TheGoodJoe:


Keep in mind Barcelona was in a steady decline towards the end of Rijkaard's reign. A team outplayed by Sevilla over and over again. Two seasons without a trophy.

Guardiola turning that Barcelona into one of the greatest sides in club football is nothing short of amazing.

Food for thought. Remember to wash the plates after scrapping it.

goldfish80:


One of my favourite Nigerian defender of all time was unfortunately not featured on both pictures posted.
I mean the late Uche Okafor. I still cannot belive Uche took his own life. A man in the threshold of something great as a pundit on Espn and a football coach in True United States. If not for the cold hands of death, he would have no doubt managed one of our national teams and contributed immensely to the growth of Nigerian football like Keshi, Siasia and Eguavone have done.
I still have memories meeting him on a flight so many years before his demise. Great guy.

enomakos:
nothing will change bro ,our nepotism no get part two

Icon4s:

You see what I have been saying?

Mickael2:


I didn't say he is not a racist, evidence might support that but that's not my business. Fergie was a racist too so he won't be the first. My point is that he took a team of youngsters and won a treble in his first season, not double, TREBLE. Before 2008 what was Messi's achievement before then? He had the talents no doubt, but he could have been another Robinho if not for Pep. If you trace Xavi's rise and that of Iniesta too, you'd see Pep training them during their La Masia days(Iniesta I am sure but maybe not totally with Xavi). Did you know Busquets before? But he is easily the best DMF in the world. Or maybe you knew Pedro, or Bojan? I could go on and on. He achieved something there, end of

TheGoodJoe:


What of 3-3-3-1?

Icon4s:


Thanks. But let me give you a clue with some players I have in mind: Ayo Ogunlana, Taju Oyekanmi, Abdul Aminu, Boldwin Bazuaye.

BascoVanVeli:


The only constant thing is in life is change, things can never be the same forever.

tbaba1234:
Osimhen might be starting tomorrow according to Wolfsburg news
@wobscorer.

TheGoodJoe:


Keep in mind Barcelona was in a steady decline towards the end of Rijkaard's reign. A team outplayed by Sevilla over and over again. Two seasons without a trophy.

Guardiola turning that Barcelona into one of the greatest sides in club football is nothing short of amazing.

Food for thought. Remember to wash the plates after scrapping it.

tbaba1234:
Osimhen might be starting tomorrow according to Wolfsburg news
@wobscorer.

TheSuperNerd:
He looked sharp in training with that goal he scored..... and this is known thanks to the link you shared.

It will be exciting seeing Wolfsburg's no.18 in action....

Cc Sir Komekn

Tammy Abraham has scored 26 goals for Bristol City

tbaba1234:
Osimhen might be starting tomorrow according to Wolfsburg news
@wobscorer.

Icon4s:
Rashidi Yekini:

5 yrs ago today you moved to the great beyond.

The gap you created in the national team is still there.

I thank God and I'll say I was privileged to be among those you brought joy upon their faces.

I wept for joy when you scored Nigeria's first goal in that '94 World Cup. No other player deserved to have that record but you.

The goals record you created is still yet to be broken even 2 decades after.

You were a man that put Nigeria first when national team duty called.

Your 100% commitment was also always noticed on the field of play.



We miss you Rashidi (Yeking) Yekini.


Guys, Let's share our favorite moments of Rashidi Yekini.

maidaboi:
this will be a perfect birthday gift wish him all the best

tglobal:


He did this twice: Against Ethiopia in 93 and against Gabon in 94



This one plenty, but the most audacious was against Congo away in 1993. after the match the bus carrying the players was attacked

You could find these clips on youtube:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_FCwkxw08g at 2:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXxsP2GNc3k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNpHxoh7LdY

tglobal:


He did this twice: Against Ethiopia in 93 and against Gabon in 94



This one plenty, but the most audacious was against Congo away in 1993. after the match the bus carrying the players was attacked

You could find these clips on youtube:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_FCwkxw08g at 2:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXxsP2GNc3k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNpHxoh7LdY

Danycrusoe:


I was in the womb when he scored that goal, but then I grew up seeing a man on tv in a checkered green n white jersey grabbing the net nd shouting but surprisingly there was no one with him in the net, so I used to think he threw a big chance away.

not until when my dad explained how he scored Nigeria's first goal at WC that that was y he celebrated that way, I asked further what was he now saying in the post my dad said no one knows till now.

I asked again (I used to be and am still inquisitive) y was dere no one celebrating with him since it was our first WC goal n he told me that there was mafia n malice in the team especially against Yekini because he used to score lots of goals and he received most of the accolades n attention so others were jealous and didn't celebrate with him and that only Victor ikpeba went to meet him before he left the net.

he also said the failure of that team was caused by a certain mafia group in the team who saw themselves as big boys and the malice against Yekini which saw him usually isolated as he would be starved of passes. pls sir Icon4s is the above true or was it just rumours??

I also saw his pix when he played gateway united in the Npl in 2006 which happened to be his last clubside. I heard a lot about him but didn't see him play.

Dad said all those small countries that are now fond of making mouth when they want to play Nigeria dx days would already v conceded defeat once they wrre drawn against the SE during yekini's time and in the 80s as well cuz they know for sure they won't n can't beat us and that our team was very strong n good.

sir icon4s please tell indomi generation like me n thesupernerd a short story about the Green eagles as they were known

tbaba1234:
Osimhen might be starting tomorrow according to Wolfsburg news
@wobscorer.

tbaba1234:
Straight out of injury to the starting line up of a top Bundesliga side.

Icon79:
OK, let me put it this way, he did a good job at Barca. But we can't discount the fact that he was also lucky to have some of the most talented players on the planet in his possession. And in addition, I would like to see him reproduce that magic with another team because we can declare him the greatest.

Apples to apples, he couldn't crack Jupp Hyneckes achievement at Bayern. And so far, he hasn't really improved on Manuel Pellegrini's final year with ManCity - keep in mind that that final year was one of Pellegrini's worst records with City.


O pari

Icon79:
Omo, as far as I know, any system that doesn't breakdown your team strictly into the big three: Defence, Midfield, and Attack is a fabu. Take it from someone who knows

O pari

Icon79:
OK, let me put it this way, he did a good job at Barca. But we can't discount the fact that he was also lucky to have some of the most talented players on the planet in his possession. And in addition, I would like to see him reproduce that magic with another team because we can declare him the greatest.

Apples to apples, he couldn't crack Jupp Hyneckes achievement at Bayern. And so far, he hasn't really improved on Manuel Pellegrini's final year with ManCity - keep in mind that that final year was one of Pellegrini's worst records with City.


O pari

Icon79:
The quotes below just got me lolling....because it's so true. That's why I started calling for Barca to fire Enrique ever before he announced his resignation.

As per Abidal, Pep started scapegoating him even before his health scare. Trust me, I know this because I have sources at Barca. He had to play Abidal because he was the only natural left back they had at that time.

Forget Iheanacho, just look at how he treated Yaya Toure at ManCity! Toure had been their best player (and the stand-in captain) over the past 5 years and the man came there to treat him like a nobody! In fact, everything I have heard about Pep tells me that he's a racist. You'll definitely have a hard time convincing me otherwise.

And by the way, I am a Barca fan, so I don't have anything personal against him either.

O pari

tbaba1234:
Osimhen might be starting tomorrow according to Wolfsburg news
@wobscorer.