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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by asha80(m): 12:18am On May 23, 2018 |
TheSuperNerd: https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/22/manchester-united-star-sergio-romero-ruled-world-cup-7569782/ |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Unlimited22: 12:19am On May 23, 2018 |
tbaba1234:You are dodging my question. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 12:21am On May 23, 2018 |
Unlimited22: I am not, I am simply using the same metric used by Nihilstjnr. I think, Yaya has had a better career but Okocha is certainly an African legend in his own right. Players like Okocha paved the way for the Yaya Toures of this world. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Olibboy: 12:22am On May 23, 2018 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 12:22am On May 23, 2018 |
tbaba1234: Are u saying the defender fell on his butt out of clumsiness? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nihilstjnr: 12:23am On May 23, 2018 |
tbaba1234:. I think you're mistaking Eintracht Franfurt for another club. Okocha was actually relegated with them. Apart from 1992 when they came 3rd, they never challenged for any league title. Btw this was the time when only the league winners qualified for UCL, so a 3rd place finish wasnt as important as it is today. Also when he was in france, PSG were also not the PSG of today. That was the era of Lyon winning 6 or 7 straight league titles, and PSG neither challenged for, nor won a pin when JayJay was there. Infact JayJay was discharged by PSG for free...aged 28, after being signed for 14m...and in a world cup year no less. The only club willing to take a chance on him were a freshly promoted club to the EPL. We may look back at history with rose tinted glasess today, but sir, that man did not have the career he could have. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 12:23am On May 23, 2018 |
asha80: Yes Sir Asha80... Knee injury.
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 12:24am On May 23, 2018 |
I had the header he conceded in mind. Cool down. forgiveness: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 12:24am On May 23, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli: lol... He was dribbled.. I am saying that if he lost the ball while attempting to dribble, he would have been queried because he could have shot earlier. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 12:25am On May 23, 2018 |
Humility017: How can Kelechi Nwakali merit going to the world Cup? I thought we have agreed that the best have been selected from the top leagues in Europe? Did Nwakali play in one of the top leagues in Europe? Didn't he flopped in the Eredivise in the first half of last season before he was demoted to second division? Was he even spectacular in the second division of Eredivise where he played in the second half of the season? Was he the best Nigerian player in his role in a top league in Europe last season? How can you set a standard in the morning and break it at will in the evening? Or is the standard applicable to some players and not to some players hence the bending of rules for some particular players? How can we tell if our best player in Europe would have performed better than Nwakali tonight if invited? Hahahahahaha! People can deceive themselves ooooooo. ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by asha80(m): 12:28am On May 23, 2018 |
TheSuperNerd:i really do not like hearing key players of countries missing due to injuries |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 12:29am On May 23, 2018 |
Who doesn’t know Okocha? Okocha is popular for how he stands out on the pitch not for the clubs he played. He was too magical not to be known. My nephews in London are 17 and 18, and they know him very well. These are boys who hardly come to Naija. Born and bred there Nihilstjnr: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 12:30am On May 23, 2018 |
Nihilstjnr: Nope, the same Frankfurt... Before they were relegated, what were their positions? 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 5th 9th 17th (relegation season) Can you see what i am talking about? They were regular contenders before the slip and that ws because they sold some of their better players.. Throughout Okocha's stay in PSG, they played a European competition. I believe they were 2nd once. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 12:31am On May 23, 2018 |
tbaba1234: He shot the ball right after he dropped his defender. The only extra touch he made was to put it on his left leg. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 12:31am On May 23, 2018 |
Joebie: Really,! |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nihilstjnr: 12:32am On May 23, 2018 |
tbaba1234: There are certain things that guarantee immortality in the game - Trophies, and individual honours. You're right that as we grow older, the memories fade. The records however dont. 100 years from now, a kid using the google equivalent of that era could be looking through a list of EPL winners and find Yaya Toure. Or perhaps via a list of past APOTY winners. Maybe UCL past winners. To find jayjay, the same kid will need to have either arcane knowlegde, or may have to rely on blind luck to stumble accross his clips on that era's equivalent of youtube. Career wise, there are simply no trophies or awards alluding to the great talent he posessed. This is a man who could have had it all...but didn't due to a nonchalant attitude to tactical football. I'm not mad at that...just calling it as i see it 5 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nihilstjnr: 12:37am On May 23, 2018 |
