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I am better than Thierry Henry—Okocha (Culed from NewAgeSports)
…Rates himself as the trick-master of the premiership
Super Eagles skipper, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has declared himself the trick-master of the Premiership, telling Footballer of the Year rival, Thierry Henry: "You may have more pace - but I've got the skills!"

"Henry has great qualities and without any doubt is on top of his game now - he is a nightmare for any defender. He has improved every year and is wonderful to watch. I haven't got his pace, which is phenomenal, although I suppose he hasn't got some of my tricks. You can't have everything," he said.

Okocha said unlike Henry, “I am glad I was 15 before I had any proper coaching. That is late compared with the Academy system, but we didn't have the background of football you have in Europe.”

He added that; "From an early age it was all about fun and pleasure. It wasn't about winning at all costs and being under pressure to perform as a young boy. Now I am professional I still carry that attitude. We had no coaches or managers, I simply used to play with my friends and that's where I learned my skills - I was always trying something new."

The midfield maestro said that his style has continued to be the envy of world players and claimed; "I like to entertain because that is what fans want to see. I always play with a smile because as a boy I only played for fun and pleasure. I still practise my skills whenever I can.”

Appraising his dribbling style he said; "People always ask me which is my favourite and I guess it's the one where I drag the ball to my left with my right foot, then whip my leg over and then take the ball back again. I created that one and a few people try it now - but that's definitely the Jay-Jay trick."

He disclosed that stoicism has remained his secret unlike other players who "when things are going badly, a lot of them become nervous and forget the most important thing of all - that this is all about football. They put themselves under pressure and forget what they are good at. I try to avoid that and keep my head clear.

Enugu II,
I want to c where u read the story - Oga is too humble to come out with such

Ijapa:

The source is right there on the story. All you need to do is check out the New Age site, my brother.

This article is complete and utter baloney.

Misleading headline!!

:x

From an early age it was all about fun and pleasure. It wasn't about winning at all costs and being under pressure to perform as a young boy. Now I am professional I still carry that attitude.

Ijapa wrote:Enugu II,
I want to c where u read the story - Oga is too humble to come out with such

I haven't read this article but then i strongly believe it. This statement is true of Jay Jay. I knew him in Enugu, when he was playing for Nike Grammar School. He really played for fun and invented new styles all the time. His utmost ambition then was to play for Enugu Rangers, which he then refered to as "ngers". Ironically he ended up playing for Rangers for only half a season before he whent pro. I know him on one-on-one bases... no BSing.
Big Jay(ikenga)

whoever wrote the title to this article should be publicly flogged

This is pathetic, well incase the circus act don't know here is the big difference between him and Henry:

Henry : EPL honors, WC honors and ECL honors
JJ: No club honors, disastrous circus show in games of his life against the likes of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan in the GWG...what is next....

Ijapa wrote:Enugu II,
I want to c where u read the story - Oga is too humble to come out with such

Read am again, he is still humble. He gave Henry his props.

....no comment needed.

BIG JAY wrote:

Ijapa wrote:Enugu II,
I want to c where u read the story - Oga is too humble to come out with such

I haven't read this article but then i strongly believe it. This statement is true of Jay Jay. I knew him in Enugu, when he was playing for Nike Grammar School. He really played for fun and invented new styles all the time. His utmost ambition then was to play for Enugu Rangers, which he then refered to as "ngers". Ironically he ended up playing for Rangers for only half a season before he whent pro. I know him on one-on-one bases... no BSing.
Big Jay(ikenga)

And your point being????

FYI, I know Jay Jay on one on one basis too. In fact, Jay Jay used to play with my two cousins - Lucky and Kene, just before he went to Rangers.

I also know Jay-Jay on a one-on-one basis (whatever that means).

What! you mean he is not better dan Zindane+Rivaldo+Raul+Figo combined...

make dem no let PapaK, Chima, Suya and THEOphilus FANta see dis wan or else dem go close down di site with their bombardment of emails...

Ps. I bet Oga has won more MOM awards than Henry! PapaK, no be so?


Up Naija

Cellular wrote:What!

Ps. I bet Oga has won more MOM awards than Henry! PapaK, no be so?


Up Naija

Oga Cellular, na so o! Afterall, statistics no dey lie.

Cyber Saint wrote:

BIG JAY wrote:

Ijapa wrote:Enugu II,
I want to c where u read the story - Oga is too humble to come out with such

I haven't read this article but then i strongly believe it. This statement is true of Jay Jay. I knew him in Enugu, when he was playing for Nike Grammar School. He really played for fun and invented new styles all the time. His utmost ambition then was to play for Enugu Rangers, which he then refered to as "ngers". Ironically he ended up playing for Rangers for only half a season before he whent pro. I know him on one-on-one bases... no BSing.
Big Jay(ikenga)

And your point being????

FYI, I know Jay Jay on one on one basis too. In fact, Jay Jay used to play with my two cousins - Lucky and Kene, just before he went to Rangers.

the point I'm trying to convey is that the story is a true history of Jay Jay. It couldn't have been formulated. That's a fact. I remenber the tricks he used to pull off those days at phoenix(YOU must know Phoenix pitch at Enugu)during the high school games. so the article says it all about Jay Jay. Meanwhile, just out of curiocity what are the full names of those cousins of yours and at what level did they play with Jay Jay??
Big Jay(ikenga)

its all a case of buying two mudus of garri and expecting to eat pounded yam when u reach home

BIG JAY wrote:

Ijapa wrote:Enugu II,
I want to c where u read the story - Oga is too humble to come out with such

I haven't read this article but then i strongly believe it. This statement is true of Jay Jay. I knew him in Enugu, when he was playing for Nike Grammar School. He really played for fun and invented new styles all the time. His utmost ambition then was to play for Enugu Rangers, which he then refered to as "ngers". Ironically he ended up playing for Rangers for only half a season before he whent pro. I know him on one-on-one bases... no BSing.
Big Jay(ikenga)

You be real Enugu Offspring.....that "Ngers" thing got me tripping, and fumbling.

Please no let THE FAN see that one o...one of you go end up for bending ground

Cyber Saint wrote:Big Jay, their last name is Onyekwe. You might know them....they live in Abakpa and used to play at the Phoenix field also. And I think Lucky went to Nike grammer school.
Those two chaps are supposed to be playing pro soccer today but it's just one of those things.

I think I remenber those Onyekwes. That last name rings two bells.
There are lots of wasted talents in Naija which I blame on lack of family support. Even I could have done well too, judging by the kind of skills I had growing up. But hey, it's all good.

BIG JAY (IKENGA)