Icon4s:


Any coach that cannot qualfy Nigeria for the AFCON deserves to be sacked! We cannot leave the development of the national team in the hands of such incompetent fellow!

Earthquake1:


Marching towards greatness with 148million spent over the year

Ok

Icon4s:


Just like Joseph Akpala and Anthony Ujah were some of the hottest properties in Europe but they didn't know where the back of the nets were in the GWG.

Onyekuru better buckle up Josh Maja dey come o

Earthquake1:


All you are saying are appendeges truth is that both achieved success with thier respective styles

Note Guardiola has not built anything, he bought them

TheGoodJoe:


Klopp is marching towards greatness Mourinho spent a fortune but the team was dire.

Earthquake1:


Mourinho's failure was due to personality clashes and players uncomfotability with his type of play

Ask Sean Dykes, Rafa Benitez, Roy Hodgson, Chris Hutton how defensive play helps them in the premier league

Damn Claudio Ranieri won the league with a defensive team

Icon4s:


Just like Joseph Akpala and Anthony Ujah were some of the hottest properties in Europe but they didn't know where the back of the nets were in the GWG.

Onyekuru better buckle up Josh Maja dey come o

TheGoodJoe:


Not true. Most of the players under Guardiola are far better than they were when they joined the club. Even Delph, Aguero and De Bruyne who were there before he came have showed remarkable improvements.

TheGoodJoe:


Small gains. I repeat small gains.

Show me those who built formidable top quality sides with their small gains compared to those who did built great sides playing offensively.

Humility017:

awww...I am really impressed.
these lad deserve a look in...and some here are still crying for Tammy Abraham the English international....

should some Africa countries have players of awoniyi and oshimen kind...they will definitely be in afcon commanding a starting berth...
even countries like Ghana

Earthquake1:


He bought most of his players around 50 million (showing they were already peaking or potentials)

That can't said to be building a team

Earthquake1:


If winning the league is small gain, I'll rather have it

andrew444:


Agreed

Despite that i dont much like tammy, isnt he better than all out strikers at the moment?

TheGoodJoe:


I disagree because that is a small gain if in the long run, we are no way from being a quality side.

We need someone who in a stipulated amount of time can build us into a top quality side.

Let me give a far-fetched inference.

Imagine one coach who in ten years will qualify us for all the tournaments but will not win any and our play is dire.

And another who after ten years, fails to qualify us fir any tournament except the World Cup on the tenth year and end up winning the World Cup playing breath taking football.

Who do you think will benefit the country more in the long run?

We need a coach that can keep marching the team to play better and with time win games in breath taking fashion. That is how we get better. Not just looking at he qualified and celebrate it.

TheGoodJoe:


That is you. Look at where Leicester City is now and where Liverpool are in terms of play. I will choose Liverpool over Leicester City any day. Which will you choose?

mostob:
IMO , if he is that good, then Chelsea should have recall him to take up their faulty striking position.

TheGoodJoe:


That is you. Look at where Leicester City is now and where Liverpool are in terms of play. I will choose Liverpool over Leicester City any day. Which will you choose?

Icon4s:


If the coach does not qualify for tournaments how best can he build the team naa? Don't Tell me friendlies because teams that qualfy for tournaments are the same ones that play friendlies more.

On the bolded I just dey laugh. Chai TheGoodJoe. So he didn't qualify for any tournament in 10years, while others are busy building their teams with top quality competitive games this ur imaginery coach and his team will be in hiding somewhere taking only drills morning, afternoon and night while their mates are busy with serious tournaments. TheGoodJoe!! Wake up!!!!

Earthquake1:


Liverpool has spent up to 400 million since Klopp arrived and Leicester city has lost their key players so what are you talking about?

Icon4s:


Siasia was in charge for the whole of the 2012 AFCON qualfiers yet his attacking philosophy failed us. Before then the last time I withnessed Nigeria crashing out in an AFCON qualfiers was in 1985 ie qualfiers for the '86 AFCON in Ivory Coast.

TheGoodJoe:


I used far fetched for you to get the point. It is an inference for you to see that big gain trumps small gains.

Finito.

TheGoodJoe:


Who was peak? Was Stones a World beater? Was Kyle Walker a World Beater? Laporte never got a national team call-up. Is Mendy the one that should guarantee a trophy?

There was a steady increase in the quality of every player. They all improved. Otamendi went from a defensive lynch pin to one of the best passing midfielders around. Stones improved drastically. Sterling had people asking if he was the same player Guardiola bought.

You can not buy such improvements with money.

Icon4s:


That cannot be a gain not to talk of being small or big. You stay away from competitive tournament for 10 years and u suddenly appears at the WC and be dreaming of winning it?

Where has it ever happened?

Look at the countries that have won the WC in the last 30 or 40 years and see how they had performanced in the competitions they took part in 10year period leading to that WC.

TheGoodJoe:


Liverpool has not one a Premier league trophy, Leicester City has. Which do you prefer?

Earthquake1:


There is no doubt that Guardiola has improved his squad but it was not like he picked the players from the gutter, these guys were already potentials many clubs wanted but could not sign due to their heavy price tag

Sterling (50 million)
Sane(37 million)
Gabriel Jesus (30 million)
Bernado Silva (43 million)
Kyle Walker (45 million)
Mendy(50 million)
Laporte(55 million)
Ederson(30 million)

Essentially you could say he bought his way to success

Earthquake1:


If Leicester spends 400 million then we could compare

TheGoodJoe:


It is an inference. We would prefer winning the World Cup in the next ten years if it means giving up qualifying for tournaments.

I am not saying it is an ideal scenario it shows the essence of sacrifice of small gains for big gains.

andrew444:


Recall average player?

mostob:
This is exactly my point. we should give those at our reach their chance before going for those beyond our reach

Earthquake1:


You cannot miss Afcon and win the world cup

No be magic