Cybereagles

A bunch of them okay in Scandinavia while others play in their local league

Campbell and Navas play in La Liga. Ruiz in England

They have one in the MLS too

...the dutch are more civilized than us, they got light, water, schools, hospitals, good leadership, great football league, and what do you have again?

is this what we celebrate these days, nutmeg?

Mad props to Costa Rica for all the heart they showed in this tournament. They went up against the likes of Uruguay, Italy, England and the Netherlands without conceding a goal from open play against any one of them. They went undefeated against them. One of the better WC Cinderella stories of all time. Many including myself expected them to lose all 3 of their WC matches yet they were inches away from playing in the WC semi-finals. It goes to show you how important player effort and coaching is.

Despite winning Holland looked like losers today. Van Gaal for all his genius failed to influence the match. Holland had all the tools in place to dissect a vastly inferior opponent yet LVG had his team playing the same brand of football from start to finish. Very disappointing performance and very perplexing coaching display by LVG. As for the Dutch players, Robben was contained very well by CR, Sneijder had his best match of the tournament while van Persie was awful. That Memphis guy was completely useless. LVG will have to go back to the drawing board before the Argentina match.

Maybe we should have been concerned with what leagues their players play in... what teams they play for... if government officials are trying to steal their money... if tactical help should be provided for him since he never coached in Europe...

Or the constant yapping of 160+ million coaches where most who NEVER played nor have coached at any level criticizing your tactics...

Costa Rica will be this World Cup's talking point, they have epitomised the gains that can be made by the ordinary through greater emphasis on tactic and strategy. Has there been a more organised outfit at this tournament than Little Costa Rica? Acknowledging their obvious comparative disadvantages, rather tthan follow trends and revel in its deleterious effect, they embraced an approach that concealed their weaknesses whilst complimenting their strengths. A truly marvellous achievement. How far Africa is behind the others grows all the more concerning. Our continent's contribution, mutiny, disarray, in-fighting collaged with magnificent flashes of brilliance, the tragedied love story. Far short of the fairytale. What a shame. A crying shame.

Did Keshi ever work out who his play maker was after trying out Moses, Oduamadi, Babatunde, Uchebo, Azeez, Osaze, Nosa, zzz, etc.?

Campbell is Arsenal player playing in the Greek league.

Ghana's First President Kwame Nkrumah said: "We face neither East nor West; we face Forward"

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Wow wow wow!!!! Van Gaal is a genius, only a mad man or Genius would gamble like that in a do or die moment. Krul is the new nation hero.............. Kudos to the Costa Rican players, so much respect for you guys.

You people keep hailing LVG like what he did was unprecedented. Puhleaze!! The guy knew he had a first choice goalie who cannot catch pks and waited to make sure CRC didn't score before making that move. There is nothing tactical about this! Jeez...some of una be novice oloun!!

In football the coach is allowed 3 subs. If LVG had made all his subs within 90 mins, then as the game went into extra time and eventually to penalties he would not have been able to bring on Kruel. Give the coach his due. He knows his players strengths and weaknesses and he puts his players in a position to succeed. That is tactics.

Was it ikhana or Emordi?

In football the coach is allowed 3 subs. If LVG had made all his subs within 90 mins, then as the game went into extra time and eventually to penalties he would not have been able to bring on Kruel. Give the coach his due. He knows his players strengths and weaknesses and he puts his players in a position to succeed. That is tactics.

It can be said that his plan was always to bring in a keeper that can stop penalties. Yes he had three subs and there is now law that says he has to use the 3 in a match where they were comfortably on top for most part of the game. Many are judt drooling becaise they are seeing this for the first time, but hey if it helps Eyimba have done that before , i guess Ikhana or was it Emordi was a tactical geniuse.

Funny thing, wasn't Keshi being castigated for holding unto subs late in games?

Funny thing, wasn't Keshi being castigated for holding unto subs late in games?

In football the coach is allowed 3 subs. If LVG had made all his subs within 90 mins, then as the game went into extra time and eventually to penalties he would not have been able to bring on Kruel. Give the coach his due. He knows his players strengths and weaknesses and he puts his players in a position to succeed. That is tactics.

It can be said that his plan was always to bring in a keeper that can stop penalties. Yes he had three subs and there is now law that says he has to use the 3 in a match where they were comfortably on top for most part of the game. Many are judt drooling becaise they are seeing this for the first time, but hey if it helps Eyimba have done that before , i guess Ikhana or was it Emordi was a tactical geniuse.

...wrong answer SIR! Try getting the kind leadership they have then, and then something positive will happen in Nigeria.

is this what we celebrate these days, nutmeg?

Funny thing, wasn't Keshi being castigated for holding unto subs late in games?