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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:12am On Dec 04, 2019 |
Starboytwo: Exactly. Today, fitness is a big skill. A player who can run at high intensity without stopping is a big plus to the team. That is why I found Siasia intriguing, beginning his screening process with a high intensity fitness drill. If you do jot meet up, you are out. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:14am On Dec 04, 2019 |
TheSuperNerd: Edgar David's good but Cafu was ideal player for this generation. However, they were few like him who knew the tricks and importance of real conditioned player. Today, what Cafu had then, we have hundreds of players that have it and maybe even better than him. That explains why the current kids trump the old guards. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:17am On Dec 04, 2019 |
How many players of today has what Cafu has? A rare monster fullback who can do it for 120 mins and boast world class football brains in his role. How many RBs has what Cafu had back then, today? TheGoodJoe: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:22am On Dec 04, 2019 |
TheSuperNerd: Have you watched Mendy and Kyle Walker play? These two guys are up and down the pitch in seconds. Sometimes you find them in attack and defence at split second intervals. We have loads of very fit full backs. Watch Wan Bissaka, Robertson (who I feel is the fittest), Danny Rose impresses me a lot. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Koboko99(m): 9:26am On Dec 04, 2019 |
TheSuperNerd: The closest to Cafu in the modern game is TAA of Liverpool. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:27am On Dec 04, 2019 |
Na so. Walker?? Walker got nothing on Cafu. Walker is fit and a running beast but nothing special. Even Carlos Alberto is levels above Walker in all aspects even in fitness. How Alberto got up and down the pitch was a marvel combined with his Football IQ. Mendy is a LB. And he still falls behind great LBs of the game like R.Carlos and co. He should try staying fit for a full season then I can start taking him seriously. Biassaka is all power and pace. Nothing special. Robertson is indeed the only one I can point to that is vintage. A true fit LB with a highly cerebral brain for the beautiful game. So you can see they aren't hundreds of Cafu, Carlos, Lizarazu, Carlos Alberto kinda fullbacks. TheGoodJoe: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:31am On Dec 04, 2019 |
TAA comes close indeed. The lad is trying. And it is rare finding another that comes close. That means we don't have "hundreds" lying around as earlier claimed. I could mention Ricardo Perreira but TAA is several levels better than Ricardo. Dani Alves was the one player that defined the RB role in this era and came the closest to Cafu in the last decade. Koboko99: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:35am On Dec 04, 2019 |
TheSuperNerd: Back then, we admired the play. Today, showboating and displaying IQ through time on the ball is so reduced. It is all about team work and insane fitness. This, the new breeds like Walker, Robertson, Bissaka and Co trump. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:41am On Dec 04, 2019 |
How much exactly did Cafu showboat? Cafu combined a fine mix of High yield IQ plays, with his fitness levels, and understanding of the role to give us the archetypal complete Rightfull back. He mastered the art of timing his runs, knowing when to join the attack, knowing when not to join the attack and so on... And his secret weapon was his unpredictability which was just there as he was bad ass High yield and not just all power and pace. Right now, we have more of mechanical "running" rightbacks like Walker, Biassaka who depend so much on power and pace. No Grace to their game. No unpredictability. Just plain mechanical. The Cafu breed is rare. Only a few come close. TheGoodJoe: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Koboko99(m): 9:53am On Dec 04, 2019 |
Starboytwo: Your old man was very correct about Pele playing in Nigeria. There was a 48 hour cease fire during the civil war to watch Pele's Santos team take on the Nigerian Green Eagles in January 1969. The game which was played in Lagos ended 2-2 with Pele scoring both goals for Santos. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 9:55am On Dec 04, 2019 |
Yea he is, the most complete no 9 I have ever seen in the game. Skillful, pacy, strong and prolific, de Lima is the greatest no 9 of all time. My 2nd pick is van basten Koboko99: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 9:57am On Dec 04, 2019 |
TheGoodJoe: Stop that!!! Comparing kyle walker and Mendy to Cafu ![]() Cafu don't suffer 5 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 9:58am On Dec 04, 2019 |
charlesemeka85: Exactly. Then, I'll put Henry or Ibrahimovic in third position |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 10:00am On Dec 04, 2019 |
To settle argument, I think we here should just list our first 11 of all time. I'll drop mine in a few |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 10:02am On Dec 04, 2019 |
TheSuperNerd: Don't also forget Willy Sagnol His career was cut short by injury at 31 yrs of age but that guy was so good!!!!!! |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 10:03am On Dec 04, 2019 |
I will go for romario as 3rd Schevchenko 4th and Henry 5th Blueelf: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 10:05am On Dec 04, 2019 |
Kbs468: A real gaffe ![]() Messi has zero international trophy 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 10:09am On Dec 04, 2019 |
TheGoodJoe: Oga, he just answered your question. Why do you like going around in circles? The guys of old didn't have all these modern gym and equipment and tech yet they played an insane no of games in harsh officiating conditions. Note that racism was rife and many refs were dirty |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elyte89: 10:09am On Dec 04, 2019 |
TheSuperNerd: None of dem is better Dan d great IORFA....(Komekn 2019) ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 10:10am On Dec 04, 2019 |
charlesemeka85: Shevchenko? He should be 10th abeg |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 10:10am On Dec 04, 2019 |
TheSuperNerd: I think you are just hyping Pele just to downgrade Messi and Ronaldo Pele is not half as good as you are describing him (I watched all his world cup highlights) 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 10:12am On Dec 04, 2019 |
TheSuperNerd: He is sitting up now but I doubt Rohr will look at him with these kids tearing it up now in better leagues |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 10:13am On Dec 04, 2019 |
Mujtahida: Gbam |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 10:14am On Dec 04, 2019 |
which means you don't know schevy. he performed and scored consistently in europe and serie A for so many years. Blueelf: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 10:15am On Dec 04, 2019 |
Mujtahida: This guy is ranked as the toughest footballer of his generation. And he never apologized to his ruthlessness Unlike today where social media no go allow you rest if you tear Messi cruciate. Even FIFA would mandate that you deliver a public apology or get banned |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 10:17am On Dec 04, 2019 |
Clementoke: Gbam Now this is a sports minister |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 10:18am On Dec 04, 2019 |
andrewbaba44: Based on your argument, you therefore have no moral standing to castigate those that support the oldies because you too never watched them play so, you can't assess if guys like theSupernerd or mujtahida are wrong or right. Its their opinion |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 10:19am On Dec 04, 2019 |
i wonder why people keep on worshiping messi when pele and el diego almost single handedly won world cups for their nation. no matter what messi achieves in barca and european football the argentines will never rate him as the greatest but diego armando maradona. diego is god in argentine football i will recommend you to try and watch argentina's route to glory in mexico 86 to see the wonder of el diego Blueelf: 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 10:19am On Dec 04, 2019 |
charlesemeka85: I know him but still, I'll put henry above him. Even inzaghi |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 10:20am On Dec 04, 2019 |
Cc Supernerd can you recount phenomenal thing Pele did, any otherworldly goal or act in the field The guy is just a normal goalscorer like Ronaldo DeLima the only thing extraordinary about him was his '1000' goals But speaking of Messi and Ronaldo in the current defensively aware generation... Hmm |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 10:21am On Dec 04, 2019 |
ok Blueelf: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 10:22am On Dec 04, 2019 |
Blueelf: Then finally finally Na we who watch play Na him win So nobody should talk about the oldies as they didn’t watch them play You can’t even find all the videos in YouTube unlike this days that there are so many YouTube channels Na dem say dem say some people dey use talk their own football |
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