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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by isan(m): 6:12pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
We played against crotia what happened? Icon4s: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 6:15pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
isan: And so we rather not play against Iceland. When we need to fire from all cylinders to overturn our deficit? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 6:18pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Oga. I replied your post. That wasn’t the post. That was your reply to my first reply. That was the point you derailed. Even my first response to that your initial post had a “for now” context. TheSuperNerd: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 6:22pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Here it is. Even Odunayaw ‘s post that you quoted had a “for now” context. Na u start to detail lol TheSuperNerd: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:24pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Mister, I was never ever speaking "for now" context. That is the different color you are bringing in. I was simply addressing the simple point of "The Best" based on WC Performance and I reemphasize that having a decent WC performance better than than your fellow continental reps does not suddenly make you the best. A balance of your continental reputation and WC showing is key. WC performance is not and never enough. Finito. Joebie: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 6:25pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Hahaha u a laughable. I’m the one trying to give it a different color? Smh TheSuperNerd: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 6:26pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Icon4s: oga icon...are we still in the qualifiers...? sometimes you make me fear and see you as a very conservative and analog kind of coach.... you have tried something and it is not working....common sense expect you to make changes.... you can't keep doing somethin same way and expect an improved results..... it seems you are still in the euphoria of the world cup qualifers..... where we played weaklings. now is the gathering of world best teams.. we have played mikel as AM for something now...but still.no results...so let's try iwobi there while mikel provide support from the CM role.... etebo or musa can be deployed to wings..... 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:26pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
And I addressed his post differently from the way I addressed yours. You only didn't want to agree that WC performance is not enough to make an African team the best. You kept on harping on what one does on the world stage is to be more recognised than what one does on the continent. And I said nope, a balance of both is key. Simple point. Joebie: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:28pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Yes you are. It is that simple. A WC performance does not make a team Africa's best all of a sudden. You argued for lengths trying to prove that it is all that matters and that you will pick a WC semi over an AFCON. See? So your "for now" is you giving it another color again. I mentioned my stance in the discussion and stuck with it. You changed yours. Joebie: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by adetoya234: 6:30pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
[s] M7even:[/s] Son of a goat. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jieta: 6:30pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
After their defeat by Croatia, Nigeria Players were so ashamed of their failure that they decided to hide their identity so that they would not be recognized. Moses dressed like a monk. While walking on the streets of Moscow in Russia, suddenly an old lady walked up to him and said: "Hi Moses!" Amazed and angry that an old lady had recognized him, he went back and dressed like a Muslim girl, covering his whole face leaving only the eyes. Again he bumped into the same old lady and she said: "Moses, nice meeting you again!" Confused and puzzled he asked,"But how did you recognize me ma'am?" The old lady laughed out loud and said: "Are you stupid or what? It's me Iwobi 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:32pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
I noticed same thing too Sir Tbaba. I found out only over 24 hours ago. I was initially shocked and tried to see if this was the same account I was following only to see that the pinned tweet and twitter @name is the same. It is just the person behind the acct that is different now. Hmmmm.. na wa... and you did drop your concerns about his reporting shaa. Didn't even think it will have deeper repercussions. But Samm Audu has been in this Journalism business for some time now.... a good long time in fact. Haba. He should have known better and where to draw the lines in his reporting on the team. Sad but the change is necessary then. tbaba1234: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 6:33pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
The best in this WC which has been my point from the start, will be determined by who goes farthest. I bet you Morocco will not be the team of the year when the verdict is out for the best team in Africa for the year 2018. It would be stupid of me to say by Senegal reaching the final they are the best African football nation of all time. That one na yeye discussion sef TheSuperNerd: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 6:33pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Icon4s:opkay ooo. let mikel play as AM. you are the only one suggesting this even on this thread. i visit other football forums. sir you are the only who i have i read suggesting mikel as AM. this is not the WCQ. its the WC, the real thing, baba. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:38pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Not of all time... But you did hint it that it will make them the best in Africa going forward. Also, I said who goes farthest is to be termed the "most fortunate" not the best. And I already explained why in my several posts on this. All I wanted to drive home is simple. WC performance is not indicative of Africa's Best. It is never enough. Afcon 2019 is just next year. We will know who is indeed Africa's Best. Simple point: The best of both Worlds is what crowns one the best. Do well at the WC or at least have a decent showing and cap it up with Strong success on the African continent. Joebie: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Certitude(m): 6:39pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Mujtahida:I also agree with chief Icon4s. I saw somewhere that the slow Mikel had a higher average speed than over half the team, including Iwobi. Even the slow balogun was surprisingly on the fast side. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 6:41pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Okay Oga Morocco are the reigning African champs and they would be the national team of the year 2018 for their fine showing at the mundial as well. Hence they are the best. Satisfied now? TheSuperNerd: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 6:41pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
