chrisooblog:
i concur remember saying something similar some years back

my criteria for being world class:

1. be an exceptional performer in your role which all and sundry will acknowledge (not just club fans and country men)

2. personal awards won (best goalkeeper, top scorer, team of tournament etc)

3. churning out consistent good sometimes great performances over a long period of time for club and country

4. trophies won club or country

now if a player ticks all the boxes in the above mentioned criteria then i would consider him world class

TheGoodJoe:


Utaka was quality then but he did not maintain consistency for a long period of time. That is what he is pointing.

tbaba1234:
Your under 17 boys are off to Tanzania.

andrew444:


E no mean

Yes he was good at Lille ,but world class ? Hello No

Old and washed John utaka won the French league with montepellier and was very vital ,they won it ahead of a psg team with zlatan .

tbaba1234:
Your under 17 boys are off to Tanzania.

andrew444:


E no mean

Yes he was good at Lille ,but world class ? Hello No

Old and washed John utaka won the French league with montepellier and was very vital ,they won it ahead of a psg team with zlatan .

SharpJoe:


No one said Hazard was World class. There is no need hanging on a false narrative. He was insanely brilliant at Lille and for Hazard to be operating on that level until now, shows Hazard is a World Class player.

Finito.

SharpJoe:


Hazard's honours while in Lille.


Individual

UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 2008–09, 2009–10
UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2010–11, 2011–12

For two seasons, he was the best young player and in another two seasons he was the best player in the French league. How you want to equate that to average beats my imagination.

andrew444:


Lol

Sharpjoe this one na another moniker o

SharpJoe:


Just got a ban. I do not know why.

andrew444:


Maybe na those many links wey you post

andrew444:


The criteria you said is fact

That's what I was saying about victor valdes

Won the Zamora trophy in Spain for about 5/6 times

Was in FIFA team of the year 4 times

I don't know the rest

tbaba1234:
Your under 17 boys are off to Tanzania.

chrisooblog:
initially before i would have argued against victor valdes being world class but based on my criteria and the list of achievements you have listed for valdes no sentiments he's world class

chrisooblog:
real youngsters wish them all the best watch out for a Olatomi Olaniyan. watching highlights of him on Solace Chukwu's twitter handle midfield maestro in the making

SharpJoe:


Link please.

TheGoodJoe:


For a player to be tagged World Class, the player has to be performing at the highest level for at least 10 years.

Most of this players tagged World Class are top quality players, not World class.

Even Van Dijk isn't. He is a top quality player. If he continues with this form for at least a decade, then we can tag him and the others World class.

Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, Ribery, Robben etc. Players who dominated the game for a decade or more. That is playing at the highest level for a long time.

With this, Aubameyang and the others are not World Class players. Certainly, top quality.

chrisooblog:
https://twitter.com/TheOddSolace

you will have to scroll down abit through his timeline

Icon4s:


When you say a facility is "world Class" what does it mean?

SharpJoe:


I have not seen it but I got a clip from YouTube. Is this the one?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip9w4AF2lk8

chrisooblog:
yep that's him

chrisooblog:
real youngsters wish them all the best watch out for a Olatomi Olaniyan. watching highlights of him on Solace Chukwu's twitter handle midfield maestro in the making

tbaba1234:
10 year challenge of golden eaglets striker. Olakunle Olusegun.

tbaba1234:


Did he make the list?

SharpJoe:


He looks brilliant and tactically sound. However, I wish we saw more of his ability on the ball. Either way, looks so promising.

SharpJoe:


Highest standard. However, when it comes to judging footballers, a season wonder is not enough to class him in the league of World class players like Scholes, Giggs, Henry etc.

tbaba1234:
10 year challenge of golden eaglets striker. Olakunle Olusegun.

Icon4s:


So, Mbappe, Mane, Salah, Neymer and Hazard are "a one season wonder"?

Icon4s:


And 5years from now they will say he is 35years old