spain was a fluke cos prior to world cup the team was struggling losing 5-1 to Holland....losing against Denmark wasn't surprising

chrisooblog:
Yes the bold is right but I've rewatched our games from that World Cup if Spain had been more tactical beating the SE wouldn't have been too difficult as they made it seem. Plus how do you legislate for the silly error from the Spanish goalkeeper Zubizzeriata? That 1998 SE team is one of the most indisciplined (off and on field) squads Nigeria has ever put out forget the result we got against Spain.

humility33:


You're right

There is nothing special about him same wit bashiru. Only God knows where that Tijani is at the moment..dude was shame of a striker.
I dont know anything special wit the English lads that played for us in that tourney

jihday:
Mutiu's goal from setpiece, Lawal's goal GK lack of concentration, Oliseh scored out of nothing. We were outplayed for long period, Spain had the better chances. Hallmark of a fluke victory

TheGoodJoe:


After the spanking by Netherland, a lot of our players hired special coaches and worked extra time to get their sharpness.

The discipline was there and also the Spaniards played well.

They were a sound side. Remember they demolished the Bulgarisns 6-0.

At the end, we matched them.

I don't think Zubizaretta should he fully blamed for Garba Lawal's goal. It was an unexpected direction and he still did his best to save it.

I still believe our determination and concentration was our biggest strength. Even in Atlanta but we lost it after beating Bulgaria.

If we continued with that passion, we would have gone a long way.

TheGoodJoe:


Like Bleep. Ter Stergen was in that tourney.

With Mustafi, Mario Gotze and Bern Leno.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup_squads

humility33:


You're talking as if Europeans were given 16 reps on a platter
They deserve it with their chuk in above average performance. Africans dont even deserve that much reps self because we have not justify it in recent past let an Africa team win the world cup then we can now talk of more reps for africa

We barely even make it to second round whereas the Europeans do troop in the last 16 in numbers same with asians sometimes

jihday:
Mutiu's goal from setpiece, Lawal's goal GK lack of concentration, Oliseh scored out of nothing. We were outplayed for long period, Spain had the better chances. Hallmark of a fluke victory

fabyom:
Tell me about how Spain scored their goals?

Kog45:
Oga thegoodjoe hmmm...pls just blame Zubizaretta for that Lawal goal.

CASTAGNE:
if it was a European team it'd have been a masterclass but of course it's the average Nigerian team so it's a fluke

TheGoodJoe:
During an interview in Port Harcourt, Nigeria head coach, Bora Milutinovic, 1998, was asked by a Journalist, Sam Atasia

Sam Atasia: Bora, you know the strength of the Spanish side with the likes of Raul, Hierro, Luis Enrique, Alfonso and a host of others.

Do you think the Nigerian Super Eagles should be scared of facing Spain?

Bora: Spain should be scared of Nigeria.


The journalists were speechless.

Few weeks later, we beat Spain and won the group that had Paraguay and Bulgaria.


Rohr should learn a thing or two from Bora

fabyom:
Oga Kog, remember we won the Olympics just 2 years earlier. On paper, the 1998 squad was our best-assembled team ever. Our bench was filled with stars. We lost against Paraguay cos we have already qualified and we played our second team. We defeated both Spain and Bulgaria two very good teams. We outplayed the Danes on every front. Both Kanu and Okocha were squandering one chance after the other. Only someone that watched highlights will tell me that beaten Spain and Bulgaria was fluke.

fabyom:
Don't mind them! Blackphopias!

Kog45:
Haha Oga Fab...Black phobia'?bro remember nobody said beating Bulgaria was a fluke but saying Spain should not warrant word black phobias....just a discourse on Nigeria vs Spain.If you disagreed just convinced us like thegoodjoe and we move on.

JohnBullMySon:
This England wing attacking style doesn't suit Harry Kane.

mostob:
He needs to involve himself more in buildup. He is too rigid

JohnBullMySon:
Yeah. They've changed tactics too.