TheSuperNerd:the guy did not leal anything the opposition wouldn't have seen coming from conservative Rohr He kuku did not pull any shock moves. Tomorrow, Ann Braun will predict first XI and she sef will be spot on. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 6:44pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Oh yes I still stand by that. Whoever wins the AFCON 2019 will have the bragging rights then. But before the next AFCON, the country that goes farthest in this WC will. TheSuperNerd: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 6:45pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Certitude:did you see the comparison between mikel and modric? iwobi should be the one playing behind the strikers not Mikel |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 6:45pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
safarigirl: That what I was saying. How hard can it be to predict Nigeria's lineup? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 6:50pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli:you no see say even bet companies no dey ask people to predict our line-up again? 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Certitude(m): 6:51pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Mujtahida:Why sir? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:52pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
CHAN is home based. Crowning them the best for that is only focusing on one side. I speak of the Whole national team. You know what I am saying. Even The FIFA rankings will tell you another story. I think Tunisia is no.1. Lol... see? Cameroon are African Champs but are not number 1. My point is simple. Very simple. WC performance is not and will never be the sole decider for an African team being the best team on the Continent for a large part of a period/timeline. It may fetch you an award in a year of the CAF awards, but flunking at the AFCON by failing to conquer Africa like Ghana have failed to do all this time, even after being crowned "CAF Team of the year" in 2010 just shows that being the best in Africa is more than just about reaching the QF or Round of 16 at the mundial. A level of success on the world stage combined with Continental success gives you claim to being called Africa's BEST. Even based on the qualifiers, Nigeria came out of the toughest group and even defeated the African champions massively. On the back of their WCQs performance alone, many referred to Nigeria as Africa's finest and most-in-form team at the moment but nothing is certain yet until we show some good stuffs at the mundial and at Afcon 2019. For now the best team in Africa is still Cameroon because they are the Champions of Africa. Senegal is not. Nigeria is not. Not even Tunisia. Joebie: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:55pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Honestly, I remember saying Samm was only making general talks on what he feels Nigeria can approach Croatia with. He was only making his own deductions and cooking up his own analytical lineups. But well, it seems it has landed him in this palava. Well shaa... back to Focus on the team for me. The sight of that new female Journalist really took me by surprise. safarigirl: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AIG07: 6:56pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Uruguay has just qualified for the round of 16 Do you still remember Marcus the Mystic pig? It prediction is still on course. 6 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 6:56pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
safarigirl:Ahn ahn...na lie? How many of our players fit enter their first 11? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:58pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Lol... okay so that is just your personal projection now. Okay I understand. Lol... I suppose Both Nigeria and Algeria were Joint-Best in Africa then for their Brazil 2014 Finish abi. Mind you, Nigeria had conquered Africa in 2013 and went in there as African Kings and still did well reaching the round of 16. Now that is what you call Africa's Best. Joebie: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 6:59pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Icon4s:Well we can now see that the African game is different from the big stage. Even during the WCQ, I wanted Mikel playing deeper. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 7:00pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Joebie:True. But let's not write off their quality. It's crazy when the media see their win over Poland as an "upset" |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 7:01pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Which is why I said the best and African champs a are two different things. African champs is not open to debate. The best is subjective. Even what you just said is an opinion. Among us Africans if you asked “who is the best” after this WC, many would respond with the WC in view. Cameroon won’t even be on he lips of many non Africans especially looking at it from a global perspective since their presence want felt in Russia. African champs is a title not open to debate, however the best is subjective especially in non AFCON years. At the CAF awards the verdict will be out for 2018 — this is where my opinion lies. TheSuperNerd: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by mank1234(m): 7:04pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
I pity Spain in this tournament. Every team wants to defend against them. It's not easy playing against a team that has 11 players behind the ball #IranVsSpain 1 Like |
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