edi287:

Beckham from 99 - 02 was probably the second best midfielder in man united after Roy Keane.
It's a myth that he was only good at crossing. He was a superb passer, had an above average touch, great vision and crazy stamina. Yeah he didn't have the flair and Skill of Figo, but he was a VERY good player.
His best position was as a CM. Didn't have the pace and skill to beat defenders on the flanks.

hardwerk:
Beckham was trash ....Can you compare him to Dennis Bergkamp

Eligreat247:


From Iwobi`s response on most difficult dance move i think shaku shaku is going to be their dance step for goal celebration. Who else can see so?

Jarus:


Beckham was not trash.

He was a fine player, a great one even.

tbaba1234:
Nigeria's first captain, Etim Henshaw..

The Nigerian National team was then known as "the red devils."

TheSuperNerd:
Iwobi On His Best Roommate, Favourite Goal, Aubameyang Style, Shaku Shaku




Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi, who is with the squad in Russia for the World Cup, answered some fun questions in a short BBC Africa video…


Special goal?

My goal for Nigeria vs Zambia (Iwobi sc6the winner against Zambia in Uyo, the goal that sealed the Super Eagles Russia 2018 World Cup ticket).


Favourite boy band?

Kelechi (Iheanacho) has some lowkey songs. I’d probably have Ezenwa on the chorus or something like that.



Favourite Okocha goal?

It has to be against Middlesbrough. He bent it in. I was with dad that day and it was amazing.



Best dressed: you or Aubameyang?

I believe I’m the best dressed. He’s a bit too flash. I don’t really like too much flash.



Weirdest item teammate has brought to camp?

Kelechi actually brought a microwave when we were in London, of all things. But I found it useful because he was in my room and we could warm up our food.



Barcelona or Real Madrid on FIFA 18?

Barcelona.




Best and worst roommates?

Both have to be Kelechi. He has this tendency to be late and I don’t like to leave him behind because we’re roommates and I feel we’re in this together. But at the same time he’s fun, he’s always enjoyment. He’s the best and the worst at the same time.



Most difficult dance move?

Shaku shaku. I’m still learning it and I have to learn it before the World Cup by force. I’m still learning the footwork.


Source: https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/iwobi-on-his-best-roommate-favourite-goal-aubameyang-style-shaku-shaku/



Russia 2018 Final clock countdown: 8 hours 47 mins to go

Martz101:


bros or else you don't understand English, you said cavani and suarez has one of the goal ratio in the world(not worldcup) except neymar, ronaldo amd messi and i told you there were many players above them and some are even in the worldcup.

zlatan and Cahill playing to 35 or 38 does not mean a thing, don't you know what ratio is??

and why are you comparing all players to suarez what of cavani?

what of lewandowski??

baba before you talk check your fact before you miss inform people

goldfish80:

It also did help he was handsome.
If Beckham had the looks of Kante or Luke Chadwick, he wouldn't be remembered with so much nostalgia.

TheGoodJoe:


Fine point. The bolded is what I agree with. We just need to refine our U17 model but work with it on a higher level. From the selection to playing style. If we do this, we fly.

olu98:
but d pig also predicted Brazil as 2014 champions

hardwerk:
can you compare him to Dennis ? The only thing David had was good pàssing while Dennis A+ everything including pass

somehow:


Who are the latins of old?

Joebie:
There is a huge gap between U17 and U20. The former is largely developmental, which is why we have struggled to translate our successes to that level.

Jarus:


Tough one choosing between the two of them, but I don't agree Bergkamp was better.

CaptainG00D:


No bro u got the message wrong.
The message is..."the pig predicted The Brasil 2014 worldcup champions"(Germany)..
He predicted Wimbledon(correctly)
He predicted BrExit and the owner thought he would get it wrong but he was right.
He predicted Trumps victory(correctly)

"So far, MARCUS is still on 100% accurate prediction...but I know he might get it wrong someday"... Said the owner

TheGoodJoe:
I also believe we can achieve greatness with our indigenious coaches but they will need support, better pay and most importantly time to make their impact. Most of our indigenious coaches suffer from the fire brigade approach that has hindered our football.

I also feel Amunike can deliver a good job if given the opportunity.

Jarus:


Tough one choosing between the two of them, but I don't agree Bergkamp was better.

Icon4s:


Something I have been trying to explain since inception of this forum.

The U20 is a lot more competitive than U17.

TheGoodJoe:


Maduabuchi Obinwa's case even verifies the strictness of the MRI scan because even though he was sixteen, he failed the test. So it means it is very difficult for overaged players to pass.

Finito.

Martz101:


This i will disagree with you, most good European dribblers are hyped by the media, but african players with such quality don't have that media attention.

No one knows how much Okocha was good with the ball untill Italy match. the commentator keep saying Okocha is one of the best players in the tournerment, same okocha that started just the Italy match, alot of dribble star like finidi,siasia, Amokachi and Amunike and even more but the media never cared to take note that was why it came as a surprise to them.

Even now so many people even Nigerians don't know an Ighalo is full of skills, a simon step overs could send you to the Bush and even a henry onyekuru ball movement could get one lost.

European media hype there own, if i didn't see Beckham play i would have thought he was way better than kanu and okocha put together.

and this media makes our player inferior and it affect our game, African players and team need to be Brave to win the worldcup

TheGoodJoe:


Let us forget media hype and you judge honestly from what you see. Today, which Nigerian dribbler will you rate above Hazard or De Bruyne.

TheGoodJoe:


Kanu and Okocha had flair but when it comes to decisiveness, Beckham was way ahead. One of the best the game ever saw.

realpoacher:
It is an honor to be alive today inorder to witness yet another world cup. Glory be to God the most high.

While the players were getting ready, me too was running round the clock to get prepared for this tournament.

I subscribed to bounty data, i got our Gen set fixed and filled it up with fuel already... No time for stories..

Now i will say


LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!....... ......... (in Shang Shaung voice)

isan:
Wizkid will be Lperforming live in Russia tomorrow- brila fm

Martz101:


because the BBC and English media made you belief so. he was good but not exceptional the way they made him look.