tbaba1234: 3rd isnt a 'title contending position' but for sake of this discussion, I will concede the point/ JayJay was there for only the last 4 of those seasons, I can see a steady decline 3rd 5th 9th Relegation I'm not making a direct correlation and blaming JayJay for that slump in fortunes I'm only making the point that during his tenure at the club, Frankfurt were NOT a top top team. Not a team challenging for honours. At best a top half team. And this of course in a 18-team league. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 12:38am On May 23, 2018 |
Nihilstjnr: Okocha was the 2004 Nations cup best player, he also won the Golden boot in that competition. He was runner-up APOTY twice and won the BBC African Footballer of the Year twice. He has been at the top of the game in Africa. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 12:44am On May 23, 2018 |
Nihilstjnr: Okocha joined Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1991/92 season. They were 3rd that season. They were also 3rd in the 1992/1993 season 3rd 3rd 5th 9th 17th. They were certainly contenders in the early 90s. In 1995, Okocha and Yeboah were involved in a feud with manger Jupp Heynckes and that led to the fall of Frankfurt as those were their best players. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nihilstjnr: 12:45am On May 23, 2018 |
tbaba1234: Please dont mention BBC african award. Thats an award that's open to the voting public like BB Naija, not an award that is judged by football experts Even that golden boot award was won on a technicality tbh, as he wasnt the only player to score 4 goals in that tourney JayJay has never been at the top of the game in africa. He was a ball juggler and entertainer...not a footballer. He could have been, but he never was. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 12:51am On May 23, 2018 |
Nihilstjnr: Yet he was runner-up for the best player on the continent twice.. Bros, you are not being honest. It is like saying Xavi was not one of the world best players even though he was 3rd multiple time. 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by poseidonsaiz(m): 12:53am On May 23, 2018 |
neezar: The life and times of an average Nigerian pessimist. I'll take that wager with you anyday... meanwhile... just for kicks |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 12:54am On May 23, 2018 |
Oh yes forgiveness: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nihilstjnr: 1:00am On May 23, 2018 |
tbaba1234: I'm not being dishonest here. How can you be top of the game as a runner up? That's an oxymoron. Xavi wasnt the best player in the world...he was however the top midfielder in Europe. If you told me Xavi was at the top of the European game in his peak, I would also reject that. If you said he was the top midfielder however... JayJay wasnt even that. Never the top player generally or top guy in his niche. He wasnt even the top guy in super eagles. I remember the very first time I heard the phrase 'play to the gallery', it was used to describe JayJay.# I dont want to muddle this discussion up cos I feel like ive strayed a bit. My point remains that if you compare Okocha's career to his team mate like Kanu for example, it becomes immediately apparent that JayJay was a massive underachiever...and this was due to his indiscipline on(and reportedly off) the pitch. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 1:07am On May 23, 2018 |
All these Chelsea fans can sell their wife for the blues.. dem go dey come here to worry we die hard SE fans. Dey ur lane.. hopefully one day Abrahamovic go send your grand pikin money. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 1:17am On May 23, 2018 |
Some people are just too fvcked up to be taken serious. 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 1:19am On May 23, 2018 |
neezar:don't forget to show Us ur ticket? ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Farzat: 1:24am On May 23, 2018 |
Some people are just seeking for argument attention but it seems every is busy |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 1:33am On May 23, 2018 |
Joebie: I think they have to worry about Conte first... Is he in or out? Lol... I hear Sarri rumors... Ahhhh.. Chelsea... Na just because Our Victor Moses dey dia shaa... Chelsea fans before the FA Cup final as seen below.... 2 Likes
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 1:37am On May 23, 2018 |
I'm rewatching the clips of the Nigeria B vs Atletico Madrid game and mehn that Kelechi Nwakali goal.... I never even talk of Usman magic. I guess this is the look Oblak gave Kelechi N. for sending him to market with that screamer..... Oblak: Just imagine ehn.... Such a rude and disrespectful young man!
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 2:04am On May 23, 2018 |
Transfer rumors are linking Joel Obi with a move to Leganes in La liga.. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by ykalhaji(m): 2:09am On May 23, 2018 |
Nihilstjnr: Bros calm down there. What were Maradona's accomplishments? How many Championships did he win ? How many world cups ? How many accolades ?? And his name is already over cemented. In African Football Jay Jay Okocha is a legend. Even your Yaya Toure is a big fan of Okocha, you dey there dey talk nonsense. Abeg make somebody ban all these against Naija pikins biko. Just joking oooo � But at the same time his career could have gotten a lot more milleage if he had taken the game more serious during the earlier stages of his career, still he is the most important, most loved and most known Nigerian football player EVER!!! Next is Kanu Nwankwo. 1 Like |
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